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 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.

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ܫܢܐ SH-N-'
change, year
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܫܢܐ
šnʾ
shn'
change, year Peal Matthew 5:38 Matthew 8:12 Matthew 13:42 Matthew 13:50 Matthew 22:13 Matthew 24:51 Matthew 25:30 Luke 2:41 Luke 13:28 John 7:3 John 10:20 Hebrews 9:25 Hebrews 10:1 Hebrews 10:3 Proverbs 25:19
ܘܠܫܢܐ
wlšnʾ
wlshn'
and.to-change, year 1 Corinthians 13:8 James 3:6 Psalms 68:24 Proverbs 6:17 Proverbs 10:31 Proverbs 25:23 Isaiah 32:4
ܕܠܫܢܐ
dlšnʾ
dlshn'
that.to-change, year 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 14:10 Proverbs 15:4 Proverbs 16:1
ܕܠܫ̈ܢܐ
dlšnʾ
dlshn'
that.to-change, year Ezekiel 36:3
ܘܡܫܢܐ
wmšnʾ
wmshn'
and.from-change, year John 10:20
ܫܢ̈ܐ
šnʾ
shn'
change, year Peal Psalms 68:23
ܘܠܫ̈ܢܐ
wlšnʾ
wlshn'
and.to-change, year Psalms 12:4
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׁנָה shanah year
שִׁנָּה shinnah to change
שׁוֹנֶה shoneh different
מִשְׁנָה mishnah Mishnah (repetition)
מִשְׁנָה mishná Mishnah (repetition)
שֶׁנֵּי shenéy second
שְׁנַאִי shen'aí enemy
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَنَة sana year
سَنَوَات sanawat years
سَنَوِيّ sanawi annual
سَنَة sana(t) year
سَنَوِيّ sanawíy annual
تَسَنَّن tasanna-na to change, transform
مُسْتَحْدَث mustahdath new, modern