Qaraqosh (Baghdede): Wells

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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	ʾu-ʾə́tlan biráṯa Baġdèdə,ˈ ʾán də-k-maʾtəmdìwaˈ ġdedàyəˈ ʾəl-ʾaštòyədˈ … d-əwánat də́ttə ʾu-nàšə.ˈ ʾə́ṯwalan biráṯa ḥèlə Baġdédə.ˈ hal-dáha ʾə́tlan píši ʾəl-biràṯa.ˈ bírəd Bi-Sòqqat,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bi-Bə̀nna,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bi-Muʾmìqa,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bí Gə̀ḏya.ˈ yáʿni ḥélə nàšəˈ ʾə́twalhə biràṯa.ˈ bírəd Bi-Gə́jju hal-dàha k-íla píšta,ˈ bírəd Bi-Qàša,ˈ bírəd Bi-ʿAṭàlla.ˈ bíraṯa ʾəṯwálan ḥèlə.ˈ ʾə́tlan bírəd Bi-Šaʿbìyya.ˈ bìraˈ xapríla b-ʾíḏa xpàra.ˈ xapríla xpára b-ìḏa-w,ˈ ʾu-k-štaʾríwa hàl tíx.ˈ baʿdén ʾəg-banéwala b-gòra.ˈ banéwala kúlla b-gòra,ˈ ʿala-múd … d-lá hadmáwa d-lá naplàwa.ˈ ʾu-kə-mpalṭíwa máya mə̀nnaḥˈ bə-xmə̀rtaˈ ʾu-b-dòla,ˈ ʾəg-garə́šwa xmə̀rta.ˈ maṭíwa hál máṯalan ʿə́mqəd … ʾəsrì metár-iwa.ˈ k-máṭə ʾəsrí métar ʾəxmàraˈ ʾu-g-dáʾər náfsəd dóləḥ dáʾərˈ …. ʾu-kə-ʾásəq xə́rta nàqla,ˈ ʾu-hàḏila,ˈ k-zál-u k-àṯə.ˈ … k-maṯéwa màya,ˈ k-asqíwa l-ḥoḏ̣awáṯəd … ʾəd-k-oḏíwalhə ʾəm-kìpa.ˈ k-naqríwalhə nqára m-kìpa.ˈ ʾu-g-daréwa b-gòhə.ˈ k-aṯéwa ʾuwànat-uˈ ʾə̀zzat-uˈ xmàrə,ˈ k-aṯéwa k-šatéwa.ˈ ʾu-nášə hám k-šatèwa-wˈ mxallíwa fàrwatˈ ʾu-gə̀ldə ki-mxallíwa mən-d-ánə màya.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́tlan biráṯa Baġdèdə,ˈ ʾán də-k-maʾtəmdìwaˈ ġdedàyəˈ ʾəl-ʾaštòyədˈ … d-əwánat də́ttə ʾu-nàšə.ˈ ʾə́ṯwalan biráṯa ḥèlə Baġdédə.ˈ hal-dáha ʾə́tlan píši ʾəl-biràṯa.ˈ bírəd Bi-Sòqqat,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bi-Bə̀nna,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bi-Muʾmìqa,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bí Gə̀ḏya.ˈ yáʿni ḥélə nàšəˈ ʾə́twalhə biràṯa.ˈ bírəd Bi-Gə́jju hal-dàha k-íla píšta,ˈ bírəd Bi-Qàša,ˈ bírəd Bi-ʿAṭàlla.ˈ bíraṯa ʾəṯwálan ḥèlə.ˈ ʾə́tlan bírəd Bi-Šaʿbìyya.ˈ bìraˈ xapríla b-ʾíḏa xpàra.ˈ xapríla xpára b-ìḏa-w,ˈ ʾu-k-štaʾríwa hàl tíx.ˈ baʿdén ʾəg-banéwala b-gòra.ˈ banéwala kúlla b-gòra,ˈ ʿala-múd … d-lá hadmáwa d-lá naplàwa.ˈ ʾu-kə-mpalṭíwa máya mə̀nnaḥˈ bə-xmə̀rtaˈ ʾu-b-dòla,ˈ ʾəg-garə́šwa xmə̀rta.ˈ maṭíwa hál máṯalan ʿə́mqəd … ʾəsrì metár-iwa.ˈ k-máṭə ʾəsrí métar ʾəxmàraˈ ʾu-g-dáʾər náfsəd dóləḥ dáʾərˈ …. ʾu-kə-ʾásəq xə́rta nàqla,ˈ ʾu-hàḏila,ˈ k-zál-u k-àṯə.ˈ … k-maṯéwa màya,ˈ k-asqíwa l-ḥoḏ̣awáṯəd … ʾəd-k-oḏíwalhə ʾəm-kìpa.ˈ k-naqríwalhə nqára m-kìpa.ˈ ʾu-g-daréwa b-gòhə.ˈ k-aṯéwa ʾuwànat-uˈ ʾə̀zzat-uˈ xmàrə,ˈ k-aṯéwa k-šatéwa.ˈ ʾu-nášə hám k-šatèwa-wˈ mxallíwa fàrwatˈ ʾu-gə̀ldə ki-mxallíwa mən-d-ánə màya.ˈ	We have wells in Baǧdedə, upon which the inhabitants depend to provide drink for their sheep and for people. We had many wells in Baǧdedə. Until now there are some who live by (drawing water from) wells. (We could mention) the well of the Soqqat family, the well of the Bənna family, the well of the Muʾmiqa family and the well of the Gəḏya family. Many people had wells. The well of the Gəjju family exists until now, (and also) the well of the Qaša family and the well of the ʿAṭalla family. We had many wells. We have (also) the well of the Šaʿbiyya family. They dig a well by hand. They dig a well by hand. They used to go down to the bottom (in their excavation). Then they would build it with brick. They would build it all with brick, so that it did not collapse and fall down. They drew water from it with a she-ass and a bucket, which the ass would pull. It would reach, for example, to a depth ... which was twenty metres. The goes (a distance of ) twenty metres and, when it returns, the bucket returns (into the well). Then it comes up again. This is what happens. It goes on, goes back and forth. They fetch water, which would come up into troughs, which they made out of stone. They carved them out of stone. They put (the water) in them. The sheept, goats and asses would come and drink. Also people would drink and they would wash furs and wash skins with this water.

