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Qaraqosh (Baghdede): Baptism

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Qaraqosh. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2002	-	London, UK

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0:00	ʾamòḏə,ˈ ʾáhila k-zálhən jàmʿi,ˈ ʿáʾələ kúlla jàmʿa k-zálhə məʾə̀mḏi,ˈ nišwáṯa kùllehəˈ k-zálhə l-ʾìta,ˈ qémi k-zálhə l-ʾíta məḥáḏri máya šaxìnə,ˈ šáqli ṣàbun,ˈ ʾu-šáqli xá màxmal,ˈ ʾu-k-šáqlilə bə̀dləˈ dà-w-ʾəbra,ˈ ʾu-k-šaqlílə papàyat šaqlílə məndyànə yáʿni,ˈ ʾu-šáqli ḥalotyàṯa.ˈ k-zálhə l-ʾìta,ˈ kə-mṣálə qàša,ˈ k-maʾmə̀ḏlə,ˈ maxəḏrílə ʾəl-ʾíta ṭə̀llaṯ náqlə.ˈ ləʾánnahu ʿəbára ʿan ʾáb u-ʾə́bra-w róḥəd qùdša.ˈ maxəḏrílə maḏə̀bḥaˈ baʿdén kàṯe,ˈ ʾu-kə-mbàrki ġḏáḏə,ˈ ʾu-g-dáʾri l-bèṯa,ˈ k-áṯe k-áxli-u k-šatè-u.ˈ ʾàḏila amóḏə dídan.ˈ … ləʾánnahu ʾáxni lá kə-mṭàhrax,ˈ dáha ḥalìyyan,ˈ fa-háḏa Már Póləs kəm-ṭaʾə́nnə ṭuhùr,ˈ wuḏlə m-badàləḥˈ ʾamòḏə.ˈ ʾamòḏə,ˈ ʾáhila k-zálhən jàmʿi,ˈ ʿáʾələ kúlla jàmʿa k-zálhə məʾə̀mḏi,ˈ nišwáṯa kùllehəˈ k-zálhə l-ʾìta,ˈ qémi k-zálhə l-ʾíta məḥáḏri máya šaxìnə,ˈ šáqli ṣàbun,ˈ ʾu-šáqli xá màxmal,ˈ ʾu-k-šáqlilə bə̀dləˈ dà-w-ʾəbra,ˈ ʾu-k-šaqlílə papàyat šaqlílə məndyànə yáʿni,ˈ ʾu-šáqli ḥalotyàṯa.ˈ k-zálhə l-ʾìta,ˈ kə-mṣálə qàša,ˈ k-maʾmə̀ḏlə,ˈ maxəḏrílə ʾəl-ʾíta ṭə̀llaṯ náqlə.ˈ ləʾánnahu ʿəbára ʿan ʾáb u-ʾə́bra-w róḥəd qùdša.ˈ maxəḏrílə maḏə̀bḥaˈ baʿdén kàṯe,ˈ ʾu-kə-mbàrki ġḏáḏə,ˈ ʾu-g-dáʾri l-bèṯa,ˈ k-áṯe k-áxli-u k-šatè-u.ˈ ʾàḏila amóḏə dídan.ˈ … ləʾánnahu ʾáxni lá kə-mṭàhrax,ˈ dáha ḥalìyyan,ˈ fa-háḏa Már Póləs kəm-ṭaʾə́nnə ṭuhùr,ˈ wuḏlə m-badàləḥˈ ʾamòḏə.ˈ	Baptism—they go and gather together, the whole family gathers together. They go and perform the baptism. All the people go to the church. They go to the church. They prepare warm water, bring soap and a towel. They bring a suit for the boy and bring him small pendants. They bring him things. They bring presents. They go to the church. The priest prays and baptizes him. They carry him round the church three times, which signifies the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They take him round the altar then they come and bless one another. They return home. They come back to eat and drink. A baptism in our town is like that. We do not circumcize, now. St. Paul abolished circumcision, and made baptism take its place.

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