English-Aramaic Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Aramaic translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Aramaic.
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Aramaic is a Semitic language with a documented history of over 3,000 years. It served as the lingua franca of the ancient Near East, used by the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian empires. Portions of the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra are written in Aramaic, and it was the everyday language spoken by Jesus and his disciples. Aramaic survives as a spoken language in isolated communities and continues as a liturgical language in Eastern Christian churches. It is closely related to Hebrew and Arabic, sharing the same Semitic root system.
Cultural Note
Aramaic has been written in several scripts throughout its history: the Imperial Aramaic script, the Hebrew (square) script used for Jewish Aramaic, and the Syriac script used by Christian communities. Aramaic, like other Semitic languages, uses a root-based system where most words derive from three-consonant roots.
Browse common Aramaic vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | ܐܢܐ | I see the house now. ܐܢܐ ܚܙܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܟܥܢ |
| he | pron. | ܗܘ | He writes a short word. ܗܘ ܟܬܒ ܡܠܐ ܩܨܝܪܐ |
| she | pron. | ܗܝ | She opens the door now. ܗܝ ܦܬܚܐ ܕܠܬܐ ܟܥܢ |
| we | pron. | ܐܢܚܢܐ | We eat bread at home. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ |
| they | pron. | ܗܡܘ | They go to the city. ܗܡܘ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | ܡܐ | What do you want now? ܡܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܟܥܢ |
| where | int. | ܐܝܟܐ | Where is your house? ܐܝܟܐ ܒܝܬܟ |
| when | int. | ܐܝܡܬ | When do they come here? ܐܝܡܬ ܐܬܝܢ ܗܡܘ ܠܟܐ |
| who | int. | ܡܢ | Who knows this word? ܡܢ ܝܕܥ ܡܠܐ ܕܐ |
| how | int. | ܐܝܟ | How do you write this? ܐܝܟ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܬ ܕܢ |
| Verbs | |||
| to be | v. | ܗܘܐ | The room is full now. ܚܕܪܐ ܡܠܐ ܗܘ ܟܥܢ |
| to have | v. | ܐܝܬ | I have a good book. ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܣܦܪܐ ܛܒ |
| to do | v. | ܥܒܕ | They do good work today. ܗܡܘ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܥܒܝܕܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| to go | v. | ܐܙܠ | We go to school today. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| to come | v. | ܐܬܐ | My friend comes tomorrow morning. ܚܒܪܝ ܐܬܝ ܡܚܪ ܒܨܦܪܐ |
| to see | v. | ܚܙܐ | I see the moon tonight. ܐܢܐ ܚܙܐ ܣܗܪܐ ܒܠܝܠܝܐ |
| to know | v. | ܝܕܥ | She knows my name well. ܗܝ ܝܕܥܐ ܫܡܝ ܫܦܝܪ |
| to want | v. | ܒܥܐ | I want water now. ܐܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܡܝܐ ܟܥܢ |
| to make | v. | ܥܒܕ | She makes good bread. ܗܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܛܒ |
| to take | v. | ܢܣܒ | Take the book from me. ܣܒ ܣܦܪܐ ܡܢܝ |
| to give | v. | ܝܗܒ | Give me the small book. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܣܦܪܐ ܙܥܪܐ |
| to say | v. | ܐܡܪ | They say one true word. ܗܡܘ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܡܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܩܫܛ |
