The World of Teréth End - Supplements

Sentence structure in Dekàlan is basic. Descriptors follow the subject followed by the action. Example: "A tall tree swayed in the strong wind" becomes "A tree tall swayed in the wind strong". Sentence building follows these rules closely, but word constructions often do not. Additionally, verbs that act upon an object follow an object. Example: "Thank you for the wonderful milled grain" becomes "My thanks for the grain milled wonderfully". There are no implied "I"s or "you"s. Changing "thank you" to "you thank" therefore becomes a command, and quite awkward. To avoid command, the phrase "my thanks" is used.

Building adjectives from nouns is based on the noun's gender. Gender for any given word is determined by its affiliation with a deity. Many words have ambiguous gender in which case both are technically correct, but the speaker/writer's geographical region frequently determines usage. The word for autumn is anonnol (also an'nol). Autumn is a seasonal word so is commonly associated with Kandlan (fem.). In Kandal therefore, the word for "autumnal" is anonnolam (also an'nolam). In Ildûn where autumn is associated with dying, the word is considered of Draun (neut.) and becomes anonnoldra (also an'noldra or an'nold'a). Masculine words are appended with -an, -der or -drül. Feminine words are appended with -am, -ar or -eth. Neuter words are appended with -dra, -lor, -ra or -us. Additionally, some words are associated with zodiacal signs rather than deities.

Pluralizing nouns is also dependent on the object's gender. In addition to gender, the plural-suffix is determined by the word's ending (i.e. vowel or consonant). Most words in Dekàlan follow these rules, but there are always exceptions. Masculine words ending in a vowel are appended with -din or -in. Masculine words ending in a consonant are appended with -en or -end. Feminine words ending in a vowel are appended with -l. Feminine words ending in a consonant are appended with -a or -al. Neuter words ending in a consonant are appended with -or or -ord. Neuter words ending in a vowel are appended with -den or -kin. The addition of plural-suffixes often changes the syllabic division of a word.

Making a standard object possessive also requires knowing the object's gender. Possessive masculine words are appended with "-en". Possessive feminine words are appended with an "-em". Possessive neuter words are appended with an "-or". Within sentences the object that is possessed follows the owner.

Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs. Like most other words, gerunds require knowing the root verb's gender. Masculine gerunds are prefixed with "dor-" or "do-". Feminine gerunds are prefixed with "ber-" and "be-", Neuter gerunds are prefixed with "log-" and "lo-". Examples: dorasrus = crowning, logèrus = eyeing, bemèdara = mothering, loshu = poisoning. Dekàlan is very forgiving with regard to using nouns as a verb.

Table 4. Gerund Prefixes

begins with a	Vowel	Consonant
Masculine	dor-	do-
Feminine	ber-	be-
Neuter	log-	lo-

The Dekàlan script High Davar is an old and involved character set that is understood and used only by educated persons. In contemporary times the ancient language and script is only studied by scholars, priests and wizards for more simplified alphabets (i.e Othic Davar, Taldàvar...) have been introduced since the fall of the Late Empire. Many of the contemporary scripts vary only slightly from the original Davar. High Davar can still be found on old buildings throughout the Old Empire, and scribed in book, scrolls and sword blades that have survived the centuries.

For purposes of clarity, and because it is the standard model for scholars of the Dekàlan language, the High Davar script will be detailed here.

All Dekàlan words in High Davar are composed of syllabic groupings called "sets". The High Dekàlan script contains a different symbol for every syllabic set (i.e. a syllabary). Script symbols are either vowel modified consonants or "blank" symbols modified by a vowel sound. Each syllabic set contains a consonant character and a vowel modifier. Often syllabic sets have more than one consonant; these are called symbol groups. Blanks are placeholding consonant characters that host a vowel modifier. Various fonts within the High Dekàlan script portray blank symbols differently.

The "convention of accents" governs the use of grave accents (è) and acute acents (é). Grave accents regularly are used to tie a vowel to a preceeding consonant in the second, fourth, sixth, etc. couplet within a word with more than two syllables (q.v. Dekàlan). Accents are not used in the last syllable of a word. Acute accents tie a vowel to following consonants in words with more than two syllables (q.v. Eshátan) or to separate a vowel-sound from surrounding syllables. Acute accented vowels usually indicate that the couplet begins with the vowel. Accenting is further complicated with compound phrases (i.e. Teréth End). For purposes of counting syllables, compound phrases (two or more words) count as one word.

Apostrophes may also be used to a denote missing "r" (q.v. D'agul) or dropped characters.

The cedilla (ç) is used to replace the sound of "ch", because there is no "c" in the Dekàlan language. In some dialects of Dekàlan (i.e. Ummòni, Zyrrn) the sound is a harsh "kh", as is similarly used in Ortori.

There is no "f" in the Dekàlan language. "V" however, when used at a word's beginning or the start of a syllable has an "fv" sound (similar to the German "v"). Those few words that do have an "f" sound are written "ph". Most of these words are borrowed from Ancient Panàthan (q.v. phlogòstra).

Why is are the division of syllables so important? Because, unless a scribe knows the exact division of syllables, they will construct (spell) the syllable sets wrong in High Davar.

