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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܨܥܪܐ | ṣʿrʾ tser' |
despise, small | 1 Corinthians 11:14 Psalms 83:17 Proverbs 3:35 Proverbs 6:33 Proverbs 9:7 Proverbs 11:2 Proverbs 16:18 Isaiah 22:18 Ezekiel 7:10 |
| ܘܨܥܪܐ | wṣʿrʾ wtser' |
and-despise, small | Proverbs 13:18 Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 18:3 Proverbs 22:10 |
| ܒܨܥܪܐ | bṣʿrʾ btser' |
in-despise, small | Mark 12:4 1 Corinthians 15:43 2 Corinthians 12:10 Proverbs 13:10 |
| ܨܥܪܘ | ṣʿrw tserw |
despise, small[3pl] Peal | Ezekiel 22:11 Ezekiel 23:8 Ezekiel 36:5 |
| ܡܨܥܪܝܢ | mṣʿryn mtseryn |
[ptcp]despise, small[pl] | John 8:49 1 Corinthians 4:12 |
| ܡܨܥܪ | mṣʿr mtser |
[ptcp]despise, small | Luke 11:45 Romans 2:23 |
| ܕܨܥܪܐ | dṣʿrʾ dtser' |
of-despise, small | Romans 1:26 Proverbs 11:16 |
| ܡܨܥܪܐ | mṣʿrʾ mtser' |
[ptcp]despise, small | Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah 28:4 |
| ܠܨܥܪܐ | lṣʿrʾ ltser' |
to-despise, small | Romans 9:21 2 Timothy 2:20 |
| ܨܥܪܗܘܢ | ṣʿrhwn tserhwn |
despise, small-their | Ezekiel 32:24 Ezekiel 32:25 |
| ܕܨܥܝܪ | dṣʿyr dtseyr |
despise, small | Matthew 13:57 Mark 6:4 |
| ܘܨܥܪܘ | wṣʿrw wtserw |
and-despise, small[3pl] Peal | Matthew 22:6 |
| ܢܨܥܪ | nṣʿr ntser |
[impf]despise, small | Proverbs 22:10 |
| ܠܨܥܪ | lṣʿr ltser |
to-despise, small | Isaiah 15:5 |
| ܡܨܥܪܢ | mṣʿrn mtsern |
[ptcp]despise, small-them | 1 Corinthians 5:11 |
| ܕܡܨܥܪܝܢ | dmṣʿryn dmtseryn |
that.from-despise, small[pl] | 1 Corinthians 12:23 |
| ܘܨܥܪܗܘܢ | wṣʿrhwn wtserhwn |
and-despise, small-their | Ezekiel 36:15 |
| ܘܠܨܥܪܗ | wlṣʿrh wltserh |
and.to-despise, small-his | Proverbs 19:18 |
| ܘܡܨܥܪܝܢ | wmṣʿryn wmtseryn |
and.from-despise, small[pl] | Ezekiel 28:24 |
| ܘܒܨܥܪܐ | wbṣʿrʾ wbtser' |
and.in-despise, small | 2 Corinthians 6:8 |
| ܘܨܥܪ | wṣʿr wtser |
and-despise, small | Hebrews 10:29 |
| ܨܥܪܗ | ṣʿrh tserh |
despise, small-his | Proverbs 12:16 |
| ܕܒܨܥܪܐ | dbṣʿrʾ dbtser' |
that.in-despise, small | 2 Corinthians 11:21 |
| ܘܡܨܥܪܢ | wmṣʿrn wmtsern |
and.from-despise, small-them | 1 Timothy 1:13 |
| ܘܡܨܥܪ̈ܐ | wmṣʿrʾ wmtser' |
and.from-despise, small | Isaiah 3:5 |
| ܘܨܥܪܘܗܝ | wṣʿrwhy wtserwhy |
and-despise, small-her | Luke 20:11 |
| ܘܠܡܨܥܪܘ | wlmṣʿrw wlmtserw |
and.to-[ptcp]despise, small[3pl] | Isaiah 23:9 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| צָעִיר | tsa'ir | young, small |
| צָעַר | tsa'ar | pain, suffering |
| צֵעָרָה | tse'arah | affliction, distress |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| صَغِيرَ | saghira | small |
| اِصْطِغَار | istighār | contempt, disdain |
| صَغِير | saghīr | small, young |