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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ܕܦܬܚ | dptḥ dpthkh |
of-open | John 9:17 John 9:32 John 11:37 Psalms 66:14 |
| ܘܦܬܚ | wptḥ wpthkh |
and he opened | Matthew 5:2 Luke 4:17 John 9:14 Ezekiel 33:22 |
| ܐܬܦܬܚܘ | ʾtptḥw 'thpthkhw |
[pass]open[3pl] Ethpeel | Matthew 27:52 Luke 3:21 Psalms 78:23 Isaiah 24:18 |
| ܘܐܬܦܬܚ | wʾtptḥ w'thpthkh |
and-[pass]open Ethpeel | Acts 9:18 Acts 12:10 2 Corinthians 2:12 |
| ܘܐܬܦܬܚܘ | wʾtptḥw w'thpthkhw |
and-[pass]open[3pl] Ethpeel | Matthew 3:16 Acts 16:26 Ezekiel 1:1 |
| ܐܦܬܚ | ʾptḥ 'pthkh |
[impf]open Aphel | Matthew 13:35 Psalms 78:2 Isaiah 41:18 |
| ܘܢܦܬܚ | wnptḥ wnpthkh |
and-[impf]open | Isaiah 22:22 Ezekiel 21:27 Ezekiel 24:27 |
| ܦܬܚܘ | ptḥw pthkhw |
open[3pl] Peal | Psalms 22:14 Psalms 35:21 Isaiah 26:2 |
| ܕܬܦܬܚ | dtptḥ dthpthkh |
of-[impf]open | Acts 26:18 Isaiah 42:7 |
| ܕܦܬܝܚܝܢ | dptyḥyn dpthykhyn |
open | John 1:51 Acts 16:27 |
| ܘܦܬܚ̇ܬ | wptḥt wpthkhth |
and-open[perf] Peal | Isaiah 42:20 Ezekiel 3:2 |
| ܦܬܝܚܝܢ | ptyḥyn pthykhyn |
open | Acts 7:56 Acts 10:11 |
| ܕܢܦܬܚ | dnptḥ dnpthkh |
of-[impf]open | Acts 18:14 Isaiah 22:22 |
| ܘܕܦܬܚ | wdptḥ wdpthkh |
and.of-open | Acts 14:27 Proverbs 13:3 |
| ܦܬ̇ܚ | ptḥ pthkh |
open Peal | Ezekiel 3:27 Ezekiel 37:12 |
| ܢܦܬܚ | nptḥ npthkh |
[impf]open | Colossians 4:3 Hebrews 11:32 |
| ܕܦܬ̇ܚܬ | dptḥt dpthkhth |
of-open[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 37:13 |
| ܬܦܬܚܝܢ | tptḥyn thpthkhyn |
[impf]open[pl] | Ezekiel 16:63 |
| ܘܦܬܚܘ | wptḥw wpthkhw |
and-open[3pl] Peal | Matthew 2:11 |
| ܘܦܬ̇ܚ | wptḥ wpthkh |
and-open | Isaiah 10:14 |
| ܠܡܦܬܚܘ | lmptḥw lmpthkhw |
so.that-open[3pl] Peal | John 10:21 |
| ܦܬܚܬܘܢ | ptḥtwn pthkhthwn |
open-you(pl) Peal | Isaiah 57:4 |
| ܦܬ̈ܝܚܐ | ptyḥʾ pthykh' |
open | Psalms 5:10 |
| ܦܬܝܚܐ | ptyḥʾ pthykh' |
open | Romans 3:13 |
| ܒܡܦܬܚ | bmptḥ bmpthkh |
in-[ptcp]open | Ephesians 6:19 |
| ܘܐܦܬܚ | wʾptḥ w'pthkh |
and-[impf]open Aphel | Ezekiel 29:21 |
| ܦܬܝܚ | ptyḥ pthykh |
open | 2 Corinthians 6:11 |
| ܘܡܦܬܚ | wmptḥ wmpthkh |
and.from-open | Proverbs 8:6 |
| ܘܦܬܚܢ | wptḥn wpthkhn |
and-open-them | Acts 5:23 |
| ܘܦܬܚܬܗ | wptḥth wpthkhthh |
and-open-his | Mark 14:3 |
| ܐܬܦܬܚܬ | ʾtptḥt 'thpthkhth |
[pass]open[perf] Ethpeel | Psalms 106:17 |
| ܦܬܝܚܢ | ptyḥn pthykhn |
open | Acts 9:8 |
| ܠܡܦܬܚ | lmptḥ lmpthkh |
so.that-open | Isaiah 45:1 |
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 |