A
ab•zer (AHB zehr) n. cup, small bowl with handle
a•dèsth•e (a DEHSTH eh) n. a promise; pledge
-ak (ahk) sfx. bird-like
a•kaç (a KAHCH) n. news; tidings
a•kàv•ka (a KAHFV kah) n. grape; fruit
ak•qa (AHK kwah) n. mysery
a•kök (a KOOHK) adj. tired; weary
al (ahl) adj. quick
al•bàr•as (ahl BAHR ahs) n. fox; animal
al•ém•en (ahl EHM ehn) n. movement
al•thù•lor (ahl THOOH lohr) [al + thun + lor] adj. conscious; aware (lit. "quick-brained')
-am (aym) fem. suf.
a•mar (AH mahr) adj. beautiful
A•már•ad (ah MAHR ahd) n. first month of the year
a•màs•ba (ah MAHZ bah) n. prize; award
am•bor (ahm BOHR) n. breast; mammary
Am•ra (AHM rah) pn. Dekàlan goddess of art, beauty, love, and music
amth•en (AHMTH ehn) n. kindness
am•thù•bir (AHM thu BIHR) [amar + thul + bir] n. stringed instrument; guitar-like (lit. "beautiful music of wood")
-an (ayn) masc. suf.
an (ahn) pr. of; owned by; belonging to; associated with = genitive
an•on (AHN ohn) n. time; cycle
a•nòn•nol (ah NON nohl) n. autumn (lit. "time of wind") (also an'nol)
-ar (ahr) fem. suf.
ar (ahr) v. to be, am, is
ar•a (AHR ah) v. to be; was; were
ar•â•kaç (AHR ah kach) [ara + akaç] n. newspaper (lit. "the news that is")
ar•ath (AHR ahth) n. sky, heavens
ard (ahrd) n. page; one side of a paper
ar•en (AR ehn) v. pp. to be; been
ar•ge (ahr GEH) n. a strand of hair
ar•gend (ahr GEHND) [arge + ehend] n. hair; all hair
ar•gras(AHR grahs) n. mammal
as•kid (ays KIHD) n. evergreen, conifer
as•rus (ays RUHS) masc. n. a crown
as•tar (ays TAHR) n. a web; net
asth- (aysth) pfx. animate; living
asth•á•tir (aysth AH tihr) [asth + hatir] n. engine; motor
a•tal-, a•ta- (AH tahl) pfx. -ed, having, provided with (ex. buttress / buttressed; bol / atabol)
a•tà•liv•làs- (AH tah LIHV lahs) adj. mirrored
a•tà•ve•dre, a•tà•ve•d'e (AH tah FVE dreh) adj. handed
a•tra, a•t'a (AH trah) pr. to; toward; at (moving toward) 2. n. a zodiacal sign
au•dar (aw DAHR) n., pl. -a (ah) a Dekàlan silver coin
aur•as (AHR ahs) n. silver
aur•çor (AHR chohr) n. tax
Az•â•lar•i (AYZ ah LAHR e) pn. southern city-state of Dekàlas; seat of Zalan cult
az•ba (AYZ bah) n. poem
az•thù•bir (AYZ thu bihr) n. stringed guitar-like instrument

B
bar (bahr) neut. adj. west
bar•a (BAHR ah) n., pl. -s (BAHR ahs) animal
bar•ag (BAHR ahg) n. a generic horse (see barághar, barágrul, larbàrag)
bar•ág•har (BAHR ahg HAHR) [barag + har] n. a draft horse (lit. "horse of work")
bar•ág•rul (BAHR ahg RUHL) [barag + rul] n. a war horse, destrier (lit. "horse of war")
bar•á•k'ad (bahr AH krayd) [bara + krad] n. a sheep
bar•árg•us (bahr AHRG uhs) [bara + arge] n. mammal (lit. "animal of hair")
bar•kèr•'a (bahr KAYR ah) adv. away
bar•us (BAHR uhs) adj. western
ben- (behn) pfx. below, under
ben•ar (BEHN ahr) pron. it
ben•gon (behn GOHN) [ben- + gon] adj. under (lit. "below side")
bir (bihr) n. wood
bol (bohl) n. buttress
bo•lar (BO lahr) [bol + arath] n. rainbow (lit. "buttress of the heavens")
bol ór•gar (bohl ohr GAHR) n. a lateen sailed frigate
borl (bohrl) n. stomach
bra, bray (bra) n. two
brâ (brah-a) n. two, dual, bi-
bra•dra (BRAY drah) adj. double
bram (braym) vt. to strike, hit
bran•da (brayn DAH) n. brother, pl. bran•dom (DOHM) brothers
brâth (bra-ahth) n. building, structure
bra•tò•dor (bray TO dohr) vt. to share
braz (brayz) n. chest, upper torso
bro•brâth (bro BRA-AHTH) [brod'a + brâth] n. dome (lit. "round structure")
brod (brohd) n. circle
bröd (brood) neut. n. a skull
bro•d'a (BROH drah) adj. circular, curved
bru (bru) n. enemy
brud (brud) neut. n. a wing
bru•dir (BRU dihr) adj. winged
brum (bruhm) fem. n. ale
bu- (bu) pfx. partial, a part
bu•brâth (bu BRA-AHTH) n. a ruin
bur (buhr) vt. to break
burd (buhrd) adj. broken
bu•vè•dre, bu•vè•d'e (bu VEH dreh) [bu- vedre] n. a finger

Ç
ça- (chah) pfx. before
çab (chahb) n. testicle
ça•loç (CHAH lohch) n. past, an earlier time
ça•lon (CHAH lohn) pr. before, prior to, earlier than
çar (chahr) av. there, at/to that place
çard (chahrd) pr. before, in front of, ahead
çen (chehn) av. how?, in what manner?
çir•il (CHIHR ihl) aj. private
çol•dru (CHOHL dru) n. apple
ço•ler (CHO lehr) n. fruit
çor (chohr) v. to feel, perceive tactilely
çrek (chrehk) n. a piece, broken part, something separated from a larger whole
çru (chru) adj. low, short
çrum (chruhm) n. feces, excrement
çru•dra, çru•d'a (CHRU drah) vt. to excrete
çulth (chulth) vt. to verbally insult
çur (chuhr) vt. to cut, sever
çur•kur (chuhr KUHR) n. scissors

