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Aramaic Lexicon
Searchable dictionary of Biblical and Imperial Aramaic with roots, meanings, grammatical forms, example usage, and cross-references to Hebrew and Akkadian cognates. Based on the standard scholarly lexicons including Jastrow, HALOT, and the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (CAL).
| Aramaic | Transliteration | Root | Part of Speech | Meaning | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
malkāʾמַלְכָּא | malkāʾ | M-L-K | Noun (det. m.sg.) | The king, sovereign authority | 14 × Daniel |
šmayyāʾשְׁמַיָּא | šmayyāʾ | Š-M-Y | Noun (det. m.pl.) | The heavens, sky | 9 × Daniel |
bêṯāʾבֵּיתָא | bêṯāʾ | B-Y-T | Noun (det. m.sg.) | The house, temple | 6 × Biblical Aramaic |
rāzāʾרָזָא | rāzāʾ | R-Z | Noun (det. m.sg.) | Mystery, secret | 9 × Daniel |
ʿammāʾעַמָּא | ʿammāʾ | ʿ-M-M | Noun (det. m.sg.) | The people, nation | 11 × Biblical Aramaic |
ʾĕlāhאֱלָהּ | ʾĕlāh | ʾ-L-H | Noun (m.sg.) | God, deity | 95 × Biblical Aramaic |
ʾarʿāʾאַרְעָא | ʾarʿāʾ | ʾ-R-ʿ | Noun (det. f.sg.) | The earth, land | 8 × Daniel |
melekמֶלֶךְ | melek | M-L-K | Noun (abs. m.sg.) | King (indefinite) | 2 × Daniel |
šmēhשְׁמֵהּ | šmēh | Š-M-H | Noun + 3ms suffix | His name | 5 × Daniel |
pəšarפְּשַׁר | pəšar | P-Š-R | Noun / Verb | Interpretation, to interpret | 31 × Daniel |
kətabכְּתַב | kətab | K-T-B | Verb Peal 3ms perf. | He wrote | 4 × Ezra |
yədaʿיְדַע | yədaʿ | Y-D-ʿ | Verb Peal 3ms perf. | He knew | 12 × Daniel |
dîדִּי | dî | — | Relative particle | Of / who / which / that / because | Most common particle in BAram. |
lāʾלָא | lāʾ | — | Negative particle | Not, no | Common throughout |
ʾănāhאֲנָה | ʾănāh | — | Pronoun 1cs | I | Standard form |
hûʾהוּא | hûʾ | — | Pronoun 3ms | He, it | Standard form |
yəhêיְהֵא | yəhê | H-W-Y | Verb Peal jussive 3ms | May he/it be | Dan 2:20; 6:27 |
məvārakמְבָרַךְ | məvārak | B-R-K | Verb Pael pass.part. | Blessed | Dan 2:20 |
rabbāʾרַבָּא | rabbāʾ | R-B-B | Adj. det. m.sg. | Great, the great | Frequent in Daniel |
ṭəʿēmטְעֵם | ṭəʿēm | Ṭ-ʿ-M | Noun (det.) | Decree, command, taste | Frequent in Ezra |
ʾiggərāhאִגְּרָה | ʾiggərāh | ʾ-G-R | Noun (f.sg.) | Letter, document | Ezra 4:8, 4:11 |
paḥāhפַּחָה | paḥāh | — | Noun (Persian loan) | Governor, provincial official | Ezra 5:3, 5:6 |
ʾattûnאַתּוּן | ʾattûn | ʾ-T-N | Noun (det.) | Furnace | Dan 3:6–26 |
gubbāʾגֻּבָּא | gubbāʾ | G-B-B | Noun (det. m.sg.) | Pit, den | Dan 6:8–25 |
ṣelemצֶלֶם | ṣelem | Ṣ-L-M | Noun (m.sg.) | Image, statue, form | Dan 2:31–35; 3:1–18 |
ḥayyāhחַיָּה | ḥayyāh | Ḥ-Y-Y | Noun (det. f.sg.) | Living creature, beast | Dan 7:3–17 |
ʿattîq yômmayyāʾעַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא | ʿattîq yômmayyāʾ | ʿ-T-Q + Y-W-M | Noun phrase | Ancient of Days | Dan 7:9,13,22 |
mêmrāʾמֵימְרָא | mêmrāʾ | ʾ-M-R | Noun (det.) | Word, the Word of God | Frequent in Targum Onkelos |