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AD.04.07 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, courtyard removed from its original place. , Mōr Gīwōrgīs

Mōr Gīwōrgīs Nineveh
Date
1748
Language
Syriac
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ܒܦܘܩܕܢthrough the decree ofnounroot ܦܩܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ
ܘܠܚܘܕܝܐand Single Oneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܗwhose thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣܝ ܐܝܬ̄ܘisverb
ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ
ܘܗ݂ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܐܚܪܝܐand the Lastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܠܐܝܬܘܬܗwhose beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܫܘܪܝܐbeginningnounroot ܫܪܐ
ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ ܒܚܘܒܗthrough his lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܝܬܝܝܐeverlastingadjectiveroot ܐܝܬ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ
ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܘܟܢܝܟܐand shyadjectivealso modestroot ܟܢܟ ܡܪܥܝܢܐpleasingadjectiveroot ܪܥܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐto Godhoodnounroot ܐܠܗ
ܡܒܘܥܐsourcenounalso fountainroot ܢܒܥ ܕܓܿܣܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐmimrē-homiliesnounroot ܐܡܪ ܘܐܡܘܪܐand chanternounroot ܐܡܪ ܕܟܠof allnounroot ܟܠ
ܣܘܓܝ̈ܬܐsūġiōtō-hymnsnoun ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ ܘܒܣܝ݂ܡ ܩܝܢܬܐmelodynounroot ܩܝܢ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܥܩܘܒJacob (Ya'qūb)proper-noun ܡܢܚܐthe lateadjectiveroot ܢܘܚ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܒ̄ܢܛyear 2059numeral ܕܝ̄ܘܢof Greeceadjective
ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܡܘܠܕܗhis birthnounroot ܝܠܕ ܕܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܕܡܚܿܣܐ ܗܘ݂hepronounalso itroot ܗܘ
ܢܬܚܣܐwill be pardonedverbroot ܚܣܐ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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.

(1-5a) Through the decree of God the Living, Trinity, and Single One, whose throne is in heaven, and whose dwelling is the magnificent light: He is the First and the Last and his being has no beginning. Through his everlasting love, as he wished (sic). (7-10a) A venerable and dignified priest, pleasing to Godhood, abundant source of mimrē-homilies, chanter of all sūġiōtō-hymns, beautiful of name and sweet of melody, the late Priest Ya‛qūb (5b-6) left this earthly world, departing to the spiritual one (10b-12) in the year 2059 of Greece, the day of the Nativity of our Lord. He who (says: May God) pardon (him), he will be pardoned, amen.

Location Detail Courtyard, removed from its original place.
Dimensions 0.45m × 0.47m
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest
Liturgy Chanter of hymns and homilies
Feasts & Commemorations Nativity of our Lord
Trinity God the Living, Trinity, and Single One
Literature Mimrē-homilies; sūġiōtō-hymns
Tools Stonecutter used a drill
Cross Ornamental cross at the beginning
Periods / Eras Year 2059 of Greece
Ya‛qūb
Harrak 2010, p.274-275
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