A Dictionary of the Language of D’ni





Compiled by Kh’reestrefah

This page is published with the permission of Cyan, Inc.



Introduction

The purpose of this webpage is to provide a list of all of the words of the Language of D’ni that have been published by Cyan, together with citation of the actual source of each item and some indication of the context. This page is very much a work in progress. As a glance at the list of “Sources Cited” so far will show, information about the language has been revealed in diverse ways, ranging from inscriptions on artifacts and writings depicted in the Myst games, to reported speech in the novels, to terminology of the D’ni culture described on Cyan’s own website. Translations of words (and contextual phrases) have been included, where these are known, or where they can be inferred. Speculative translations are placed in brackets “[ ]” and queried where they are very uncertain or mere guesswork. An English Index is given at the end of the dictionary listing translations for words whose meaning is known or nearly certain.

Some words have been published both in the D’ni writing system and in a Roman transliteration. Others have been published only in transliteration or only in the original script, and in the latter case the word has been transliterated here. Cyan’s mode of rendering D’ni into Roman letters varies somewhat according to the circumstances, but always based on an attempt to use conventions that are familiar from the representation of English sounds. I have adopted a mode that reflects the least ambiguous of these variants (see the tables below) and use it consistently for all words transcribed from words published in the D’ni script. But I have also cited words published in transliteration in the form Cyan actually uses for that word or phrase.

The following table gives the letters of the D’ni Alphabet in the order they are displayed in the Schoolroom on Riven. There are 24 letters and an apostrophe, here numbered using the D’ni system. It is not a coincidence that there are the same number of letters as there are numerals, and indeed the graphic similarities between the two systems (especially if one imagines the numerals without the boxes around them) show that they are related to each other at some historical level. For more about the construction of the D’ni letters see this page at the Guild of Linguists website.

Transcription of the basic letters:

Transcription of the modified letters:

These tables were made by Jehon, who has also created a downloadable D’ni font ( link ).

Note that Cyan uses I and ai for the letter represented here by í, frequently uses e for eh, and a for ah, and occasionally uses ay for ai, u for uh, oi for oy, and e for ee. In proper names (D’ni, Rakeri, etc.) final i is used for ee. Other variations will also be found in use among students of the language and writing of the D’ni. There is no fixed standard of transcription because the D’ni culture never had any substantial contact with those cultures that use the Roman Alphabet; although we do know the mode of transcription taught by Atrus to his daughter Yeesha, as illustrated here in the game Myst IV: Revelation.

The text of Atrus’s Prayer in the 1996 Myst Calendar ( link ) seems to be written in the same language as the other D’ni texts that have been published, but the assignment of phonetic values to certain letter-forms appears to be slightly different.

The following is a chart of the values used in Atrus’s Prayer:







#1 = [v]

#1' = [b] #2 [ not used ] #3 = [s]

#3' = [sh] #4 = [j] ?

#4' = [g] #5 = [ ts ] #6 = [ n ]

#6' = [k] #7 = [ i ]

#7' = [ ee ] #8 = [f]

#8' = [p] #9 = [ ah ] or [ a ]

#10 = [eh]

#10' = [ai] #11 = [r] #12 [ not used ]

#13 = [th] #14 = [dh]

#14' = [d] #15 = [h] #16 = [o]

#16' = [oy] #17 = [ t ] #18 = [w] ? #19 = [uh]

#19' = [oo] #20 = [ kh ] #21 = [l] #22 = [ ch ] #23 = [z] #24 = [ m ]

The values are based on inferences from the text. Words that (if read according to the published values used in other texts) would appear quite unfamiliar, such as nirkhchivon, yiv cheh, ch’gehschoy, b ’ fisí, or g ’ aehv i ’ shehn, become sensible when the proposed substitutions (indicated in red on the chart) are made. We get mahrntahvom ‘your creation’, tsahv teh ‘I live in’, t ’ gehstoy ‘by art’, b ’ fahsee ‘entirely’ (‘to twenty-five’), and g ’ chehv ah ’ shehm ‘and I thank you’.

An explanation of this variant D’ni alphabet has not been forthcoming. But the fact that it employs fewer symbols, that some of the differences seem nevertheless to reflect a similarity of shape, and that this is the earliest published sample of D’ni script, suggest that the full deciphering of the alphabet by the DRC may not have been completed yet at the time this text was published in 1996. This would mean that some of the letters were still incorrectly understood in documents found during the restoration efforts, with the implication that Atrus’s Prayer was preserved in some other form — perhaps a transcription into the Latin alphabet in one of his journals — and was rendered into what the DRC thought was correct D’ni at that time.

