Qaraqosh (Baghdede): Local Plants and Animals

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Qaraqosh. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2002	-	London, UK

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0:00	Baġdédə ʾə́tlan mindiyànəˈ k-pálṭi ʾánə d-là-zraʾa,ˈ yáʿni mindiyánə k-amáxxə … má ʾalàha k-ewúlhə yáʿni.ˈ ʾánhə-na xànwəˈ ʾu-xəšxàšə.ˈ xánwə ʾu-baʿdén péši xəšxášə nafə̀ssə.ˈ k-awe xòrṭəˈ baʿdén péši xànwəˈ baʿdén péši xəšxàšə.ˈ baʿdén ʾə́tlan ʾəb-sə́twa ʾək-palṭílan ʾəškápə ʾu-làgnə.ˈ baʿdén palṭílan xaròšyə,ˈ ʾu-baʿdén palṭílan ʾə́tlan xarqìzəˈ ʾu-arènə,ˈ d-k-oḏáxxə naqláṯa k-maṭéhə k-oḏíhən salìjaˈ ʾáw k-oḏíhən dòlma,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan … ma-k-ámrax … ʾánə … šəkyáṯəd tə̀ʾla d-k-amáxxə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan šišèmə,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ḥəmmèḏ̣a,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan qanánəd ṭòya,ˈ ʾánə k-pálṭi dàšta-wˈ k-zálhə k-maṯèhən.ˈ ʾu-mastùqṯa.ˈ ʾə́kma basātī́n Baġdédə ʾəṯwàlan.ˈ ʾárba mazā́rəʿ Baġdèdə,ˈ ʾánhə Bi-Qàša k-amílə,ˈ bustán Bi-Qàša,ˈ bustán Bi-Šabìya,ˈ bustánəd Bí Də̀nḥa,ˈ ʾu-bustán Bi-Gàjju.ˈ ʾánə ʾárba ʾəṯwàlan.ˈ fa-k-záwalhə k-maṯéwa marèr mən-gə́ppə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́ṯwalan qalpàġa,ˈ hám k-axlìwalə.ˈ kə-mqalpílə qalóp-u k-axlìlə.ˈ k-zálhə kə-mṣèdi.ˈ ʾəṯwálan kàlwə,ˈ ʾańhə kálwəd ṣèda k-amáxlə.ˈ k-zàlhə,ˈ ʾáhu šə̀kəl,ˈ yaʿni ʾəxtírel ḥèlə.ˈ ʾaqláṯhə yarìx-ina.ˈ ʾíbə d-ʾárəq ḥèlə.ˈ k-zálə k-máṯə ʾarnùwat,ˈ ʾu-k-àṯə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́ṯwalan k-amráxlə fə̀xxa,ˈ fa-ʾə́tlan hàl-dahaˈ nasàwəd fə́xxat.ˈ ʾanh-ína Bí Šèxa,ˈ mašhurín báʾḏ̣a mə̀ndi.ˈ ʾək-nàswiˈ ʾu-k-áre ṣə̀prə.ˈ hám Bi-Gə̀ḏyaˈ k-náswi fə̀xxat.ˈ ʾu-k-ʾáre yəmumyàṯa. ʾu-ʾə́tlan ṣə̀pr-uˈ ʾə́tlan qulġàz,ˈ ʾú-tlan … qumburyáṯa hám k-arèhə.ˈ ʾilànatˈ ʾəg-náwe lénan ʾilánat d-xabúš-u d-ʾarmònə,ˈ ʾu-z-zàʾṯə,ˈ ʾu-d-ʾə̀nwə.ˈ ʾánə ʾilánat ək-náwe Baġdèdə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ʾilánat t-tùṯa.ˈ ʾu-tlán partaqàlˈ hám ək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ʾòsajˈ ʾək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ háḏa nábat ṭabìʿi ʾəjʿə́llə siyàj,ˈ yáʿni ʾáhu yajū́z k-amíl ʾā̀s.ˈ háḏa ʾək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ Baġdédə ʾə́tlan mindiyànəˈ k-pálṭi ʾánə d-là-zraʾa,ˈ yáʿni mindiyánə k-amáxxə … má ʾalàha k-ewúlhə yáʿni.ˈ ʾánhə-na xànwəˈ ʾu-xəšxàšə.ˈ xánwə ʾu-baʿdén péši xəšxášə nafə̀ssə.ˈ k-awe xòrṭəˈ baʿdén péši xànwəˈ baʿdén péši xəšxàšə.ˈ baʿdén ʾə́tlan ʾəb-sə́twa ʾək-palṭílan ʾəškápə ʾu-làgnə.ˈ baʿdén palṭílan xaròšyə,ˈ ʾu-baʿdén palṭílan ʾə́tlan xarqìzəˈ ʾu-arènə,ˈ d-k-oḏáxxə naqláṯa k-maṭéhə k-oḏíhən salìjaˈ ʾáw k-oḏíhən dòlma,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan … ma-k-ámrax … ʾánə … šəkyáṯəd tə̀ʾla d-k-amáxxə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan šišèmə,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ḥəmmèḏ̣a,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan qanánəd ṭòya,ˈ ʾánə k-pálṭi dàšta-wˈ k-zálhə k-maṯèhən.ˈ ʾu-mastùqṯa.ˈ ʾə́kma basātī́n Baġdédə ʾəṯwàlan.ˈ ʾárba mazā́rəʿ Baġdèdə,ˈ ʾánhə Bi-Qàša k-amílə,ˈ bustán Bi-Qàša,ˈ bustán Bi-Šabìya,ˈ bustánəd Bí Də̀nḥa,ˈ ʾu-bustán Bi-Gàjju.ˈ ʾánə ʾárba ʾəṯwàlan.