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AC.01.01 HARRAK

Sanctuary entrance leading to the tomb of St. Barbara , Karamlēs

Karamlēs Nineveh
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ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܟܠܝܘܡevery dayadverbroot ܝܘܡ ܠܒܝܬܗto the housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܪܝܐof the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܘܣܓܘܕand prostrate!verbroot ܣܓܕ ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܘܢܫܩkissroot ܢܫܩ ܠܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ
ܘܨܠܝand prayingverbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ܀who is in heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܕܡܪܬܝof Mart(y) (Lady)nounroot ܡܪ ܒܪܒܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ
ܪܒܘmyriadalso thousand, grow up, increaseroot ܪܒ ܐܪܙܐmysteryroot ܪܙܐ ܕܚܙܐseealso beholdroot ܚܙܐ ܐܫܥܝܐĒša‛iā (Isaiah)proper-noun ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ
ܩܘܕܫܐ.holinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܚܙܐseealso beholdroot ܚܙܐ ܣܪ̈ܦܐ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܢܝܢܐthe reckoningnounroot ܡܢܐ
ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܩܥܝܢthey cry outverbroot ܩܥܐ ܩܕܝܫholyadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܩܕܝܫholyadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܩܕܝܫholyadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܐܠܗܐ.the Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܕܡܠܝܐthat is fulladjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܐܪܥܐthe earthnounroot ܐܪܥ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܘܒܚܗgloryalso glorification, praiseroot ܫܒܚ
ܘܫܡܝܐheavenalso skyroot ܫܡܝܐ ܡܟܣܝcoveralso conceal, hideroot ܟܣܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܙܝܘܗ. ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܒܩ݅ܛ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܩܘܕܫܐholinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇
ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐof the Virginnounroot ܒܬܠ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܐܡܗmother of (emphatic)nounroot ܐܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܘܩܕand (perfective)particle
ܨܐܪtook placeverbroot ܨܝܪ ܬܓ̰ܕܝܕ ܗܕܗthispronoun ܒܝܥܗ̈the churchnounroot ܒܝܥ ܠܩܕܝܣܗ̈:
ܡܪܗ̈ ܒܪܒܐܪܗ̇. ܦܝinpreposition ܐܝܐܡdaysnounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܒܝܢܐour Fathernounroot ܐܒ
ܡܐܪMar (Saint)nounroot ܡܪܐ ܝܘܚܢܐYūhannā (John)proper-noun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ[ܘܡـ]ܛܪܐܢ ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun

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) Great was the mystery that Isaiah saw on the altar (2) of holiness! He saw countless Seraphim (3) shouting holy, holy, holy the Lord (4) God; the earth is full of his glory (5) and heaven is covered with his splendour: The year 2109. D 203 (1) Let the commemoration (2) of the Virgin Mary Mother of God (1a) be made on the holy altar. (3, Garsh.) The renovation of this church of the holy (4) Mārt(y) Barbārah took place in the days of our Father (5) Mār Yūhannā the Patriarch and of Bishop Šem‛ōn.

Date 1797/8
Period Ottoman
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela, vocalized
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mārt(y) Barbārah
Patriarch Mār Yūḥannā (Šem‛ōn XVI Yōḥnnān of Qudchanis, 1780–1820)
Architecture Gate, Sanctuary
Barbārah Mār Yūḥannā Šem‛ōn (bishop)
Harrak 2010, p.205-206
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