English–Syriac Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ܐܢܐ	I am here today. ܐܢܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
he	pronoun	ܗܘ	He is my friend. ܗܘ ܚܒܪܝ ܗܘ.
she	pronoun	ܗܝ	She is at home now. ܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܗܫܐ.
we	pronoun	ܚܢܢ	We are ready now. ܚܢܢ ܛܝܒܝܢ ܗܫܐ.
they	pronoun	ܗܢܘܢ	They are in the house. ܗܢܘܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ.
what	pronoun	ܡܢܐ	What do you want now? ܡܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܗܫܐ؟
where	adverb	ܐܝܟܐ	Where is your house? ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܒܝܬܟ؟
when	adverb	ܐܡܬܝ	When will you come? ܐܡܬܝ ܬܐܬܐ؟
who	pronoun	ܡܢܘ	Who is at the door? ܡܢܘ ܒܬܪܥܐ؟
why	adverb	ܠܡܢܐ	Why are you sad? ܠܡܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܟܡܝܪ؟
how	adverb	ܐܝܟܢܐ	How do you know? ܐܝܟܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ؟
to be	verb	ܗܘܐ	They are very happy. ܗܢܘܢ ܚܕܝܐ ܛܒ.
to do	verb	ܥܒܕ	I do my work daily. ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܝ ܟܠܝܘܡ.
to go	verb	ܐܙܠ	We go to school early. ܚܢܢ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ ܡܩܕܡ.
to come	verb	ܐܬܐ	Please come to my house. ܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܝ.
to see	verb	ܚܙܐ	I see the moon tonight. ܐܢܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܣܗܪܐ ܠܠܝܐ.
to know	verb	ܝܕܥ	They know the answer well. ܗܢܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܛܒ.
to think	verb	ܚܫܒ	I think about this often. ܐܢܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܣܓܝ.
to want	verb	ܒܥܐ	I want some water. ܐܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܝܐ.
to make	verb	ܥܒܕ	They make good bread. ܗܢܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܛܒܐ.
to take	verb	ܢܣܒ	Take the book home. ܣܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܠܒܝܬܐ.
to give	verb	ܝܗܒ	Give me the book. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܟܬܒܐ.
to say	verb	ܐܡܪ	Do not say that. ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܗܕܐ.
to tell	verb	ܐܡܪ	Tell me the story. ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܫܪܒܐ.
to ask	verb	ܫܐܠ	Ask the teacher tomorrow. ܫܐܠ ܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܚܪ.
to find	verb	ܫܟܚ	We found the lost key. ܚܢܢ ܫܟܚܢ ܩܠܝܕܐ ܐܒܝܕܐ.
to look	verb	ܚܘܪ	Look at the sky. ܚܘܪ ܒܫܡܝܐ.
to work	verb	ܦܠܚ	They work every day. ܗܢܘܢ ܦܠܚܝܢ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ.
to eat	verb	ܐܟܠ	We eat bread together. ܚܢܢ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ.
to drink	verb	ܫܬܐ	I drink tea every morning. ܐܢܐ ܫܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܝܐ ܟܠ ܨܦܪܐ.
to sleep	verb	ܕܡܟ	The child sleeps now. ܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܟ ܗܫܐ.
to walk	verb	ܗܠܟ	They walk to the city. ܗܢܘܢ ܗܠܟܝܢ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
to run	verb	ܪܗܛ	The boy runs fast. ܛܠܝܐ ܪܗܛ ܒܩܠܝܠ.
to read	verb	ܩܪܐ	She reads a new book. ܗܝ ܩܪܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ.
to write	verb	ܟܬܒ	I write my name here. ܐܢܐ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܫܡܝ ܗܪܟܐ.
to speak	verb	ܡܠܠ	They speak clearly now. ܗܢܘܢ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܗܫܐ.
to listen	verb	ܫܡܥ	Listen to the music. ܫܡܥ ܠܡܘܣܝܩܝ.
to hear	verb	ܫܡܥ	I hear the wind outside. ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܒܪ.
to buy	verb	ܙܒܢ	We buy fresh fruit. ܚܢܢ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܦܐܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ.
to sell	verb	ܙܒܢ	They sell bread here. ܗܢܘܢ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܗܪܟܐ.
to help	verb	ܥܕܪ	Please help your friend. ܥܕܪ ܠܚܒܪܟ.
