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AO.07.08 HARRAK

Cemeteries, Rōmā Cemetery , Alqōš

Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1916
Language
Syriac
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ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܩܒܪܐthe tombnounroot ܩܒܪ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܓܒܪܐof the mannounroot ܓܒܪ ܡܗܝܡܢܐthe believernounroot ܐܡܢ
ܩܘܫܬܢܐ:truthfuladjectiveroot ܩܫܛ ܥܠܝܡܐyouthnounroot ܥܠܡ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܢܨܘܪManṣūrproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܝܥܩܘܒJacob (Ya'qūb)proper-noun
ܐܒܘܢܐ:Abūnāproper-nounroot ܐܒ ܚܝܐ:lifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܠܚ:38numeral ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ
ܘܥܢܕand he diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܝܘ1916numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor himprepositionroot ܥܠ ×

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.

(1-5) This is the grave of a man, faithful and truthful, the young man Yawsep son of Mansūr son of Ya‛qūb Abūnā. He lived for 38 years (6-7) and died in the year 1916 of our Lord: Pray for him.

Location Detail Rōmā cemetery.
Dimensions 0.55m x 0.50m
Yawsep Mansūr Ya‛qūb Abūnā
Harrak 2010, p.449
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