Urmi, Christian: A Visit from Harun ar-Rashid

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi. 4 vols. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 86. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2016, vol. 4	-

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0:00	xà-yumaˈ ⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀dˈ k̭ə̀mləˈ ⁺bəxdára ɟu-mdìtaˈ k̭at-xázə nàšə,ˈ mú ʾə̀ttənˈ mú lə̀ttən,ˈ dàxi bəxxáyəna.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bəxdára ⁺bəxdára ⁺ràbaˈ ʾína xa-sálət ⁺xùrmə,ˈ mútta ⁺ʾal-⁺rùyšu,ˈ sála ⁺ɟùra.ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ⁺ʾàvva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ⁺ʾàvva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ʾàha,ˈ cúllə bəxzayèva.ˈ xà-yumaˈ ⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀dˈ k̭ə̀mləˈ ⁺bəxdára ɟu-mdìtaˈ k̭at-xázə nàšə,ˈ mú ʾə̀ttənˈ mú lə̀ttən,ˈ dàxi bəxxáyəna.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bəxdára ⁺bəxdára ⁺ràbaˈ ʾína xa-sálət ⁺xùrmə,ˈ mútta ⁺ʾal-⁺rùyšu,ˈ sála ⁺ɟùra.ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ⁺ʾàvva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ⁺ʾàvva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ʾàha,ˈ cúllə bəxzayèva.ˈ	One day Harun ar-Rashid set off to go around the town to see the people, (to see) what their situation is and how they are living. He went off walking around, walking around a lot, having put a basket of dates on his shoulder, a big basket. He wandered around and saw that one, saw that one, saw this one, he saw everybody.
0:30	⁺bár ⁺dā́n ⁺bèrašəva,ˈ tìlə,ˈ k̭át ʾázəl bètu,ˈ xzī́l xa-duccànaˈ ⁺tárra ptìxa.ˈ ⁺və́rrə ɟavàyˈ ʾína ʾáha náša ⁺rába ʾátxa ⁺pšìma,ˈ ⁺naràhat.ˈ mə́rrə k̭a-mù ʾátxa ⁺xóri?ˈ k̭àm ʾátxa ⁺pšímət?ˈ mə́rrə ʾàhˈ ʾátən ⁺basúra ʾə́tvalux tìlux?ˈ tílux láxxa k̭at-xa-dàrs yávvət?ˈ mù p̂ṱ-ódət k̭áti?ˈ ⁺bár ⁺dā́n ⁺bèrašəva,ˈ tìlə,ˈ k̭át ʾázəl bètu,ˈ xzī́l xa-duccànaˈ ⁺tárra ptìxa.ˈ ⁺və́rrə ɟavàyˈ ʾína ʾáha náša ⁺rába ʾátxa ⁺pšìma,ˈ ⁺naràhat.ˈ mə́rrə k̭a-mù ʾátxa ⁺xóri?ˈ k̭àm ʾátxa ⁺pšímət?ˈ mə́rrə ʾàhˈ ʾátən ⁺basúra ʾə́tvalux tìlux?ˈ tílux láxxa k̭at-xa-dàrs yávvət?ˈ mù p̂ṱ-ódət k̭áti?ˈ	After evening came, he went back to go to his home and saw a shop with the door open. He went inside (and saw) a certain man who was very sad and upset. He said ‘Why (are you) like this, my friend? Why are you so sad?’ He said ‘Ah, did you not have anything better to do than to come? Have you come to give me a lesson? What will you do for me?'
0:57	mə́rrə hàˈ bálcət ⁺huyyə́rri k̭àtux-xina.ˈ ʾína ⁺ʾávun lèlə-⁺bədda ʾáha ⁺Hárun ar-Rašī̀d=ilə.ˈ ⁺Hárun ar-Rašī̀dˈ ⁺yánə ⁺ɟūr cúllə mdìta.ˈ mə́rrə là,ˈ lá-ʾavilux ⁺šúla b-dìyyi.ˈ ʾànaˈ ⁺narahatúytət ɟáni k̭a-ɟàni bássa.ˈ mə́rrə là ⁺huyyə́rri k̭átux,ˈ ʾá PsăbádP ⁺xùrməˈ b-yavvə́nna k̭àtux.ˈ ʾa táni xázən mù=ila.ˈ mə́rrə hàˈ bálcət ⁺huyyə́rri k̭àtux-xina.ˈ ʾína ⁺ʾávun lèlə-⁺bədda ʾáha ⁺Hárun ar-Rašī̀d=ilə.ˈ ⁺Hárun ar-Rašī̀dˈ ⁺yánə ⁺ɟūr cúllə mdìta.ˈ mə́rrə là,ˈ lá-ʾavilux ⁺šúla b-dìyyi.ˈ ʾànaˈ ⁺narahatúytət ɟáni k̭a-ɟàni bássa.ˈ mə́rrə là ⁺huyyə́rri k̭átux,ˈ ʾá PsăbádP ⁺xùrməˈ b-yavvə́nna k̭àtux.ˈ ʾa táni xázən mù=ila.ˈ	He said ‘Ah, well perhaps I might help you.’ He does not know that he is Harun ar-Rashid. Harun ar-Rashid, that is the head of all the town. He said ‘No, do not bother about me. My own trouble is enough for me.’ He said ‘No, (if) I do not help you, I shall give this basket of dates to you. Tell me so I can see what the matter is.’
