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AB.03.03 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs; Inside the sanctuary of the church , Bartellī

Bartellī Nineveh
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܐܢܬܩܠdepartedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܪܚܡܗ̈ ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله
ܬܥ̄ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܐܠܡworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܠܦܐܢܝthe ephemeraladjectiveroot ܦܢܝ
ܐܠܝtopreposition ܥܐܠܡworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܠܒܐܩܝthe permanentadjectiveroot ܒܩܝ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ
ܐܦܪܝܡEphremproper-noun ܒܢhe builtverbroot ܒܢ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܬܡܖ ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ
ܬܘܦܝhe diedverbroot ܘܦܝ ܦܝinpreposition ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ ܢܝܣܐܢ ܐܘّ�
ܢܗܐܪ ܣܢـ١٨٧٣ــܗ̈ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ̈Christian (era)adjectivealso of Christroot ܡܣܚ
ܘܥܡܪܗ ܟܡܣܗ̈ ܘܥܫܪܝܢ ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ

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.

(1-3a) departed from this temporary world to the eternal one into the mercy of God the Most High. (5-7) He died in the month of Nīsān (April), the first day, the Christian year 1873. His age was twenty-five years. (8) [ … ].

Date 1873 AD
Language Garshuni
Script Serto
Location Detail Inside the sanctuary of the church.
Dimensions 0.90m × 0.65m
Architecture Sanctuary
Afrēm Yūsif Tammē
Harrak 2010, p.201-202
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