Sanandaj, Jewish: Raza Shah

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Sanandaj. Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies vol. 10. Gorgias Press, 2009	Yeskel Paz	IL

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0:00	sipùrˈ Razá Šā̀h ḥăqénox.ˈ Razá Šā̀hˈ mən-Săqə́z ké báqa Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ zìlwa baqáˈ Tawrèz.ˈ mən-Tawréz híye baqá Săqə̀z,ˈ mən-Săqə́z híye Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ ga-Săqə̀zˈ gezíwa ʾəstəqbalèfˈ tămā́m-e rŭwanè.ˈ rŭwané bšəlmanè,ˈ rŭwané suràe,ˈ rŭwané hulàeˈ gezíwa qằmef.ˈ hulàeˈ xá ʾəsrá xamsàr năfăré,ˈ hulàeˈ gezíwa qằmefˈ kŭ́le dəqnú har-tá lăxà.ˈ ʾáy-əč ke-qằmeˈ măʿin-òˈ kmə́r ʾáy mà-ye?ˈ kəmrí ʾaxní qorbā̀nˈ dəqnè-ya.ˈ bàr-o kol-óˈ ta-raís-e šahrbanìˈ ta-raís-e polìsˈ kmə́r baqèfˈ mən-d-áy reš-ó ken-ò,ˈ ʾonyexáe dəqnú lá pešà.ˈ Razá Šā́h gezə̀lˈ ʾəstəraḥàt kól.ˈ ke-ó dokà.ˈ ʾənyexáe là šoqíˈ ta-dəqnú gărénila ga-doká b-gàu.ˈ ke-ò,ˈ xắe ʾənyexàeˈ xà-dana dəqná lítu.ˈ kmə́r da-măʿin-òˈ ʾătà ʿayza-yˈ yá ʾo-waxtằra?ˈ ʾáy ʾəbyá-y ga-ʿayn-e-ḥā̀lˈ hămə́r mazháb ʾəqrà rába xéta lá-y báqa dəqná.ˈ ʾā́t hulàet,ˈ hulàet.ˈ ʾáy dəqná mà-ya?ˈ ʾā́t bšəlmanèt,ˈ ʾáy dəqná mà-ya?ˈ bar-ʿaléh-e dìnˈ wắle là-ʾəbya-yˈ róšan hole-ò.ˈ ʾéa hìč.ˈ híye báqa Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ híye báqa Kurdəstā̀n,ˈ ga-Kurdəstā̀nˈ huláe ʿăla-ḥădàˈ bšəlmané hár-xa ʿăla-ḥădàˈ suráe ʿăla-ḥădàˈ ṭáqa noṣràt trə́ṣlu báqef.ˈ ṭáqa noṣrát mà-yele?ˈ xá-tʷká tarṣìwaˈ ké šā́h m-txéla d-éa ʾòrˈ ʾălé ʾéa hulàe trəṣté-ya,ˈ ʾé jămáʿat hulàe hít ga-lăxá trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ tajərè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ maʿləmè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ ḥăkimè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ba-d-áy jorá ṭaqá noṣràt hítwa.ˈ hulàeˈ tərṣawalùˈ xá-sefar-əč mətwáwalu dóka rešàf.ˈ mətwáwalu rešàf,ˈ ké Razá Šā̀hˈ m-txéla d-òaˈ ʿŭbùr wilè,ˈ míre ʾéa mà-ya?ˈ ʾéa mà-ya?ˈ mamìˈ duktə́r Musà ʾəlhá mănixáˈ híye qalèˈ kmə́r qorbā̀nˈ ʾó séfar torà-ya.ˈ ʾaxní mìranˈ ke-ʾā̀tˈ m-txéla séfar torá ʾorètˈ ké ʾáy séfar torà negahdaróx hawyá.ˈ míre kól ha-kavòd! díle réša xaṣàˈ ʾamu-jā̀nˈ kmə́r kol ha-kavòd,ˈ duktə́r Mùsa!ˈ ʾéa mằni-yele?ˈ Ḥáji ʾIsḥā̀q-yele lā-ʾiléf.ˈ kmə̀rˈ ʾéa mằni-ye?ˈ kmə́r ʾèaˈ măḷá didàn-ye.ˈ kmə̀rˈ ʾadam-e xùb-i-hasti.ˈ ʾətəfaqán našá ʿayzèk-yet.ˈ ʾárz hòna,ˈ ʾéa ʾèa.ˈ bàr-d-oˈ mən-dóka zíl baqá lèka?ˈ Xosrawbā̀d.ˈ Xosrawbā́d tʷkèf-yela.ˈ zíl baqá dokàˈ tré təlḥà yomé ga-doká-yele-u.ˈ čìr,ˈ rába huláe ga-doká mórəd ʾəḥtəramèf-yeluˈ rába gbèwalun-uˈ məspéwale l-farmandé laškàrˈ mìrwaleˈ huláe ga-lăxá gbe-raḥàt hăwénˈ ʾazyătú là holétun.ˈ là šoqét ʾazyătú holí.