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AO.01.06 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Mīḵā, the outer gate of the church. , Alqōš

Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1904
Language
Syriac
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ܐܬܬܩܝܡwas erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܗܢܐ.this (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܢܦܩ̈ܬܐat the expensenounroot ܢܦܩ ܕܕܚܠܝ̈ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܓܓ̰ܘGaggōproper-noun
ܬܡܘ:Tammōproper-noun ܘܣܕܩand Sādiqproper-noun ܥܒܕܘ‛Abdōproper-noun ܘܣܕܩand Sādiqproper-noun ܟܘܪܓܐKurgāproper-noun
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܕ
ܐܬܬܩܝܡwas erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܠܥܕܬܐfor the churchnounroot ܥܕ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܕ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܥܘܠܘgo inverbroot ܥܠ ܒܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐwith thanksgivingnounroot ܝܕܐ ܘܠܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܫܘܒܚܐwith praisenounroot ܫܒܚ ܡܙ:Psalm (numeral)numeral ܩ: ܦܬ:versenoun ܕ:ofparticlealso that, which, whoroot ܕ

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.

(A) This gate was established at the expense of the God-fearing ones: Gaggō (C) Tammō, Sādiq ‛Abdō and Sādiq Kurgā (A-C last line) the year 1904. (B) This gate was established for this church in the year 1904 of our Lord. (D) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise: Ps 100 verse 4.

Location Detail The outer gate of the church.
Benefactors The God-fearing ones who funded the gate
Liturgy Ps 100:4 inscribed on the gate
Churches & Shrines Named After Gate established for the church
Architecture Monumental decorated farš gate with lintel
Gaggō Tammō Sādiq ‛Abdō Sādiq Kurgā
Harrak 2010, p.414-415
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