In this Dictionary of the Language of D’ni, since the words have all been transcribed, they have been listed in approximate Roman Alphabetical order, though a separate section is given for each separate D’ni letter. Thus all of the words beginning with dh come in a section following all of the words beginning with d, and similarly there are separate sections for ee, eh, kh, etc. For those who are more familiar with the D’ni Alphabetical order, the following links should provide easy access to sections of the Dictionary:



Sources Cited

This list will be expanded as words from other sources are added to the Dictionary. For further information on various of these sources refer to the links to Cyan’s websites, and Kehrin’s D’ni Desk Reference, Leelan’s Riven Revealed, Yohshee’s D’ni Journeys, Coren’s Guild of Discoverers, the D’ni Linguistic Fellowship, the Guild of Archivists, the Guild of Linguists, and Talashar’s D’ni Grammar.

AP. = Atrus’s Prayer in the 1996 Myst Calendar. Text. Analysis.

BA. = “The Book of Atrus” by Rand & Robyn Miller, David Wingrove. References.



Barnes. = Information disclosed by J. D. Barnes in Uru and in the book “Unwritten.”



BD. = “The Book of D’ni” by Rand Miller, David Wingrove. References.

BT. = “The Book of T’iana” by Rand Miller, David Wingrove. References.

Cage.

= Text around the top of the link-in cage on Riven. Images & Analysis.

Cho. = The guard’s speech at the linking spot on Riven.

Comp. = Cardinal directions of the Compass in D’ni decor. Image. Analysis.



Crossw. = The D’ni Crossword Puzzle. Wordlist.

Cyan. = Information provided at Cyan’s old or new websites.

Desk. = Text over Gehn’s Desk in the 233rd Age. Image & Analysis.

DLG. = “D’ni Language Guide” in the Myst V Lost Chapters booklet.

DNIP. = “D’ni Negilahn Introduction Pamphlet” translated by Tricia Lawson. Translation.

Dome. = Text around the Golden Dome on Riven. Image & Analysis.

DRC. = Official Website for the Restoration of D’ni. Link.

DT. = D’ni Timepiece text in Aitrus’s Map.

Exile. = The text on the lock on the Releeshahn book.

Float. = Text in the wall of the Floating Maproom. Image & Analysis.

FMR. = “From Myst to Riven” by Richard Kadrey.

Gate. = Prayers on the Gateroom walls in Riven. Images.

Gehn. = Gehn’s Imager speech in the Schoolroom.

GC. = Gehn’s speech to Cho in a Riven ending. Recording & Analysis.

GJ. = Gehn’s Journal in the Soundtrack booklet.

Inkwell.

= Text around the containers for ink on Riven. Images & Analysis.

Keta. = Keta’s Imager speech.

KG. = The “Kenen Gor” manifesto found in a D’ni classroom. Text Image. Analysis.

K’laamas. = Information presented by K’laamas at Mysterium 9670 and 9673. Report.

Link.

Lamp. = Text on the Lamps in the Schoolroom. Image & Analysis.

Map. = Aitrus’s Map (texts not translated by Cyan). Texts & Translations.

Mus. = Museum Map (of locations in an unnamed Age).



Orz. = Sentence translated by Rawa for Orz. Text with Analysis.

Transliteration.

Page. = Text on the red and blue pages in RealMyst. Images & Analysis.

Pepsi. = Memorial by Rawa on the “Pepsi Remembered” website. Link.

(Compare the similar phrases at the ceremony for Efanis in BT, p. 35.)

Phos. = “Phosphorescent Plants” text on Aitrus’s Map. Text & Translation. Transcription.

Podium. = Recorded speech that can be heard from the podium in the Bevin community room.

Pris. = Text on the mechanism that opens and closes the Prison on Riven.

Prov. = Proverb on the Myst V collectors edition cover. Image & Analysis.

Rawa. = Information supplied or confirmed by Richard A. Watson.

Rime. = Texts on the Crystal Poster in the Rime Age.

RJ. = Texts in the Riven Journals (a set of online puzzles).

RM. = “A Word from Rand Miller,” Lost Chapters .

Talash. = Talashar text on the paperback edition of BA. Image.



Tree. = Tree proverb on the floor in D’ni.

Uru. = Inscriptions on structures and the walls of buildings in Uru.

WC. = “Winged Creature” text on Aitrus’s Map. Text & Translation. Transcription.

