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AB.02.05 HARRAK

Inside the church , Bartellī

Bartellī › Nineveh
Date
1931
Language
Arabic (A 1-4), Syriac (B 1-13)
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Transcription
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪܐthe tombnounroot ܩܒܪ ܕܡܫܡ̄ ܢܟܦܐchasteadjectiveroot ܢܟܦ ܘܙܗܝܐ:and venerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܣܒܐold mannounalso elderroot ܣܒ
ܗܕܝܪܐ ܐܪܟܘܢ ܕܝܪܐmonasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܕܡܬܝof Mattaiproper-noun ܓܲܒܝܐ: ܒܕܚܠܬin the fear ofnounroot ܕܚܠ
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܫܡܠܝcompletingverbroot ܡܠܐ ܪܗܛܗhis coursenounroot ܪܗܛ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܥܕܠܝܐ:blamealso faultroot ܥܕܠ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܢܬܠmay he giveverbroot ܝܗܒ ܐܓܪܐrewardnounroot ܐܓܪ ܠܥܡܠܗ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܐ̱ܚܪܝܐ ܍
ܐܘ݁Oparticle ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܫܡܥܘthey heardverbroot ܫܡܥ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܘand understand!verbroot ܣܟܠ ܫܪܒܗ ܕܗܢܐ:of thispronoun
ܦܬܘܪ ܒܝܬܗhis housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܣܕܝܪ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܐܪ̈ܚܐ ܒܟ݁ܠ ܥܕܢܐ:momentalso season, time, opportunityroot ܥܕܢ
ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܡܲܝܬܐ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܟܠܗfor all theadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܥܘܬܪܐwealthalso richesroot ܥܬܪ ܕܙܒܢܐtemporalnounroot ܙܒܢ ܗܢܐ:this (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܢܬܠܝܘܗܝ ܓܠܝܘܬmanifestationalso confidenceroot ܓܠܐ ܐܦ̈ܐ ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ:countnounalso numberroot ܚܫܒ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܫܡܐܣdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܒܚܘ ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ
ܨܠܝܘܗ ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܬܘܦܝhe diedverbroot ܘܦܝ ܦܝinpreposition ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܐܠܬܐܢܝthe Secondadjectiveroot ܬܢܝ

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

(11) is in relief. The Syriac part is metrical following the metre of St. Jacob. Script: Serto, partially vocalized. Date: 1879. J F'?1 !( 1 M ,G+0/ :!*?C 5 ‡ 5 :!(0; >./ 5 :*GC :*#,( !7'2 8 ‫ـﺔ ﻤﺴﻴﺤﻴﺔ‬١٨٧٩‫ﺴﻨــ‬ 11 (1-5) This is the grave of the virtuous and distinguished Deacon, the honourable elder, the Archdeacon of the monastery of (Mār) Mattā the Elect. He ended his course in the fear of the Lord and without blame. May the Lord reward him on the Last Day on account of his labour. My beloved ones, listen and understand the story of this one. (6-10) The (dining) table in his house was always set for passers by, but he did not talk about all this temporary wealth. May the Lord give him assurance on the Day of Reckoning. (Garsh.) This is the grave of the late Deacon Bahhō, son of Slīwā. He died in the month of Latter Tišrīn (November) (11, Arab.) the year 1879 of Christ.

Context
Location Detail Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary
Dimensions 82 × 55cm
Poetic Metre Metrical following the metre of St
People & Roles
Peoples Arab
Personal Names
Bar-Hebraeus
References
Harrak 2010, pp.199-200
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