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AM.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, The gate of the sanctuary. , Bāqōfā

Bāqōfā Nineveh
Date
1868
Language
Syriac
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ܐܬܥܒܕwas madeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܒܬܫܪܝin Tešrīnnoun ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܣܚnumeral (year)numeral ܡܪܢܝܬܐof the Lordadjectiveroot ܡܪܐ
ܢܗܘܝܢlet them beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܥܝܢܝ̈ܢour eyesnounroot ܥܝܢ ܦܬܝܚ̈ܢopenadjectivealso watchingroot ܦܬܚ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܡܡܐby daynounroot ܐܝܡm ܘܒܠܠܝܐand by nightnounroot ܠܝܠ ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܐܡܪܬwhich I indicatedverbroot ܐܡܪ ܕܢܗܘܐthat there beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܫܡܝmy namenounroot ܫܡ ܬܡܢeightadjectiveroot ܬܡܢ ܠܡܫܡܥto listenverbroot ܫܡܥ ܨܠܘܬܐthe prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܕܥܢܝܕܝܟof your deceasednounroot ܥܢܕ ܕܡܨܠܝ̈ܢwho prayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܟbefore youprepositionroot ܩܕܡ ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ
ܗܢܐ܆this (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܘܫܡܥand listenverbroot ܫܡܥ ܒܥܘܬܐthe prayernounalso petitionroot ܒܥܐ ܕܥܡܟof your peoplenounroot ܥܡ ܡܪܝܐ:the Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܐܬܥܒܕwas madeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܠܐܝܩܪin honour ofnounroot ܝܩܪ ܒܝܬܗhis housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܒܐܘܟܦܢthrough the diligence ofnounroot ܐܟܦ ܐܢܫܝ ܟܢܫܐcongregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܩܘܦܐQōfāproper-noun ܘܡܛܪܢand Bishopnoun ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun
ܦܠܚܗhis servant/workernounroot ܦܠܚ ܓ̰ܪܓ̰ܝܣJarjīsproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܫܡܐܣdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܘܟܬܒܗand wrote itverbroot ܟܬܒ ܥܝܣܐ‛Īsāproper-noun
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܢܨܝܚܐvictoriousadjectiveroot ܢܨܚ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun

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) Let our eyes watch this house day and night, in the place where my name will be as I indicated, to listen to the prayer of your deceased ones who pray before you in this place. (2) Lord, listen to the prayer of your people. This gate was built for the honour of the house of God, through the diligence of the members of the congregation of Bēt-Qōfā and Bishop Šem‛ōn, during the days of Mār Yawsep the Patriarch.
C
It was fashioned by Jarjīs son of the Deacon / Yūsif and ‛Īsā wrote it down.
D-E
This church was built / after the name // of the victorious martyr / Mār Gīwargīs.

Location Detail The gate of the sanctuary. B1 B2 C E D A
Patriarch Mār Yawsep
Bishops Bishop Šem‛ōn
Builders Fashioned by Jarjīs son of the Deacon; Yūsif and ‛Īsā wrote it
Professions Deacon; mason/scribe
Ecclesiastical Titles Bishop; Patriarch; Deacon
Prayer Prayer for deceased ones; Lord listen to the prayer of your people
Churches & Shrines Named After Church built after the name of Mār Gīwargīs
Fraternities Congregation of Bēt-Qōfā
Architecture Monumental gate with floral designs ornamenting frame and arch
Building Materials Local dark stone
Buildings (Administrative) Gate of the sanctuary built for the honour of the house of God
Šem‛ōn Mār Yawsep Jarjīs Yūsif ‛Īsā Mār Gīwargīs
Harrak 2010, p.402-403
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