ˈ ʾó-č mírwale là qorbā́n,ˈ lăxá sŭnì-yeni.ˈ rába məntắke huláe ʿayzèniˈ ʾazyătù lá kolí.ˈ ʾèaˈ Razá Šā̀hˈ báqa hulàe.ˈ sipùrˈ Razá Šā̀h ḥăqénox.ˈ Razá Šā̀hˈ mən-Săqə́z ké báqa Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ zìlwa baqáˈ Tawrèz.ˈ mən-Tawréz híye baqá Săqə̀z,ˈ mən-Săqə́z híye Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ ga-Săqə̀zˈ gezíwa ʾəstəqbalèfˈ tămā́m-e rŭwanè.ˈ rŭwané bšəlmanè,ˈ rŭwané suràe,ˈ rŭwané hulàeˈ gezíwa qằmef.ˈ hulàeˈ xá ʾəsrá xamsàr năfăré,ˈ hulàeˈ gezíwa qằmefˈ kŭ́le dəqnú har-tá lăxà.ˈ ʾáy-əč ke-qằmeˈ măʿin-òˈ kmə́r ʾáy mà-ye?ˈ kəmrí ʾaxní qorbā̀nˈ dəqnè-ya.ˈ bàr-o kol-óˈ ta-raís-e šahrbanìˈ ta-raís-e polìsˈ kmə́r baqèfˈ mən-d-áy reš-ó ken-ò,ˈ ʾonyexáe dəqnú lá pešà.ˈ Razá Šā́h gezə̀lˈ ʾəstəraḥàt kól.ˈ ke-ó dokà.ˈ ʾənyexáe là šoqíˈ ta-dəqnú gărénila ga-doká b-gàu.ˈ ke-ò,ˈ xắe ʾənyexàeˈ xà-dana dəqná lítu.ˈ kmə́r da-măʿin-òˈ ʾătà ʿayza-yˈ yá ʾo-waxtằra?ˈ ʾáy ʾəbyá-y ga-ʿayn-e-ḥā̀lˈ hămə́r mazháb ʾəqrà rába xéta lá-y báqa dəqná.ˈ ʾā́t hulàet,ˈ hulàet.ˈ ʾáy dəqná mà-ya?ˈ ʾā́t bšəlmanèt,ˈ ʾáy dəqná mà-ya?ˈ bar-ʿaléh-e dìnˈ wắle là-ʾəbya-yˈ róšan hole-ò.ˈ ʾéa hìč.ˈ híye báqa Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ híye báqa Kurdəstā̀n,ˈ ga-Kurdəstā̀nˈ huláe ʿăla-ḥădàˈ bšəlmané hár-xa ʿăla-ḥădàˈ suráe ʿăla-ḥădàˈ ṭáqa noṣràt trə́ṣlu báqef.ˈ ṭáqa noṣrát mà-yele?ˈ xá-tʷká tarṣìwaˈ ké šā́h m-txéla d-éa ʾòrˈ ʾălé ʾéa hulàe trəṣté-ya,ˈ ʾé jămáʿat hulàe hít ga-lăxá trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ tajərè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ maʿləmè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ ḥăkimè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ba-d-áy jorá ṭaqá noṣràt hítwa.ˈ hulàeˈ tərṣawalùˈ xá-sefar-əč mətwáwalu dóka rešàf.ˈ mətwáwalu rešàf,ˈ ké Razá Šā̀hˈ m-txéla d-òaˈ ʿŭbùr wilè,ˈ míre ʾéa mà-ya?ˈ ʾéa mà-ya?ˈ mamìˈ duktə́r Musà ʾəlhá mănixáˈ híye qalèˈ kmə́r qorbā̀nˈ ʾó séfar torà-ya.ˈ ʾaxní mìranˈ ke-ʾā̀tˈ m-txéla séfar torá ʾorètˈ ké ʾáy séfar torà negahdaróx hawyá.ˈ míre kól ha-kavòd! díle réša xaṣàˈ ʾamu-jā̀nˈ kmə́r kol ha-kavòd,ˈ duktə́r Mùsa!ˈ ʾéa mằni-yele?ˈ Ḥáji ʾIsḥā̀q-yele lā-ʾiléf.ˈ kmə̀rˈ ʾéa mằni-ye?ˈ kmə́r ʾèaˈ măḷá didàn-ye.ˈ kmə̀rˈ ʾadam-e xùb-i-hasti.ˈ ʾətəfaqán našá ʿayzèk-yet.ˈ ʾárz hòna,ˈ ʾéa ʾèa.ˈ bàr-d-oˈ mən-dóka zíl baqá lèka?ˈ Xosrawbā̀d.ˈ Xosrawbā́d tʷkèf-yela.ˈ zíl baqá dokàˈ tré təlḥà yomé ga-doká-yele-u.ˈ čìr,ˈ rába huláe ga-doká mórəd ʾəḥtəramèf-yeluˈ rába gbèwalun-uˈ məspéwale l-farmandé laškàrˈ mìrwaleˈ huláe ga-lăxá gbe-raḥàt hăwénˈ ʾazyătú là holétun.ˈ là šoqét ʾazyătú holí.ˈ ʾó-č mírwale là qorbā́n,ˈ lăxá sŭnì-yeni.ˈ rába məntắke huláe ʿayzèniˈ ʾazyătù lá kolí.ˈ ʾèaˈ Razá Šā̀hˈ báqa hulàe.