AA.11.04 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs; Upper church , Old Mosu

Old Mosu › Nineveh

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ܐܬܬܣܝܡܘ ܫܬܐܣܝ̈ܗ̇ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܕܪܐcenturynounroot ܕܪ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ:the Fifthnumeralroot ܚܡܫ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ
ܦܪܘܣwayalso means, trickroot ܦܘܪܣܐ ܐܫܬܟܠܠܬ̤ ܒܡܬܚܐwithin the spannounroot ܡܬܚ ܕܕܪ̈ܐ: ܘܒܫܢܬand in the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ
ܐܨ݅ܠܐ ܐܬܬܩܝܡwas erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܗܝܟܠܐchurchnounalso templeroot ܗܝܟܠ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ
ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐof fathersnounroot ܐܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun : ܒinprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܩܬܘ:Catholicos (abbr.)noun ܦܛܪ:Patriarchnoun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܓ݂ܢܝܡܐ ܩܝܘܡܐdeputynounroot ܩܘܡ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ

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.

(1-3) The foundations of this church of Mār Gīwargīs were laid before the fifth century, and out of necessity it was completed over a long period of time. In the year (4-6) 1931 this church was built upon it during the days of the Father of Fathers Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Catholicos-Patriarch, and Mār Yawsep Ġanīma, General Vicar.

Context

Date	1931 AD
Language	Syriac
Script	Estrangela
Location Detail	Upper church.
Dimensions	0.67m × 0.23m
Patriarch	Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II (Catholicos-Patriarch)

Religion & Practice

Churches & Shrines Named After	Mār Gīwargīs were

Personal Names

Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Yawsep Ġanīma

References

Harrak 2010, p.143

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs; Upper church , Old Mosu

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