Peshito

Peshito
Peshito [pə shēt′tä΄pə shē′tō]
n.
Syriac pshīṭtā, shortened < mappaqtā pshīṭtā, the simple version < pšaṭ, to be straightforward
the standard translation of the Old and New Testaments in ancient Syriac: also Peshitta [pə shēt′tä΄]

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