1:25	⁺rába k̭ə́tlə bìyyu.ˈ ⁺bár=t ⁺rába k̭ə́tlə bìyyuˈ ʾo-yàla,ˈ mā́r duccàna,ˈ mə̀rrəˈ mən-ʾaláha lèla ⁺ṱšítaˈ mə́nnux mùt ⁺ṱšitəla?ˈ lè-⁺ṱašən mə́nnux.ˈ ʾàtxa tíla b-rìši.ˈ ⁺ṱlá ɟanáyət tílun cə̀sliˈ yúvvənnun ⁺ṱlammà-dane dávə,ˈ yuvvə́llun k̭àti.ˈ ʾána ⁺šúli ʾàhələˈ mən-nášə šák̭lən zùyzəˈ k̭a-nášə yávvən zùyzə,ˈ mən-nášə šák̭lən dàvəˈ k̭a-nášə yávvən dàvə.ˈ Ptujjɑ̄rátP vádən b-dà-məndi.ˈ ⁺rába k̭ə́tlə bìyyu.ˈ ⁺bár=t ⁺rába k̭ə́tlə bìyyuˈ ʾo-yàla,ˈ mā́r duccàna,ˈ mə̀rrəˈ mən-ʾaláha lèla ⁺ṱšítaˈ mə́nnux mùt ⁺ṱšitəla?ˈ lè-⁺ṱašən mə́nnux.ˈ ʾàtxa tíla b-rìši.ˈ ⁺ṱlá ɟanáyət tílun cə̀sliˈ yúvvənnun ⁺ṱlammà-dane dávə,ˈ yuvvə́llun k̭àti.ˈ ʾána ⁺šúli ʾàhələˈ mən-nášə šák̭lən zùyzəˈ k̭a-nášə yávvən zùyzə,ˈ mən-nášə šák̭lən dàvəˈ k̭a-nášə yávvən dàvə.ˈ Ptujjɑ̄rátP vádən b-dà-məndi.ˈ	He pressed him a lot. After he had pressed him a lot, the lad, the owner of the shop, said ‘It is not hidden from God, why should it be hidden from you? I shall not hide things from you. This is what happened to me. Three peo-ple who came to me gave me three hundred gold coins. They gave to me. My job is this, to take money from peo-ple, to give money to people, to take gold from people, to give gold to people. I do business in this.
1:59	bas-ʾánnə ⁺ṱlá-našə tílun cə̀sliˈ k̭áti yuvvə́llun ⁺ṱlammà dávə.ˈ mə́rrun xàmilun k̭áti.ˈ ʾána=da xumyèli.ˈ ʾánnə ⁺ʾə̀mza və́dlunˈ k̭àtˈ hə́č-naša hák̭ lə̀tləˈ ʾátə šák̭əl ʾánnə dàvə.ˈ ɟári ⁺ṱúlvuntan m-⁺ùydalə ʾátax.ˈ xá-naša lə̀tlə ʾátə šak̭ə̀llun.ˈ ⁺ʾə́mza və̀dlun,ˈ xə̀šlun.ˈ bas-ʾánnə ⁺ṱlá-našə tílun cə̀sliˈ k̭áti yuvvə́llun ⁺ṱlammà dávə.ˈ mə́rrun xàmilun k̭áti.ˈ ʾána=da xumyèli.ˈ ʾánnə ⁺ʾə̀mza və́dlunˈ k̭àtˈ hə́č-naša hák̭ lə̀tləˈ ʾátə šák̭əl ʾánnə dàvə.ˈ ɟári ⁺ṱúlvuntan m-⁺ùydalə ʾátax.ˈ xá-naša lə̀tlə ʾátə šak̭ə̀llun.ˈ ⁺ʾə́mza və̀dlun,ˈ xə̀šlun.ˈ	But these three people came to me and gave three hundred gold coins. They said “Look after them for me.” So I looked af-ter them. They signed (an agreement) that nobody has a right to come to take these gold coins. “The three of us must come together. There is nobody who should come to take them.” They signed and went.
