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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Root patterns
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Word forms
3,459
Cognates
589
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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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܨܠܐ
mṣlʾ
mtsl'
praying Mark 1:35 Mark 14:32 Luke 1:10 Luke 3:21 Luke 9:18 Luke 9:29 Luke 11:1 Luke 18:11 Luke 22:44 Acts 7:59 Acts 9:11 Acts 10:30 Acts 11:5 Romans 9:3 1 Corinthians 14:14 Philippians 1:9 James 5:13 James 5:16 Psalms 5:3 Psalms 109:4
ܨܠܘܬܐ
ṣlwtʾ
tslwth'
prayer Matthew 21:13 Mark 11:17 Luke 19:46 Acts 12:5 Acts 16:13 Acts 16:16 Hebrews 7:25 Psalms 42:9 Psalms 102:18 Isaiah 1:15 Isaiah 56:7
ܨܠܘ
ṣlw
tslw
pray[3pl] Matthew 6:9 Matthew 24:20 Mark 13:18 Luke 22:40 Luke 22:46 Ephesians 6:18 1 Thessalonians 5:25 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Hebrews 13:18 Isaiah 55:3
ܨܠܝ
ṣly
tsly
he prayed Matthew 26:42 Matthew 26:44 Mark 14:39 James 5:18 Psalms 17:6 Psalms 31:3 Psalms 71:2 Psalms 86:1 Isaiah 37:17
ܐܨܠܐ
ʾṣlʾ
'tsl'
[impf]pray Aphel Matthew 26:36 1 Corinthians 14:15 Psalms 49:5 Psalms 71:14
ܘܡܨܠܐ
wmṣlʾ
wmtsl'
and.from-pray Matthew 26:39 Mark 14:35 Luke 5:16 Luke 22:41
ܕܡܨܠܐ
dmṣlʾ
dmtsl'
that.from-pray Matthew 6:5 Matthew 6:6 1 Corinthians 11:4
ܠܡܨܠܐ
lmṣlʾ
lmtsl'
so.that-pray Luke 9:12 Proverbs 18:5 Isaiah 10:2
ܘܢܨܠܐ
wnṣlʾ
wntsl'
and-[impf]pray Matthew 19:13 Psalms 72:15 Psalms 116:2
ܡܨܠܝܐ
mṣlyʾ
mtsly'
pray Romans 8:26 Romans 8:27 1 Corinthians 14:14
ܢܨܠܐ
nṣlʾ
ntsl'
[impf]pray Romans 8:26 1 Corinthians 14:13 Psalms 32:6
ܘܬܨܠܐ
wtṣlʾ
wthtsl'
and-[impf]pray Proverbs 2:2 Isaiah 37:4
ܘܨܠܐ
wṣlʾ
wtsl'
and-pray Matthew 6:6 Psalms 37:7
ܨܠܐ
ṣlʾ
tsl'
pray Peal Proverbs 17:23
ܬܨܠܐ
tṣlʾ
thtsl'
[impf]pray 1 Corinthians 11:13
ܕܡܨܠܝܐ
dmṣlyʾ
dmtsly'
pray 1 Corinthians 11:5
ܘܐܨܠܐ
wʾṣlʾ
w'tsl'
and-[impf]pray Aphel 1 Corinthians 14:15
ܕܢܨܠܐ
dnṣlʾ
dntsl'
of-[impf]pray Acts 10:9
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
צָלָה tsala to roast
צַלָּם tsalám worshiper
מַצְלִיל matslil sounding, resonating
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
صَلَّى salla to pray
صَلَاة salat prayer
مُصَلِّي musálli one who prays