D
da•éth (DA ehth) n. a king
dag (dahg) neut. n. tent, small pavillion 2. a four man LE military unit; pl. -ord
dam (daym) fem. def. art. the [cannot start a sentence]
dan (dahn) n. village, city (ex. Kandan, Oddan...)
da•nâr (DAH na-ahr) n. sword
-dar (dahr) sfx. Uren-like; humanoid (ex. urdar)
darn (dahrn) fem. n. a cow
da•var (DAH vahr) n. god or deity 2. n. a heiroglyphic alphabet or script
dav•ra (DAHV rah) n. a priestly sphere of magic 2. adj. divine, god-like
De•kà•lan (de KAH lahn) adj. a native of Dekàlas 2. characteristic of Dekàlas 3. primary language of Dekàlas 4. [Acen.] a particularly bloody battle or tragic incident
De•kà•las (de KAH lahs) [OD. De'kalas, dekt + kalas] empire that spanned eastern Terethor and western Tasserus (and briefly contained parts of southern Vulmura) 2. The ten city-states.
dekt (dehkt) n. ten
dek•tè•bra (dehk TEH brah) num. a hundred (100)
dek•tè•med (dehk TEH mehd) num. a million
dek•tè•thar (dehk TEH thahr) num. a thousand
del (dehl) n. stone
del•'ed (DEHL lehd) adj. parallel
del•nâr (DEHL na-ahr) [del + nâr] adj. perilous rocks (lit. "stones of peril") (ex. Kre Dèlnar)
-der (duhr) masc. suf.
der•é•dra (dehr EH drah) adj. dangerous
dêr•id (DE-ehr ihd) n. an arm
-der•in (DEHR ihn) sfx. masc. -ism (ex. Hambrùderín)
dhûhl (dhu-uhl) n. one who teaches the ways of Thurkan; a counselor
-dir (dihr) sfx. the quality of, -tive, -ed (ex. brudir, ivsâdir, jalásdir)
dir•al (dihr AHL) n. a tower
dirm (dihrm) n. a landing; place where boats are brought to shore
dner (dnehr) vt. to die
dnidkà (dnihd KA-ah) n. caution, carefulness, prudence
dnôw (dno-ohw) n. pump
dnu•dra (DNUH drah) neut. adj. dead
dnur (dnuhr) neut. n. death, poss. "-or" (ex. dnur-or)
dnur•in (DNUHR ihn) [dnur + urin] n. a coffin, casket (lit. "death cask")
dom (dohm) fem. n. an area of land, a parcel
dön (doon) masc. n. a bow
dor•us (DOHR uhs) n. an ear
dor•in (DOHR ihn) pron. it
-dra (drah) neut. suf.
dra, d'a (drah) n. a hall; meeting place
dra•ga, d'a•ga (DRAH gah) n. magic, sorcery
dra•gà•dra, d'a•gà•d'a (DRAH gah DRAH) neut. adj. magical
dra•gul, d'a•gul (drah GUHL) n. dragon 2. an LE legion, referring to the unit's battle standard (see nor gàldar ursòrend)
d'a•gul brà•d'a (drah GUHL BRAY drah) n. an LE army, referring to the unit's battle standard (lit. "double dragon")
d'a•gul•in (drah GUHL ihn) [d'agul + innar] n. wyrm (lit. "dragon that is lesser")
Draun (drahwn) Dekàlan god of death (also D'aun)
dre•sthar (dreh STHAHR) n. accumulated persons who die during the winter season (also d'esthar)
dris (drihs) n. a bone
dris•nol (DRIHS nohl) [dris + nol] n. a flute (lit. "bone of wind")
droul, d'oul (dro-uhl) adj. deadly
drov (drohf) av. why? for what reason?
dru•den, d'u•den(dru DEHN) n. a forest; wood
drüh (druuh) n. tree
-drul, -d'ul (druhl) suf. the quality of; usually solid
-drül (droohl) masc. suf.
drun (drun) adj. dark, dim
Druur, Dru'r (druuhr) n. last month of autumn, ninth month
dühl (duuhl) n. counselor
dul (duhl) adj. deep, of much depth (often refers to water) 2. profound
dûl (du-uhl) n. barrow, sometimes a cairn
dun•ir (DUHN ihr) n. a prison cell, room
dun•jun (DUHN juhn) n. dungeon, prison
durn (duhrn) n. fort
dur•um (DUHR uhm) fem. n. fortified town, borough
-dus (duhs) suf. the quality of; usually insubstantial (i.e. color, fluid)
dut (duht) vt. to go

E
e•ár•ad (e AHR ahd) n. an unfreeable slave (see thra'n)
e•bèç (e BEHCH) vt. to multiply
e•bèç•ra (e BEHCH rah) n. multiple
ed•naw (EHD nahw) n. donkey, ass
ed•ul (EHD duhl) n. mystery
ed•úl•am (ehd DUHL ahm) fem .adj. mysterious
ehend, end (e-ehnd) n. whole
em•en (EHM ehn) vt. to move, transport
end (ehnd) adj. whole, complete
em•en (EHM ehn) vt. to move, transportn
en•dàr•is (ehn DAHR ihs) n. communication
e•la- (E lah) pfx. for, in favor of, pro-
el•'ar (ehl LAHR) vt. to run
el•el (EL ehl) n. grasshopper, cricket
e•poth (eh POHTH) n. planet
er (ehr) vt. to see
er•a (EHR ah) pn. like, similar to
er•bas (EHR bahs) vt. to sneeze
erç (ehrch) vt. to sculpt, carve
erç•us (EHRCH uhs) n. sculpture
er•dun (ehr DUHN) n. the fifth soldier in a column; first soldier following lines of pikemen
er•es (ehr EHS) n. sight; vision
ern (ehrn) neut. n. tooth
er•nor (EHR nohr) neut. n. teeth
er•u (EHR u) pr. near, close to
er•us (EHR uhs) neut. n. an eye
er•var (ehr VAYR) [er + vard] vt. to show, display, exhibit (lit. "see that which is open")
er•vem (EHR vehm) [er + vemus] vt. to reveal, disclose (lit. "see that which is closed")
es•arn (ehs ahrn) pr. permanent, perpetual
es•ár•u (ehs ahr u) adv. permanently, perpetually
Esh•á•tan (EHSH ah TAHN) testaments given to the cult of Iráen establishing the Common Laws of Dekàlas
e•ta- (eh TAH) pfx. outer, outside, exo-
-eth (ehth) fem. suf.
eth•rus (EHTH ruhs) neut. spine, backbone
e•wid•'or (EH wihd dohr) v. understand, comprehend

