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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܫܡܝܢܐ | šmynʾ shmyn' |
fat, oil | Acts 26:19 1 Corinthians 15:40 1 Corinthians 15:48 Isaiah 5:1 Isaiah 25:6 Isaiah 25:6 Isaiah 30:23 Ezekiel 27:18 Ezekiel 34:14 |
| ܫܡܘܢܐ | šmwnʾ shmwn' |
fat, oil | Matthew 5:26 Mark 12:42 Luke 12:59 Luke 21:2 |
| ܫܘܡܢܐ | šwmnʾ shwmn' |
fat, oil | Psalms 63:6 Psalms 81:17 |
| ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ | šmynʾ shmyn' |
fat, oil | Psalms 66:15 Psalms 92:15 |
| ܫܡܝ̈ܢܐ | šmynʾ shmyn' |
fat, oil | Psalms 65:14 Ezekiel 34:3 |
| ܫܘܡܢܗ | šwmnh shwmnh |
fat, oil | Psalms 36:9 Proverbs 30:33 |
| ܫܡܢ | šmn shmn |
fat, oil Peal | Mark 5:9 |
| ܘܫܘܡܢܐ | wšwmnʾ wshwmn' |
fat, oil | Isaiah 17:4 |
| ܫܡܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ | šmynwhy shmynwhy |
fat, oil | Isaiah 10:16 |
| ܕܫܡܝܢܐ | dšmynʾ dshmyn' |
fat, oil | 1 Corinthians 15:40 |
| ܫܡܝܢܬܐ | šmyntʾ shmynth' |
fat, oil | Ezekiel 34:20 |
| ܘܫܡܝܢ̈ܝܢ | wšmynyn wshmynyn |
fat, oil | Ezekiel 24:4 |
| ܘܠܫܘܡܢܗ | wlšwmnh wlshwmnh |
fat, oil | Romans 11:17 |
| ܘܒܫܘܡܢܐ | wbšwmnʾ wbshwmn' |
fat, oil | Psalms 147:14 |
| ܕܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ | dšmynʾ dshmyn' |
fat, oil | Isaiah 28:1 |
| ܕܫܡܝ̈ܢܐ | dšmynʾ dshmyn' |
fat, oil | Isaiah 28:4 |
| ܘܕܫܡܝܢܐ | wdšmynʾ wdshmyn' |
fat, oil | Ezekiel 34:16 |
| ܘܫܡܝܢܐ | wšmynʾ wshmyn' |
fat, oil | Isaiah 25:6 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁמֶן | shemen | oil |
| שָׁמֵן | shamen | fat |
| שְׁמָנִים | shmanìm | fats |
| שְׁמִינִית | shminit | eighth (musical term) |
| הִשְׁמִין | hishmin | to fatten |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سَمْن | samn | butter |
| سَمِين | samìn | fat |
| سَمَنِيَّة | samanìyyah | greasy |
| أَسْمَنَ | ʾasmana | to fatten |