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CA.01.08 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, courtyard and cemetery , ´Enkāwā

´Enkāwā Erbil
Date
1869
Language
Syriac
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ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܙGīwargīzproper-noun
ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝTešrī (October/November)noun ܐܚܪܝLatteradjectiveroot ܐܚܪ
ܟܗ:25thnumeral ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܠܡܪܢܡܫܝܚܐ
ܐܦܣܛ1869 (year)numeral
ܠܡܢto him whopronoun ܒܟܝܐcriesverbroot ܒܟܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܘܚܫܝܫܝܢand feel sorryverbroot ܚܫ ܝܠܕܝ̈ܗ̇its childrennounroot ܝܠܕ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܕܫܒܩܗ̇who left itverbroot ܫܒܩ ܠܬܫܡܫܬܗ]his ministrynounroot ܫܡܫ

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.

(1-4) The honourable Priest Hannā son of Gīwargīz departed from this world in the month of Latter Tešrī (November) (5-8), the 25th, the year 1869 of our Lord Christ. For whom does the church cries and her children feel sorry? [For the distinguished priest who left his ministry].

Location Detail Courtyard and cemetery.
Dimensions 0.63m x 0.47m
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Hannā son of Gīwargīz
Liturgy Madrāšā chanted at the funeral service of priests
Churches & Shrines Named After Church
Cross Lower part decorated with crosses
Calendar & Horoscope Latter Tešrī 25th, year 1869
Hannā Gīwargīz
Harrak 2010, p.581-582
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