G
ga- (gah) pfx. against, anti-
ga•çek (gah CHEHK) adv. less, to a smaller degree
gal•dar (GAHL dahr) n. large group, formation 2. a legion (see nor gàldar ursòrend)
ga•lér•a (gah LEHR ah) n. a galley
gar (gar) pr. about, pertaining to, on the topic of
gar•dol (GAHR dohl) vt. to fall
ga•tâl•em (gah TA-ahl ehm) adj. slow
ge•hen (GEH hehn) adj. obscure, unheard of
gon (gohn) n. side
gor (gohr) adj. high; important
gor•ámth•a (gohr AHMTH ah) n. mercy (lit. "the high kindness")
gor dà•var (gohr DAH vahr) n. the high Dekàlan script
grân (gra-ahn) adj. old, of long standing
grath (grahth) n. tower
grul•ar (GRU lahr) n. an owl
grim, g'im (grihm) adj. ancient; elderly
gro•bar (GRO bahr) masc. n. an ox
grul (gruhl) adj. hard
grum, g'um (grum) adj. grey
grut (gruht) n. a board, usually wooden

H
ha- (hah) pfx. after, post
had (hayd) prn. I, me
ha•lam (hah LAHM) n. healing
han (hayn) adv. there
har (hahr) vt. to work
harn (hahrn) fem. n. a working dog
ha•run (HAH ruhn) [ha- + ru] n. aftermath (lit. "after the war")
ha•tir (HA tihr) n. puzzle; object with many parts
hë- (he) pfx. bloody, blood-like
hë•dar (HE dahr) [hë + -dar] n. blood goblin
hum (huhm) n. a sense, ability to percieve

I
ia- (I ah), iam- (I ahm) pr. pfx. of, containing the quantity of (one pint of ale / udar ûn iàbrum)
ig•nòl•gi•o (ihg nohl GIH o) n. unknown, great mystery
ik•tâ (IHK ta-ah) n. a hook
Ir•á•en (ihr A ehn) Dekàlan god of law, order, and government
il•den (IHL dehn) adj. pure
Il•dûn (IHL du-uhn) island city-state of Dekàlas; seat of Draun cult
i•lûm (IH lu-uhm) masc. n. light, glow
im•ça (ihm CHAH) fem. n. spider, arachnid
im•ád•a•çàr (IHM ad AH chahr) fem. n. silk
in (ihn) n. other, another
in•dar (IHN dahr) masc. pron. them
in•den (IHN dehn) masc. pron. they
in•dèn•-en (ihn DEHN ehn) dem. pron. their
in•kan (IHN kahn) adj. blue
in•dùr•en (ihn DUHR ehn) n. a servant
in•nar (IHN nahr) adj. lesser, minor
i•nùn (IH nuhn) vt. to flood
i•nùn•da (IH nuhn DAH) n. a swamp; bog
in•nùr•a (IHN nuhr ah) adj. lowly
ir•í•grim (IHR ih GRIHM) adj. eternal
in•ú•dner (ihn OOH dnehr) [inun + dner] vt. to drown (lit. "water kill")
ir•çe (ihr CHEH) adj. least, smallest quantity of
ir•id (IHR ihd) vt. to paint
ir•í•dra, ir•í•d'a (ihr IH drah) n. a painting
ir•thê (ihr THE-eh) n. plum, fruit of the same tree
I•rul (I ruhl) pn. Dekàlan god of war, battle, and honor
is'alk (ihs SAHLK) n. surrender, submission
-iul (E uhl) suf. study of; field of; theory of (see also -nara)
iv- (ihv) pfx. personal
iv•ír•dra, iv•ír•d'a (ihv IHR drah) [iv- + irídra] n. a portrait (lit. "personal painting")
iv•las (IHV lahs) [iv- + las) fem. n. a mirror (lit. "personal glass")
iv•sâ•dir (IHV sa-ah dihr) [iv- + sad + -dir] adj. frugal, thrifty (lit. "personal quality of being cheap")

J
ja (jah) n. an image or vision
Jadth (jahdth) pn. southern-most Dekàlan city-state; seat of the Sudul cult
ja•las (JAH lahs) [jah + las] fem. n. a reflection (lit. "glass-like vision")
jal•ás•dir (jahl AHS ahr) [jalas + -dir] adj. reflective
ja•nath (JAH nayth) fem. n. wine, pl. -a
jar (jahr) vt. to reject, refuse
jen (jehn) vt. to take
jod (johd) n. a cigarette, small rolled smoke
jön (joon) fem. n. milk