| to tell | v. | ܐܡܪ | Tell me the story now. ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܟܥܢ |
| to ask | v. | ܫܐܠ | Ask the teacher one question. ܫܐܠ ܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܚܕܐ ܫܐܠܬܐ |
| to find | v. | ܗܫܟܚ | We found the lost book. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܗܫܟܚܢܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܐܒܝܕܐ |
| to look | v. | ܚܙܐ | Look at the high mountain. ܚܙܝ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܪܡ |
| to work | v. | ܦܠܚ | They work in the city. ܗܡܘ ܦܠܚܝܢ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ |
| to eat | v. | ܐܟܠ | The child eats bread. ܝܠܘܕܐ ܐܟܠ ܠܚܡܐ |
| to drink | v. | ܫܬܐ | Drink cold water now. ܫܬܐ ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܝܢ ܟܥܢ |
| to sleep | v. | ܕܡܟ | The boy sleeps at night. ܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܟ ܒܠܝܠܝܐ |
| to walk | v. | ܗܠܟ | We walk on the road. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܐܪܚܐ |
| to run | v. | ܪܗܛ | The boy runs very fast. ܛܠܝܐ ܪܗܛ ܒܙܪܝܙܘ |
| to read | v. | ܩܪܐ | I read this book today. ܐܢܐ ܩܪܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| to write | v. | ܟܬܒ | She writes a new story. ܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ |
| to speak | v. | ܡܠܠ | They speak one language here. ܗܡܘ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܠܫܢ ܚܕܐ ܠܟܐ |
| to listen | v. | ܫܡܥ | Listen to my words now. ܫܡܥ ܠܡܠܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܟܥܢ |
| to hear | v. | ܫܡܥ | I hear the wind outside. ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܒܪ |
| to buy | v. | ܙܒܢ | We buy bread today. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| to sell | v. | ܙܒܢ | They sell fish in town. ܗܡܘ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܢܘܢܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ |
| to help | v. | ܣܥܕ | Help the old man now. ܣܥܕ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܣܒܐ ܟܥܢ |
| to love | v. | ܪܚܡ | I love my family. ܐܢܐ ܪܚܡ ܠܒܝܬܝ |
| to live | v. | ܚܝܐ | We live in this city. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܚܝܝܢ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐ |
| to die | v. | ܡܘܬ | All people die one day. ܟܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܚܕ |
| to learn | v. | ܝܠܦ | The child learns quickly. ܝܠܘܕܐ ܝܠܦ ܒܙܪܝܙܘ |
| to teach | v. | ܐܠܦ | The teacher teaches the child. ܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܐܠܦ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ |
| to open | v. | ܦܬܚ | Open the door, please. ܦܬܚ ܕܠܬܐ ܒܒܩܫܐ |
| to close | v. | ܣܓܪ | Close the door at night. ܣܓܪ ܕܠܬܐ ܒܠܝܠܝܐ |
| Nouns | |||
| person | n. | ܐܢܫ | One person stands outside. ܚܕ ܐܢܫ ܩܐܡ ܠܒܪ |
| man | n. | ܓܒܪ | The man is very strong. ܓܒܪܐ ܬܩܝܦ ܛܒ |
| woman | n. | ܐܢܬܬܐ | The woman reads a book. ܐܢܬܬܐ ܩܪܝܐ ܣܦܪܐ |
| child | n. | ܝܠܘܕܐ | The child drinks warm milk. ܝܠܘܕܐ ܫܬܐ ܚܠܒܐ ܚܡܝܡ |
| boy | n. | ܛܠܝܐ | The boy runs to school. ܛܠܝܐ ܪܗܛ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪ |
| girl | n. | ܛܠܝܬܐ | The girl writes her name. ܛܠܝܬܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܫܡܗ |
| family | n. | ܒܝܬܢܘܬܐ | My family lives here. ܒܝܬܢܘܬܝ ܚܝܐ ܠܟܐ |