to love	verb	ܪܚܡ	I love my family. ܐܢܐ ܪܚܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܝ.
to die	verb	ܡܘܬ	All people die someday. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ.
to learn	verb	ܝܠܦ	Children learn at school. ܛܠܝܐ ܝܠܦܝܢ ܒܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ.
to teach	verb	ܠܦ	They teach the children well. ܗܢܘܢ ܡܠܦܝܢ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܛܒ.
to open	verb	ܦܬܚ	Open the door slowly. ܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܠܐܝܬ.
to close	verb	ܣܟܪ	Close the window now. ܣܟܘܪ ܟܘܬܐ ܗܫܐ.
person	noun	ܒܪܢܫܐ	Each person has a name. ܠܟܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܫܡܐ.
man	noun	ܓܒܪܐ	The man is very tall. ܓܒܪܐ ܪܡ ܛܒ.
woman	noun	ܐܢܬܬܐ	The woman is my teacher. ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܦܢܝܬܝ.
child	noun	ܛܠܝܐ	The child is sleeping now. ܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܟ ܗܫܐ.
boy	noun	ܛܠܝܐ	The boy runs outside. ܛܠܝܐ ܪܗܛ ܠܒܪ.
girl	noun	ܛܠܝܬܐ	The girl reads quietly. ܛܠܝܬܐ ܩܪܝܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ.
family	noun	ܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܐ	My family lives here. ܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܝ ܗܪܟܐ.
mother	noun	ܐܡܐ	My mother is kind. ܐܡܝ ܡܟܝܟܐ ܗܝ.
father	noun	ܐܒܐ	My father works daily. ܐܒܝ ܦܠܚ ܟܠܝܘܡ.
friend	noun	ܚܒܪܐ	He is my friend. ܗܘ ܚܒܪܝ ܗܘ.
house	noun	ܒܝܬܐ	The house is very big. ܒܝܬܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ.
home	noun	ܒܝܬܐ	We are going home now. ܚܢܢ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܗܫܐ.
school	noun	ܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ	The school is near here. ܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܗܪܟܐ.
city	noun	ܡܕܝܢܬܐ	This city is old. ܗܕܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܗܝ.
world	noun	ܥܠܡܐ	The world is very large. ܥܠܡܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ.
street	noun	ܫܘܩܐ	The street is busy today. ܫܘܩܐ ܪܗܝܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
room	noun	ܬܘܢܐ	The room is small. ܬܘܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܗܘ.
time	noun	ܙܒܢܐ	Time passes very quickly. ܙܒܢܐ ܥܒܪ ܒܥܓܠ.
day	noun	ܝܘܡܐ	Today is a good day. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܛܒܐ ܗܘ.
night	noun	ܠܠܝܐ	The night is cold. ܠܠܝܐ ܩܪ ܗܘ.
morning	noun	ܨܦܪܐ	The morning is beautiful. ܨܦܪܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ.
evening	noun	ܪܡܫܐ	The evening is quiet. ܪܡܫܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ.
month	noun	ܝܪܚܐ	This month is very busy. ܗܢܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܥܡܝܠ ܛܒ.
year	noun	ܫܢܬܐ	This year was hard. ܗܕܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܩܫܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ.
today	adverb	ܝܘܡܢܐ	I am busy today. ܐܢܐ ܥܡܝܠ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
tomorrow	adverb	ܡܚܪ	We will go tomorrow. ܚܢܢ ܢܐܙܠ ܡܚܪ.
yesterday	adverb	ܐܬܡܠܝ	He came yesterday evening. ܗܘ ܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܪܡܫܐ.
now	adverb	ܗܫܐ	Come here now. ܬܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܗܫܐ.
sun	noun	ܫܡܫܐ	The sun is hot today. ܫܡܫܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
moon	noun	ܣܗܪܐ	The moon is bright tonight. ܣܗܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܠܠܝܐ.
star	noun	ܟܘܟܒܐ	That star is bright. ܗܘ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܗܘ.
sky	noun	ܫܡܝܐ	The sky is blue. ܫܡܝܐ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܘ.
earth	noun	ܐܪܥܐ	The earth is our home. ܐܪܥܐ ܒܝܬܢ ܗܝ.
fire	noun	ܢܘܪܐ	The fire is very hot. ܢܘܪܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܛܒ.
water	noun	ܡܝܐ	The water is cold. ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ.