K
kâ- (KA-ah) pfx. good, beneficial, bene-
kaç (kahch) vt. to increase
ka•dàk•tis (cah DAHK tihs) n. the study of brain and mind
kâ•dra, kâ•d'a (KA-ah drah) vt. to answer
kag•da (KAHG dah) n. a shark or other man-eating fish
kal (kahl) n. a city
ka•las (KAH lahs) n. a city-state
kan- (kayn) adj. pfx. small, insignificant
ka•nab (KAH nahb) [kan- nab] n. a hatch (lit. "a small door")
kand•la (KAYND lah) n. a rural shrine devoted to Kandlan
Kan•dal (KAYN dahl) pn. central city-state of Dekàlas; seat of Kandlan cult
Kan•dlan (KAYN dlahn) pn. Dekàlan god of fertility, harvest, and life
kan•tar (KAHN tahr) n. a flower
kan•ter (KAHN tehr) [Kandlan + terren] n. field (lit. "plot of Kandlan")
kân•tra, kân•t'a (KAYN trah) n. plant, a vegetable-form
kar•a- (KAHR ah) pfx. without, ex-
kâr•am (KA-ah ahm) n. Ms.
kâr•äm (KA-ah am) [kâ + räm] n. Mrs. (lit. "good female")
kâr•en (KA-ah ehn) [kâ + ren] n. Mr. (lit. "good male")
kar•drum (KAHR druhm) n. armor
kar•dus (KAHR duhs) n. a shield
karn (kahrn) n. a wall
kar•nìr•id (kahr NIHR ihd) [karn + irídra] n. a mural (lit. "wall painting")
k'dar (KYH dahr) n. a monastery
keç (kyech) n. more, to a larger degree
keç•ern (KYECH ehrn) [keç + ern] n. a fang
kel (kyehl) n. eight
ker (kehr) adj. small, of little size
kër (keer) n. road
ker•d'a•gul (kehr DRAH guhl) [ker + d'agul] n. snake (lit. "little dragon")
ker•em (KEHR ehm) n. a small object 2. bauble, trinket
ker•é•mil (kehr EH mihl) [kerem + ilûm] n. a candle
ker•kâ (kehr KA-ah) n. squash, melon
ker•las (KEHR lays) [ker + las] n. microscope, lens for viewing small things (lit. "little lens")
ko (ko) n. cross
kon (kohn) masc. def. art. the [cannot start a sentence]
kô•on (KO-oh ohn) masc. n. crossbow
korç (kohrch) n. scratch, minor wound
kor•es (kohr EHS) vt. to copulate, have sex
kor•és•ra (kohr EHS rah) adj. sexy
ko•ta (KYO tah) n. quartz
krad, k'ad (krayd) n. wool
krän (kran) masc. n. a club, pl. -in
kre (kreh) n. a harbor
kre•á•dra, k'e•á•dra (kre AH drah) vt. to create, make
krin (krihn) vt. to write
kro't, k'o't (krooht) vt. to vomit
kry (kyri) masc. n. a castle, keep, pl. -din
kryr (kyrihr) masc. n. a castle, usually religious in nature, pl. -in
ku•bra (KOOH brah) masc. n. a bat
ku•brus, ku•b'us (KYU bruhs) [kubra + brud] masc. n. a bat wing (lit. "bat wing")
ku•bru•sa (kyu BRU sah) n. bat wings
ku•dor (KYU dohr) fem. n. a rug
kur (kuhr) pr. beyond, further than, exceeding
kûr•drul, kûr•d'ul (KYUHR dru-uhl) adj. strong, muscular
kûrn (kyu-uhrn) masc. n. physical strength
kur•ós•'om (kuhr OHS sohm) n. a red morel
kur•um (KYUHR uhm) n. manor; estate
ku•war (KYU wahr) vt. to criticize
kyrm (kyhrm) n. a temple
kyur- (kyuhr) pfx. different, exceptional
ky•úr•da (ky UHR dah) [kyur- + urd + -dra] adj. otherwordly (lit. "a very different here")

L
la•dra (LAH drah) neut. def. art. the [cannot start a sentence]
la•bas (LAY bahs) fem. n. bread, pl. -al
lan (layn) n. a foot
lan•grul, lan•g'ul (LAYN gruhl) [lan + grul] neut. n. a hoof (lit. "a hard foot"), pl. -or
lar (lahr) vt. to ride
lar•bàr•ag (LAHR bahr AHG) [lar + barag] n. a riding horse (lit. "riding horse")
lard (lahrd) n. a small group of men 2. a small EE military unit
lar•dag (LAHR dahg) [lard + dag] n. a camp or group of tents 2. a 14 man LE military unit
las (lahs) n. glass, lens
lin•ba (LIHN bah) fem. n. basket, pl. -den
lo•gen (LO gehn) n. nine
lo•noç (LO nohch) fem. n. time, pl. -al
-lor (lohr) neut. suf.
lord (lohrd), lôrd (LO-ohrd) vt. to read
lorg (lohrg) neut. n. a book, pl. -or
lor•gra, lor•g'a (LOHR grah) neut. n. language, pl. -den
lor•grun, lor•g'un (LOHR gruhn) neut. n. orator, pl. -den
lun (lun) fem. n. a lake, pl. -kin
lu•sra (LU srah) vt. to catch
lyr•im (LIHR ihm) fem. n. a ballad, pl. -den

M
ma•dra, mad'a (MAH drah) n. seven
mal•as (MAHL ays) n. evil
mal•dus (MAHL duhs) adj. evil
man (mayn) adj. wet
mar- (mahr) past. part. pfx. -ed, past tense of a verb (ex. clean / cleaned; om / marom)
mar (mahr) n. sea
mar e•ár•ad (mahr e AHR ahd) n. a sea witch; a blinded sea-born slave used for navigation
mar•él•'ar (mayr EHL lahr) [marus + el'ar] vt. to swim
mar•us (MAYR uhs) n. water
me•dàr•a (me DAHR ah) fem. n. mother
meed (me-ehd) n. six
merd (mehrd) adj. red
mer•dun (mehr DUHN) adj. sanguine; bloody
mhôk (MHO-ohk) masc. n. a large hardwood native to Eastern Teréthor
mir•kur (MIHR kuhn) n. regret
moç (moch) vt. to throw
môr•ó•gar (mo-OHR oh gahr) n. lateen sailed pink
mor (mohr) n., pl. -en (ehn) a hill
mor•drul, mor•d'ul (MOHR druhl) adj. hilly
morn (mohrn) n. sorrow
mor•nol (MOHR nohl) [mor + nol] n. cloud (lit. "hill of the air")
mukt (muhkt) n. anus
mur•á•krän (muhr AH krayn) n. a mace
mur•dor (MUHR dohr) n. a spear
müt (MU-uht) vt. to change, vary

