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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܫܐܠܘ | šʾlw sh'lw |
ask, request[3pl] Peal | Matthew 7:7 Matthew 10:11 Matthew 10:12 Mark 9:15 Luke 11:9 John 9:21 John 9:23 John 16:24 Acts 13:21 Acts 13:28 Romans 10:20 Romans 16:3 Romans 16:5 Romans 16:6 Romans 16:7 Romans 16:8 Romans 16:9 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:10 Romans 16:11 ... +17 |
| ܫܐܠ | šʾl sh'l |
ask, request Peal | Matthew 22:41 Luke 9:18 Luke 22:31 Luke 23:6 John 4:9 John 18:7 John 18:21 Acts 3:2 Romans 16:22 Romans 16:23 Romans 16:23 Colossians 4:10 Colossians 4:12 Colossians 4:14 2 Timothy 4:21 Titus 3:15 Philemon 1:23 Psalms 2:8 Psalms 41:10 Isaiah 7:11 ... +1 |
| ܫܐܠܝܢ | šʾlyn sh'lyn |
ask, request[pl] | Matthew 5:47 Matthew 20:22 Mark 10:38 Luke 11:16 Acts 25:3 Romans 16:21 1 Corinthians 1:22 1 Corinthians 16:19 1 Corinthians 16:20 2 Corinthians 13:13 Philippians 4:21 Philippians 4:22 Titus 3:15 Hebrews 13:24 James 4:2 James 4:3 James 4:3 |
| ܫܐܘܠ | šʾwl sh'wl |
ask, request | Acts 7:58 Acts 8:1 Acts 8:3 Acts 9:1 Acts 9:4 Acts 9:4 Acts 9:8 Acts 9:17 Acts 9:22 Acts 13:9 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:13 Acts 26:14 Acts 26:14 Isaiah 10:29 |
| ܘܫܐܠܘܗܝ | wšʾlwhy wsh'lwhy |
and-ask, request-her | Matthew 17:10 Matthew 22:23 Mark 7:5 Mark 10:10 Mark 12:14 Luke 8:9 Luke 20:21 Luke 20:27 John 1:21 John 1:25 John 5:12 John 9:2 John 12:21 |
| ܘܫܐܠ | wšʾl wsh'l |
and-ask, request | Matthew 27:58 Mark 8:5 Mark 9:21 Mark 15:43 Luke 1:63 Luke 23:52 John 4:52 Acts 3:10 Acts 7:46 Acts 9:2 Acts 18:22 Proverbs 20:4 Ezekiel 21:26 |
| ܘܫܐܠܗ | wšʾlh wsh'lh |
and-ask, request-his | Matthew 22:35 Matthew 27:11 Mark 5:9 Mark 8:23 Mark 12:28 Mark 14:60 Mark 15:2 Mark 15:44 Luke 15:26 Luke 18:18 Acts 7:1 |
| ܘܡܫܐܠ | wmšʾl wmsh'l |
and.from-ask, request | Matthew 2:4 Mark 8:27 Mark 9:16 Mark 10:17 Luke 2:46 Luke 18:36 Acts 19:1 Acts 21:33 Acts 23:19 |
| ܡܫܐܠ | mšʾl msh'l |
[ptcp]ask, request | Matthew 16:13 Mark 9:33 Luke 19:31 Luke 23:9 John 16:5 John 18:21 Acts 10:29 Acts 23:34 Acts 24:8 |
| ܘܡܫܐܠܝܢ | wmšʾlyn wmsh'lyn |
and.from-ask, request[pl] | Matthew 12:10 Mark 9:11 Mark 10:2 Mark 12:18 Luke 3:10 Luke 3:14 Luke 21:7 Acts 10:18 |
| ܫܐܠܘܗܝ | šʾlwhy sh'lwhy |
ask, request-her | Mark 4:10 Mark 7:17 Mark 9:28 Mark 13:3 Luke 17:20 John 9:15 Acts 1:6 |
| ܫܐܠܗ | šʾlh sh'lh |
ask, request-his | Mark 14:61 Mark 15:4 Luke 8:30 Luke 13:23 Luke 18:40 Luke 23:3 John 18:19 |
| ܠܫܐܘܠ | lšʾwl lsh'wl |
ask, request | Acts 9:11 Acts 9:24 Acts 11:25 Acts 13:2 Acts 13:7 Acts 13:21 |
| ܠܡܫܐܠ | lmšʾl lmsh'l |
so.that-ask, request | Mark 15:8 Mark 15:18 John 15:7 Psalms 78:18 Ezekiel 14:1 Ezekiel 20:1 |
| ܐܫܐܠܟܘܢ | ʾšʾlkwn 'sh'lkwn |
[impf]ask, request-your(pl) Aphel | Matthew 21:24 Mark 11:29 Luke 6:9 Luke 20:3 Luke 22:68 |
| ܕܫܐܠ | dšʾl dsh'l |
of-ask, request | Matthew 5:42 Matthew 7:8 Luke 6:30 Luke 11:10 |
| ܫܐܠܬ | šʾlt sh'lth |
ask, request[perf] Peal | Hebrews 10:6 Psalms 27:4 Psalms 40:7 Proverbs 30:7 |
| ܫܠܝܢ | šlyn shlyn |
ask, request | Acts 5:42 Acts 19:36 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Proverbs 15:15 |
| ܘܫܐܠܝܢ | wšʾlyn wsh'lyn |
and-ask, request[pl] | Matthew 16:1 Mark 8:11 Mark 11:24 Luke 23:23 |
| ܠܡܫܐܠܘܬܗ | lmšʾlwth lmsh'lwthh |
so.that-ask, request[abst]-his | Matthew 22:46 Luke 20:40 John 16:19 Ezekiel 14:7 |
