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CA.01.05 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, storeroom , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā Erbil
Date
1922
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Pius XI, Pope of Rome
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ܐܬܒܢܝܬwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܟܠܕܝ̈ܐof the Chaldeansnoun ܕܥܠwhich is uponpreposition ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐthe Fathersnounroot ܐܒ
ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܙܗ̈ܝܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣ:Piusproper-noun ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ
ܟܘܡܪܐpontiffnounalso priestroot ܟܡܪ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗܘܡܐof Romeproper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ:‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐCatholicosnoun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun
ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣEstappānos (Stephen)proper-noun ܓ̰ܒܪܝJibrīproper-noun ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐMetropolitannoun
ܕܟܪܟܘ]ܟ ܘܕܣܠܘܟand of Selōkproper-noun ܒܢܦܩ̈ܬܐat the expensenounroot ܢܦܩ
ܘܒܛܝܒܘܬܐand through bountynounalso graceroot ܛܒ ܕܟܢܫܐof the congregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܒܪܝܟܐblessedadjectiveroot ܒܪܟ ܕܒܢܝ̈of the citizens ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܕܥܝܢܟܒܐof ‛Enkābāproper-noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܟܒ1922numeral
ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐof Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ ܡܪܝܐ!the Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ

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.

(1-5) This church of the Chaldeans was built after the name of Mār Gīwargīs the Martyr, during the days of the Fathers, the esteemed administrators of the church, Mār Pius XI, Great Pontiff, Pope of Rome, the Catholicos Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch of Babylon, and Mār Estappānos Jibrī, Metropolitan [of Kirkū]k and Selōk, through the financial contributions and the bounty of the blessed congregation made of the people of the village of ‛Ainkābā, in the year 1922 of Christ. May the Lord [... …].

Location Detail Storeroom.
Dimensions 0.60m x 0.54m
Patriarch Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II (Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Tōmā)
Pope Mār Pius XI, Pope of Rome
Bishops Mār Estappānos Jibrī, Metropolitan of Kirkūk and Selōk
Builders Built by the congregation of ‛Ainkābā
Benefactors Financial contributions of the people of ‛Ainkābā
Ecclesiastical Titles Great Pontiff; Pope; Catholicos; Patriarch of Babylon; Metropolitan
Peoples The Chaldeans
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of the Chaldeans named after Mār Gīwargīs the Martyr
Periods / Eras Year 1922 of Christ
Countries & Cities (Foreign) ‛Ainkābā; Rome; Babylon; Kirkūk; Selōk
Mār Gīwargīs Mār Pius XI Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II Mār Estappānos Jibrī
Harrak 2010, p.578-579
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