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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Cognates
589
Semantic bridges
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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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܝܘܠܦܢܝ
ywlpny
ywlpny
learn John 7:16 John 7:17 2 Timothy 3:10 Psalms 71:17 Proverbs 3:21
ܝܠܦܬ
ylpt
ylpth
learn[perf] Peal Acts 23:27 Romans 7:7 Philippians 4:11 2 Timothy 3:14 Proverbs 30:3
ܘܝܠܦ
wylp
wylp
and-learn Matthew 2:7 John 6:45 Proverbs 6:6 Ezekiel 19:3 Ezekiel 19:6
ܝܠܦ
ylp
ylp
learn Peal Mark 15:45 John 7:15 Acts 22:29 Acts 23:34 Proverbs 5:19
ܝܠܦܘ
ylpw
ylpw
learn[3pl] Peal Matthew 9:13 Matthew 24:32 Mark 13:28 Isaiah 26:9
ܕܝܠܦܬܘܢ
dylptwn
dylpthwn
of-learn-you(pl) Peal Philippians 4:9 Colossians 1:7 Colossians 2:7 2 Thessalonians 2:15
ܝܠܦܢ
ylpn
ylpn
learn-them Acts 28:1 1 Timothy 5:13 2 Timothy 3:7
ܘܝܠܦܘ
wylpw
wylpw
and-learn[3pl] Peal Matthew 11:29 Psalms 106:35
ܕܝܠܦܬ
dylpt
dylpth
of-learn[perf] Peal 2 Timothy 3:14 Psalms 119:7
ܝܠܦܬܘܢ
ylptwn
ylpthwn
learn-you(pl) Peal Romans 16:17 Ephesians 4:21
ܕܝܠܝܦ
dylyp
dylyp
learn Romans 2:18 1 Timothy 4:6
ܝܠܦܐ
ylpʾ
ylp'
learn 1 Timothy 2:11
ܝܠܝܦ
ylyp
ylyp
learn 2 Timothy 3:15
ܝܠܦܗ
ylph
ylph
learn-his Hebrews 5:8
ܘܝܠܦܬܗ
wylpth
wylpthh
and-learn-his Galatians 1:12
ܐܬܝܠܦܬ
ʾtylpt
'thylpth
[pass]learn[perf] Ethpeel Psalms 119:77
ܘܐܬܝܠܦ
wʾtylp
w'thylp
and-[pass]learn Ethpeel Psalms 119:117
ܒܝܘܠܦܢܝ
bywlpny
bywlpny
learn Isaiah 8:16
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
לָמַד lamad to learn
לִמּוּד limmud study, learning
מֻלְמָד mul'mad erudite, learned
לוֹמֵד lomed student, learner
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
أَلِفَ alifa to become familiar with
تَعَلَّمَ ta'allama to learn
مُتَعَلِّم mutaʿallim student, learner
مَعْلُوم maʿlūm known, learned
إِلْتَفَاتٌ iltifāt attention, understanding