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AD.01.12 HARRAK

Inside the Old Church , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš Nineveh
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ܐܬܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܕܫܝܢܐof peacenounroot ܫܝܢ / ܘܢܝܫܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܐ
ܩܠܗvoiceroot ܩܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ]of the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ (5) ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܝ̈ܐwaternounroot ܡܝܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ (3) ܡܫܒܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ ܪܥܡthunderroot ܪܥܡ
ܐܘOparticle ܕܟܡܐhow much?also how many?root ܟܡܐ ܪܡexaltedadjectiveroot ܪܘܡ (2) ܘܡܥܠܝ ܪܐܙܐmysteryroot ܪܙܐ (5) ܕܡܫܝܚܐof Christnounroot ܡܫܚ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܟܬܒwritingnounalso scriptureroot ܟܬܒ ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun / ܡܚܝܠܐthe feebleadjectiveroot ܡܚܠ ܕܥܘܡܪܐof the monasterynounroot ܥܡܪ / ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܥܠܒ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐof the Greeksadjectiveroot ܝܘܢ
ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܢܚܣܐmay pardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ/to allnounroot ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦwho participatedverbroot ܫܘܬܦ ܒܗin itpreposition ܐܡܝܢ/amenparticleroot ܐܡܢ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐthrough the carenounroot ܝܨܦ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ/ ܘܕܩܫ̄ ... ...
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܦܠܓdividealso distribute, doubtroot ܦܠܓ ܠܝܡܐsearoot ܝܡܐ / ܠܥܡܐthe peoplenounroot ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܠܝܐIsraeliteroot ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ... / ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ...

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) Sign of peace and the mark of victory. (7) The voice of the Lord (5) over the many waters, God (3') the glorious thundered. (1') Oh! How exalted (2a) and magnified (5') this (2b) mystery (5') of Christ! (2') Yūhanōn, the feeble of the monastery, wrote (this) in the year 1732 of the Greeks. (3) May God pardon everyone who participated in this (deed), amen, through the care of the believers, priests (…) (5'') He who divided the sea for the Israelite people… (4) This … this…

Date FIEY 1965-1968, vol. II, p. 447, read the Seleucid date as 1832, which corresponds to AD 1521. Nonet
Language Syriac
Script Estrangela
Location Detail Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: Old and New Churches
Baptism Baptism mentioned
Yūh∗anōn
Harrak 2010, p.234-235
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