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AA.10.02 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox ‘New Church’ of al-Tāhira; External gate , Mosul

Mosul Nineveh
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ܘܡܛܠand on account ofprepositionroot ܡܛܠ ܫܡܟyour namenounroot ܫܡ
ܢܕܘ ܫ
ܠܣـܢܐܝܢ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܬܐcomealso bringroot ܐܬܐ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܗܘxx
ܥܝܣܘ ܟܘܫܘ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܒܗܢܡ؟
ܫܘܪxx ܥܒܘ‛Abbōproper-noun
ܚܒܬܐstubblealso straw, stalkroot ܚܒ ܝܥܩܘ
ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܣܪܐSārahproper-noun ܗܠܝܢܐ
ܗܕܝܗ ܢܝܣܢNīsān (April)noun
ܡܪܓܘ ܡܪxx
ܬܘܣ ܓܘܙ�
ܨܘܡܘ
ܝܘܟܢܐ xxx
ܗܠـxx xxx
ܥܝܣܘ
ܓܪܓܝܣ ܒـxxܐ ܘܓܪܓܝܣ
ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun
ܟܕܪKidrproper-noun
ܒܓܝܐ
ܟܘܓܐ
ܘܗܢـx
ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܥܝܣܐ‛Īsāproper-noun ܡܘ
ܡܐwhenparticle
ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun
ܘܝܘܕܝܐ
ܥܛܐܠܠܗ
ܐܒܘfather ofnounroot ܐܒ ܡܘ
ܣܐ ܒܢܕܝ
ܣܘܠܩܐascensionroot ܣܠܩ
ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun
ܘܥܛܐblot outalso hide, delete, cancellroot ܥܛܐ
ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله
ܕxxx
ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ
ܒܙܩ
ܚܣܢܐstrongholdroot ܚܣܢ
ܒܢhe builtverbroot ܒܢ ܟܐ21stnumeral
ܡܡܘ
ܚܝܕܪܩܫܐ ܗܪܡܙHurmizdproper-noun
ܫܡܫܐܥܘ
ܕܫtrampleroot ܕܫ
ܓ]ܓܘ ܩܫܐQāšā (Priest)nounroot ܩܫܫ ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ
ܠܚܕonealso certain, each oneroot ܚܕ ܫܡܫܐdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܫܡܫܐܥܒܕ
ܥܒܘ‛Abbōproper-noun
ܣܒܪܝܫܘ
ܒܗܝܢܐ
ܟܘܫܘ
ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ
ܣܛܢܐSatannoun
ܟܕܪKidrproper-noun
ܘܣܦܪ
ܘܚܢܐand Hannāproper-noun
ܚܢܢܝܐAnaniasproper-noun
ܐܠܝtopreposition ܒܥܝܗ̈ ܡܪܬMistress ofnounroot ܡܪ ܫܡܘܢܝShmuniproper-noun
ܝܘܚܢܐYūhannā (John)proper-noun
ܐܘܩܦhas endowedverbroot ܘܩܦ ܟ݁ܫܘ ܘܠܕson ofnounroot ܘܠܕ ܥܒܕܘܐ ܘܐܡܪܐܬܗ ܟ݂ܐܬܘܢ ܐܒܢܬdaughter ofnounroot ܒܢ ܢܝܣܐܢ ܍܍
ܡܣܝܚܝܗ
ܒܪܛܠܗBartellāproper-noun ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ
ܗܕܐܗܝ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܕܡـܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ
ܩـܕܝـܫـܐ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܣ݅ܓ ܠܡܫܝܚܐof Christnounroot ܡܫܚ
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܗܢthispronoun ܗܝܟܠܐchurchnounalso templeroot ܗܝܟܠ ܫܒܝܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ
ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐthe Apostlenounroot ܫܠܚ
ܡܬܠܡܕܢܐ ܟܝܬnamelyparticle ܕܡܕܢܚܐof the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ
ܘܒܫܢܬand in the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܨ݅ܢܛ ܒܡܢܝܢܐin numbernounroot ܡܢܐ
ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܚܘܕܬܗ̇ ܒܢܨܚܢܐ
ܒܐܘܟܦܢܐ ܟܝܬnamelyparticle ܘܒܛܢܢܐ
ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܥܡܐthe peoplenounroot ܥܡ ܡܗܝܡܢܐthe believernounroot ܐܡܢ

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) Yah. (2b) This church (3) of the First Syriacs (2a) was built (5) in the year 1895 of Christ (4) after the name of the Virgin Mary. (Arab.) 1895.

Date 1895 AD
Language Arabic
Peoples Arab
Architecture Gate
Harrak 2010, p.138-139; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 167
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