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AD.05.11 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of Mār Yūhannā, courtyard. , south east of Qaraqōš

south east of Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
1890
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܩܒܪܐthe tombnounroot ܩܒܪ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܟto youpronoun ܒܝܬܘܢܐa little housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܐܘOparticle ܒܪܝmy sonnounroot ܒܪ
ܒܟܪܝܘܬܐin sadnessnounroot ܟܪܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐthe deadnounroot ܡܘܬ ܕܡܬܓܢܝܢwho reclineverbroot ܓܢܐ ܥܡܟwith youprepositionroot ܥܡ
ܣܕܝܪܝܢin arrayverbroot ܣܕܪ ܒܡܫܬܘܬܐat the banquetnounroot ܫܬܐ ܘܫܬܝܢand drinkverbroot ܫܬܐ ܠܗܿܘ ܚܡܪܐwinenounroot ܚܡܪ
ܕܥܨܪwhich pressedverbroot ܥܨܪ ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ ܒܝܥܢܘܬܐwith aviditynounroot ܝܥܢ ܢܫܘܝܟmake you worthyverbroot ܫܘܐ ܡܪܟyour Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܡܚܝܢܐwho gives lifeadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ
ܕܬܐܥܘܠto enterverbroot ܥܠ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐthe Kingdomnounroot ܡܠܟ ܀ ܡܝܬhe diedverbroot ܡܬ ܛܠܝܐboynounalso youthroot ܛܠܝ
ܝܘܚܢܐYūhannā (John)proper-noun ܪܓܝܓܐattractiveadjectiveroot ܪܓ ܘܫܦܝܪܐand handsomeadjectiveroot ܫܦܪ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܬܘܡܐTūmōproper-noun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܫܪܒܬܐfamilynounroot ܫܪܒ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܚܢܝHannīproper-noun ܣܘܢܗSōnahproper-noun ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ
ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܕܐܕܪof Ōdōr (March)proper-noun ܒܥܐܕܐon the feastnounroot ܥܐܕ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun
ܕܟܐܢfallingverbroot ܟܐܢ ܒܝ̄ܛ19thnumeral ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܒܗin itpreposition ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ
ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܕܢܚܣܐwho pardonsverbroot ܚܣܐ ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܢܬܚܣܐwill be pardonedverbroot ܚܣܐ ܐܦܨ̄ ܡܫ̄deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ

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) Grave became a little house for you, my son! In sadness, the dead who reclined themselves with you, drink in array at the drinking-banquet the wine which death has pressed with avidity. May your Lord who gives life make you worthy to enter the Kingdom. (6-10) The attractive and handsome boy Yūhannā son of Tūmō of the family Bēt-Hannī-Sōnah died. He departed in the month of Ōdōr (March), feast of Saint Joseph, falling on the 19th day of the same month. He who (says: May God) pardon (him), he will be pardoned: 1890 of Christ.

Context
Location Detail Courtyard.
Dimensions 0.37m x 0.30m
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Jacob
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Family Bēt-Hannī-Sōnah
Religion & Practice
Prayer May your Lord make you worthy to enter the Kingdom; he will be pardoned
Feasts & Commemorations Feast of Saint Joseph
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope Month of Ōdōr (March), 19th day, 1890 of Christ
Personal Names
Yūhannā Tūmō
References
Harrak 2010, p.288-289
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