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AO.07.16 HARRAK

Cemeteries, Rōmā Cemetery , Alqōš

Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1947
Language
Syriac
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ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪܐthe tombnounroot ܩܒܪ
ܕܝܥܩܘܒof Ya'qōbproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܣܠܝܡܢSulaimānproper-noun
ܐܦܫܪܐ:Afšārāproper-noun ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܗܵܦܟ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܥܢ̈ܗhis cattlenounroot ܥܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐon the steppenounroot ܕܒܪ
ܘܐܬܚܢܩand he drownedverbroot ܚܢܩ ܒܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܪܓܘܠܐof the Creeknoun
ܕܩܢܝܐof Reedsnounroot ܩܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܫܒܬܐof Saturdaynounroot ܫܒܬ
ܪܒܬܐ:greatadjectiveroot ܪܒ ܚ: ܒܢܝܣܢ:in Nīsān (April)noun ܐܨ̈̇ܠܛ:year 1939numeral

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 Ya‛qōb son of Slēmān Afšārā. When he was returning from (shepherding) his cattle on the steppe, he drowned in the water of the Creek (6-7) of Reeds on Great Saturday, the 8th of Nīsān (April), 1939.

Location Detail Rōmā cemetery.
Dimensions 0.57m x 0.45m
Feasts & Commemorations Great Saturday before Easter
Cross Stylised cross between first two lines
Animals & Birds Cattle (shepherding)
Rivers Creek of Reeds where he drowned
Ya‛qōb Slēmān Afšārā
Harrak 2010, p.453
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