ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܦܬܚ
ptḥ
pthkh
he opened Matthew 17:27 Matthew 25:11 Luke 2:23 Luke 13:25 Luke 24:45 John 9:21 John 9:26 John 9:30 John 10:3 Acts 5:19 Acts 8:32 Acts 8:35 Acts 10:34 Acts 16:14 Acts 22:13 Psalms 51:17 Psalms 81:11 Psalms 104:28 Psalms 105:41 Psalms 118:19 ... +12
ܐܬܦܬܚ
ʾtptḥ
'thpthkh
was opened Matthew 9:30 Matthew 20:34 Mark 7:34 Mark 7:35 Luke 1:64 Luke 24:31 John 9:10 Acts 22:13 1 Corinthians 16:9 Psalms 109:2 Isaiah 48:8 Ezekiel 33:22
ܦܬܚܬ
ptḥt
pthkhth
open[perf] Peal Acts 9:40 Acts 12:14 Psalms 38:14 Psalms 39:10 Psalms 119:131 Proverbs 31:26 Isaiah 63:19
ܐܬܦܬܚܘ
ʾtptḥw
'thpthkhw
[pass]open[3pl] Ethpeel Matthew 27:52 Luke 3:21 Psalms 78:23 Isaiah 24:18
ܘܦܬܚ
wptḥ
wpthkh
and he opened Matthew 5:2 Luke 4:17 John 9:14 Ezekiel 33:22
ܕܦܬܚ
dptḥ
dpthkh
of-open John 9:17 John 9:32 John 11:37 Psalms 66:14
ܘܢܦܬܚ
wnptḥ
wnpthkh
and-[impf]open Isaiah 22:22 Ezekiel 21:27 Ezekiel 24:27
ܘܐܬܦܬܚܘ
wʾtptḥw
w'thpthkhw
and-[pass]open[3pl] Ethpeel Matthew 3:16 Acts 16:26 Ezekiel 1:1
ܦܬܚܘ
ptḥw
pthkhw
open[3pl] Peal Psalms 22:14 Psalms 35:21 Isaiah 26:2
ܐܦܬܚ
ʾptḥ
'pthkh
[impf]open Aphel Matthew 13:35 Psalms 78:2 Isaiah 41:18
ܘܐܬܦܬܚ
wʾtptḥ
w'thpthkh
and-[pass]open Ethpeel Acts 9:18 Acts 12:10 2 Corinthians 2:12
ܦܬ̇ܚ
ptḥ
pthkh
open Peal Ezekiel 3:27 Ezekiel 37:12
ܕܦܬܝܚܝܢ
dptyḥyn
dpthykhyn
open John 1:51 Acts 16:27
ܕܢܦܬܚ
dnptḥ
dnpthkh
of-[impf]open Acts 18:14 Isaiah 22:22
ܦܬܝܚܝܢ
ptyḥyn
pthykhyn
open Acts 7:56 Acts 10:11
ܕܬܦܬܚ
dtptḥ
dthpthkh
of-[impf]open Acts 26:18 Isaiah 42:7
ܘܕܦܬܚ
wdptḥ
wdpthkh
and.of-open Acts 14:27 Proverbs 13:3
ܘܦܬܚ̇ܬ
wptḥt
wpthkhth
and-open[perf] Peal Isaiah 42:20 Ezekiel 3:2
ܢܦܬܚ
nptḥ
npthkh
[impf]open Colossians 4:3 Hebrews 11:32
ܠܡܦܬܚ
lmptḥ
lmpthkh
so.that-open Isaiah 45:1
ܦܬܚܬܘܢ
ptḥtwn
pthkhthwn
open-you(pl) Peal Isaiah 57:4
ܐܬܦܬܚܬ
ʾtptḥt
'thpthkhth
[pass]open[perf] Ethpeel Psalms 106:17
ܬܦܬܚܝܢ
tptḥyn
thpthkhyn
[impf]open[pl] Ezekiel 16:63
ܘܦܬܚܬܗ
wptḥth
wpthkhthh
and-open-his Mark 14:3
ܘܐܦܬܚ
wʾptḥ
w'pthkh
and-[impf]open Aphel Ezekiel 29:21
ܦܬ̈ܝܚܐ
ptyḥʾ
pthykh'
open Psalms 5:10
ܦܬܝܚܐ
ptyḥʾ
pthykh'
open Romans 3:13
ܘܦܬܚܢ
wptḥn
wpthkhn
and-open-them Acts 5:23
ܘܦܬ̇ܚ
wptḥ
wpthkh
and-open Isaiah 10:14
ܘܡܦܬܚ
wmptḥ
wmpthkh
and.from-open Proverbs 8:6
ܠܡܦܬܚܘ
lmptḥw
lmpthkhw
so.that-open[3pl] Peal John 10:21
ܦܬܝܚ
ptyḥ
pthykh
open 2 Corinthians 6:11
ܒܡܦܬܚ
bmptḥ
bmpthkh
in-[ptcp]open Ephesians 6:19
ܘܦܬܚܘ
wptḥw
wpthkhw
and-open[3pl] Peal Matthew 2:11
ܦܬܝܚܢ
ptyḥn
pthykhn
open Acts 9:8
ܕܦܬ̇ܚܬ
dptḥt
dpthkhth
of-open[perf] Peal Ezekiel 37:13
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
פָּתַח patakh to open
פֶּתַח petakh entrance/opening
מַפְתֵּחַ mafteakh key
פְּתִיחָה ptikhah opening
פָּתוּחַ patua' open
פֹּתֵחַ pote'a' the one who opens
פְּתִיחָה peti'ḥa opening, inauguration
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
فَتَحَ fataha to open/conquer
فَتْح fath conquest/opening
مِفْتَاح miftah key
فَاتِحَة fatiha opening (surah)
فَاتِح fātiḥ conqueror, winner
فَتَّاح fattāḥ the one who opens
انْفِتَاح infitāḥ opening, expansion