| mother | n. | ܐܡܐ | My mother loves me. ܐܡܝ ܪܚܡܐ ܠܝ |
| father | n. | ܐܒܐ | My father works hard. ܐܒܝ ܦܠܚ ܩܫܝܐ |
| friend | n. | ܚܒܪܐ | My friend comes today. ܚܒܪܝ ܐܬܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| house | n. | ܒܝܬܐ | The house is very big. ܒܝܬܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ |
| home | n. | ܒܝܬܐ | We return home now. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܬܒܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܟܥܢ |
| school | n. | ܒܝܬ ܣܦܪ | The school opens today. ܒܝܬ ܣܦܪ ܦܬܚ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| city | n. | ܡܕܝܢܬܐ | This city is very old. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܛܒ |
| world | n. | ܥܠܡܐ | The world is very big. ܥܠܡܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ |
| street | n. | ܫܘܩܐ | The street is full today. ܫܘܩܐ ܡܠܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| room | n. | ܚܕܪܐ | The room is small. ܚܕܪܐ ܙܥܪ |
| time | n. | ܙܒܢܐ | Time passes very quickly. ܙܒܢܐ ܥܒܪ ܒܙܪܝܙܘ |
| day | n. | ܝܘܡܐ | The day is long. ܝܘܡܐ ܐܪܝܟ |
| night | n. | ܠܝܠܝܐ | The night is cold. ܠܝܠܝܐ ܩܪܝܪ |
| morning | n. | ܨܦܪܐ | The morning is beautiful. ܨܦܪܐ ܫܦܝܪ |
| evening | n. | ܪܡܫܐ | We come in the evening. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܒܪܡܫܐ |
| month | n. | ܝܪܚ | This month is short. ܝܪܚ ܕܢ ܩܨܝܪ |
| year | n. | ܫܢܬܐ | This year is new. ܫܢܬܐ ܕܐ ܚܕܬܐ |
| sun | n. | ܫܡܫܐ | The sun is very hot. ܫܡܫܐ ܚܡܐ ܛܒ |
| moon | n. | ܣܗܪܐ | The moon is bright tonight. ܣܗܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܒܠܝܠܝܐ |
| star | n. | ܟܘܟܒܐ | One star shines above. ܚܕ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܠܥܠ |
| sky | n. | ܫܡܝܐ | The sky is blue today. ܫܡܝܐ ܟܚܠܝܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| earth | n. | ܐܪܥܐ | Rain falls on the earth. ܡܛܪܐ ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ |
| fire | n. | ܢܘܪܐ | The fire is very hot. ܢܘܪܐ ܚܡܐ ܛܒ |
| water | n. | ܡܝܐ | The water is cold. ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܝܢ |
| rain | n. | ܡܛܪܐ | The rain comes today. ܡܛܪܐ ܐܬܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| wind | n. | ܪܘܚܐ | The wind is strong today. ܪܘܚܐ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| tree | n. | ܐܝܠܢܐ | The tree is very high. ܐܝܠܢܐ ܪܡ ܛܒ |
| mountain | n. | ܛܘܪܐ | The mountain is very high. ܛܘܪܐ ܪܡ ܛܒ |
| river | n. | ܢܗܪܐ | The river has much water. ܐܝܬ ܒܢܗܪܐ ܡܝܐ ܣܓܝܐܝܢ |
| sea | n. | ܝܡܐ | The sea is very big. ܝܡܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ |
| food | n. | ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ | The food is good today. ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܛܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| bread | n. | ܠܚܡܐ | The bread is warm. ܠܚܡܐ ܚܡܝܡ |
| meat | n. | ܒܣܪܐ | We eat meat today. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܒܣܪܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| fish | n. | ܢܘܢܐ | They sell fresh fish. ܗܡܘ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܢܘܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ |
| egg | n. | ܒܝܥܐ | The child eats an egg. ܝܠܘܕܐ ܐܟܠ ܒܝܥܐ |
| milk | n. | ܚܠܒܐ | The milk is warm. ܚܠܒܐ ܚܡܝܡ |
