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== Etymology == ''Peshitta'' is derived from the [[Syriac language|Syriac]] ''mappaqtâ pšîṭtâ'' (ܡܦܩܬܐ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ), literally meaning "simple version". However, it is also possible to translate ''pšîṭtâ'' as "common" (that is, for all people), or "straight", as well as the usual translation as "simple". Syriac is a dialect, or group of dialects, of Eastern [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]], originating around [[Edessa]] and is written in [[Syriac alphabet|its own alphabet]]. This is transliterated into the [[Latin script]] in a number of ways, generating different spellings of the name: ''Peshitta'', ''Peshittâ'', ''Pshitta'', ''Pšittâ'', ''Pshitto'', ''Fshitto''. All of these are acceptable, but ''Peshitta'' is the most conventional spelling in English.
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