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AD.01.17 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
1875
Language
Syriac
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ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܩܘܫܬܢܝܐrighteousadjectiveroot ܩܫܛ ܡܠܐܟܐangelnounroot ܡܠܐܟ ܒܣܪܢܝܐcorporaladjectiveroot ܒܣܪ
ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܩܕܐand enjoyverb ܛܘܒܐblessingnounroot ܛܘܒ ܦܐܝܐbefittingadjectiveroot ܦܐܐ ܒܥܘܒܐon the bosomnounroot ܥܘܒ ܐܒܪܗܡܝܐof Abrahamadjective
ܐܝܟܐwhereadverb ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐthe righteousnounroot ܟܐܢ ܡܕܝܪܝܢdwellverbroot ܕܘܪ ܒܗin itpreposition ܘܡܒܥܕand faradjectiveroot ܒܥܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܥܩ̈ܬܐdifficultiesnounroot ܥܩ
ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܫܟܝܚ̈ܢ ܒܗin itpreposition ܬܐܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܠܐand full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܓ̈ܐܘܬܐ
ܪܒgreat onenounalso masterroot ܪܒ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܘܫܒܝܚpraiseworthyroot ܫܒܚ ܒܩܪܝܬܐin the villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܘܡܠܠspeakroot ܡܠ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ
ܐܦalsoparticlealso evenroot ܐܦ ܪܚܝܡܐbelovedadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܟܢܫܐcongregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐand womennounroot ܢܫ ܒܫܘܝܘܬܐequalityalso similarityroot ܫܘܐ
ܡܐwhenparticle ܦܐܐproperalso becomingroot ܦܐܝ ܠܗhimpronoun ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ ܚܠܝܐ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܢܟܦܐchasteadjectiveroot ܢܟܦ ܐܦalsoparticlealso evenroot ܐܦ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܩܫܝܫpriestnounalso presbyterroot ܩܫ
ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܓܒܝܐchosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ ܕܘܒܪܗ ܘܡܥܠܝܐ.and sublimeadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ
ܡܝܬhe diedverbroot ܡܬ ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ + ܕܟܐܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܚ̄.
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܪܘܦܘ ܟܝܟܘܗ.
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐof Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ ܐܦܥܗ.

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.

(1-5) Go, truthful Priest and human angel! Go and get a befitting blessing on the bosom of Abraham, where the righteous ones dwell, and which is free of all difficulties; in it groans are not found and it is full of all delightful things. He was great and glorious in the village, speaking the truth, (6-10) and was beloved by the entire community, men and women alike. How the sweet name befits him: Chaste and venerable priest, chosen priest of the church, who was sublime in his whole behaviour! The priest Gēwōrgīs son of Rūfō Kīkwā died on the 8th of the month of Latter Kōnūn (January), (11) in the year 1875 of Christ.

Location Detail Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions 0.45m × 0.30m
Poetic Metre Metrical, following the metre of St
Ecclesiastical Titles Chaste and venerable priest, chosen priest of the church
Gēwōrgīs Rūfō Kīkwā
Harrak 2010, p.239-240
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