ˈ	I shall tell you the story of Raza Shah. Raza Shah came from Săqəz to Kurdistan. He had gone to Tabriz. From Tabriz he came to Săqəz, from Săqəz he came to Kurdistan. In Săqəz all the dignitaries went to receive him. The Muslim dignitaries, the Christian dignitaries, the Jewish dignitaries went before him. Some Jews, about ten or fifteen people, Jews went before him, all with their beards down to here. He comes forward ‘Look’ he says ‘What is this?’ They say ‘With respect, it is a beard’. He turns round to the head of police, the head of police and says to him ‘When I come back again, the beard of those people must not remain (unshaven).’ Raza Shah went and took a rest. He came back—They did not allow them (the Jews) to shave their beards there among them—He came back and saw that not one had a beard. He said ‘Look, is it better now or before?’ He wanted to at that time to say that religion is not in such (need) of a beard. (If) you are a Jew, you are a Jew. What is this beard? (If) you are a Muslim, what is a beard? He was against religion but he did not want to make it explicit. But this (anecdote) is nothing. He came to Kurdistan. He came to Kurdistan and in Kurdistan the Jews by themselves, the Muslims each by themselves and the Christians by themselves made an arch of victory. What is an arch of victory? They made a place (in such a way) that the Shah would pass under and know that Jews made it, that there is a Jewish community here that made it. The merchants made one. The teachers made another. The doctors made another. There was an arch of victory (built) in this manner. The Jews had made it and had put a Torah scroll there over it. They are put it over it (the arch) and when Raza Shah passed under it, he said ‘What is this? What is this?’ My uncle, Doctor Musa, may God grant him rest, began to speak and said ‘Your honour, that is a Torah scroll. We thought that you would pass under the scroll so that the Torah scroll would protect you. He said ‘Well done!’ He patted the back of my dear uncle and said ‘Well done Doctor Musa!’ Who was there? Ḥaji ʾIsḥāq was next to him. He said ‘Who is this?’ He said ‘This is our rabbi.’ He said ‘You are a good man. You happen to be a good man.’ Now, that is that. Then, where did he go? Khosrawbad. Khosrawbad was his destination. He went there and was there two or three days. He walked around. The Jews there greatly commanded his respect. He liked them very much. He sent to the army commander and said ‘The Jews here must be at ease and you must not disturb them. Do not allow people to disturb them.’ He said ‘No, your honour, here they are Sunni. They are very good with the Jews. They do not disturb them.’ This (is the account) of Raza Shah concerning the Jews.