ˈ fa-k-záwalhə k-maṯéwa marèr mən-gə́ppə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́ṯwalan qalpàġa,ˈ hám k-axlìwalə.ˈ kə-mqalpílə qalóp-u k-axlìlə.ˈ k-zálhə kə-mṣèdi.ˈ ʾəṯwálan kàlwə,ˈ ʾańhə kálwəd ṣèda k-amáxlə.ˈ k-zàlhə,ˈ ʾáhu šə̀kəl,ˈ yaʿni ʾəxtírel ḥèlə.ˈ ʾaqláṯhə yarìx-ina.ˈ ʾíbə d-ʾárəq ḥèlə.ˈ k-zálə k-máṯə ʾarnùwat,ˈ ʾu-k-àṯə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́ṯwalan k-amráxlə fə̀xxa,ˈ fa-ʾə́tlan hàl-dahaˈ nasàwəd fə́xxat.ˈ ʾanh-ína Bí Šèxa,ˈ mašhurín báʾḏ̣a mə̀ndi.ˈ ʾək-nàswiˈ ʾu-k-áre ṣə̀prə.ˈ hám Bi-Gə̀ḏyaˈ k-náswi fə̀xxat.ˈ ʾu-k-ʾáre yəmumyàṯa. ʾu-ʾə́tlan ṣə̀pr-uˈ ʾə́tlan qulġàz,ˈ ʾú-tlan … qumburyáṯa hám k-arèhə.ˈ ʾilànatˈ ʾəg-náwe lénan ʾilánat d-xabúš-u d-ʾarmònə,ˈ ʾu-z-zàʾṯə,ˈ ʾu-d-ʾə̀nwə.ˈ ʾánə ʾilánat ək-náwe Baġdèdə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ʾilánat t-tùṯa.ˈ ʾu-tlán partaqàlˈ hám ək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ʾòsajˈ ʾək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ háḏa nábat ṭabìʿi ʾəjʿə́llə siyàj,ˈ yáʿni ʾáhu yajū́z k-amíl ʾā̀s.ˈ háḏa ʾək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ	In Baǧdedə we have things that grow without sowing, that is, things that we call ... what God gives. These are _xanwə_ (carob plants) and _xašxašə_ (carobs). (First there are) _xanwə_ and then these become _xašxašə_ by themselves. There are _xorṭə_ (carob seeds), then they become _xanwə_, then they become _xašxašə._ Then in the winter we have (the custom) that people dig up _ʾəškapə_ and _lagnə_ (a kind of artichoke). Then they would dig up _xarqizə_ (the plant of the _lagnə_) and _ʾarenə_ (mallows), which we make sometimes ... they come and make them into soup, or make them into (the dish) _dolma_. We have what we call ... (the plant called) ‘the testicles of the fox’, as we say. We have _šišemə_ (root plant). We have _ḥəmmeḏ̣a_ (a bitter plant used in cooking). We have (the plant known as) ‘the horn of the deer’. People go out into the fields and fetch them. And (there is) _mastuqṯa_ (a bitter plant). We had a number of orchards in Baǧdedə. There were four cultivated plots in Baǧdedə, namely (the one) called (after) the Qaša family, the orchard of the Qaša family, the orchard of the Šabiya family, the orchard of the Dənḥa family, and the orchard of the Gajju family. We had these four. People went to fetch _marer_ (a bitter plant) from these. We had _qalpaǧa_ (a kind of edible shrub), which they also ate. People peel it and eat it. People go hunting. We had dogs, which were what we called hunting dogs. They move, the form (of their bodies) is very beautiful. Their legs are long. It can run fast. It goes to fetch rabbits and comes back. We had what we call a _fəxxa_ (‘trap’). We have still trappers. They are the Šexa family, who are quite famous. They trap and catch sparrows. Also the Gəḏya family hunts with traps. They catch pigeons. We have sparrows and we have the _qulǧaz_ bird and we have _qumburta_ birds, which they also catch. As for trees, we have trees growing that bear apples, pomegranates, olives and grapes. These trees grow in Baǧdedə. We have berry trees. We have the orange tree, which also grows in Baǧdedə. We have the _ʾosaj_ (myrtle), which grows in Baǧdedə. This is a natural plant like a hedge, which may be called (in Arabic) _ʾās_. This grows in Baǧdedə.

