Trace Root

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Every Aramaic word grows from a three-letter root.

Pick one and watch it travel across 1,500 years and two scripts.

We’ll guess the closest root — a starting point, not the final word.

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ܩܕܫ be holy See its journey →

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ܫܠܡ SH-L-M be complete, peace ܟܬܒ K-TH-B write ܡܠܟ M-L-K reign, king ܒܪܟ B-R-K bless, kneel ܩܕܫ Q-D-SH be holy ܪܚܡ R-KH-M love, have mercy ܢܒܝ N-B-Y prophet, prophesy ܟܗܢ K-H-N priest ܡܘܬ M-W-TH die ܩܘܡ Q-W-M stand, rise ܪܘܚ R-W-KH spirit, wind ܫܡܝ SH-M-Y heaven, sky ܕܝܢ D-Y-N judge ܝܕܥ Y-D-E know

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