Analysis of Peshitta verse 'John 16:18'

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Analysis of Peshitta verse John 16:18

John 16:18 - ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܗ݈ܝ ܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܩܰܠܺܝܠ ܕ݁ܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܳܐ ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢܰܢ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܡܡܰܠܶܠ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) And they said, What is this little (time of) which he hath spoken? We know not what he saith.

(Murdock) And they said: What is this little while, of which he speaketh? We know not what he saith.

(Lamsa) And they said, What is this that he said, A little while? We cannot understand what he talks about.

(KJV) They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

Grammatical analysis

General									Morphological information							Suffix information
Word	Vocalised	ID	Root	Category	Meaning	PS	JEN	CAL	Person	Gender	Number	State	Tense	Form	Enclitic	Person	Gender	Number
ܘܐܡܪܝܢ	ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ	2:1298	ܐܡܪ	Verb	say, speak, announce, affirm	20	24	62043-16180	Third	Masculine	Plural	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܗܘܘ	ܗ݈ܘܰܘ	2:5147	ܗܘܐ	Verb	be, was, turn	101	59	62043-16181	Third	Masculine	Plural	-	Perfect	PEAL	Yes	-	-	-
ܡܢܐ	ܡܳܢܳܐ	2:12204	ܡܢ	Pronoun	why, what	281	125	62043-16182	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܗܝ	ܗ݈ܝ	2:5033	ܗܘ	Pronoun	he, it, is	101	59	62043-16183	Third	Feminine	Singular	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
ܗܕܐ	ܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ	2:5249	ܗܢ	Pronoun	this, these	104	61	62043-16184	-	Feminine	Singular	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܩܠܝܠ	ܩܰܠܺܝܠ	2:18614	ܩܠ	Adjective	little, light, swift	506	194	62043-16185	-	Masculine	Singular	Absolute	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܕܐܡܪ	ܕ݁ܶܐܡܰܪ	2:1264	ܐܡܪ	Verb	say, speak, announce, affirm	20	24	62043-16186	Third	Masculine	Singular	-	Perfect	PEAL	No	-	-	-
ܠܐ	ܠܳܐ	2:10878	ܠܐ	Particle	no, not	233	107	62043-16187	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܝܕܥܝܢܢ	ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢܰܢ	2:8697	ܝܕܥ	Verb	know, known, recognize	188	91	62043-16188	First	Masculine	Plural	-	Active Participle	PEAL	No	First	Common	Plural
ܡܢܐ	ܡܳܢܳܐ	2:12204	ܡܢ	Pronoun	why, what	281	125	62043-16189	-	-	-	-	-	-	No	-	-	-
ܡܡܠܠ	ܡܡܰܠܶܠ	2:12055	ܡܠ	Verb	speak	273	122	62043-161810	Third	Masculine	Singular	-	Active Participle	PAEL	No	-	-	-

^{This work makes use of the Syriac Electronic Data Retrieval Archive (SEDRA) by Dr. George A. Kiraz, distributed by the Syriac Computing Institute.}
^{Peshitta verses are taken from the Peshitta NT published by the British and Foreign Bible Society.}
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