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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Root patterns
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Cognates
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Semantic bridges
Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܣܡܟܐ | smkʾ smk' |
support, lean, ordain | Matthew 23:6 Mark 12:39 Luke 9:14 Luke 14:7 Luke 14:8 Luke 20:46 John 2:8 John 2:9 John 2:9 |
| ܣܡܝܟܐ | smykʾ smyk' |
support, lean, ordain | Matthew 14:6 Matthew 22:10 Matthew 22:11 Mark 6:26 John 12:2 John 13:28 |
| ܣܡܟܝܢ | smkyn smkyn |
support, lean, ordain[pl] | Mark 6:39 Mark 6:39 Mark 6:40 Mark 6:40 |
| ܣܡܟ | smk smk |
support, lean, ordain Peal | Psalms 88:8 Psalms 104:15 Psalms 145:14 |
| ܡܣܡܟܐ | msmkʾ msmk' |
[ptcp]support, lean, ordain | Proverbs 5:5 Proverbs 11:16 |
| ܣܡܟܬ | smkt smkth |
support, lean, ordain[perf] Peal | Psalms 17:5 Psalms 63:9 |
| ܣܡ̇ܟܐ | smkʾ smk' |
support, lean, ordain | Isaiah 36:6 |
| ܣܡܟ̇ܬ | smkt smkth |
support, lean, ordain[perf] Peal | Isaiah 42:1 |
| ܐܣܡܟܘ | ʾsmkw 'smkw |
[impf]support, lean, ordain[3pl] Aphel | Luke 9:14 |
| ܘܡܣܡܟܗ | wmsmkh wmsmkh |
and.from-support, lean, ordain-his | Psalms 19:7 |
| ܬܣܡܟܢܝ | tsmkny thsmkny |
[impf]support, lean, ordain-me | Psalms 51:14 |
| ܘܣܡܘܟܬܐ | wsmwktʾ wsmwkth' |
support, lean, ordain | Isaiah 3:1 |
| ܣܡܟܢܝ | smkny smkny |
support, lean, ordain-me Peal | Psalms 3:6 |
| ܘܣܡܝܟܐ | wsmykʾ wsmyk' |
support, lean, ordain | Matthew 14:9 |
| ܒܣܡ̈ܝܟܝ | bsmyky bsmyky |
support, lean, ordain | Isaiah 57:9 |
| ܣܡܟܬܗ | smkth smkthh |
support, lean, ordain-his | Isaiah 59:16 |
| ܒܣܡܟܐ | bsmkʾ bsmk' |
in-support, lean, ordain | Luke 9:14 |
| ܣܡܘܟܐ | smwkʾ smwk' |
support, lean, ordain | Isaiah 3:1 |
| ܘܐܣܡܟܘ | wʾsmkw w'smkw |
and-[impf]support, lean, ordain[3pl] Aphel | Luke 9:15 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| סָמַךְ | samakh | to support |
| סְמִיכָה | smichah | support, sustenance |
| סָמוּך | samukh | adjacent, contiguous |
| הִסְתַּמֵּךְ | histaméykh | to lean on, recline |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَنَدَ | sanadá | to support, sustain |
| سَمِيك | samīk | thick, massive |
| اِسْتِنَادَ | istináad | support, prop |