Yeesha. = Yeesha’s Imager speech.

(No suffix) , I. 1st person singular actor.

“The basic form or ‘stem’ of the verb is the first person singular,

present tense of the verb, which has no prefix or suffix,” DLG.

g’ chehv ah’shehm khehkam l’ahrtahehm

and I thank you for what you have [done] AP.

shorah, ken Aytrusokh D’nee hello, I am Atrus of D’ni, Rawa.

kehn chehveht , I am thankful, AP.

kehn tomeht teh biv roo míruh , I am here with all that I would [desire] Kadish.

mees , I speak, DLG.

pahrkh b’shehm , I [pray] to you, AP.

rees (the form it takes when you say ‘I eat’, FMR.)

meht misho tsahv teh , this universe I live in, AP.

votahr ah’shehm khehkamrov kehnehm

I praise you for who you are, AP.

yim rahshahthon , I see its [shadow (?)] Kadish.

bo glo prehniv rehgahn , once again I will begin the empire, Talash.

bo mahnshoo tomeht teh eest , I will die here with them, Kadish.

bo rees (to say that you will eat later FMR.)

tsahn bo taigahn shehm , always I will love you, Keta.

bodo rees , I will be eating , FMR.

bodol rees , I will have been eating , FMR.

boko rees , I will have eaten , FMR.

do rees (to say that you are currently eating, FMR.)

ko mahnshoo teh bivdil , I died with everything, Kadish.

ril ko mahnshoo teh rildil , I did not die with nothing, Kadish.

ko rees (to say that you have finished eating, FMR.)

kodo beerah rehteejuh kahg , I was keeping the original [crew(?)] GJ.

kodo kahnrad kam lorahg kehnehn

I was thinking what [grace (?)] it is , AP.

kodo rees , I was eating , FMR.

kol rees , I had eaten , FMR.

le rees , I have eaten , FMR.

le rochai zuhoy , I have [reached (?)] my end, Kadish.



A

advuh /æd.və/ åDvu, arch. Cyan.

reh advuh , the arch, Map.

“Atrus stared up at the elaborately decorated stone and metal arch

that framed the entrance to the tunnel … beneath the great arch

the tunnel floor was smoothly paved,” BA, p. 49.

atinor, å-ti-nor åtinor, beauty. Rawa, Crossw.

reh atinor okh reh tehr kehn ehn t’ ahlteeon

the beauty of the tree is in its [leaves (?)] Tree.

atinoreht, å-ti-nor-et åtinoret, beautiful. Rawa.





AH

ah a. Preposition marking an object directly affected by the action of the verb.

In contrast with the recipient or goal marked by b’:

tahgehmah b’zoo ah rehkor give me that book! Cho.

[L iterally: ‘give-you (command) to-me the-book’ Rawa. ]

teh dotahgehn b’seht ah rehooshah , by giving to us the formula , Gate.

teh dotahgehn b’seht ah r’ríwai , by giving to us the procedure , Gate.

tahgehn ah rehrooai norehf brehtahleeo

gives the final route to the surface, JS.

In contrast with the purpose marked by khe:

votahr ah ’shehm khehkamrov kehnehm

I praise you for who you are , AP.

g’chehv ah ’shehm khehkam l’ahrtahehm

and I thank you for what you have [done] AP.

Used when direct object is the subject of a subordinate clause:

rifoonehm ah tehlrov Ehfahnis kotahr[oo]ehn reemí rehmishtahtav

you [remember] guildsman Efanis died [during] the construction, Page.

kohooreht ah mehtm’lah dotsahvehn t’fah trehgahlpotee vogehts

we found this lizard living in on of the natural caves, Liz.

Other idiomatic(?) uses:

gormot glahsehn ah rehpoahnt , it then drinks the saliva , Liz.

pod rehmehn ah lehm , each flows ink , RJ.

kolonehn ah mehtidhsaichai discovered this fault line FL.

okh r’ahchah teh ah sehv mot

of the [sun (?)] [with]in that age GJ.

votahrteeah Yahvo behn ah rehlehm , (you must) praise Yavo for the ink, Inkwell.

-ah -a, must. Imperative suffix.

(“attached after the actor suffix of a verb,” DLG.)

meesem ah , speak! DLG.

reesem ah ! (to order an individual to eat, FMR. )

tahgehm ah b’zoo ah rehkor give me that book! Cho.

