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AD.01.19 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
1892
Language
Syriac
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ܥܠ]uponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܗhis hopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܝܫܘܿܥ ܘܠܣܘܿܟܝܐ ܕܝܘܡܐdayroot ܝܘܡ ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ
ܐܬܬܢܝܚhe diedverbroot ܢܘܚ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܕܫܡܗwhose namenounroot ܫܡ ܡܬܝMattīproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐfamilynounroot ܫܪܒ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܫܘܢܐČūnāproper-noun ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܟܘܕܝܕܝܐof Kudēdāadjective
ܕܙܒܢwhich he purchasedverbroot ܙܒܢ ܚܝ̈ܘ̄ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܗhimpronoun ܚܡܫܝܢfiftynumeralroot ܚܡܫ ܘܬܠܬand threenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ
ܬܡܢܬܥܣܪeighteenroot ܬܡܢܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ ܟܗܢpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܦܓܪܐbodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܐand Bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ
ܘܒܪ̈ܬܡܘܗܝ ܚܠܝ̈ܐsweetadjectiveroot ܚܠܐ ܟܢܪܐ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܪܘܚܢܝܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ
ܐܪܦܝ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܨܒ1892numeral ܚܫhe sufferedverbroot ܚܫ ܠܘܘܝܐ
ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܬܫܥܐthe 9thnumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܒܚܙܝܪܢin Ḥzīrōn (June)noun ܝܪܚܐmonthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܫܡܫܢܝܐ
ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ ܓܠܝܢܟ ܐܫܘܝܗܝmake him worthyverbroot ܫܘܐ ܕܢܩܘܡthat we would riseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܝܡܝܢܝܐ
ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܒܢܝ̈ ܣܝܥܬܐthe groupnounroot ܣܥ ܕܡܘܫܐof Mūšēproper-noun ܘܐܗܪܘܢand Aaronproper-noun ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܙܗܝ̈ܐ

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) Trusting [in] Jesus and expecting the last day, the Priest named Mattī son of Ēlīā, of the family Bēt-Šūnā of Kudēdā, died. His life spanned fifty-three years, offering the Living Body and Blood (of Jesus) for eighteen years. (6-10) In his sweet melodies he was a spiritual lyre. He left the world in the year 1892, and was carried in the funeral procession on the 9th of Ḥzīrōn (June), the sunny month. (Lord,) in the day of your manifestation, make him worthy to stand on the right side along with the members of the group of Moses and Aaron, the brilliant priests.

Location Detail Shrine of the Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.
Dimensions 0.80m × 0.70m
Poetic Metre Metrical following the metre of St
Families & Tribes Family Bēt-Šūnā of Kudēdā
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest for eighteen years, a spiritual lyre in his sweet melodies
Liturgy Offered the Living Body and Blood (Eucharist) for eighteen years
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Kudēdā
Mattī Ēlīā
Harrak 2010, p.241-242
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