Vocabulary of New Testament Aramaic (‘ebhrā’ēyth)
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mother |
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’emā’ |
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father |
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’ābhā’ |
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sister |
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ḥāthā’ |
Hākhanā’ geyr ’āḥeb ’Ālāhā’ le-‘ālmā’, ’āykanā’ de-laBreh yēḥēydāyā’ netel,
de-kūlman d-amhaymen beh, lā nē’bad, ’elā nehūn leh ḥaye’ da-l‘ālam.
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16
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water |
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mayā’ |
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fire |
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nūrā’ |
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sun |
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shemshā’ |
Hab lan laḥmā’ de-sūnqānan yaumānā’.
Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11
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cat |
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dog |
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kalbhā’ |
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horse |
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sūsyā’ |
Rēshā’ d-’ewangelēūn de-Yeshū’ Meshēḥā’ Breh d’Ālāhā’.
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1
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white |
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ḥewārā’ |
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black |
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’ūkāmā’ |
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red |
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sūmāqā’ |
Wa ’ykhānā’ de-ṣābheyn ’antūn de-ne‘bedūn le-khūn benay
nāshā’, hākhwāth ‘bedū le-hūn ’āph ’antūn.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31
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Yaqar l-’abūkh we l-’emākh, we taḥeb le-qarēybākh ’aykh naphshākh.
Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19
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