[Literally: ‘give-you (command) to-me the-book’ Rawa. ]

isyeer ehm ah rehbahrehltahn

[ revere] the Maker! RM.

shehtehn ehm ah rehbahrehltahv , [ cherish] the made! RM.

fitaiehm ah seh tsosahtahvteeoy

[look (?)] at my [possessions] Kadish.

sehkehm shokhooteeom … ahr ehm ah teh

you have your instructions … [go (?)] in! GC.

ahneetee ah sifai [get wired !] Wired Magazine, Sept. 1997.

votahrtee ah Yahvo behn ah rehlehm , (you must) praise Yavo for the ink, Inkwell.

ril glahsem ah remerk don’t drink the poisoned water Rawa.

[Literally: ‘not drink (you must) the-water poisoned’ Rawa.]

ril maloeht ah meh kamto komahlaheht

we must not forget from whence we came, Exile.

khoy hehv tee meht dohooreet pahl rifoonehm ah roo ril kokino

[if] these words are found [anyway (?)]

you [remember] (command) that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

ahb-tsee, basalt. DLG.

ahbtseeehts abxEex, basaltic. (See -ehts. Note that the spelling is ee + eh. )

mehprad ahnotahm ahbtseeehts of magma-based basaltic rock FL .

ahchah aca [ sun (?); air (?), climate (?)]

brehvog wotsah okh r’ ahchah teh ah sehv mot

to the harsh nature of the [sun] [with]in that age, GJ.

kokeelaheet kat ehrth gahrthvotee khah treh ahchah

they just [endured(?)] a few 6 hour periods in the [sun] GJ.

ahgo, ah-go, well (adjective, adverb). Rawa, DLG. Cited here.

ken ahgo chev shem , I am well thank you, cited by Telanis. Link.

ahl al [ branch (?); leaf (?); blossom (?) flower (?)] Crossw.

rehatinor okh reh tehr kehn ehn t’ ahl teeon

the beauty of the tree is in its [branches (?)] Tree.

(The correction of published t’ahlon to t’ahteeon was

supplied by Rawa to Explorer Larry Fontenot.)

-ahl -al, -ing, -ed. Adjective-forming suffix.

(“forms a present participle / adjective from the verb,” DLG.)

mees ahl , speaking, DLG.

rehpoytee tsoid ahl , the glowing bulbs, Phos.

teeg ahl , working.

prad teegahl , rock-working, Shaft.

dayjee fahlah’ ahl , folded path, labyrinth , Barnes. Link.

ne-kis- ahl , bent, twisted, or distorted, Rawa.

tseemah ahl [needing, necessary].

rehahreeuhtahv tsahroo tseemah ahl , the necessary [eye (?)] protection, GJ .

rahn ahl , various [i.e., varying or varied (?)] DLG.

ahlgah alga [???]

…r [teeo]kh ahlgah oy l’ ailah [ eet ]

[(the) ???]s of my [???] have [???]ed Talash.

-ahl-oth -aloT . Noun-forming suffix for one who endures an action or state.

ne-kis- ahl-oth , one who is bent, twisted, or distorted, Rawa.

kahntin ahloth , one who is [oppressed (?)].

kehnehn gor khreh kahntinahloth tee b’shehnto oolintahv tso D’nee

it is time for the [oppressed (?)] ones to take [control] of D’ni, KG.

ahm am [man (?) member (?)] Crossw.

teh tehlook ahm Aitruhs , by Surveyors Guildsman Aitrus, Map.

ahn an [body of water (?)] Crossw.

-ahn -an . Augmentative or intensive ending in certain nouns, verbs,

and adjectives describing extensive, thorough, or deep states or processes.

geh’d ahn , [wisdom] RM.

koo ahn , stream, DLG, Yeesha.

releesh ahn , the whole, Myst V End of Ages, Prima Official Game Guide (p. 136).

ogl ahn , ancient, DLG, Rawa.

oon ahn , hostile, GJ, Cyan.

tayg ahn- , love deeply, love with the whole mind, DLG, Cyan.

tsahv ahn , immortal, eternal (living), DLG.

choyl ahn ay- , complete (verb), Shaft, DLG.

ahnee-, ah-nee anE , become, get. DLG.

ahnee teeah sifai , get [wired !] Wired Magazine, Sept. 1997 .

ahno, ah-no , water. DLG.

reh ahno the water, Yeesha.

ril glasemah re ahno don’t drink the water, Rawa.

ahnoehts anoex , watery, wet.

kehshtahv – rehtogo kehnehn ahnoehts

[ caution] – the [floor] is wet, Mysterium 9665. Link. Image.