rain	noun	ܡܛܪܐ	The rain is heavy today. ܡܛܪܐ ܣܓܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
wind	noun	ܪܘܚܐ	The wind is strong. ܪܘܚܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܝ.
tree	noun	ܐܝܠܢܐ	The tree is very tall. ܐܝܠܢܐ ܪܡ ܛܒ.
flower	noun	ܘܪܕܐ	This flower is beautiful. ܗܢܐ ܘܪܕܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ.
mountain	noun	ܛܘܪܐ	The mountain is high. ܛܘܪܐ ܪܡ ܗܘ.
river	noun	ܢܗܪܐ	The river is wide. ܢܗܪܐ ܦܬܝܐ ܗܘ.
sea	noun	ܝܡܐ	The sea is blue. ܝܡܐ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܘ.
food	noun	ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ	The food is ready. ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܛܝܒܬܐ ܗܝ.
bread	noun	ܠܚܡܐ	The bread is fresh. ܠܚܡܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ.
meat	noun	ܒܣܪܐ	The meat is hot. ܒܣܪܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܗܘ.
fish	noun	ܢܘܢܐ	The fish is fresh. ܢܘܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ.
egg	noun	ܒܝܥܬܐ	The egg is on the table. ܒܝܥܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܗܝ.
milk	noun	ܚܠܒܐ	The milk is warm. ܚܠܒܐ ܦܫܝܛ ܗܘ.
fruit	noun	ܦܐܪܐ	The fruit is sweet. ܦܐܪܐ ܚܠܝܐ ܗܘ.
tea	noun	ܫܝܐ	The tea is hot. ܫܝܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܗܘ.
coffee	noun	ܩܗܘܐ	The coffee is very hot. ܩܗܘܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܛܒ.
head	noun	ܪܝܫܐ	My head hurts today. ܪܝܫܝ ܟܐܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
eye	noun	ܥܝܢܐ	Her eye is blue. ܥܝܢܗ̇ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܝ.
ear	noun	ܐܕܢܐ	My ear hurts now. ܐܕܢܝ ܟܐܒܐ ܗܫܐ.
mouth	noun	ܦܘܡܐ	Open your mouth wide. ܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܟ ܪܘܝܚܐܝܬ.
nose	noun	ܐܦܐ	My nose is cold. ܐܦܝ ܩܪ ܗܘ.
hand	noun	ܐܝܕܐ	Raise your hand now. ܐܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܟ ܗܫܐ.
foot	noun	ܪܓܠܐ	My foot hurts today. ܪܓܠܝ ܟܐܒܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
heart	noun	ܠܒܐ	My heart is strong. ܠܒܝ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܘ.
name	noun	ܫܡܐ	My name is Daniel. ܫܡܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܗܘ.
book	noun	ܟܬܒܐ	This book is new. ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ.
word	noun	ܡܠܬܐ	This word is important. ܗܕܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܪܒܬ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܗܝ.
language	noun	ܠܫܢܐ	Language connects many people. ܠܫܢܐ ܡܚܒܪ ܠܣܓܝ ܐܢܫܐ.
money	noun	ܟܣܦܐ	I have no money. ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܟܣܦܐ.
work	noun	ܦܘܠܚܢܐ	My work is hard. ܦܘܠܚܢܝ ܩܫܐ ܗܘ.
love	noun	ܪܚܡܬܐ	Love makes life beautiful. ܪܚܡܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ.
music	noun	ܡܘܣܝܩܝ	The music is beautiful. ܡܘܣܝܩܝ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ.
story	noun	ܫܪܒܐ	The story is very old. ܫܪܒܐ ܥܬܝܩ ܛܒ.
way	noun	ܐܘܪܚܐ	This way is easy. ܗܕܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܗܝ.
thing	noun	ܡܕܡ	This thing is new. ܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ.
life	noun	ܚܝܐ	Life is very short. ܚܝܐ ܟܪܝܐ ܛܒ.
door	noun	ܬܪܥܐ	The door is open. ܬܪܥܐ ܦܬܝܚ ܗܘ.
table	noun	ܦܬܘܪܐ	The book is on the table. ܟܬܒܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܗܘ.
chair	noun	ܟܘܪܣܝܐ	The chair is near the door. ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܬܪܥܐ.
good	adjective	ܛܒܐ	This is a good book. ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܛܒܐ ܗܘ.
bad	adjective	ܒܝܫܐ	That is a bad idea. ܗܝ ܚܘܫܒܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܝ.