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Transcription:

ʾu-ʾə́tlan biráṯa Baġdèdə,ˈ ʾán də-k-maʾtəmdìwaˈ ġdedàyəˈ ʾəl-ʾaštòyədˈ … d-əwánat də́ttə ʾu-nàšə.ˈ ʾə́ṯwalan biráṯa ḥèlə Baġdédə.ˈ hal-dáha ʾə́tlan píši ʾəl-biràṯa.ˈ bírəd Bi-Sòqqat,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bi-Bə̀nna,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bi-Muʾmìqa,ˈ ʾu-bírəd Bí Gə̀ḏya.ˈ yáʿni ḥélə nàšəˈ ʾə́twalhə biràṯa.ˈ bírəd Bi-Gə́jju hal-dàha k-íla píšta,ˈ bírəd Bi-Qàša,ˈ bírəd Bi-ʿAṭàlla.ˈ bíraṯa ʾəṯwálan ḥèlə.ˈ ʾə́tlan bírəd Bi-Šaʿbìyya.ˈ bìraˈ xapríla b-ʾíḏa xpàra.ˈ xapríla xpára b-ìḏa-w,ˈ ʾu-k-štaʾríwa hàl tíx.ˈ baʿdén ʾəg-banéwala b-gòra.ˈ banéwala kúlla b-gòra,ˈ ʿala-múd … d-lá hadmáwa d-lá naplàwa.ˈ ʾu-kə-mpalṭíwa máya mə̀nnaḥˈ bə-xmə̀rtaˈ ʾu-b-dòla,ˈ ʾəg-garə́šwa xmə̀rta.ˈ maṭíwa hál máṯalan ʿə́mqəd … ʾəsrì metár-iwa.ˈ k-máṭə ʾəsrí métar ʾəxmàraˈ ʾu-g-dáʾər náfsəd dóləḥ dáʾərˈ …. ʾu-kə-ʾásəq xə́rta nàqla,ˈ ʾu-hàḏila,ˈ k-zál-u k-àṯə.ˈ … k-maṯéwa màya,ˈ k-asqíwa l-ḥoḏ̣awáṯəd … ʾəd-k-oḏíwalhə ʾəm-kìpa.ˈ k-naqríwalhə nqára m-kìpa.ˈ ʾu-g-daréwa b-gòhə.ˈ k-aṯéwa ʾuwànat-uˈ ʾə̀zzat-uˈ xmàrə,ˈ k-aṯéwa k-šatéwa.ˈ ʾu-nášə hám k-šatèwa-wˈ mxallíwa fàrwatˈ ʾu-gə̀ldə ki-mxallíwa mən-d-ánə màya.ˈ

Translation:

We have wells in Baǧdedə, upon which the inhabitants depend to provide drink for their sheep and for people. We had many wells in Baǧdedə. Until now there are some who live by (drawing water from) wells. (We could mention) the well of the Soqqat family, the well of the Bənna family, the well of the Muʾmiqa family and the well of the Gəḏya family. Many people had wells. The well of the Gəjju family exists until now, (and also) the well of the Qaša family and the well of the ʿAṭalla family. We had many wells. We have (also) the well of the Šaʿbiyya family. They dig a well by hand. They dig a well by hand. They used to go down to the bottom (in their excavation). Then they would build it with brick. They would build it all with brick, so that it did not collapse and fall down. They drew water from it with a she-ass and a bucket, which the ass would pull. It would reach, for example, to a depth ... which was twenty metres. The goes (a distance of ) twenty metres and, when it returns, the bucket returns (into the well). Then it comes up again. This is what happens. It goes on, goes back and forth. They fetch water, which would come up into troughs, which they made out of stone. They carved them out of stone. They put (the water) in them. The sheept, goats and asses would come and drink. Also people would drink and they would wash furs and wash skins with this water.