Ahnonay [Water Root] DRC. [= ahno + nay ‘root’.]

ahnotahm, ah-no-tahm anotam , lava; magma-based. DLG. [= ahno + tahm ‘fire’.]

tehrthbroon ahnotahm in a lava tube WC.

mehprad ahnotahm ahbtseeehts of magma-based basaltic rock FL .

ahr- [go (?), enter (?); do (?)]

(Gehn urges Cho into what he suspects may be a trap-book.)

sehkehm shokhooteeom … ahr ehm ah teh [or ahr ehmah tah (?)]

you have your instructions … [go] in! (or [do] it!) GC.

ahreeuh-, ah-ree-u arEu , protect. DLG, Rawa. (See Gahreesen.)

ahreeuhtahn, ah-ree-u-tahn arEutan , protector. DLG. (See -tahn. )

rehmahrntahn greh’ ahreeuhtahn tso dovaho [t]

the creator and protector of our world, Gate.

ahreeuhtahv arEutav , protection. (See -tahv. )

kojahgahehn ahreeuhtahv fooruh

it [provided (?)] sufficient protection, GJ.

kodoteegeet rilteh reh ahreeuhtahv tsahroo tseemahahl

were working without the necessary [eye (?)] protection, GJ.

ahro, other , different. Rawa.

ahrotahn, outsider (literally: others) , outworlder. DLG. (See -tahn. )

ahrotahn tee Outsiders, Book-worlders,

“Those who are not of D’ni blood. Or Terahnee …” BD, pp. 33, 116.

[r e ] ahrotahn koke [s]oen [ts]ahn [ ge ]rahno tso e[nt ]ahn

[the] outsider changed [forever] [foundation (?)] of [???] Podium.

ahroy- [or ah roy- (?)] [attend (?)]

ahroy ehm beh teegtahvom gah bodonahgahehm

you [attend] to your work and you will be [improving (?)] Gehn.

ahrtah- irci (read arta ?) [allow (?) permit (?) let (?); do (?), cause (?)]

khehkam l’ ahrtah ehm gah kam bo ahrtah ehm

for what you have [allowed] and what you will [allow] AP.

istah nahntahvteeot lahn ahrtah zintsahreht to meht ,

[through (?) ] only our [bars (?)] I [let] us [guard (?)] this place. Pris.

ahtmai- atmA [stop (?); remove (???)]

roo kehneht rilvoohee ahtmai ij , that we could not be [stopped (?)] KG.

ahtsoo, ah-tsoo, ready. DLG.

kehnehn atsoo ? is it ready? Keta .

ahveh, ah-ve, error. Rawa, DLG.

Ahvo ivo (read avo ) [Father (?)] AP.

ahyoheek ayohik (read ayohEK ?) , a D’ni game very similar to rock-paper-scissors, although players

are trying to collect three of an item (pen, beetle, page), DRC.

ahzmorehluh amorelu (read azmorelu ) [???]

[This may just be a D’ni spelling of the name Osmorella, mentioned here.]

meht yishah kokehnehn ko[p]a[z]go tehnahsh mrehtson ah[z]morehluh

this [planet] was [funded] in [part] from the Osmorella [foundation] RS.

(The spelling corrections were supplied by Rawa.)

AI

ailah- Ala … [???]

…r [teeo]kh ahlgah oy l’ ailah [eet]

[(the) ???]s of my [???] have [???]ed, Talash.

ayshoyk- ASOK , to realize. Rawa. Reported here .

ayts’day Ax'dA , retribution.

kosofehguheet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ ayts’day oko gahroodsh okhzeh

you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution of her, Orz.



B

b’ b' , b- b- , to. (Also see breh-.)

yootaieht mahnot b’ nahvahot , we owe our existence to our master, Gate.

chevtahvtee b’ mahryayshah teeot biv , thanks to all our [fans] Cyan.

teh dotahgehn b’ seht , by giving to us, Gate.

tahgehmah b’ zoo ah rehkor , give me that book! Cho.

[Literally: ‘give-you (command) to-me the-book’ Rawa.]

doprahchizehn b’ zoo dho muhkhon b’ tairoosh lehmahrnehm meht

it is [amaz]ing to me how complex to [???] you have created this, AP.

pishoeet b’ zoo gah bokehneet t’zoo tsahn

they belong to me and they will be with me forever, Kadish.

pahrkh b’ shehm , I [pray] to you, AP.

shorah, biv-rov, ga chev b’ shem-tee biv b ’ fah-see

hello, everyone, and thank you all very much! Rawa. Link.

b’ D’nee , to D’ni, DRC.