| fruit | n. | ܦܐܪܐ | This fruit is good. ܦܐܪܐ ܕܢ ܛܒ |
| head | n. | ܪܝܫܐ | His head is large. ܪܝܫܗ ܪܒ |
| eye | n. | ܥܝܢܐ | Her eye sees well. ܥܝܢܗ ܚܙܝܐ ܫܦܝܪ |
| ear | n. | ܐܕܢܐ | My ear hears the wind. ܐܕܢܝ ܫܡܥܐ ܪܘܚܐ |
| mouth | n. | ܦܘܡܐ | Open your mouth now. ܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܟ ܟܥܢ |
| nose | n. | ܐܦܐ | His nose is small. ܐܦܗ ܙܥܪ |
| hand | n. | ܐܝܕܐ | Give me your hand. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܐܝܕܟ |
| foot | n. | ܪܓܠܐ | My foot hurts today. ܪܓܠܝ ܟܐܒܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ |
| heart | n. | ܠܒܐ | His heart is strong. ܠܒܗ ܬܩܝܦ |
| name | n. | ܫܡܐ | My name is known here. ܫܡܝ ܝܕܝܥ ܠܟܐ |
| book | n. | ܣܦܪܐ | This book is new. ܣܦܪܐ ܕܢ ܚܕܬܐ |
| word | n. | ܡܠܐ | This word is true. ܡܠܐ ܕܐ ܩܫܛ |
| language | n. | ܠܫܢܐ | This language is beautiful. ܠܫܢܐ ܕܢ ܫܦܝܪ |
| money | n. | ܟܣܦܐ | I have no money now. ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܟܣܦܐ ܟܥܢ |
| work | n. | ܥܒܝܕܐ | My work is hard. ܥܒܝܕܬܝ ܩܫܝܐ |
| love | n. | ܪܚܡܐ | Love is very strong. ܪܚܡܐ ܬܩܝܦ ܛܒ |
| story | n. | ܥܠܬܐ | The story is very long. ܥܠܬܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ ܛܒ |
| way | n. | ܐܪܚܐ | This way is good. ܐܪܚܐ ܕܐ ܛܒ |
| thing | n. | ܡܠܐ | This thing is important. ܡܠܐ ܕܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܝ |
| life | n. | ܚܝܐ | Life is beautiful here. ܚܝܐ ܫܦܝܪܝܢ ܠܟܐ |
| door | n. | ܕܠܬܐ | The door is open now. ܕܠܬܐ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܟܥܢ |
| table | n. | ܦܬܘܪܐ | The book is on the table. ܣܦܪܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | ܛܒ | This bread is good. ܠܚܡܐ ܕܢ ܛܒ |
| bad | adj. | ܒܝܫ | This water is bad. ܡܝܐ ܕܢ ܒܝܫܝܢ |
| big | adj. | ܪܒ | The house is big. ܒܝܬܐ ܪܒ |
| small | adj. | ܙܥܪ | The room is small. ܚܕܪܐ ܙܥܪ |
| new | adj. | ܚܕܬ | I have a new book. ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܣܦܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ |
| old | adj. | ܥܬܝܩ | That city is old. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܝ ܥܬܝܩܐ |
| long | adj. | ܐܪܝܟ | The road is long. ܐܪܚܐ ܐܪܝܟ |
| short | adj. | ܩܨܝܪ | The story is short. ܥܠܬܐ ܩܨܝܪܐ |
| high | adj. | ܪܡ | The mountain is high. ܛܘܪܐ ܪܡ |
| hot | adj. | ܚܡܐ | The fire is hot. ܢܘܪܐ ܚܡܐ |
| cold | adj. | ܩܪܝܪ | The water is cold. ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܝܢ |
| beautiful | adj. | ܫܦܝܪ | The flower is beautiful. ܦܪܚܐ ܫܦܝܪ |
| hard | adj. | ܩܫܝܐ | This work is hard. ܥܒܝܕܐ ܕܐ ܩܫܝܐ |
| fast | adj. | ܙܪܝܙ | The horse is fast. ܣܘܣܝܐ ܙܪܝܙ |
| right | adj. | ܩܫܛ | Your answer is right. ܦܬܓܡܟ ܩܫܛ |
| important | adj. | ܪܒ | This word is important. ܡܠܐ ܕܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܝ |
| true | adj. | ܩܫܛ | This story is true. ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐ ܩܫܛ |
| full | adj. | ܡܠܐ | The room is full. ܚܕܪܐ ܡܠܐ |
| empty | adj. | ܪܝܩܢ | The room is empty now. ܚܕܪܐ ܪܝܩܢ ܟܥܢ |
| young | adj. | ܙܥܪ | The child is young. ܝܠܘܕܐ ܙܥܪ |
| strong | adj. | ܬܩܝܦ | The man is strong. ܓܒܪܐ ܬܩܝܦ |
| weak | adj. | ܚܠܫ | The old man is weak. ܓܒܪܐ ܣܒܐ ܚܠܫ |
| red | adj. | ܣܘܡܩ | The flower is red. ܦܪܚܐ ܣܘܡܩ |
| blue | adj. | ܟܚܠ | The sky is blue. ܫܡܝܐ ܟܚܠ |