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Baġdédə ʾə́tlan mindiyànəˈ k-pálṭi ʾánə d-là-zraʾa,ˈ yáʿni mindiyánə k-amáxxə … má ʾalàha k-ewúlhə yáʿni.ˈ ʾánhə-na xànwəˈ ʾu-xəšxàšə.ˈ xánwə ʾu-baʿdén péši xəšxášə nafə̀ssə.ˈ k-awe xòrṭəˈ baʿdén péši xànwəˈ baʿdén péši xəšxàšə.ˈ baʿdén ʾə́tlan ʾəb-sə́twa ʾək-palṭílan ʾəškápə ʾu-làgnə.ˈ baʿdén palṭílan xaròšyə,ˈ ʾu-baʿdén palṭílan ʾə́tlan xarqìzəˈ ʾu-arènə,ˈ d-k-oḏáxxə naqláṯa k-maṭéhə k-oḏíhən salìjaˈ ʾáw k-oḏíhən dòlma,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan … ma-k-ámrax … ʾánə … šəkyáṯəd tə̀ʾla d-k-amáxxə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan šišèmə,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ḥəmmèḏ̣a,ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan qanánəd ṭòya,ˈ ʾánə k-pálṭi dàšta-wˈ k-zálhə k-maṯèhən.ˈ ʾu-mastùqṯa.ˈ

ʾə́kma basātī́n Baġdédə ʾəṯwàlan.ˈ ʾárba mazā́rəʿ Baġdèdə,ˈ ʾánhə Bi-Qàša k-amílə,ˈ bustán Bi-Qàša,ˈ bustán Bi-Šabìya,ˈ bustánəd Bí Də̀nḥa,ˈ ʾu-bustán Bi-Gàjju.ˈ ʾánə ʾárba ʾəṯwàlan.ˈ fa-k-záwalhə k-maṯéwa marèr mən-gə́ppə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́ṯwalan qalpàġa,ˈ hám k-axlìwalə.ˈ kə-mqalpílə qalóp-u k-axlìlə.ˈ