N
nab (nayb) n. a door
nal•a (NAHL ah) prep. over, atop
na•là•karn (nah LAH kahrn) [nala + karn] n. a roof (lit. "the wall atop")
nalm (nahlm) n. phase, stage (also nom)
nar (nahr) n. north
nâr (na-ahr) adj. dangerous, perilous
-nar•a (nahr AH) sfx. field of science
nar•us (NAHR uhs) adj. northern
nal, naul (nahl) n. a cloak
Nar•dùr•al (nahr DUHR ahl) [pl. nar + durum] n. an area of crowded townships north of Oth (lit. "northern boroughs")
nas (nays) prn. you
ner- (nehr) pfx. unfavorable
ner•as (NEHR ehs) adj. bad
no (no) adj. black; dark
nod (nohd) n. shadow
no•drul, no•d'ul (NO druhl) adj. very dark, shadowy, lightless
no•gon (NO gohn) adv. to one side, aside
nol (nol) n. air; wind
nol•tik (nohl TIHK) n. a fly, small winged bug
nom (nom) n. a defined series of steps
nö (noo) prep. through
nor (nohr) adj. awesome; great 2. much, very , to a great degree
nor gàl•dar ur•sòr•end (nohr GAHL dahr UHR sohr ehnd) n. an LE legion (lit. "great formation of soldiers")
nor nò•ak•qa (nohr no AHK kwah) n. space (lit. "great dark mystery")
nor•tüs (NOHR tus) [nor + tüs] n. a large billows (lit. "a great lung")
nost (nohst) pr. above, over
no•zor (NO zohr) adj. loud
nrot•tra, nrot•t'a (NROHT trah) n. a drill
nul (nuhl) n. night
nu•lar (NU lahr) adj. night-like
Nul•é•un (NUHL e uhn) the smallest moon
nur (nuhr) pfx. fragment, fractional
Nur•en (NUHR ehn) [nur + uren] masc. n. a Halver (lit. "a fractional Uren")
nur•om (NUHR ohm) [nur + dom] fem. n. a small state or sub-region, pl. -a (lit. "a fractional land")
nyr (nyhr) n. a bay

O
o•bra, o•b'a (O brah) masc. n. a pig, pl. -din
o•dos (O dos) n. a prism 2. sometimes a lens (see las)
olö (O looh) fem. n. an egg
olôl (o LO-ohl) n. eggs
om (om) vt. to clean
om•tè•ne•ma (OHM teh NEH mah) n. high thought, speculation
om•us (OM uhs) adj. cleaned, purified
on (ohn) neut. n. a person, individual
on•den (OHN dehn) pron. us
on•dèn•-ar (ohn DEHN ahr) pron. our
or•gar (OHR gahr) n. lateen sailed xebec
or•kid (OHR cihd) n. a schema, chart, diagram
or•dèr•a (ohr DEHR ah) vt. to thank
ord (ohrd) is
or•don (OHR dohn) n. order; organization
or•dur (OHR duhr) n. member
or•dus (OHR duhs) n. a religious organization or order
or•um (OHR uhm), orm (ohr-ruhm) n. holy iron, mined or created by the cult of Roth
or•y•kul (OHR eh kuhl) n. divination, a revelation, mystical vision
orç (ohrch) was
orn (ohrn) n. a pig
oth (ohth) n. iron
Oth (ohth) northern-most city-state of Dekàlas; seat of Roth cult 2. the iron city

P
pan•á•drül (payn AH druul) n. scientific
pan•ár•a (payn AHR ah) masc. n. science
Pa•nath (PAH nayth) southern city-state of Dekàlas; seat of Path cult
par (pahr) prep. on
par•dor (PAHR dohr) n. an arrow
parn (pahrn) n. flight
par•nol (PAHR nohl) vt. to fly
par•nos (PAHR nohs) [par + nost] prep. onto
Path (payth) Dekàlan god of knowledge and science
pa•thar (payh THAHR) n. knowledge
path•nàr•a (payth NAHR ah) n. philosophy
pel•kàr (pehl KAHR) n. a head
pen•'ard (PEHN nahrd) n. a jaw
phla•dra, phla•d'a (FLAH drah) adj. hot
phlang (flayng) masc. n. penis
phlan•ga (FLAYN gah) masc. n. penises
phler (flayr) vt. to burn
phlog (flohg) adj. hot
phlo•gò•sorn (FLO go sohrn) n. a fireplace
phlo•gòs•tra, phlo•gòs•t'a (FLO gohs TRAH) n. the element of fire
phor (fohr) n. a nose
pid•nir (PIHD nihr) neut. n. an infant or embryo
pord (pohrd) adv. then, at that time
pra, p'a (prah) adj. holy, sacred
prab (prayb) n. a cover, something that covers something else
prad (prahd) n. a beach or shore
praur (PRA uhr) n. priest, clergyman
pri (pri) n. a fish
pri•tus (PRI tuhs) n. a gill
pros (pros) pron. we

Q
qua•lard (KWAH lahrd) n. a company of twenty soldiers
quoon (kwoohn), quörn (kwohrn) [quor + ko + dön] n. a heavy crossbow
quor (kwohr) adj. heavy, strong
qürn, quurn (kwu-uhrn) adj. strong; mighty

R
-ra (rah) neut. suf.
-ral (rahl) pre. part. sfx. -ing (ex. see / seeing; er / er'al )
räm (ram) fem. n. female
rath (rayth) vt. to flow
ren (rehn) masc. n. male
ris (rihs) n. a hill, rise, mound
rog (rohg) prep. for, to benefit, destined for, for the purpose of
ro•gas (RO gahs) n. good
rog•das (ROG dahs) adj. good
ron (rohn) adj. neuter, neither male or female
Roth (rohth) Dekàlan god of iron, crafts, and work
ru (ru) n. a duchy; land held for a high lord by a duke
rul (ruhl) n. war
rul ór•gar (ruhl ohr GAHR) n. a warship
rul•tar (RUHL tahr) [rul + tardra] vt. to march (lit. "war walk")
rul•tàr•dra (ruhl TAHR drah) [rul + tardra] n. a march or military formation 2. a 76 man LE military unit (lit. "walk of war")
run (ruhn) n. a river
Rûn (ru-uhn) pn. aspect of the Dekàlan god Irul (also Ruun)
Ruun (run) pn. aspect of the Dekàlan god Irul (also Rün)

