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Peshitta

/pʃit.tɑː/

Peshitta proper noun: a Syriac translation of the Bible.

Proper noun

Peshitta

  1. A Syriac translation of the Bible.

Origin of Peshitta

From Classical Syriac ܦܫܝܛܬܐ (pəšīṭtā), shortened from ܡܦܩܬܐ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ (mappaqtā pəšīṭtā, “simple version”).

Questions about Peshitta

What does Peshitta mean?
Peshitta means a Syriac translation of the Bible.
What part of speech is Peshitta?
Peshitta is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Peshitta?
Peshitta is pronounced /pʃit.tɑː/.

Words near Peshitta in the dictionary

  1. peshcushes
  2. pesher
  3. peshers
  4. peshgi
  5. Peshito
  6. Peshitta
  7. Peshitto
  8. peshkabz
  9. peshkar
  10. peshkars
  11. peshkash

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