k-zálhə kə-mṣèdi.ˈ ʾəṯwálan kàlwə,ˈ ʾańhə kálwəd ṣèda k-amáxlə.ˈ k-zàlhə,ˈ ʾáhu šə̀kəl,ˈ yaʿni ʾəxtírel ḥèlə.ˈ ʾaqláṯhə yarìx-ina.ˈ ʾíbə d-ʾárəq ḥèlə.ˈ k-zálə k-máṯə ʾarnùwat,ˈ ʾu-k-àṯə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́ṯwalan k-amráxlə fə̀xxa,ˈ fa-ʾə́tlan hàl-dahaˈ nasàwəd fə́xxat.ˈ ʾanh-ína Bí Šèxa,ˈ mašhurín báʾḏ̣a mə̀ndi.ˈ ʾək-nàswiˈ ʾu-k-áre ṣə̀prə.ˈ hám Bi-Gə̀ḏyaˈ k-náswi fə̀xxat.ˈ ʾu-k-ʾáre yəmumyàṯa. ʾu-ʾə́tlan ṣə̀pr-uˈ ʾə́tlan qulġàz,ˈ ʾú-tlan … qumburyáṯa hám k-arèhə.ˈ

ʾilànatˈ ʾəg-náwe lénan ʾilánat d-xabúš-u d-ʾarmònə,ˈ ʾu-z-zàʾṯə,ˈ ʾu-d-ʾə̀nwə.ˈ ʾánə ʾilánat ək-náwe Baġdèdə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ʾilánat t-tùṯa.ˈ ʾu-tlán partaqàlˈ hám ək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan ʾòsajˈ ʾək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ háḏa nábat ṭabìʿi ʾəjʿə́llə siyàj,ˈ yáʿni ʾáhu yajū́z k-amíl ʾā̀s.ˈ háḏa ʾək-náwə Baġdèdə.ˈ

Translation:

In Baǧdedə we have things that grow without sowing, that is, things that we call ... what God gives. These are _xanwə_ (carob plants) and _xašxašə_ (carobs). (First there are) _xanwə_ and then these become _xašxašə_ by themselves. There are _xorṭə_ (carob seeds), then they become _xanwə_, then they become _xašxašə._ Then in the winter we have (the custom) that people dig up _ʾəškapə_ and _lagnə_ (a kind of artichoke). Then they would dig up _xarqizə_ (the plant of the _lagnə_) and _ʾarenə_ (mallows), which we make sometimes ... they come and make them into soup, or make them into (the dish) _dolma_. We have what we call ... (the plant called) ‘the testicles of the fox’, as we say. We have _šišemə_ (root plant). We have _ḥəmmeḏ̣a_ (a bitter plant used in cooking). We have (the plant known as) ‘the horn of the deer’. People go out into the fields and fetch them. And (there is) _mastuqṯa_ (a bitter plant).

We had a number of orchards in Baǧdedə. There were four cultivated plots in Baǧdedə, namely (the one) called (after) the Qaša family, the orchard of the Qaša family, the orchard of the Šabiya family, the orchard of the Dənḥa family, and the orchard of the Gajju family. We had these four. People went to fetch _marer_ (a bitter plant) from these. We had _qalpaǧa_ (a kind of edible shrub), which they also ate. People peel it and eat it.

People go hunting. We had dogs, which were what we called hunting dogs. They move, the form (of their bodies) is very beautiful. Their legs are long. It can run fast. It goes to fetch rabbits and comes back. We had what we call a _fəxxa_ (‘trap’). We have still trappers. They are the Šexa family, who are quite famous. They trap and catch sparrows. Also the Gəḏya family hunts with traps. They catch pigeons. We have sparrows and we have the _qulǧaz_ bird and we have _qumburta_ birds, which they also catch.

As for trees, we have trees growing that bear apples, pomegranates, olives and grapes. These trees grow in Baǧdedə. We have berry trees. We have the orange tree, which also grows in Baǧdedə. We have the _ʾosaj_ (myrtle), which grows in Baǧdedə. This is a natural plant like a hedge, which may be called (in Arabic) _ʾās_. This grows in Baǧdedə.