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AG.02.02 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic ‘Old’ Church of The Virgin Mary, The new church of the Virgin Mary. , Ba‛šīqā

Ba‛šīqā › Nineveh
Date
1932
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mōr Pius XI Pope of Rome
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝܬwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܝܠܕܬMother ofnounroot ܝܠܕ
ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܕܒܛܝܢwho was conceivedverbroot ܒܛܢ ܒܗܿin itpreposition ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܛܘܠܫܐstain (Immaculate)nounroot ܛܠܫ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܟܕyear 1924numeral
ܒܫܦܝܥܘܬthanks to the generosity ofnounroot ܫܦܥ ܐܝܕܐhandnounroot ܐܝܕ ܕܐܒܘܢof our Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܡܪܝ̄
ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܦܐܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗܘܡܝof Romeproper-noun ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣIgnatius (Īġnātiōs)proper-noun ܐܦܪܝܡEphremproper-noun ܬܪܝܢܐthe Secondnumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ ܕܗ݂ܘ
ܪܚܡܐܢܝRahmānīproper-noun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ.of Antiochproper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܦܪܢܣܝܣFrancisproper-noun ܕܘܡܝܢܝܟܘܣDominicusproper-noun ܒܝܪܝBerréproper-noun ܐܝܙܓܕܐenvoynounroot ܐܙܓܕ
ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐof the Seenoun ܫܠܝܚܝܐApostolicadjectiveroot ܫܠܚ ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܕܡܫܚܗܿwho surveyed itverbroot ܡܫܚ
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣGregory (Ġrīġōriōs)proper-noun ܦܛܪܘܣPatrōs (Peter)proper-noun ܗܒܪܐHabrāproper-noun
ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܝܛܐthe Metropolitannoun ܕܡܪܥܝܬܐof the diocesenounroot ܪܥܝ ܕܡܘܨܠ.of Mosulproper-noun
ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐthrough the carenounroot ܝܨܦ ܕܓܒܪܐof the mannounroot ܓܒܪ ܡܝܬܪܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܝܬܪ ܢܥܘܡNa‛‛ūmproper-noun ܥܒܕ.servantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ
ܐܠܟܪܝܡal-Karīm (the Generous)proper-nounroot ܟܪܡ ܥܒܝܕܗ‛Bēdāproper-noun ܘܐܬܩܕܫܬand was consecratedverbroot ܩܕܫ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣIgnatius (Īġnātiōs)proper-noun ܓܒܪܝܠGabriēlproper-noun ܬܒܘܢܝTappūnīproper-noun
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܠܒyear 1932numeral ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐof Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ

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) This holy church named after the Mother of God the Immaculate Conception was built in the year 1924 thanks to the generosity of our Holy Father Mōr Pius XI Pope of Rome, during the time of our Father Mōr Īġnātiōs Afrēm the Second Rahmānī Patriarch of Antioch, Mōr Francis Dominicus Berré, the Envoy of the Apostolic See who surveyed it, and Mōr Ġrīġōriōs Patrōs Habrā, the Metropolitan of the diocese of Mosul, and through the diligence of the virtuous man Na‛‛ūm ‛Abd-al-Karīm ‛Bēdā. It was consecrated during the days of Mōr Īġnātiōs Gabriēl Tappūnī, in the year 1932 of Christ.

Context
Location Detail The new church of the Virgin Mary.
Patriarch Mōr Īġnātiōs Afrēm the Second Rahmānī; Mōr Īġnātiōs Gabriēl Tappūnī
Pope Mōr Pius XI Pope of Rome
People & Roles
Bishops Ġrīġōriōs Patrōs Habrā, Metropolitan of Mosul; Francis Dominicus Berré, Latin archbishop of Baghdad and Apostolic Delegate
Builders Church built 1924 and consecrated 1932
Benefactors Na‛‛ūm ‛Abd-al-Karīm ‛Bēdā provided generosity
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope; Patriarch; Metropolitan; Envoy of the Apostolic See
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Consecration of the church
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of the Virgin Mary / Mother of God the Immaculate Conception
Personal Names
Pius XI Īġnātiōs Afrēm the Second Rahmānī Francis Dominicus Berré Ġrīġōriōs Patrōs Habrā Na‛‛ūm ‛Abd-al-Karīm ‛Bēdā Gabriēl Tappūnī
References
Harrak 2010, p.375-376
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