2:22	⁺ʾə́mza və́dlun xə̀šlun,ˈ mára xáč̭č̭a lá-⁺vərra xzíli xá-mənne ⁺də́rrə tìlə.ˈ xá mən-⁺xórə ⁺də́rrə tìlə.ˈ k̭àti mə́rrəˈ k̭át ⁺maxlètaˈ ʾáxnan bəxšàvəxˈ xàč̭č̭a yúvvəx k̭átux dávə.ˈ lèna ⁺ṱlámma,ˈ ʾína trə̀mma.ˈ mára mə̀rriˈ lá lèla múmcun.ˈ là mə́rrə,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾádi hamzùməxva m-⁺uydálə ⁺xuyraváy.ˈ xá-mənne mə̀rrəˈ xzì, xzì,ˈ ⁺ʾávva húšu lə̀tva b-ríšu,ˈ ʾána yuvvə́lli trə̀mma,ˈ xšívəl ⁺ṱlàmməna.ˈ tá-me banə̀nnun.ˈ ⁺ʾə́mza və́dlun xə̀šlun,ˈ mára xáč̭č̭a lá-⁺vərra xzíli xá-mənne ⁺də́rrə tìlə.ˈ xá mən-⁺xórə ⁺də́rrə tìlə.ˈ k̭àti mə́rrəˈ k̭át ⁺maxlètaˈ ʾáxnan bəxšàvəxˈ xàč̭č̭a yúvvəx k̭átux dávə.ˈ lèna ⁺ṱlámma,ˈ ʾína trə̀mma.ˈ mára mə̀rriˈ lá lèla múmcun.ˈ là mə́rrə,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾádi hamzùməxva m-⁺uydálə ⁺xuyraváy.ˈ xá-mənne mə̀rrəˈ xzì, xzì,ˈ ⁺ʾávva húšu lə̀tva b-ríšu,ˈ ʾána yuvvə́lli trə̀mma,ˈ xšívəl ⁺ṱlàmməna.ˈ tá-me banə̀nnun.ˈ	They signed and went.’ He said ‘Not long passed and I saw that one of them came back. One of the friends came back. He said to me “Excuse me, we think we have given you too few gold coins, not three hundred, but two hundred.” I said “No, it is not possible.” “No” he said “We friends were just now talking together. One of them said “Look, look, this one’s mind was not composed, I gave two hundred and he thought they were three hundred. Come, bring them so I can count them.”’
2:51	mára ʾána yuvvə́lli banìlun ⁺ʾávun.ˈ ⁺ʾáv bnayèva,ˈ ɟu-de-⁺dánta ⁺tàrra mxílun.ˈ xə́šli ⁺tárra pátxən xzíli ʾan-tre-⁺xuravay-xìnə tílə.ˈ mə́rri hàˈ mù ⁺bayyítun?ˈ mə̀rrunˈ tìlanˈ xázax tànax k̭átuxˈ k̭at-⁺xóran tílə ⁺və́rrə ɟavàyˈ là yavvə́tlə zúyzə k̭átu,ˈ dàvə.ˈ mə̀rriˈ ʾo-vélə bnayè.ˈ mára ʾána yuvvə́lli banìlun ⁺ʾávun.ˈ ⁺ʾáv bnayèva,ˈ ɟu-de-⁺dánta ⁺tàrra mxílun.ˈ xə́šli ⁺tárra pátxən xzíli ʾan-tre-⁺xuravay-xìnə tílə.ˈ mə́rri hàˈ mù ⁺bayyítun?ˈ mə̀rrunˈ tìlanˈ xázax tànax k̭átuxˈ k̭at-⁺xóran tílə ⁺və́rrə ɟavàyˈ là yavvə́tlə zúyzə k̭átu,ˈ dàvə.ˈ mə̀rriˈ ʾo-vélə bnayè.ˈ	He said ‘I gave them for him to count. (When) he was counting them, at that time there was a knock at the door. I went to open the door and saw that those two other friends had come. I said “Ah, what do you want?” They said “We have come to check and tell you that (if) our friend has come and entered, do not give him the money, the gold coins.” I said “He is count-ing them!”'
