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AD.01.15 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: The Old and the New Churches; Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
1861
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܠܚܘܕܝܐand Single Oneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܟܘܪ
ܣܝܗ ܐܝܬܘ̄ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ
ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܐ̱ܚܪܝܐ ܘܠܐܝܬܘܬܗand his beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܫܘܪ̄ ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ
ܒܚܘܒܗthrough his lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐ̱ܝܬܝܝܐ ܫܕܪhe sentverbroot ܫܕܪ ܠܒܪܗhis Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܡܬܘܡܝܐeternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܘܠܒܫand put onverbroot ܠܒܫ
ܦܓܪܐbodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܐܢܫܝܐhumanadjectiveroot ܐܢܫ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܓܢܣܐkindalso offspringroot ܓܢܣܐ ܐܕܡܝܐhuman (Adamic)adjectiveroot ܐܕܡ ܘܡܝܬand diedverbroot ܡܘܬ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ
ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܬܘܒand againadverbroot ܬܘܒ ܐܬܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܠܡܕܢto judgeverbroot ܕܘܢ ܓܢܣܐkindalso offspringroot ܓܢܣܐ ܐܢܫܝܐhumanadjectiveroot ܐܢܫ
ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܟܗ̄
ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܘܟܪܘܙܐand preachernounroot ܟܪܙ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܡܬܝMattīproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐfamilynounroot ܫܪܒ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܟܕܪKidrproper-noun ܫܢܘmadalso be, depart, removeroot ܫܢܐ ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ
ܕܐܘܫܥܢܐ ܒܫܥܬ ܓ̄3rdnumeral ܒܐܕܪin Ādār (March)noun ܏ܟܕ!whenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܏ܐܦܣܐnumeralnumeral ܏ܡܫ

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

(1-5) In the name of the Living God, the Trinity and the Single One whose throne is in heaven and whose abode is the magnificent light. He is the beginning and the end, and his being has no beginning. Through his everlasting love he sent his eternal Son as he wanted. The Son put on himself a human body out of the nature of Adam. He died and rose up (6-10) on the third day and on the last day he will come again to judge the human race. The reverend priest and the preacher of the church the Priest Mattī son of the Priest Yawsef of the Kidr Šannō family left this earthly world, departing to the spiritual one. He died on Palm (Sun)day, the third hour, 24th of Ōdōr (March), 1861 of Christ.

Context
Location Detail Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions 0.95m × 0.70m
Poetic Metre Metrical, following the metre of St
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Kidr Šannō family
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest and preacher of the church
Religion & Practice
Christology The eternal Son put on a human body, died and rose, will come to judge
Feasts & Commemorations Died on Palm Sunday
Trinity Invocation of the Living God, the Trinity and the Single One
Personal Names
Mattī Yawsef
References
Harrak 2010, p.237-238
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