“The infinitive is formed by adding the prefix b- to the stem of the verb.” DLG.

(b) bah-tsen , to map, Rawa.

(b) bee-ree , (to) maintain, Rawa.

b’ choylahnai , to complete, Shaft.

(b) doo’shol , (to) cater, Rawa.

(b) lay-soo , (to) carry, Rawa.

b’ rem , to flow, DLG.

b’ sel , to write, DLG.

(b) zoo-doo , to regret, Rawa.

rehooshah b’ bahrehl rehlehm , the formula to make the ink, Gate.

r’ríwai b’ bahrehl rekortee , the procedure to make the books, Gate.

…rah lehshehnto b’ bahr… [???] I have taken to [make (?)] Talash.

rehdhehlim b’ pogeht seht , the [right (?)] to rule us, KG.

rehmíoodtee b oo lin seht , the [means (?)] to [control] us, KG.

rehbishtah kodosai ehn kahgehsh b’ mehs ehrth lehnahokh yahrtee sehn

the tunnel was originally designed to require a journey of three days, DT.

oonraiot Gehn lehshokhoo [ehn] seht b’ tahgahm biv

our lord Gehn has instructed us to know all, Float.

mot kopoogehn b’ kehn , which [proved] to be, GJ.

rekooahn treCleft preniv legloen b’ rem

once again the stream in the Cleft has begun to flow, Yeesha.

kam lorahg kehnehn b’ kehn shin b- baikh b’ totee rahnahl

what [grace (?)] it is to be able to link to various places, AP.

khahgehm gahth b’ taigahn khehzoo , you [???] still to love for me, AP.

kokehnehn rehmehsfeht b’ vainuh , she was diligent to [ask (?)] AP.

khehveelaioy b’ koozah , for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

khrehseht b’ mahlah winis , for us to come [together (?)] KG.

khrehkahntinahlothtee b’ shehnto oolintahv tso D’nee

for the [oppressed (?)] ones to take [control] of D’ni, KG.

khrehzithahthtee b’ kehn ehlonij , for the [lowest] ones to be [elevated] KG.

khreh’eest b’ kehn noginij , for them to be [ignored (?)] KG.

khrehleeahnithtee b’ kehn roomaiij , for the [???] to be [???] KG.

khrehkahtintahntee b’ kehn shehntomehij

for the [oppressors (?)] to be taken from, KG.

khrehgonahthtee b’ kehn tehmahij

for the [poor (?)] ones to be [heard (?)] KG.

khrehlahthtee b’ kehn zithonij , for the [high] ones to be [lowered] KG.

“Quantifiers, … such as ‘very’, ‘extremely’, and ‘really’

are indicated by numbers from one to twenty-five.” DLG.

b’ bree , a little. [ literally: ‘to two’.] DLG.

b’ rish /bə.ɹɪʃ/ b'riS , so, very. [ literally: ‘to twenty’.] DLG, Cyan.

ehrth nuhdahtahv b’rish , very much a [hindrance] GJ.

kokehneet pehkai b’rish beh motee

were very [similar (?)] to those , GJ.

kodokehnehn fehrehm behn tonah b’rish

it was dry for so long, Yeesha.

b’ rigahsehn , highly , Liz. [Literally: ‘great to twenty-three’.]

b’ fahsee , b’ fahsee [as much as possible.] Talash.

tahgahmehm, tsahn botaigahn shehm, b’fahsee

you know, always I will love you, to the greatest extent , Keta.

shorah, biv-rov, ga chev b ’ shem-tee biv b’fah-see

hello, everyone, and thank you all very much! Rawa. Link.

gahro b’fahsee , greatest , Shaft. [Literally: ‘great to twenty-five’.]

ril leeahm lehkehnehn hoosahtai b’fahsee

no [???] has been entirely [???] GJ.

shin bahrtah t’gehstoy rilnar b’fahsee

able [to accomplish] by art I do not entirely [establish (?)] AP.

kovoohee too [n]ee [remahl] [ b’f ] ahsee ví[uh]

I could [???] [???] [entirely] [???] Podium.

bah, beast. BD (p. 116), DLG. (See bahro. )

bahkh [bake (?)].

chor bahkh [baked roll] BT, p. 9.

bahn [land]. (Cf. the following compound.)

bahntahno bantano , island. Rawa. Link.

