Jūsiya - ܓܘܣܝܗ
http://syriaca.org/place/323
A village near Emesa.
Place Type
settlement
Descriptions
“ܟܘܪܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܡܶܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܰܚܡܶܨ. ܕܪܰܚܝܩܐ ܡܶܢܗ̇ ܫܬܳܐ ܦܰܪ̈ܣܚܐ ܠܓܰܒܐ ܕܕܰܪܡܣܘܩ. ܒܶܝܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܝ
ܠܶܒܢܳܢ ܘܰܣܢܝܪ ܘܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܩܪܺܝܬܐ ܐܝܺܬܝܗ̇ ܐܶܬܚܰܕܬܰܬ ܒܓܶܒ ܓܘܣܝܗ ܥܰܬܝܩܬܐ.” 1
“كورة كانت من كور حمص على ستة فراسخ منها من جهة دمشق بين جبلي لبنان وسنير؛ وهي في وقتنا
قرية استحدثت بجوار مدينة جوسية القديمة” 2
“a district about six leagues from Ḥomṣ, towards Damascus,situated between the mountains
of Lebanon and Sinnir. Today it is a small village, recently built near the ruins
of ancient Josya.” 3
A village near Emesa.
Status: published
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"جوسية" in WikipediaWorks Cited
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- 1 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪܨܘܡ, ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ, ܚܬܳܡܳܐ ܬܪܰܝܳܢܳܐ2nd ed. (Holland: ܡܛܒܥܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1991)., p: 539.
- 2 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and اغناطيوس افرام الاول برصوم, كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية, الطبعة الرابعة4th ed. (Holland: مطبعة ابن العبري بدير مار افرام السريانيBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1987)., p: 506.
- 3 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 554.
- 4 Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī and ياقوت الحموي, معجم البلدان (Beirut: دار الكتب العلميةDār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya, 1990)., p: II:215.
How to Cite This Entry
Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Jūsiya
— ܓܘܣܝܗ
” last modified June 30, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/323.
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Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Jūsiya — ܓܘܣܝܗ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2014. Entry published June 30, 2014. http://syriaca.org/place/323.About this Entry
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Additional Credit:
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
- Syriac description entry by Robert Aydin
- Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
- Initial Barsoum entry creation by David A. Michelson