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AA.02.13 HARRAK

Inside the church, the façade of the Sanctuary , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1744
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܟܠܝܘܡevery dayadverbroot ܝܘܡ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗto the housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܘܣܓܘܕand prostrate!verbroot ܣܓܕ ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ
ܢܫܩkiss!verbroot ܢܫܩ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun
ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܠܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܘܨܠܐand pray!verbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܒܫܡܝܐwho is in heavennounroot ܫܡܝ + ܨܠܐܬprayer ofnounroot ܨܠܐ ܐܠܥܕܪܗ
ܝܩܘܡwill riseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܗܝshepronounalso itroot ܗܘ
ܐܠܛܐܗܪܐthe Immaculateadjectiveroot ܛܗܪ ܫܪevilnounroot ܫܪܪ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܢܐagainst our citynounroot ܡܕܝܢ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܝܩܕܪwill be ableverbroot ܩܕܪ ܬܫܦܥto intercedeverbroot ܫܦܥ
ܚܬܝso thatconjunction ܕܪܝܬprogenynounroot ܕܪܐ
ܠܢܐon our behalfpreposition ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܪܒgreat onenounalso masterroot ܪܒ ܐܠܐܥܛܡthe greatestadjectiveroot ܥܛܡ ܬܬܟܠܨmay be savedverbroot ܟܠܨ ܐܕܡAdamproper-noun
ܪܘܚspiritnounalso windroot ܪܘܚ ܐܠܩܕܘܣthe Holy Onenounroot ܩܕܣ ܐܠܬܝwhopronoun ܐܢܙܠܬ ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܪܒܢܐour Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܣܡܐܝܟ + ܒܓܪܦܬ ܨܗܝܘܢSionroot ܨܗܝܘܢ ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܐܠܬܠܐܡܝܕ ܒܢܝsons ofnounroot ܒܪ ܐܣܪܐܪܟ ܦܗܝ ܬܚܠ ܦܝinpreposition ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܩܕܣܝ ܐܩܕܐܣܟ + ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܐܠܚܐܜܪܝܢ ܛܐܠܒܝܢ ܪܚܡܬܟ ܡܟܠܨܝܢ +
ܝܵܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܐܠܠܗܿGodproper-nounroot اله
ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܩܕܘܣ

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

English Translation

A
(1, Syr.) Go to the house of the Lord every day and prostrate before the lofty altar. (2) Kiss the living Cross and pray the Lord’s Prayer. (Garsh.) Through the prayer of the Virgin Mary the Immaculate, no evil will be able to rise against our city. She will intercede (3) on our behalf with the greatest Lord so that the progeny of Adam may be saved.

B
(Garsh.) The Holy Spirit which you, our Lord, caused to descend from your heaven, in the (Upper) Room of Zion, upon the disciples, the associates of your mysteries, will settle in this place of your Holy of Holies, upon the present ones, who seek your mercy, while being saved.

C
(Garsh.) (1) O God (2) O Holy One.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St Ephrem)
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Lord's Prayer
Material & Physical
Architecture Sanctuary
Personal Names
Mary
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 83-85; Ḥaddād 1976, pp. 127- 128
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