big	adjective	ܪܒܐ	The house is big. ܒܝܬܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘ.
small	adjective	ܙܥܘܪܐ	The room is small. ܬܘܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܗܘ.
new	adjective	ܚܕܬܐ	I bought a new book. ܙܒܢܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ.
old	adjective	ܥܬܝܩܐ	This house is old. ܗܢܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܗܘ.
long	adjective	ܐܪܝܟܐ	The road is long. ܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ ܗܝ.
short	adjective	ܟܪܝܐ	The story is short. ܫܪܒܐ ܟܪܝܐ ܗܘ.
high	adjective	ܪܡܐ	That mountain is high. ܗܘ ܛܘܪܐ ܪܡܐ ܗܘ.
hot	adjective	ܚܡܝܡܐ	The tea is hot. ܫܝܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܗܘ.
cold	adjective	ܩܪܝܪܐ	The water is cold. ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ.
happy	adjective	ܚܕܝܐ	The children are happy. ܛܠܝܐ ܚܕܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ.
sad	adjective	ܟܡܝܪܐ	She feels sad today. ܗܝ ܟܡܝܪܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
beautiful	adjective	ܫܦܝܪܐ	The flower is beautiful. ܘܪܕܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ.
easy	adjective	ܦܫܝܩܐ	This lesson is easy. ܗܢܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܗܘ.
hard	adjective	ܩܫܝܐ	This work is hard. ܗܢܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܗܘ.
fast	adjective	ܡܣܪܗܒܐ	The boy is fast. ܛܠܝܐ ܡܣܪܗܒܐ ܗܘ.
right	adjective	ܫܪܝܪܐ	Your answer is right. ܦܬܓܡܟ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ.
true	adjective	ܫܪܝܪܐ	This story is true. ܗܢܐ ܫܪܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ.
full	adjective	ܡܠܐ	The cup is full. ܟܣܐ ܡܠܐ ܗܘ.
empty	adjective	ܣܦܝܩܐ	The room is empty. ܬܘܢܐ ܣܦܝܩܐ ܗܘ.
young	adjective	ܥܠܝܡܐ	The boy is young. ܛܠܝܐ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܗܘ.
strong	adjective	ܚܝܠܬܢܐ	The man is strong. ܓܒܪܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܘ.
weak	adjective	ܚܠܫܐ	He feels weak today. ܗܘ ܚܠܫܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ.
red	adjective	ܣܘܡܩܐ	The flower is red. ܘܪܕܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܗܝ.
blue	adjective	ܙܪܩܐ	The sky is blue. ܫܡܝܐ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܘ.
green	adjective	ܝܘܪܩܐ	The tree is green. ܐܝܠܢܐ ܝܘܪܩܐ ܗܘ.
yellow	adjective	ܣܡܩܐ
black	adjective	ܐܘܟܡܐ	The night is black. ܠܠܝܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܗܘ.
white	adjective	ܚܘܪܐ	The milk is white. ܚܠܒܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܗܘ.
yes	interjection	ܐܝܢ	Yes, I know him. ܐܝܢ، ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ.
no	interjection	ܠܐ	No, I cannot come. ܠܐ، ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ.
not	adverb	ܠܐ	I am not ready. ܠܐ ܛܝܒ ܐܢܐ.
and	conjunction	ܘ	Bread and water are enough. ܠܚܡܐ ܘܡܝܐ ܣܦܩܝܢ.
or	conjunction	ܐܘ	Tea or coffee is fine. ܫܝܐ ܐܘ ܩܗܘܐ ܛܒ.
but	conjunction	ܐܠܐ	I tried, but failed. ܢܣܝܬ، ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܨܠܚܬ.
if	conjunction	ܐܢ	If he comes, call me. ܐܢ ܐܬܐ، ܩܪܝ ܠܝ.
because	conjunction	ܡܛܠ	I stayed because it rained. ܦܫܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܛܪ.
with	preposition	ܥܡ	I came with my friend. ܐܬܝܬ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܝ.
without	preposition	ܕܠܐ	He left without money. ܐܙܠ ܕܠܐ ܟܣܦܐ.
for	preposition	ܠ	This gift is for you. ܗܢܐ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܠܟ ܗܝ.
from	preposition	ܡܢ	She came from the city. ܗܝ ܐܬܬ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
to	preposition	ܠ	We went to school. ܚܢܢ ܐܙܠܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ.