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BL.01.01 HARRAK

The Assyrian Church of Mār Quyyōmā, inside the church, built into the wall , Dūrē

Dūrē Dehōk
Date
1973 or shortly thereafter
Language
Syriac and Arabic
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ܥܫܝܢܐthe mightyadjectiveroot ܥܫܢ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬconstantlyadverbroot ܐܡܢ ܥܫܝܢܐthe mightyadjectiveroot ܥܫܢ ܝܠܗisverbroot ܗܘܐ
ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܡܫܟܒܐgravenounalso resting placeroot ܫܟܒ
ܕܢܝܚof the lateadjectivealso reposedroot ܢܘܚ ܢܦܫܐthe soulnounroot ܢܦܫ ܚܣܝܘܬܗHis Reverencenounroot ܚܣܐ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܗ̄ܒܐܠܗܐYahb-Allāhāproper-noun ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣAndrā’ūs (Andrew)proper-noun
ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐbishopnoun ܕܢܝܢܘܐof Ninevehproper-noun ܘܢܘܗܕܪܐand Nūhadrāproper-noun
ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܒܩܪܝܬܐin the villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܕܕܘܪܐof Dūrēproper-noun 1938
ܐܬܩܝܡwas erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐbishopnoun 1957
ܘܥܢܕand he diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ 1973
ܕܒܢܝ ܢܦܫܗhis soulnounalso himselfroot ܢܦܫ ܡܛܠbecauseconjunctionalso on account ofroot ܡܛܠ ܥܕܬܗthe church ofnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܘܐܘܡܬܗand his nationnounroot ܐܘܡ

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) The mighty is always mighty! The grave of the late Reverent Mār Yahb-Allāhā Andrā’ūs, Bishop of Nineveh and Nūhadrā: (6-10) He was born in the village of Dūrē in 1938; he was established bishop in 1957, and died from this world in 1973. He edified himself for the sake of his church and nation.

Location Detail Inside the church, built into the wall.
Bishops Mār Yahb-Allāhā Andrā’ūs, Bishop of Nineveh and Nūhadrā
Ecclesiastical Titles Reverent; Bishop
Churches & Shrines Named After Church in which the funerary slab is built into the wall
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Dūrē; Nineveh; Nūhadrā
Mār Yahb-Allāhā Andrā’ūs
Harrak 2010, p.565-566
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