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CA.01.18

Sacristy, to the left side of the altar.

Language
Syriac
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ܐܘܢOparticle ܐܚܝ̈my brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܝand my girlfriendsnounroot ܚܒܪ ܕܥܐܠܝܢwho enterverbroot ܥܠ ܠܗܕthispronoun ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ [ܛܠـ]ܝܘܬ ܘܩܪܒܘand offerverbroot ܩܪܒ ܬܟܫܦܬܐa supplicationnounroot ܟܫܦ
ܬܫܐܠܘܢyou may askverbroot ܫܐܠ ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܗܟܢthusadverb ܡܦܢܝܢܐanswerverbroot ܦܢܐ
ܥܠܝܡܬܐthe young girlnounroot ܥܠܡ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun ܐ̄ܢܐ ܒܪܬdaughter ofnounroot ܒܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ
ܕܚܛܦܢܝwho seized meverbroot ܚܛܦ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܠܝܐsuddennessnounalso quietroot ܫܠܐ ܒܚܣܢܐinto the fortressnounroot ܚܣܢ ܓܪܡܝܐof bonesadjectiveroot ܓܪܡ
ܗܢthispronoun ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ ܩܫܝܐharshadjectiveroot ܩܫܐ ܘܫܒܩܬܝand I leftverbroot ܫܒܩ ܠܐܒܝmy fathernounroot ܐܒ ܒܒܟܝܐwith crynounroot ܒܟܐ
ܥܠܡeternitynounroot ܥܠܡ ܥܩ̈ܬܐdifficultiesnounroot ܥܩ ܚܢܩܢܝsuffocated meverbroot ܚܢܩ ܒܠܝܥܘܬܐviolentlynounroot ܒܠܥ
ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܝܗ̄ܒ ܠܝto mepronoun ܪܘܚܐthe Spiritnounalso the spiritroot ܪܘܚ ܕܐܚܙܐto seeverbroot ܚܙܐ ܠܐ̄ܢܫܘܬܐ(my) peoplenounroot ܐܢܫ
ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܪܚܡܢܐmercifuladjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܚܘܣforgiveverbalso spareroot ܚܘܣ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܝmy poor selfnounroot ܣܟܢ
ܕܐܝܬܝܟfor you areverbroot ܐܝܬ ܚܢܢܐcompassionateadjectiveroot ܚܢܢ ܫܒܘܩforgiveverbroot ܫܒܩ ܠܗ̇ ܠܚܛܝܘܬ<ܝ>
ܥܢܕܬI diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܟܐܒܐto painsnounroot ܟܐܒ ܕܝܠܕܐof labornounroot ܝܠܕ ܥܣܪܝܢtwentynumeralroot ܥܣܪ
ܒܬܫܪܝܢin Tešrīn (October)noun ܐ̄ܚܪܝ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܟܙyear 1927numeral

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) O my brothers and girlfriends, who are entering into this church, pray for my [you]th, and offer a supplication. You may ask who I am, and I thus answer: I am Hinnā the young girl; I am the daughter of Yawsep. (5-10) This harsh death took me by force in(to) this fortress of bones, and I left my father with cry. The world of difficulties suffocated me violently, not giving me a respite to see (my) people. O merciful Father, have pity on my poor self, and because you are compassionate, forgive <my> sinfulness. (11-12) She succumbed to labor pains on the twentieth of Latter Tišrīn (November), the year 1927.

Location Detail Sacristy, to the left side of the altar.
Dimensions 93 by 50cm
Poetic Metre Poetical (5 × 5)
Prayer Request for prayers and supplication from those entering the church
Churches & Shrines Named After Addressed to those entering this church
Cross Stylized cross, oriental shape, on rounded top
Reliefs Funerary inscription in relief
Hinnā Yawsep
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