S
sa•b'al (SAH brahl) masc. n. a wolf, pl. -end
sad (sahd) adj. cheap, poor
sald (sahld) n. five
saldth (sahldth) adj. fifth
sam•be (SAHM beh) fem. n. a rabbit, pl. -l
sar (sar) adj. long, lasting, enduring 2. small and swift; nimble
sard (sahrd) are
sar ór•gar (sahr ohr GAHR) n. a lateen sailed felucca
sart (sahrt) neut. pron. that
sart•-ar (SAHRT ahr) poss. pron. its
sep•rum, sep•'um (SEHP ruhm) n. an unabridged collection
shar (shahr) vt. to steal
shol (shohl) masc. n. a dictator, tyrant, pl. -en
shord (shohrd) n. a post; a table leg, a chair leg
shrit (shriht) n. a mine (ex. Vullinshrith)
shrüd (shrood) n. cheese
shu, shuh (shooh) neut. n. poison
shûl (shuh-uhl) adj. cold
shurl (shuhrl) n. winter
shurt (shuhrt) n. attention, active perception
shur•ul (shuhr UHL) n. a family
shur•ulm (SHUHR uhlm) n. a dynasty; lineage; royal family
shül (shul) adj. cold, frigid, chilly
sir•il (SIHR ihl) n. a circle
sir•kù•la (sihr KU lah) n. a coven
sir•kù•li (sihr KU li) n. a collection of covens
skâç•din (SKA-ahch dihn) n. an earthquake
ska•da (SKAH da) vt. to climb
skard (skahrd) vt. to draw, sketch
skaunth (skahwnth) n. a curved short sword traditionally used by thieves and bandits
skir (skihr) vt. to stand
skor•u (skyohr EHW) n. a scroll
skuhl (skuhl) n. a scythe
skun (skuhn) n. an ewer
skyr (skyhr) n. a peak; tall mountain
slav, slaph (slahf) vt. to crawl
snik (snihk) n. a knife
sor•a (SOHR ah) neut. n. magic
sor•é•on (sohr E ohn) n. region, area within defined boundaries
sorâ•dra, sor•á•d'a (sohr AH drah) adj. magical
sor•in (SOHR ihn) [sorólum + innar] vt. to whisper
sor•kèr•tra, sor•kèr•t'a (sohr KEHR trah) neut. n. enchantment
sor•kèr•trum (sohr KEHR truhm) adj. enchanted
sorn•ral (SOHRN rahl) [sorin + -ral] n. whispering
sorn•ràl•dar (sohrn RAHL dahr) [sorin + -ral + -dar] n. whispering goblin; siren
sor•ó•lum (sohr O luhm) n. sound
sor•sèr•i•ul (sohr SEHR e uhl) n. the theory of magic; sorcery
stir (stihr) vt. to prey, to stalk, to hunt
stir'ak (STIHR rahk) [stir +ak] n. a vulture (lit. "stalking bird")
stur (stuhr) n. a tapestry, pl. -a
sül (SO-ohl) n. south
sü•lus (SO-oh luhs) adj. southern
sur- (suhr) pfx. long, extended 2. royal, of-the-empire
Sur•da•éth Gor (suhr DA ehth gohr) [sur- + daéth + gor] n. the High King (lit. "high king of the empire")
sur•mùr•dor (SUHR muhr dohr) [sur + murdor] n. a lance (lit. "long spear")

T
ta•dra, ta•d'a (TAH drah) vt. to ask, question
ta•drà•shar (tah DRAH shahr) [tadra + shar] vt. to beg (lit. "ask to steal")
ta•kas (TAH kays) n. a pyramid
Tal•á•dan (TAHL ah dayn) fem. pn. northern city-state of Dekàlas; seat of Amra cult (lit. "the golden city")
tal•á•dus (TAHL ah DUHS) fem. adj. gold; golden
tal•ár•a (TAHL ahr AH) fem. n. gold
tâl•em (TA-ahl ehm) adj. fast
tal•un (TAHL uhn) n. a chapter of a book
tar•dra, tar•d'a (TAHR drah) vt. to walk
tarn (tahrn) n. a hole
tarn•màr•us (tahrn MAYR uhs) [tarn + marus] n. a well (lit. "hole of water")
tas•tâ (TAHS ta-AH) n. a chicken
tendràta malàra(tehn DRAH tah mah LAYR a) fem. n. life-dusk, a poison
ter•eth (TEHR ehth) fem. n. earth, ground, soil
Ter•éth End (TEHR eth EHND) [tereth + ehend] fem. pn. the world
ter•ren, ter•'en (TEHR rehn) fem. n. land; plot
ter•'è•tik (tehr REH tihk) [tereth + tik] neut. n. a worm (lit. "tiny soil animal")
ter•kàn•tra, ter•kàn•t'a (tehr KAHN trah) n. grass
ter•kra, ter•k'a (TEHR krah) n. linen
tes (tehs) conj. than, compared to
tha- (tha) pfx. three, triple
thal•dos (THAYL dohs) n. body
thal•tir (THAYL tihr) masc. n. a horn
thal•tìr•an (thayl TIHR ayn) pl. n. horns
thar•a (THAYR ah) adj. chivalric, knightly
thard (thahrd) n. a knight
thar•dor (THAHR dohr) n. a holy knight
thar•e (THAHR eh) n. three
thaul (thahwl) vt. to swallow
ther (thehr) n. a hollow
ther•us (THEHR uhs) adj. hollow
thlus (thluhs) n. a tongue
thol (thohl) n. a long slender dagger
thon•tra, thon•t'a (THON trah) n. a bridge
thor (thohr) n. respectful address for a thardor
thow (tho) n. a friend
thow•dra (THO drah) n. friends
thra'n (thran) n. a slave
thre'v (threv) n. a sheath, usually for a knife
thul (thoohl) n. music
thun (thoon) n. brain; organ
thur•á•na (thuhr AH nah) fem. n. a princess 2. legitimate daughter of a high lord or lady
thur•á•nam (thuhr AH nahm) adj. princess-like
thurl (thuhrl) masc. n. a prince 2. legitimate son of a high lord or lady
thur•lan (THUHR layn) adj. princely
thûrn (THU-uhrn) n. a pine
tik (tihk) n. any tiny creature
tik•ren (TIHK rehn) n. an insect, any small crawling creature
-tis (tihs) suf. a knowledge or study
tod•or (TOD ohr) vt. to give
tok (tohk) n. fog
tom (tom) n. a throne
ton (tohn) n. a beer
tor (tohr) n. a mountain
tor•dru, tor•d'ul (TOHR druhl) adj. mountainous
tor•e- (TOHR eh) pfx. evil
trik (trihk) n. a stream
-trum (truhm) neut. adj. forming sfx. -ial, -al (ex. sorkèrtrum)
tu•mùn•or (TU muhn ohr) neut. vt. 1. To provide a conduit like an aqueduct or pipe; channeling.
tüs (toos) n. a lung 2. a small billows (see nortüs)