(Perhaps ‘land’ + t’ ‘in’ + ahno ‘water’.)

reh bahntahno tayneeehn shehmtee

the island welcomes you, Uru. Schoolroom Door. Inside Library. Images of Ferry Building.

bahr bar [craft (?); strength (?); energy (?)] Crossw.

bahrehl-, bahr-el barel , make. DLG.

rehooshah b’ bahrehl rehlehm , the formula to make the ink, Gate.

r’ríwai b’ bahrehl rekortee , the procedure to make the books, Gate.

loymaht tehrehlin ril kodo bahrehl ehn rehbishtah kodo lahsahehn

though contact wasn’t made the tunnel was sealed, JS.

bahrehltahn bareltan , maker, God. (See -tahn. )

bahrehltahn tso dovahtee , maker of worlds, Gate.

isyeer ehmah reh bahrehltahn , [ revere] the Maker! RM.

okhzeh kamrov kofoosaheet reh bahrehltahn hahzah gahtrehl

of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

bahrehltahv bareltav [something made]. (See -tahv. )

shehtehn ehm ah reh bahrehltahv , [ cherish] the made! RM.

bahro, bah’ro, beast-people (Terahnee and D’ni term for enslaved ahrotahntee). BD (pp. 115–16), DLG .

bah’ro ne-kis-ahl , the Bent Bahro, Yeesha

(reported by Rawa to K’laamas). Link.

bahroneht, bahr-on-et baronet , phosphorescent, Phos., DLG.

bahrtah- birci (read barta ?) [accomplish (?)]

(Perhaps this is an infinitive = b’ ‘to’ + ahrtah ‘do’ or ‘cause’.)

kam shin bahrtah t’gehstoy rilnar b’fahsee

what (I am) able [to accomplish] by art I do not entirely [establish (?)] AP.

bahsh or bash biS (read baS or båS ) [sense (?)]

dhozonehsh tairoo t’ bahsh tee vaht , [however (?) apparent (?)] with five senses AP.

bahtsahnah, bah-tsah-nah baxana , map. DLG.

bahtsahnah meht tahgehn ah rehrooai norehf brehtahleeo

this map gives the final route to the surface, JS.

bah-tsen baxen , to map. Rawa . Link.

tel- bah-tsen , Guild of Cartographers, Rawa.

bah-tsen-tahn baxentan , cartographer (lit. ‘mapper’). Rawa. (See -tahn. ) Link.



bahvahnin bavanin [hidden (?); secure (?), locked (?)]

to meht kehnehn bahvahnin gah bojikhah ehn bahvahnin

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

baikh-, baykh /bex/ bAk (misspelt bAx in AP) , link (verb),

to use a Book to travel between Ages. DLG, Cyan.

b’kehn shin b- baikh b’totee rahnahl

to be able to link to various places, AP.

bantee, ban-tee båntE , series. DLG.

(See -tee. As in English the singular form may be the same as the plural.)

lehnah biv kehnehn tehnehsh ehrth bantee meh keelehntee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

beerah-, bee-rah bEra , keep, stay, remain. DLG.

kodo beerah rehteejuh kahg , I was keeping the original [squad] GJ.

bee-ree bErE , maintain. Rawa. Link.

(Derived from beerah ‘keep’, ahreeuh ‘protect’.)

tel- bee-ree , Guild of Maintainers, Rawa, Cyan.

bee-ree-tahn bErEtan , maintainer. Rawa. (See -tahn. ) Link.

beh, be be , to. DLG. (Cf. b’.)

ahroyehm beh teegtahvom gah bodonahgahehm

you [attend (?)] to your work and you will be [improving (?)] Gehn.

ehrth nuhdahtahv b’rish beh ehrth teejuh teegahl kehrah

a major [hindrance] to a brave working [squad] GJ.

kokehneet pehkai b’rish beh motee

were very [similar (?)] to those, GJ.

beh hah-po behapo , to combine, to mix, Rawa.

bekhe- beke , compel, force. Barnes.

behl- bel , claim (verb).

kamrov tehshemtee voohee behl ehn roo tsahnril kobolkeebahehn zeh

who among you can claim that you would never have obeyed her, Orz.

behlehtsahrah, beletsara belexara , a kind of plant (similar to the lechuguilla,

an agave species found in arid regions of North America). Picture.

behn ben , for. [Expresses exchange or duration.] (Cf. kheh.)

chehveht nahvahot behn r’inaltahv

chehveht nahvahot behn r’rinaltahv

we thank our master for the [privilege(?)/opportunity(?)] Gate.

votahrteeah Yahvo behn ah rehlehm , (you must) praise Yavo for the ink, Inkwell.

