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AD.03.08 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Sergius and Bacchus; In the courtyard, discarded , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš Nineveh
Date
1860
Language
Syriac
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ܡܝܬhe diedverbroot ܡܬ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ.in Christnounroot ܡܫܚ ܕܫܡܗwhose namenounroot ܫܡ
ܐܣܛܝܦܐܢܘܣ ܢܝܚܐ.restnounroot ܢܘܚ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܣ̄
ܕܡܫܝܚܐ.of Christnounroot ܡܫܚ ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܝܣܢin Nīsān (April)noun
ܝܪܚـ]ܐ. ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗfaithalso beliefroot ܗܝܡܢ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ.Syrianadjective ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ
ܐܝܬthere isparticleroot ܐܝܬ
ܪ̈ܚܡܐ
ܥܘ�
ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ
ܒܥܝask forverbroot ܒܥܐ
ܪ̈ܚܡܐ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܡܪܟyour Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ
ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ
ܪ̈ܚܡܐ
ܗܢܘthis ispronoun
ܬܪܥgatenounalso doorroot ܬܪܥ ܕofparticlealso that, which, whoroot ܕ ܒܝܬܗhis housenounroot ܒܝܬ
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܪܘܚܩܘSpirit (Holy)nounroot ܪܘܚ
ܕܫܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ
ܒܓܘܗinside itprepositionroot ܓܘ
ܫܪܝܐis settledverbroot ܫܪ ܥܘܠܘgo inverbroot ܥܠ
ܠܗhimpronoun ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ
ܐܬܘܢyou areverbroot ܐܬܐ
ܕܟܝ̈ܐ
ܕܬܫܬܘܘܢthat you may be worthyverbroot ܫܘܐ
ܠܗܘof thepronoun
ܛܘܒܐblessingnounroot ܛܘܒ
ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ
ܦܝinpreposition ܝܘܒܝܠܗ
ܐܠܟܗܢܘܬܝ
ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܦܛܪܝܪܟ ܒܐܒ�
ܕܐܟܠܐhinderalso forbid, restrainroot ܟܠܐ ܘܟܐܪܓ̰ܐ
ܒܢܦܩܬ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܬܓ̰ܕܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܓ̰ܕܕ ܗܕܗthispronoun
ܘܬܘܣܥܬ
ܐܠܟܢܝܣܗ̈
ܗܐhereparticlealso behold ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܩܠܒܝ ܘܓܣܡܝ
ܕܝܐܪ ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ
ܢܦܣܝ ܐܠܝtopreposition
ܐܠܛܘ
ܒܐܢܝܗ
ܡܪܬܝLady/Martnounroot ܡܪ
ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun
ܡܢܐܬremainsnounalso portionroot ܡܢܐ
ܘܬܡܝ�
ܬܫܬܐܩ
ܝܐܪܒ ܐܠܩܘܐܬ
ܡܣܐܟܢܟ
ܡܐwhenparticle ܐܚܒkindledalso be, loveroot ܚܒ
ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܬܪܥܐܐܐ
ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ
ܪ̈ܚܡܐ
ܘܠܓܘand insideadverbroot ܓܘ
ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܐܢܗ̈numeral (year)numeral ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ
ܐܬܚܕܬܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܗܕthispronoun ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܠܒܥ�
ܕܒܒ̈ܢ
ܒܟwith youpreposition
ܢܕܩܪwe will overcomeverbroot ܕܩܪ

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) The priest died in Christ! (2) His name is the sweet Istīfānōs, in the year 1860 (3a) of Christ, the second day of (4) the [mon]th (3b) of Nīsōn (April). (4) In faith he was Syrian from [… …].

Location Detail In the courtyard, discarded.
Dimensions 0.55m x 0.57m
Poetic Metre Metrical and rhyming, following the metre of St
Ecclesiastical Titles A priest (Ist,īfānōs)
Peoples 'in faith he was Syrian'
Periods / Eras Dated year 1860 of Christ
Ist Īfānōs
Harrak 2010, p.267
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