| ܕܫܐܠܝܢ | dšʾlyn dsh'lyn |
of-ask, request[pl] | Matthew 7:11 Mark 15:6 Luke 11:13 |
| ܢܫܐܠ | nšʾl nsh'l |
[impf]ask, request | James 1:5 James 1:6 1 John 5:16 |
| ܘܫܠܝ | wšly wshly |
ask, request | Acts 19:35 Isaiah 7:4 Isaiah 24:8 |
| ܘܫܐܠܘ | wšʾlw wsh'lw |
and-ask, request[3pl] Peal | John 9:19 Acts 10:17 Acts 12:20 |
| ܘܫܐܘܠ | wšʾwl wsh'wl |
ask, request | Acts 11:30 Acts 12:25 Acts 13:1 |
| ܕܫܐܠܘ | dšʾlw dsh'lw |
of-ask, request[3pl] Peal | Luke 23:25 Isaiah 8:19 |
| ܫܐܠܐ | šʾlʾ sh'l' |
ask, request | John 4:10 1 Peter 5:13 |
| ܫܐܠܢ | šʾln sh'ln |
ask, request-them | Romans 16:16 1 Corinthians 16:19 |
| ܕܬܫܐܠ | dtšʾl dthsh'l |
of-[impf]ask, request | Matthew 14:7 John 11:22 |
| ܐܫܠܐ | ʾšlʾ 'shl' |
ask, request | Isaiah 18:4 Isaiah 62:1 |
| ܡܫܐܠܝܢ | mšʾlyn msh'lyn |
[ptcp]ask, request[pl] | John 8:7 Acts 4:7 |
| ܡܫ̈ܠܝܢ | mšlyn mshlyn |
ask, request | Ezekiel 1:24 Ezekiel 1:25 |
| ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ | dšʾlyn dsh'lyn |
of-ask, request[pl] | Isaiah 8:19 |
| ܘܫ̇ܠܝܢ | wšlyn wshlyn |
ask, request | Isaiah 51:15 |
| ܫܐܠܟ | šʾlk sh'lk |
ask, request-your | Psalms 21:5 |
| ܫܐܠܝ | šʾly sh'ly |
ask, request-my | Mark 6:22 |
| ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܢ | wdšlyn wdshlyn |
ask, request | Proverbs 17:28 |
| ܕܡܫܐܠ | dmšʾl dmsh'l |
that.from-ask, request | Ezekiel 14:10 |
| ܬܫܠܐ | tšlʾ thshl' |
ask, request | Psalms 83:2 |
| ܘܢܫܠܐ | wnšlʾ wnshl' |
ask, request | Proverbs 1:33 |
| ܕܐܫܠܐ | dʾšlʾ d'shl' |
ask, request | Isaiah 57:10 |
| ܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ | šʾlyn sh'lyn |
ask, request[pl] | Isaiah 58:2 |
| ܕܫܐܠܢ | dšʾln dsh'ln |
of-ask, request-them | 1 John 5:15 |
| ܫ̈ܠܝܢ | šlyn shlyn |
ask, request | Proverbs 7:11 |
| ܐܫܠܝ | ʾšly 'shly |
ask, request | Psalms 107:29 |
| ܫܐ̈ܠܬܗ | šʾlth sh'lthh |
ask, request-his | Psalms 37:4 |
| ܢܫܐܠܢ | nšʾln nsh'ln |
[impf]ask, request-them | 1 Corinthians 14:35 |
| ܢܫܐܠܟ | nšʾlk nsh'lk |
[impf]ask, request-your | John 16:30 |
| ܫܐܠܬܘܢ | šʾltwn sh'lthwn |
ask, request-you(pl) Peal | John 16:24 |
| ܘܫܐܠܬ | wšʾlt wsh'lth |
and-ask, request[perf] Peal | Luke 1:40 |
| ܫܠܬܐ | šltʾ shlth' |
ask, request | Luke 22:44 |
| ܘܫܐܠܐ | wšʾlʾ wsh'l' |
and-ask, request | Matthew 20:20 |
| ܕܐܫܐܠ | dʾšʾl d'sh'l |
of-[impf]ask, request Aphel | Isaiah 41:28 |
| ܘܫܐܠܬܘܢ | wšʾltwn wsh'lthwn |
and-ask, request-you(pl) Peal | Acts 3:14 |
| ܕܫܠܝ | dšly dshly |
ask, request | Acts 20:1 |
| ܘܫܠܢܝ | wšlny wshlny |
ask, request | Psalms 18:17 |
| ܘܠܡܫܐܠ | wlmšʾl wlmsh'l |
and.to-[ptcp]ask, request | Colossians 1:9 |
| ܐܫܐܠ | ʾšʾl 'sh'l |
[impf]ask, request Aphel | Isaiah 7:12 |
| ܕܢܫܐܠ | dnšʾl dnsh'l |
of-[impf]ask, request | Mark 10:35 |
| ܕܬܫܐܠܝܢ | dtšʾlyn dthsh'lyn |
of-[impf]ask, request[pl] | Mark 6:23 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁאַל | sha'al | to ask |
| שְׁאֵלָה | she'elah | question |
| שָׁאוּל | Shaul | Saul (asked for) |
| מִשְׁאָל | mish'al | wish/request |
| שׁוֹאֵל | sho'el | the one who asks |
| שְׁאֵלָה | sh'elah | request |
| מַשְׁאִיל | mash'il | the one who lends |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَأَلَ | sa'ala | to ask |
| سُؤَال | su'al | question |
| مَسْأَلَة | mas'ala | matter/issue |
| سَائِل | sa'il | questioner |
| مَسْؤُول | mas'ul | responsible |