3:13	tílan ⁺və́rran xázax k̭a-mú bnayèləˈ ʾína lə̀ttən.ˈ lá dàvə ʾə́ttən,ˈ lá ʾo-nàša ʾə́ttən,ˈ šk̭íla mən-panjàra,ˈ rìk̭a.ˈ ʾánnə trèˈ mə́rrun k̭àtiˈ k̭át ʾána ɟári ʾánnə ⁺ṱlámma dàvə yavvə́nnun.ˈ ʾádi m-ìca yavvə́nnun?!ˈ mùjjur yavvə́nnun?!ˈ ⁺bár=t lublélə ɟnivèlə,ˈ mùjjur yavə́nnun?ˈ tílan ⁺və́rran xázax k̭a-mú bnayèləˈ ʾína lə̀ttən.ˈ lá dàvə ʾə́ttən,ˈ lá ʾo-nàša ʾə́ttən,ˈ šk̭íla mən-panjàra,ˈ rìk̭a.ˈ ʾánnə trèˈ mə́rrun k̭àtiˈ k̭át ʾána ɟári ʾánnə ⁺ṱlámma dàvə yavvə́nnun.ˈ ʾádi m-ìca yavvə́nnun?!ˈ mùjjur yavvə́nnun?!ˈ ⁺bár=t lublélə ɟnivèlə,ˈ mùjjur yavə́nnun?ˈ	We went in to see why he was counting them, but he was not there. Neither were the gold coins there, nor was the man there. He had taken them through the window and run off. The two said to me that I must give them the three hundred gold coins. Now where can I give them?! How can I give them?! After he has taken and stolen them, how can I give them?!'
3:39	⁺Hárun Rašī̀dˈ márəl k̭àtuˈ k̭údmə mára ɟríšina ⁺ʾal-Pdɑ̄dgɑ̄̀hPˈ Pdɑ̄dgɑ̄́hP ʾíla Ecoùrt.Eˈ mára k̭údmə k̭áti ɟrìšənaˈ ⁺ʾal-EcoùrtE,ˈ ɟári ʾázən k̭údmə Ecoùrt.Eˈ ʾən-lá b-daríli ⁺dùssak̭.ˈ mə́rrə ʾát ʾávət ⁺tàmaˈ ʾána=da p-xazə́nnux ⁺tàma.ˈ k̭édamta bərrə́xšələ ʾa-náša ⁺ʾal-Ecoùrt,Eˈ ɟríšuna ⁺ʾal-Ecoùrt.Eˈ bəxzáyələ ʾìnaˈ ʾa-⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀dˈ vélə tìvaˈ ʾílə ⁺k̭azì.ˈ ⁺Hárun Rašī̀dˈ márəl k̭àtuˈ k̭údmə mára ɟríšina ⁺ʾal-Pdɑ̄dgɑ̄̀hPˈ Pdɑ̄dgɑ̄́hP ʾíla Ecoùrt.Eˈ mára k̭údmə k̭áti ɟrìšənaˈ ⁺ʾal-EcoùrtE,ˈ ɟári ʾázən k̭údmə Ecoùrt.Eˈ ʾən-lá b-daríli ⁺dùssak̭.ˈ mə́rrə ʾát ʾávət ⁺tàmaˈ ʾána=da p-xazə́nnux ⁺tàma.ˈ k̭édamta bərrə́xšələ ʾa-náša ⁺ʾal-Ecoùrt,Eˈ ɟríšuna ⁺ʾal-Ecoùrt.Eˈ bəxzáyələ ʾìnaˈ ʾa-⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀dˈ vélə tìvaˈ ʾílə ⁺k̭azì.ˈ	He says to Harun ar-Rashid ‘Tomorrow they have summoned me to court’—the word dɑ̄dgɑ̄h means court. He says ‘They have sum-moned me to court, I have to go tomorrow to the court. If not, they will put me in jail.’ He said ‘You be there and I shall see you there.’ In the morning that man goes to the court, they have summoned him to court. He sees that Harun ar-Rashid is sitting there, he is the judge.