U
ub•'as (UB bahs) n. a mushroom
u•dan (u DAHN) n. one of something masc.
u•dar (u DAHR) n. one of something fem.
u•den (u DEHN) n. the number one, one of something neut.
u•dra (U drah) adj. first
-um (uhm) sfx. domestic
u•lut (U luht) n. a deer
ûn (OOH uhn) n. a pint
un•yun (UN yuhn) n. an eclipse
ur (uhr) masc. n. a man
ur•a- (UHR ah) pfx. without
ur•al (UHR ahl) [ur + -al] fem. n. a woman
urd (uhrd) neut. adv. here
ur•am (UHR ahm) fem. n. a girl, a human female child
ur•än (UHR an) fem. n. a female human
ur•der (UHR dehr) masc. poss. pron. his, of his
ur•em (UHR ehm) masc. n. a boy, a human male child
ur•en (UHR ehn) masc. n. a male human
Ur•en (UHR ehn) masc. n. human
ur•im (UHR ihm) neut. n. a human child
ur•mor (UHR mohr) n. pain
ur•o- (UHR o) prn. instead of, rather than
ur•ser (UHR sehr) n. belt
ur•sor (UHR sohr) masc. n. soldier, pl. -end
ur•us (UHR uhs) neut. n. a person without gender, or an unknown gender 2. an eunuch
ur•quoon (UHR cwoohn) n. a crossbowman
-us (uhs) neut. sfx. 2. sfx. sometimes an object used for (ex. erus from er)
u•vun (U vuhn) n. marriage, union

V
vad (fvad) vt. to kill
vad•ur (FVAD uhr) n. a murderer, usually human
vam•çrek (FVAYM chrehk) n. pepper seed(s)
vam•din (FVAYM dihn) fem. n. a pepper
var (fvahr) prep. in, located inside of
-var (fvahr) sfx. a simplified or lesser script (ex. Taldàvar)
vard (fvayrd) vt. to open
var•sar (FVAHR sayr) masc. n. a lion
var•sàr•an (FVAHR sayr AYN) adj. brave (lit. "lionly")
vaw (fvahw) n. a bean
ve- (fve) pfx. alive, active
ve•dre, ve•d'e (FVE dreh) neut. n. a hand
veer, vër (fver) n. a punishment
ve•gòs•ra, ve•gòs•'a (fve GOHS rah) n. a tragedy
vel (fvehl) neut. adj. east
ve•lèr•a (fveh LEHR ah) vt. to explore
vel•us (FVEHL uhs) adj. eastern
ve•mus (FVEH muhs) adj. closed, shut
ven (fvehn) masc. n. a swamp, marsh (also inùnda)
ven•drul (FVEHN druhl) adj. swampy
ve•nol (FVE nohl) [ve- + nol] fem. n. wind (lit. "living air")
ver (fvehr) n. a fist; commonly used in heraldic nomenclature
ve•re (FVE reh) adj. alive
ver•res, ver•'es (FVEHR ehs) n. a vast plain, steppe
vi•dàr•ad (fvi DAYR ahd) n. a goat
vi•sìk•tis (fvi SIHK tihs) n. the study of metaphysical anatomy
vor (fvohr) n. a curtain; veil
vor•a (FVOHR ah) n. instruction, explanation
vor•ad (FVOHR ahd) n. food
vor•ros, vor•'os (FVOHR os) n. instruction manual, a guide
vor•ul (FVOHR uhl) fem. n. heat
vru (fvru) prep. between, among

W
wal (wal) pron. this
wärd (ward) adv. now, currently
wast (wahst) adj. large quantity, much, copious, abundant
wa•stak (WAH stahk) n. a goose
wen (wehn) n. four
wil•dir (WIHL dihr) fem. n. a bush, shrub, pl. -al
wit- (wiht) pfx. herb or spice
wit•dor (WIHT dohr) n. mustard, a mustard plant
wod (wod) neut. n. nature
wo•dra (WO drah) adj. natural
wres (wrehs) adj. old (also grim)
wrog (wrog) masc. n. a guard or war dog
wult (wuhlt) vt. to squat
wur (wuhr) pron. he
wur•al (WUHR ahl) pron. she
wur•ál•-em (wuhr AYL ehm) poss. pron. her
wurd (wuhrd) n. a leg
wur•en (WUHR ehn) poss. pron. his
wurl (wuhrl) adj. complete

Y
yal (yayl) infef. art. a
yam (yaym) n. a half
yard (yahrd) n. wood
yel•ver (YEHL vehr) adv. behind, in the rear, in back of
yöm (yom) n. a thumb
yum (yuhm) n. a gourd

Z
za- (zah) pfx. again, re-
Za•lan (ZAH lahn) pn. Dekàlan goddess of thieves and luck
za•lun (ZAH lun) n. whim, caprice
zar•ath (ZAHR ayth) vt. to please
zes•the (ZEHS theh) adj. sour
zi•der (ZIH dehr) n. a beard
zir•a (ZIHR ah) n. cotton, an exotic textile
Zyrr (zyhrreh) pn. Dekàlan demi-god of magic and mystery

a (bay, date), ah (sad), ay (hand), e (heed), eh (ten), ooh (moo), u (unite), uh (bull)
k (can), v (fvoul)