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sipùrˈ Razá Šā̀h ḥăqénox.ˈ Razá Šā̀hˈ mən-Săqə́z ké báqa Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ zìlwa baqáˈ Tawrèz.ˈ mən-Tawréz híye baqá Săqə̀z,ˈ mən-Săqə́z híye Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ ga-Săqə̀zˈ gezíwa ʾəstəqbalèfˈ tămā́m-e rŭwanè.ˈ rŭwané bšəlmanè,ˈ rŭwané suràe,ˈ rŭwané hulàeˈ gezíwa qằmef.ˈ hulàeˈ xá ʾəsrá xamsàr năfăré,ˈ hulàeˈ gezíwa qằmefˈ kŭ́le dəqnú har-tá lăxà.ˈ ʾáy-əč ke-qằmeˈ măʿin-òˈ kmə́r ʾáy mà-ye?ˈ kəmrí ʾaxní qorbā̀nˈ dəqnè-ya.ˈ bàr-o kol-óˈ ta-raís-e šahrbanìˈ ta-raís-e polìsˈ kmə́r baqèfˈ mən-d-áy reš-ó ken-ò,ˈ ʾonyexáe dəqnú lá pešà.ˈ Razá Šā́h gezə̀lˈ ʾəstəraḥàt kól.ˈ ke-ó dokà.ˈ ʾənyexáe là šoqíˈ ta-dəqnú gărénila ga-doká b-gàu.ˈ ke-ò,ˈ xắe ʾənyexàeˈ xà-dana dəqná lítu.ˈ kmə́r da-măʿin-òˈ ʾătà ʿayza-yˈ yá ʾo-waxtằra?ˈ ʾáy ʾəbyá-y ga-ʿayn-e-ḥā̀lˈ hămə́r mazháb ʾəqrà rába xéta lá-y báqa dəqná.ˈ ʾā́t hulàet,ˈ hulàet.ˈ ʾáy dəqná mà-ya?ˈ ʾā́t bšəlmanèt,ˈ ʾáy dəqná mà-ya?ˈ bar-ʿaléh-e dìnˈ wắle là-ʾəbya-yˈ róšan hole-ò.ˈ ʾéa hìč.ˈ híye báqa Kurdəstā̀n.ˈ híye báqa Kurdəstā̀n,ˈ ga-Kurdəstā̀nˈ huláe ʿăla-ḥădàˈ bšəlmané hár-xa ʿăla-ḥădàˈ suráe ʿăla-ḥădàˈ ṭáqa noṣràt trə́ṣlu báqef.ˈ ṭáqa noṣrát mà-yele?ˈ xá-tʷká tarṣìwaˈ ké šā́h m-txéla d-éa ʾòrˈ ʾălé ʾéa hulàe trəṣté-ya,ˈ ʾé jămáʿat hulàe hít ga-lăxá trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ tajərè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ maʿləmè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ʾèaˈ ḥăkimè trəṣté-ya.ˈ ba-d-áy jorá ṭaqá noṣràt hítwa.ˈ hulàeˈ tərṣawalùˈ xá-sefar-əč mətwáwalu dóka rešàf.ˈ mətwáwalu rešàf,ˈ ké Razá Šā̀hˈ m-txéla d-òaˈ ʿŭbùr wilè,ˈ míre ʾéa mà-ya?ˈ ʾéa mà-ya?ˈ mamìˈ duktə́r Musà ʾəlhá mănixáˈ híye qalèˈ kmə́r qorbā̀nˈ ʾó séfar torà-ya.ˈ ʾaxní mìranˈ ke-ʾā̀tˈ m-txéla séfar torá ʾorètˈ ké ʾáy séfar torà negahdaróx hawyá.ˈ míre kól ha-kavòd! díle réša xaṣàˈ ʾamu-jā̀nˈ kmə́r kol ha-kavòd,ˈ duktə́r Mùsa!ˈ ʾéa mằni-yele?ˈ Ḥáji ʾIsḥā̀q-yele lā-ʾiléf.ˈ kmə̀rˈ ʾéa mằni-ye?ˈ kmə́r ʾèaˈ măḷá didàn-ye.ˈ kmə̀rˈ ʾadam-e xùb-i-hasti.ˈ ʾətəfaqán našá ʿayzèk-yet.ˈ ʾárz hòna,ˈ ʾéa ʾèa.ˈ bàr-d-oˈ mən-dóka zíl baqá lèka?ˈ Xosrawbā̀d.ˈ Xosrawbā́d tʷkèf-yela.ˈ zíl baqá dokàˈ tré təlḥà yomé ga-doká-yele-u.ˈ čìr,ˈ rába huláe ga-doká mórəd ʾəḥtəramèf-yeluˈ rába gbèwalun-uˈ məspéwale l-farmandé laškàrˈ mìrwaleˈ huláe ga-lăxá gbe-raḥàt hăwénˈ ʾazyătú là holétun.ˈ là šoqét ʾazyătú holí.ˈ ʾó-č mírwale là qorbā́n,ˈ lăxá sŭnì-yeni.ˈ rába məntắke huláe ʿayzèniˈ ʾazyătù lá kolí.ˈ ʾèaˈ Razá Šā̀hˈ báqa hulàe.ˈ

Translation:

