Learn Aramaic by root.

Aramaic builds its words from three-consonant roots. Learn one root a day, and in seventy-five days you will know the roots behind many of the words in the Gospels.

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The Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic
אבונן דבשמיא
Learn the prayer itself in Aramaic: Hebrew script, transliteration, pronunciation, and English. Hide any layer as you memorize.
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The Beatitudes in Aramaic
טוביהון למיסכינייא ברוח
Learn the nine sayings in Aramaic: Hebrew script, transliteration, pronunciation, and English. Hide any layer as you memorize.
The reign foundationsThe core of the reign teaching · days 1–15
Day 1M-L-K Reigning, rulingmalkuta: the reign Day 2ʾ-B Fatherhoodabba / abun: father, our Father Day 3Sh-M-Y Heights, the heavensshmayya: the heavens Day 4Q-D-Sh Sacred separationqaddisha: sacred Day 5Ṣ-B-Y Will, desire, delighttsevyana: will Day 6Sh-B-Q Release, letting goshbuq: release Day 7Ḥ-W-B Debt, obligationḥawba: debt Day 8ʾ-M-N Firmness, trusthaymanuta: trust Day 9Ḥ-Y-Y Living, vitalityḥayye: life Day 10M-W-T Death, dyingmawta: death Day 11Sh-L-M Wholeness, completionshlama: wholeness Day 12R-Ḥ-M Womb, compassionraḥme: compassion Day 13Ḥ-B-B Love, embraceḥubba: love Day 14Ḥ-N-N Favor, mercyḥnana: mercy Day 15T-W-B Return, turning aroundtubu: turn around
Perception and responseHow we encounter and answer · days 16–30
Day 16Sh-M-ʿ Hearingshmaʿ: hear Day 17Ḥ-Z-Y Seeingḥza: see Day 18Y-D-ʿ Knowingyidaʿ: know Day 19ʾ-M-R Speaking, sayingemar: say Day 20Q-R-ʾ Calling, readingqra: call Day 21B-ʿ-Y Seekingbʿa: seek Day 22Sh-ʾ-L Askingshel: ask Day 23N-Q-Sh Knockingnqash: knock Day 24P-T-Ḥ Openingptaḥ: open Day 25Q-B-L Receivingqabbel: receive Day 26Y-H-B Givingyahb: give Day 27ʾ-T-Y Comingeta: come Day 28ʾ-Z-L Goingezal: go Day 29Q-W-M Rising, standingqam: rise Day 30Y-T-B Sitting, dwellingyiteb: sit
The Beatitude rootsThe words of the Beatitudes · days 31–42
Day 31Ṭ-W-B Goodness, good fortunetubayhun: fortunate are they Day 32M-S-K-N Poverty, lowlinessmeskina: poor Day 33R-W-Ḥ Breath, spirit, windruḥa: breath Day 34ʾ-B-L Mourningabila: mourner Day 35B-Y-ʾ Comfortingbayya: comfort Day 36M-K-K Lowliness, gentlenessmakkikha: gentle Day 37K-P-N Hungerkaphna: hunger Day 38Ṣ-H-Y Thirsttsahya: thirsty Day 39K-ʾ-N Rightness, right conductkinuta: what is right Day 40D-K-Y Purity, cleannessdakhya: pure Day 41L-B-B Heart, the inner selflebba: heart Day 42R-D-P Driving outrdap: drive out
Light and darknessRevelation and hiddenness · days 43–50
Day 43N-H-R Light, shiningnuhra: light Day 44Ḥ-Sh-K Darknessḥeshukha: darkness Day 45ʿ-L-M World, age, hiddennessʿalma: world Day 46G-L-Y Uncoveringgla: uncover Day 47Ṭ-Sh-Y Hidingtashshi: hide Day 48Q-Sh-Ṭ Straightness, truthqushta: truth Day 49D-G-L Falsehooddaggala: false Day 50S-H-D Witnessingsahda: witness
Parables and teachingThe vocabulary of the stories · days 51–62
Day 51Z-R-ʿ Sowing, seedzarʿa: seed Day 52Ḥ-Ṣ-D Harvestingḥtsada: harvest Day 53P-ʿ-L Working, laboringpaʿla: worker Day 54ʾ-G-R Hire, wages, rewardagra: reward Day 55ʾ-R-ʿ Earth, landarʿa: earth Day 56M-Y-ʾ Watermayya: water Day 57L-Ḥ-M Breadlaḥma: bread Day 58Ḥ-M-R Wineḥamra: wine Day 59ʾ-K-L Eatingekhal: eat Day 60Sh-T-Y Drinkingeshti: drink Day 61L-B-Sh Clothinglbusha: garment Day 62B-N-Y Buildingbna: build
Judgment and liberationCrisis and setting free · days 63–75
Day 63D-Y-N Judgingdina: judgment Day 64Ḥ-Ṭ-ʾ Missing the markḥṭa: miss the mark Day 65P-R-Q Setting free, liberationpurqana: liberation Day 66ʾ-B-D Perishing, losingebad: perish Day 67Ḥ-Y-B Owing, being liableḥayyaba: debtor Day 68Z-K-Y Being in the right, prevailingzakkaya: innocent Day 69N-S-Y Testing, trialnesyona: the trial Day 70B-Y-Sh Badness, what is wrongbisha: what is wrong Day 71Sh-L-Ṭ Authorityshultana: authority Day 72Ḥ-R-R Freedomḥerruta: freedom Day 73ʿ-B-D Serving, working, slaveryʿabda: slave Day 74P-L-Ḥ Laboring, serving, worshippulḥana: service Day 75B-R-K Blessing, kneelingburkta: blessing

Lessons mark themselves done as you visit them. The root lessons give the Peshitta’s forms; the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes are in a reconstruction of Galilean Aramaic.