ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT
Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.
Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.
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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܦܪܣ | prs prs |
spread out, stretch Peal | Psalms 105:39 Proverbs 29:5 Ezekiel 32:3 |
| ܦܪܣܘ | prsw prsw |
spread out, stretch[3pl] Peal | Psalms 35:7 Psalms 140:6 |
| ܦܪܣܬܐ | prstʾ prsth' |
spread out, stretch[fem] | Ezekiel 29:11 Ezekiel 32:13 |
| ܦܪܝܣܐ | prysʾ prys' |
spread out, stretch | Psalms 109:29 Isaiah 61:10 |
| ܘܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ | wprstʾ wprsth' |
and-spread out, stretch[fem] | Isaiah 5:28 Ezekiel 1:7 |
| ܘܐܦܪܘܣ | wʾprws w'prws |
spread out, stretch | Ezekiel 12:13 Ezekiel 17:20 |
| ܘܢܦܪܣ | wnprs wnprs |
and-[impf]spread out, stretch | Isaiah 25:11 |
| ܢܦܪܣܐ | nprsʾ nprs' |
[impf]spread out, stretch | Isaiah 3:17 |
| ܦܪ̈ܝܣܝܢ | prysyn prysyn |
spread out, stretch | Ezekiel 1:11 |
| ܒܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ | bprstʾ bprsth' |
in-spread out, stretch[fem] | Isaiah 37:25 |
| ܘܒܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ | wbprstʾ wbprsth' |
and.in-spread out, stretch[fem] | Ezekiel 26:11 |
| ܘܦܪܣܘ | wprsw wprsw |
and-spread out, stretch[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 19:8 |
| ܘܕܦ̇ܪܣܝܢ | wdprsyn wdprsyn |
and.of-spread out, stretch[pl] | Isaiah 19:8 |
| ܘܢܦܪܘܣ | wnprws wnprws |
spread out, stretch | Psalms 4:7 |
| ܦܪܣܝܢ | prsyn prsyn |
spread out, stretch[pl] | Luke 19:36 |
| ܦܪܣܝ | prsy prsy |
spread out, stretch-my | Colossians 2:15 |
| ܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ | prstʾ prsth' |
spread out, stretch[fem] | Ezekiel 1:7 |
| ܦܪܣܐ | prsʾ prs' |
spread out, stretch | Luke 12:42 |
| ܘܦܪܣ | wprs wprs |
and-spread out, stretch | Isaiah 37:14 |
| ܘܦܪܣ̇ܬ | wprst wprsth |
and-spread out, stretch[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 16:8 |
| ܦܪ̈ܣܝܢ | prsyn prsyn |
spread out, stretch[pl] | Proverbs 1:17 |
| ܦܪܘܣ | prws prws |
spread out, stretch | Philippians 1:18 |
| ܘܒܦܪ̈ܣܘܗܝ | wbprswhy wbprswhy |
and.in-spread out, stretch-her | Isaiah 28:28 |
| ܦܪܝܣܬܐ | prystʾ prysth' |
spread out, stretch | Acts 2:46 |
| ܕܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ | dprstʾ dprsth' |
of-spread out, stretch[fem] | Ezekiel 43:7 |
| ܕܡܦܪܣ | dmprs dmprs |
that.from-spread out, stretch | Isaiah 25:11 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| פָּרַשׁ | parash | to separate/explain |
| פְּרוּשִׁים | perushim | Pharisees (separated ones) |
| פֵּרוּשׁ | perush | explanation/commentary |
| פָּרָשָׁה | parashah | portion/section |
| פָּרַס | paras | to disperse, scatter |
| פִּירוּשׁ | pirush | explanation, interpretation |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| فَرَسَ | farasa | to ride |
| فَارِس | faris | horseman/Persia |
| فَرَّقَ | farraqa | to separate/divide |
| فَرْس | fars | Persia |
| فَرَّاش | farrrash | cleaning staff |
| افْتَرَس | iftarasa | to devour, tear apart |