Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܦܐܪ (par) carries the full arc from seed to consequence — fruit is not just what grows on a tree but the visible manifestation of an invisible process. Greek καρπός retains the metaphorica… Explore this root →

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܣܡܝܐ	smyʾ smy'	blind	Matthew 9:27 Matthew 9:28 Matthew 11:5 Matthew 15:14 Matthew 15:14 Matthew 20:30 Matthew 21:14 Matthew 23:16 Matthew 23:24 Mark 8:22 Mark 10:46 Mark 10:50 Mark 10:51 Luke 6:39 Luke 7:21 Luke 14:13 Luke 18:35 John 9:1 John 9:6 John 9:13 ... +5
ܕܣܡܝܐ	dsmyʾ dsmy'	of-blind	Matthew 15:14 Mark 8:23 Luke 7:22 John 9:18 John 9:25 John 9:32 John 10:21
ܕܣܡܝܟܝܢ	dsmykyn dsmykyn	of-blind-your(fp)	Mark 6:22 Luke 5:29 Luke 7:49 Luke 14:10 Luke 14:15 John 6:11
ܘܣܡܝܐ	wsmyʾ wsmy'	and-blind	Matthew 12:22 Matthew 15:30 Matthew 15:31 Matthew 23:17 John 5:3
ܣܡܝܟ	smyk smyk	blind-your	Matthew 26:7 Matthew 26:20 Mark 2:15 Mark 14:3 Luke 7:37
ܣܡܝܟܝܢ	smykyn smykyn	blind-your(fp)	Matthew 9:10 Mark 2:15 Mark 14:18 Mark 16:14
ܕܣܡܝܟ	dsmyk dsmyk	of-blind-your	Luke 22:27 Luke 22:27 John 13:23 1 Corinthians 8:10
ܠܣܡܝܐ	lsmyʾ lsmy'	to-blind	Matthew 15:14 Mark 10:49 Luke 6:39
ܣܡܝ	smy smy	blind Peal	1 John 2:11
ܕܐܣܝܡܝܗ	dʾsymyh d'symyh	blind	John 10:18
ܣܝܡܝܢܢ	symynn symynn	blind	1 Thessalonians 3:3

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
סוּמָא	suma	blind (Talmudic Aramaic)
עִוֵּר	iver	blind
סִוֵּם	sive'em	to make blind
סַמְיָן	sam'yan	blindness

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
أَعْمَى	a'ma	blind
سَمَّى	samma	to name (related root)
سُمُوّ	sumuw'w	elevation, height
سُمْعَة	sum'ah	reputation, fame