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AA.17.02 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Gīwargīs; The small church of the monastery, above the gate of the church, in two panels , Mosul

Mosul Nineveh
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ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܒܢܝܢthe building ofnounroot ܒܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܕܥܠwhich is uponpreposition ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣAntōniōsproper-noun
ܪܒܐ:the greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܬܐܣܝ̈ܗ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣ:Piusproper-noun ܝܐ:Onumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗ̄ܘܡܐ
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun
ܕܒܒܠ.of Babylonproper-noun ܘܐܒܐand the Abbotnounroot ܐܒ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܕܕܝܫܘܥDādīšō‛proper-noun
ܢܓܪܐNaggārāproper-nounroot ܢܓܪ ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܢ
ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬthrough the care ofnounroot ܝܨܦ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܘܫܐMūšēproper-noun ܐܪܡܝܐĒramiā (Jeremiah)proper-noun
ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܕܝܠܢܝܐparticular (Superior)adjective : ܘܒܥܡܠܐand the worknounroot ܥܡܠ
ܘܠܐܘܬܐand hard worknounroot ܠܐܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐof the Brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܕܥܘܡܪܐof the monasterynounroot ܥܡܪ
ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܝܪܘܓܝܣ
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܟܕ : ܡܪܢܝܬܐ.of the Lordadjectiveroot ܡܪܐ

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.

(1b) The building of this church, (2) named after Mār Antōniōs (3a) the Great, (1a) was renovated (3b) from its foundations during the days of (4) Mār Pius XI, Pope of Rome, (5) Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch (6) of Babylon, and the Abbot Yawsep Dādīšō‛ B (1) Naggārā, Superior General of our monasteries, (2) through the care of the Abbot Mūšē Ēramiā, (3) Superior General, and the hard work (4) and effort of the brothers of the monastery (5) of Mār Gīwargīs, (6) in the year 1924 of the Lord. (Arab.) 177 (1) This church was renovated (3) in the year (2) 1924.

Date 1924 AD
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Pope Pius XI
Dimensions 1.25m x 0.27m
Patriarch ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Abbots Yawsep Dādī, Mū
Peoples Arab
Architecture Gate
Yawsep Dādīšō‛ Naggārā Mūšē Ēramiā
Harrak 2010, p.179-180; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 250
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