| green | adj. | ܝܪܩ | The tree is green. ܐܝܠܢܐ ܝܪܩ |
| black | adj. | ܐܘܟܡ | The night is black. ܠܝܠܝܐ ܐܘܟܡ |
| white | adj. | ܚܘܪ | The milk is white. ܚܠܒܐ ܚܘܪ |
| Adverbs | |||
| today | adv. | ܝܘܡܢܐ | I work today at home. ܐܢܐ ܦܠܚ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ |
| tomorrow | adv. | ܡܚܪ | We go tomorrow morning. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܡܚܪ ܒܨܦܪܐ |
| yesterday | adv. | ܐܬܡܘܠ | He came yesterday evening. ܗܘ ܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܘܠ ܒܪܡܫܐ |
| now | adv. | ܟܥܢ | Come here now, please. ܐܬܐ ܠܟܐ ܟܥܢ |
| here | adv. | ܠܟܐ | Stay here with me. ܦܘܫ ܠܟܐ ܥܡܝ |
| there | adv. | ܬܡܢ | He stands over there. ܗܘ ܩܐܡ ܬܡܢ |
| not | adv. | ܠܐ | I do not see. ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܐ |
| Prepositions | |||
| with | prep. | ܥܡ | I go with my friend. ܐܢܐ ܐܙܠ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܝ |
| without | prep. | ܒܠܥܕ | He goes without money. ܗܘ ܐܙܠ ܒܠܥܕ ܟܣܦܐ |
| from | prep. | ܡܢ | I come from the city. ܐܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ |
| to | prep. | ܠ | We go to the house. ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ |
| for | prep. | ܡܛܠ | This is for you. ܗܢܐ ܡܛܠܬܟ |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | ܘ | Mother and father are here. ܐܡܐ ܘܐܒܐ ܠܟܐ |
| or | conj. | ܐܘ | Tea or water is fine. ܐܘ ܡܝܐ ܛܒ |
| but | conj. | ܒܪܡ | He is old but strong. ܗܘ ܥܬܝܩ ܒܪܡ ܬܩܝܦ |
| if | conj. | ܐܢ | If he comes, we go. ܐܢ ܗܘ ܐܬܐ ܐܢܚܢܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ |
| because | conj. | ܡܛܠ | I stayed because of rain. ܐܢܐ ܦܘܫܬ ܡܛܠ ܡܛܪܐ |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | ܗܢ | Yes, I know that. ܗܢ ܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܢ |
| no | interj. | ܠܐ | No, I do not know. ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ |
How It Works
Type an English word in the search box above to find its Aramaic translation instantly. Browse the vocabulary table below to discover common words organized by category. Each entry includes the translation in Syriac script, part of speech, and an example sentence with its Aramaic equivalent.
Common Uses
- •Quick word lookup when studying Biblical Aramaic in theological contexts
- •Reference for reading ancient Near Eastern texts and inscriptions
- •Building foundational Aramaic vocabulary for Semitic language studies
- •Understanding Aramaic words and phrases in biblical studies
- •Reference for historical linguistics and ancient Near Eastern history
FAQ
Is this Aramaic-English dictionary free?
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Is this Biblical Aramaic or Syriac?
We include both Biblical Aramaic and Syriac forms where they differ, with a focus on the standard literary form.
What script is used?
We use the Syriac script (East Syriac/Madnhaya) which is standard for Christian Aramaic.
How many words are included?
The current edition includes over 140 carefully selected essential words with example sentences. We are actively expanding.
Is Aramaic still spoken today?
Yes, Neo-Aramaic dialects are still spoken by Assyrian Christians, Mandaeans, and some Jewish communities in the Middle East and diaspora.