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Analysis of Peshitta verse Matthew 11:17

Matthew 11:17 - ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܙܡܰܪܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܘܠܳܐ ܪܰܩܶܕ݂ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܘܶܐܠܰܝܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܘܠܳܐ ܐܰܪܩܶܕ݂ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) and say, We have sung to you, and you have not danced; we have wailed unto you, and you have not mourned.

(Murdock) and say:We have sung to you, and ye did not dance: we have wailed to you, and ye did not lament.

(Lamsa) And say, We have sung to you, but you would not dance; and we have wailed to you but you did not mourn.

(KJV) And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

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 62040-11170 Third Masculine Plural - Active Participle PEAL No - - -
ܙܡܪܢ ܙܡܰܪܢ 2:5805 ܙܡܪ Verb sing, pipe 117 66 62040-11171 First Common Plural - Perfect PEAL No - - -
ܠܟܘܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ 2:10849 ܠ Particle to, for 232 107 62040-11172 - - - - - - No Second Masculine Plural
ܘܠܐ ܘܠܳܐ 2:10871 ܠܐ Particle no, not 233 107 62040-11173 - - - - - - No - - -
ܪܩܕܬܘܢ ܪܰܩܶܕ݂ܬ݁ܽܘܢ 2:20268 ܪܩܕ Verb dance, mourn 549 211 62040-11174 Second Masculine Plural - Perfect PAEL No - - -
ܘܐܠܝܢ ܘܶܐܠܰܝܢ 2:895 ܐܠܐ Verb howl, lament aloud, wail 17 22 62040-11175 First Common Plural - Perfect PEAL No - - -
ܠܟܘܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ 2:10849 ܠ Particle to, for 232 107 62040-11176 - - - - - - No Second Masculine Plural
ܘܠܐ ܘܠܳܐ 2:10871 ܠܐ Particle no, not 233 107 62040-11177 - - - - - - No - - -
ܐܪܩܕܬܘܢ ܐܰܪܩܶܕ݂ܬ݁ܽܘܢ 2:20261 ܪܩܕ Verb dance, mourn 549 211 62040-11178 Second Masculine Plural - Perfect APHEL 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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