4:16	mən-⁺bár-hada ʾánnə tré-danə nášə ⁺və́rrun tìlun,ˈ márət dàvəˈ ⁺və́rrun tílun ɟavày.ˈ ʾu-⁺k̭azí mə́rrə k̭atèˈ xòb,ˈ ʾàxtunˈ ʾə́tloxun k̭vàltaˈ mən-dá nàša.ˈ múttətun ⁺ṱlámma dávə cə̀sluˈ ⁺ʾə̀mza vídətunˈ k̭at-lá yávvəl k̭a-həč-nàšaˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺ùydalə ʾavítun,ˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺uydalə muttètun,ˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun=da m-⁺úydalə šak̭lìtunlə.ˈ mə́rrun hìˈ dùz=ila.ˈ mə́rrə Eokèy.Eˈ xúšun mémunlə ʾo-⁺xoròxunˈ davóxun ⁺hàzər=naˈ témun šk̭ùlunlə.ˈ mən-⁺bár-hada ʾánnə tré-danə nášə ⁺və́rrun tìlun,ˈ márət dàvəˈ ⁺və́rrun tílun ɟavày.ˈ ʾu-⁺k̭azí mə́rrə k̭atèˈ xòb,ˈ ʾàxtunˈ ʾə́tloxun k̭vàltaˈ mən-dá nàša.ˈ múttətun ⁺ṱlámma dávə cə̀sluˈ ⁺ʾə̀mza vídətunˈ k̭at-lá yávvəl k̭a-həč-nàšaˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺ùydalə ʾavítun,ˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺uydalə muttètun,ˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun=da m-⁺úydalə šak̭lìtunlə.ˈ mə́rrun hìˈ dùz=ila.ˈ mə́rrə Eokèy.Eˈ xúšun mémunlə ʾo-⁺xoròxunˈ davóxun ⁺hàzər=naˈ témun šk̭ùlunlə.ˈ	Af-terwards those two people came in, the owners of the gold coins came in. The judge said to them ‘Well, you have a complaint concerning this man. You have deposit-ed three hundred gold coins with him and have signed (an agreement) that he would not give (them) to anybody, that the three of you must be present. The three of you deposited them together and the three of you will take it (the deposit).’ They said ‘Yes, that is true.’ He said ‘OK, go and bring that friend of yours, your money is ready, come and take it.’
4:58	mə́rrun lḕx-⁺bədda ʾícələ.ˈ mə́rrə là,ˈ ʾáxtun ⁺yaṱṱìtun ʾícələ.ˈ ⁺ʾə̀mza vídətun láxxaˈ k̭át ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺ùydalə ɟári šak̭lítunlə.ˈ símun máčxun mèmunlə,ˈ ʾána b-yavvə́nnun ⁺ṱlámma davòxun.ˈ mə́rrun lḕx-⁺bədda ʾícələ.ˈ mə́rrə là,ˈ ʾáxtun ⁺yaṱṱìtun ʾícələ.ˈ ⁺ʾə̀mza vídətun láxxaˈ k̭át ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺ùydalə ɟári šak̭lítunlə.ˈ símun máčxun mèmunlə,ˈ ʾána b-yavvə́nnun ⁺ṱlámma davòxun.ˈ	They said ‘We do not know where he is.’ He said ‘No, you know where he is. You signed (an agreement) here that the three of you must take it togeth-er. Go and find him and bring him, then I’ll give (you) the three hundred gold coins.’
5:11	ʾánnə bədrayél ɟu-⁺dùssak̭ˈ k̭a-do-yàlaˈ muràxxas vádələˈ bərrə́xšələ ⁺ʾal-duccànuˈ ʾùˈ ɟánu ⁺bəslàyələˈ mə́n ɟu-⁺ʾòtaxˈ mə́n dúcət ⁺k̭azì.ˈ ⁺bəsláyələ k̭at-ʾàzəlˈ cúllə nášə rìša maccúpəna,ˈ rìša maccúpəna ʾátxa.ˈ ʾo-yála màraˈ ⁺ʾávva màniva?ˈ mə́rrun ⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀d=iləˈ ⁺bàvam.ˈ ʾávva ⁺ɟūr-cúllə Bàġdad=lə.ˈ dàx lḗt ⁺díyyu?!ˈ ʾé-⁺danta ⁺dílə k̭at-⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī́d tyáva ɟu-duccànu.ˈ ʾánnə bədrayél ɟu-⁺dùssak̭ˈ k̭a-do-yàlaˈ muràxxas vádələˈ bərrə́xšələ ⁺ʾal-duccànuˈ ʾùˈ ɟánu ⁺bəslàyələˈ mə́n ɟu-⁺ʾòtaxˈ mə́n dúcət ⁺k̭azì.ˈ ⁺bəsláyələ k̭at-ʾàzəlˈ cúllə nášə rìša maccúpəna,ˈ rìša maccúpəna ʾátxa.ˈ ʾo-yála màraˈ ⁺ʾávva màniva?ˈ mə́rrun ⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀d=iləˈ ⁺bàvam.ˈ ʾávva ⁺ɟūr-cúllə Bàġdad=lə.ˈ dàx lḗt ⁺díyyu?!ˈ ʾé-⁺danta ⁺dílə k̭at-⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī́d tyáva ɟu-duccànu.ˈ	They put them in jail. They grant the lad permission to leave and he goes to his shop. He himself descends from the room, from the place of the judge. He descends in order to go, while all the people lower their heads, they lower their heads like this. The lad says ‘Who was that?’ They said ‘It is Harun ar-Rashid, my dear. He is the greatest man in the whole of Baghdad. How did you not know him?’ Then he knew that it was Harun ar-Rashid who had been sitting in his shop.