I shall tell you the story of Raza Shah. Raza Shah came from Săqəz to Kurdistan. He had gone to Tabriz. From Tabriz he came to Săqəz, from Săqəz he came to Kurdistan. In Săqəz all the dignitaries went to receive him. The Muslim dignitaries, the Christian dignitaries, the Jewish dignitaries went before him. Some Jews, about ten or fifteen people, Jews went before him, all with their beards down to here. He comes forward ‘Look’ he says ‘What is this?’ They say ‘With respect, it is a beard’. He turns round to the head of police, the head of police and says to him ‘When I come back again, the beard of those people must not remain (unshaven).’ Raza Shah went and took a rest. He came back—They did not allow them (the Jews) to shave their beards there among them—He came back and saw that not one had a beard. He said ‘Look, is it better now or before?’ He wanted to at that time to say that religion is not in such (need) of a beard. (If) you are a Jew, you are a Jew. What is this beard? (If) you are a Muslim, what is a beard? He was against religion but he did not want to make it explicit. But this (anecdote) is nothing. He came to Kurdistan. He came to Kurdistan and in Kurdistan the Jews by themselves, the Muslims each by themselves and the Christians by themselves made an arch of victory. What is an arch of victory? They made a place (in such a way) that the Shah would pass under and know that Jews made it, that there is a Jewish community here that made it. The merchants made one. The teachers made another. The doctors made another. There was an arch of victory (built) in this manner. The Jews had made it and had put a Torah scroll there over it. They are put it over it (the arch) and when Raza Shah passed under it, he said ‘What is this? What is this?’ My uncle, Doctor Musa, may God grant him rest, began to speak and said ‘Your honour, that is a Torah scroll. We thought that you would pass under the scroll so that the Torah scroll would protect you. He said ‘Well done!’ He patted the back of my dear uncle and said ‘Well done Doctor Musa!’ Who was there? Ḥaji ʾIsḥāq was next to him. He said ‘Who is this?’ He said ‘This is our rabbi.’ He said ‘You are a good man. You happen to be a good man.’ Now, that is that. Then, where did he go? Khosrawbad. Khosrawbad was his destination. He went there and was there two or three days. He walked around. The Jews there greatly commanded his respect. He liked them very much. He sent to the army commander and said ‘The Jews here must be at ease and you must not disturb them. Do not allow people to disturb them.’ He said ‘No, your honour, here they are Sunni. They are very good with the Jews. They do not disturb them.’ This (is the account) of Raza Shah concerning the Jews.