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Analysis of Peshitta verse Matthew 5:14

Matthew 5:14 - ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܢܽܘܗܪܶܗ ܕ݁ܥܳܠܡܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܚܳܐ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܶܛܫܶܐ ܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܕ݁ܥܰܠ ܛܽܘܪܳܐ ܒ݁ܰܢܝܳܐ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) You are the light of the world: It is not possible that a city which is built upon a hill can be hidden.

(Murdock) Ye are the light of the world! A city built upon a hill, not be concealed.

(Lamsa) You are indeed the light of the world; a city that is built upon a mountain cannot be hidden.

(KJV) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

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
ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ 2:1481 ܐܢܬ Pronoun thou 22 25 62040-05140 Second Masculine Plural - - - No - - -
ܐܢܘܢ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ 2:4989 ܗܘ Pronoun he, it, is 101 59 62040-05141 Third Masculine Plural - - - No - - -
ܢܘܗܪܗ ܢܽܘܗܪܶܗ 2:12782 ܢܗܪ Noun light 331 137 62040-05142 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No Third Masculine Singular
ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕ݁ܥܳܠܡܳܐ 2:15746 ܥܠܡܐ Noun age, eternity, world 415 164 62040-05143 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܠܐ ܠܳܐ 2:10878 ܠܐ Particle no, not 233 107 62040-05144 - - - - - - No - - -
ܡܫܟܚܐ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܚܳܐ 2:21257 ܐܫܟܚ Verb find, happen, able 576 222 62040-05145 Third Feminine Singular - Active Participle PEAL No - - -
ܕܬܛܫܐ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܶܛܫܶܐ 2:8447 ܛܫܐ Verb hide oneself, hidden, hide 184 90 62040-05146 Third Feminine Singular - Imperfect PEAL No - - -
ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ 2:4522 ܕܢ Noun city 252 115 62040-05147 - Feminine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܕܥܠ ܕ݁ܥܰܠ 2:15688 ܥܠ Particle on, about, concerning 413 162 62040-05148 - - - - - - No - - -
ܛܘܪܐ ܛܽܘܪܳܐ 2:8097 ܛܘܪܐ Noun mountain, hill 170 86 62040-05149 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܒܢܝܐ ܒ݁ܰܢܝܳܐ 2:2833 ܒܢܐ Verb build 48 37 62040-051410 Third Feminine Singular - Passive Participle PEAL 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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