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(1 0:00)xà-yumaˈ ⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀dˈ k̭ə̀mləˈ ⁺bəxdára ɟu-mdìtaˈ k̭at-xázə nàšə,ˈ mú ʾə̀ttənˈ mú lə̀ttən,ˈ dàxi bəxxáyəna.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bəxdára ⁺bəxdára ⁺ràbaˈ ʾína xa-sálət ⁺xùrmə,ˈ mútta ⁺ʾal-⁺rùyšu,ˈ sála ⁺ɟùra.ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ⁺ʾàvva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ⁺ʾàvva,ˈ bəxzáyəva ʾàha,ˈ cúllə bəxzayèva.ˈ(2 0:30)⁺bár ⁺dā́n ⁺bèrašəva,ˈ tìlə,ˈ k̭át ʾázəl bètu,ˈ xzī́l xa-duccànaˈ ⁺tárra ptìxa.ˈ ⁺və́rrə ɟavàyˈ ʾína ʾáha náša ⁺rába ʾátxa ⁺pšìma,ˈ ⁺naràhat.ˈ mə́rrə k̭a-mù ʾátxa ⁺xóri?ˈ k̭àm ʾátxa ⁺pšímət?ˈ mə́rrə ʾàhˈ ʾátən ⁺basúra ʾə́tvalux tìlux?ˈ tílux láxxa k̭at-xa-dàrs yávvət?ˈ mù p̂ṱ-ódət k̭áti?ˈ(3 0:57)mə́rrə hàˈ bálcət ⁺huyyə́rri k̭àtux-xina.ˈ ʾína ⁺ʾávun lèlə-⁺bədda ʾáha ⁺Hárun ar-Rašī̀d=ilə.ˈ ⁺Hárun ar-Rašī̀dˈ ⁺yánə ⁺ɟūr cúllə mdìta.ˈ mə́rrə là,ˈ lá-ʾavilux ⁺šúla b-dìyyi.ˈ ʾànaˈ ⁺narahatúytət ɟáni k̭a-ɟàni bássa.ˈ mə́rrə là ⁺huyyə́rri k̭átux,ˈ ʾá PsăbádP ⁺xùrməˈ b-yavvə́nna k̭àtux.ˈ ʾa táni xázən mù=ila.ˈ(4 1:25)⁺rába k̭ə́tlə bìyyu.ˈ ⁺bár=t ⁺rába k̭ə́tlə bìyyuˈ ʾo-yàla,ˈ mā́r duccàna,ˈ mə̀rrəˈ mən-ʾaláha lèla ⁺ṱšítaˈ mə́nnux mùt ⁺ṱšitəla?ˈ lè-⁺ṱašən mə́nnux.ˈ ʾàtxa tíla b-rìši.ˈ ⁺ṱlá ɟanáyət tílun cə̀sliˈ yúvvənnun ⁺ṱlammà-dane dávə,ˈ yuvvə́llun k̭àti.ˈ ʾána ⁺šúli ʾàhələˈ mən-nášə šák̭lən zùyzəˈ k̭a-nášə yávvən zùyzə,ˈ mən-nášə šák̭lən dàvəˈ k̭a-nášə yávvən dàvə.ˈ Ptujjɑ̄rátP vádən b-dà-məndi.ˈ(5 1:59)bas-ʾánnə ⁺ṱlá-našə tílun cə̀sliˈ k̭áti yuvvə́llun ⁺ṱlammà dávə.ˈ mə́rrun xàmilun k̭áti.ˈ ʾána=da xumyèli.ˈ ʾánnə ⁺ʾə̀mza və́dlunˈ k̭àtˈ hə́č-naša hák̭ lə̀tləˈ ʾátə šák̭əl ʾánnə dàvə.ˈ ɟári ⁺ṱúlvuntan m-⁺ùydalə ʾátax.ˈ xá-naša lə̀tlə ʾátə šak̭ə̀llun.ˈ ⁺ʾə́mza və̀dlun,ˈ xə̀šlun.ˈ(6 2:22)⁺ʾə́mza və́dlun xə̀šlun,ˈ mára xáč̭č̭a lá-⁺vərra xzíli xá-mənne ⁺də́rrə tìlə.ˈ xá mən-⁺xórə ⁺də́rrə tìlə.ˈ k̭àti mə́rrəˈ k̭át ⁺maxlètaˈ ʾáxnan bəxšàvəxˈ xàč̭č̭a yúvvəx k̭átux dávə.ˈ lèna ⁺ṱlámma,ˈ ʾína trə̀mma.ˈ mára mə̀rriˈ lá lèla múmcun.ˈ là mə́rrə,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾádi hamzùməxva m-⁺uydálə ⁺xuyraváy.ˈ xá-mənne mə̀rrəˈ xzì, xzì,ˈ ⁺ʾávva húšu lə̀tva b-ríšu,ˈ ʾána yuvvə́lli trə̀mma,ˈ xšívəl ⁺ṱlàmməna.ˈ tá-me banə̀nnun.ˈ(7 2:51)mára ʾána yuvvə́lli banìlun ⁺ʾávun.ˈ ⁺ʾáv bnayèva,ˈ ɟu-de-⁺dánta ⁺tàrra mxílun.ˈ xə́šli ⁺tárra pátxən xzíli ʾan-tre-⁺xuravay-xìnə tílə.ˈ mə́rri hàˈ mù ⁺bayyítun?ˈ mə̀rrunˈ tìlanˈ xázax tànax k̭átuxˈ k̭at-⁺xóran tílə ⁺və́rrə ɟavàyˈ là yavvə́tlə zúyzə k̭átu,ˈ dàvə.ˈ mə̀rriˈ ʾo-vélə bnayè.ˈ(8 3:13)tílan ⁺və́rran xázax k̭a-mú bnayèləˈ ʾína lə̀ttən.ˈ lá dàvə ʾə́ttən,ˈ lá ʾo-nàša ʾə́ttən,ˈ šk̭íla mən-panjàra,ˈ rìk̭a.ˈ ʾánnə trèˈ mə́rrun k̭àtiˈ k̭át ʾána ɟári ʾánnə ⁺ṱlámma dàvə yavvə́nnun.ˈ ʾádi m-ìca yavvə́nnun?!ˈ mùjjur yavvə́nnun?!ˈ ⁺bár=t lublélə ɟnivèlə,ˈ mùjjur yavə́nnun?ˈ(9 3:39)⁺Hárun Rašī̀dˈ márəl k̭àtuˈ k̭údmə mára ɟríšina ⁺ʾal-Pdɑ̄dgɑ̄̀hPˈ Pdɑ̄dgɑ̄́hP ʾíla Ecoùrt.Eˈ mára k̭údmə k̭áti ɟrìšənaˈ ⁺ʾal-EcoùrtE,ˈ ɟári ʾázən k̭údmə Ecoùrt.Eˈ ʾən-lá b-daríli ⁺dùssak̭.ˈ mə́rrə ʾát ʾávət ⁺tàmaˈ ʾána=da p-xazə́nnux ⁺tàma.ˈ k̭édamta bərrə́xšələ ʾa-náša ⁺ʾal-Ecoùrt,Eˈ ɟríšuna ⁺ʾal-Ecoùrt.Eˈ bəxzáyələ ʾìnaˈ ʾa-⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀dˈ vélə tìvaˈ ʾílə ⁺k̭azì.ˈ(10 4:16)mən-⁺bár-hada ʾánnə tré-danə nášə ⁺və́rrun tìlun,ˈ márət dàvəˈ ⁺və́rrun tílun ɟavày.ˈ ʾu-⁺k̭azí mə́rrə k̭atèˈ xòb,ˈ ʾàxtunˈ ʾə́tloxun k̭vàltaˈ mən-dá nàša.ˈ múttətun ⁺ṱlámma dávə cə̀sluˈ ⁺ʾə̀mza vídətunˈ k̭at-lá yávvəl k̭a-həč-nàšaˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺ùydalə ʾavítun,ˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺uydalə muttètun,ˈ ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun=da m-⁺úydalə šak̭lìtunlə.ˈ mə́rrun hìˈ dùz=ila.ˈ mə́rrə Eokèy.Eˈ xúšun mémunlə ʾo-⁺xoròxunˈ davóxun ⁺hàzər=naˈ témun šk̭ùlunlə.ˈ(11 4:58)mə́rrun lḕx-⁺bədda ʾícələ.ˈ mə́rrə là,ˈ ʾáxtun ⁺yaṱṱìtun ʾícələ.ˈ ⁺ʾə̀mza vídətun láxxaˈ k̭át ⁺ṱúlvuntoxun m-⁺ùydalə ɟári šak̭lítunlə.ˈ símun máčxun mèmunlə,ˈ ʾána b-yavvə́nnun ⁺ṱlámma davòxun.ˈ(12 5:11)ʾánnə bədrayél ɟu-⁺dùssak̭ˈ k̭a-do-yàlaˈ muràxxas vádələˈ bərrə́xšələ ⁺ʾal-duccànuˈ ʾùˈ ɟánu ⁺bəslàyələˈ mə́n ɟu-⁺ʾòtaxˈ mə́n dúcət ⁺k̭azì.ˈ ⁺bəsláyələ k̭at-ʾàzəlˈ cúllə nášə rìša maccúpəna,ˈ rìša maccúpəna ʾátxa.ˈ ʾo-yála màraˈ ⁺ʾávva màniva?ˈ mə́rrun ⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī̀d=iləˈ ⁺bàvam.ˈ ʾávva ⁺ɟūr-cúllə Bàġdad=lə.ˈ dàx lḗt ⁺díyyu?!ˈ ʾé-⁺danta ⁺dílə k̭at-⁺Hárun ʾar-Rašī́d tyáva ɟu-duccànu.ˈ(5:44)

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(1 0:00)One day Harun ar-Rashid set off to go around the town to see the people, (to see) what their situation is  and how they are living. He went off walking around, walking around a lot, having put a basket of dates on his shoulder, a big basket. He wandered around and saw that one, saw that one, saw this one, he saw everybody.(2 0:30)After evening came, he went back to go to his home and saw a shop with the door open. He went inside (and saw) a certain  man who was very sad and upset. He said ‘Why (are you) like this, my friend? Why are you so sad?’ He said ‘Ah, did you not have anything better to do than to come?  Have you come to give me a lesson? What will you do for me?'(3 0:57)He said ‘Ah, well perhaps I might help you.’ He does not know that he is Harun ar-Rashid. Harun ar-Rashid, that is the head of all the town. He said ‘No, do not bother about me. My own trouble is enough for me.’ He said ‘No, (if) I do not help you, I shall give this basket of dates to you. Tell me so I can see what the matter is.’(4 1:25)He pressed  him a lot. After he had pressed him a lot, the lad, the owner of the shop, said ‘It is not hidden from God, why should it be hidden from you? I shall not hide things from you. This is what happened to me. Three peo-ple who came to me gave me three hundred gold coins. They gave to me. My job is this, to take money from peo-ple, to give money to people, to take gold from people, to give gold to people. I do business in this.(5 1:59)But these three people came to me and gave three hundred gold coins. They said “Look after them for me.” So I looked af-ter them. They signed (an agreement) that nobody has a right to come to take these gold coins. “The three of us must come together. There is nobody who should come to take them.” They signed and went.(6 2:22)They signed and went.’ He said ‘Not long passed and I saw that one of them came back. One of the friends came back. He said to me “Excuse me, we think we have given you too few gold coins, not three hundred, but two hundred.” I said “No, it is not possible.” “No” he said “We friends were just now talking together. One of them said “Look, look, this one’s mind was not composed,  I gave two hundred and he thought they were three hundred. Come, bring them so I can count them.”’(7 2:51)He said ‘I gave them for him to count. (When) he was counting them, at that time there was a knock at the door. I went to open the door and saw that those two other friends had come. I said “Ah, what do you want?” They said “We have come to check  and tell you that (if) our friend has come and entered, do not give him the money, the gold coins.” I said “He is count-ing them!”'(8 3:13)We went in to see why he was counting them, but he was not there. Neither were the gold coins there, nor was the man there. He had taken them through the window and run off. The two said to me that I must give them the three hundred gold coins. Now where can I give them?! How can I give them?! After he has taken and stolen them, how can I give them?!'(9 3:39)He says to Harun ar-Rashid ‘Tomorrow they have summoned me to court’—the word dɑ̄dgɑ̄h means court. He says ‘They have sum-moned me to court, I have to go tomorrow to the court. If not, they will put me in jail.’ He said ‘You be there and I shall see you there.’ In the morning that man goes to the court, they have summoned him to court. He sees that Harun ar-Rashid is sitting there, he is the judge.(10 4:16)Af-terwards those two people came in, the owners of the gold coins came in. The judge said to them ‘Well, you have a complaint concerning this man. You have deposit-ed three hundred gold coins with him and have signed (an agreement) that he would not give (them) to anybody, that the three of you must be present. The three of you deposited them together and the three of you will take it (the deposit).’ They said ‘Yes, that is true.’ He said ‘OK, go and bring that friend of yours, your money is ready, come and take it.’(11 4:58)They said ‘We do not know where he is.’ He said ‘No, you know where he is. You signed (an agreement) here that the three of you must take it togeth-er. Go and find him and bring him, then I’ll give (you) the three hundred gold coins.’(12 5:11)They put them in jail. They grant the lad permission to leave and he goes to his shop. He himself descends from the room, from the place of the judge. He descends in order to go, while all the people lower their heads, they lower their heads like this. The lad says ‘Who was that?’ They said ‘It is Harun ar-Rashid, my dear. He is the greatest man in the whole of Baghdad. How did you not know him?’ Then he knew that it was Harun ar-Rashid who had been sitting in his shop.(5:44)