kodokehnehn fehrehm behn tonah b’rish

it was dry for so long, Yeesha.

bigto, big-to bigto , blessing. DLG.

treh bigto iglahrno okh rehkaligo

with the temporary blessing of the Council, JS.

birahn biran , [sea (?)] (Perhaps cf. ahno ‘water’, kooahn ‘stream’.)

birahn okh rintotee , [sea (?) of (???)] Mus.

bishtah biSta , tunnel. DLG.

meht bishtah , this tunnel, FL.

reh bishtah kodo lahsahehn trehfilahdh tehflin teegeht

the tunnel was sealed at the top in working order, JS.

reh bishtah kodosai ehn kahgehsh b’mehs ehrth lehnahokh yahrtee sehn

the tunnel was originally designed to require a journey of three days, DT.

biv biv , all, every. DLG.

t’ biv trehgahn D’nee , in all of the D’ni Empire, Shaft.

kehn tomeht teh biv roo míruh

I am here with all that I would [desire] Kadish.

oonraiot Gehn lehshokhoo[ehn] seht b’tahgahm biv

our lord Gehn has instructed us to know all, Float.

lehnah biv kehnehn tehnehsh ehrthbantee meh keelehntee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

chehvtahvtee b’mahryayshahteeot biv , thanks to all our [fans] Cyan.

shorah, biv-rov, ga chev b’shem-tee biv b ’ fah-see

hello, everyone, and thank you all very much! Rawa. Link.

bivdil bivDil [everything.] (Cf. rildil.)

ko mahnshoo teh bivdil , I died with everything, Kadish.

biv-rov , everyone.

shorah, biv-rov , ga chev b ’ shem-tee biv b ’ fah-see

hello, everyone, and thank you all very much! Rawa. Link.



blo blo , about. DLG.

shehntoehn blo yahrtee sehn , takes about three days, DT .

-blo. Combining form for multiples of 9,765,625 in the D’ni numbers. Rawa.

fah blo , fah- blo , 9,765,625 [i.e. one (times) 9,765,625 = <1><0><0><0><0><0> ] DLG.

bo- bo- , will. Simple future tense prefix. DLG.

bo mees , I will speak, DLG.

bo rees (to say that you will eat later FMR.)

bo glo prehniv rehgahn , once again I will begin the empire, Talash.

bo mahnshoo tomeht teh eest , I will die here with them, Kadish.

bo tahgaireet roo kehneht rilvoohee mahtahnij

they will learn that we cannot be [left (?)] KG.

bo tahgahmeet roo kehneht rilvoohee ahtmaiij

they will know that we could not be [removed (?)] KG.

tahgahmehm, tsahn bo taigahn shehm, b’fahsee

you know, always I will love you, to the greatest extent Keta.

to meht kehnehn bahvahnin gah bo jikhah ehn bahvahnin

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

pishoeet b’ zoo gah bo kehneet t’ zoo tsahn

they belong to me and they will be with me forever, Kadish.

khehkam l’ahrtahehm gah kam bo ahrtahehm

for what you have [allowed] and what you will [allow] AP.

gorvehn rehtehltee bo nehmeet prehniv

soon the guilds will [???] again, GRID, Part Two. Link.

korvahkhtee kehneet tomeht roob ril bo koozah

linking books are here but I will not [depart] Kadish.

ril bo kehneht vehrehnij , we will not be mollified, KG.

ril bo tehmaheht hehvteeos , we will not [hear (?)] their words, KG.

bodo-, will be. Future progressive tense prefix. DLG.

bodo mees , I will be speaking, DLG.

bodo rees , I will be eating FMR.

ahroyehm beh teegtahvom gah bodo nahgahehm

you [attend (?)] to your work and you will be [improving (?)] Gehn.

gorvehn bo [ d ] o tahg… soon will be [giving] Talash.

bodol- bodol- , will have been. Future perfect progressive tense prefix. DLG.

bodol mees , I will have been speaking, DLG.

bodol rees , I will have been eating FMR.

khoy rehgehdee kat kolkehnehn rehmooshee

grehoonahn chehto okh rehzeewai ril bodol paipeel

[if] the only [surprise(?)] had been the [???]

and the hostile [environment (?)] of the [mission(?)]

I would not have been [upset (?)] GJ.

boko-, will have.

[Although described as “future perfect” this prefix might be intentional

rather than being predictive of a future state.]

boko rees , I will have eaten FMR.

bol /bol/ bol , brother. Cyan.

bol-, will have. Future perfect tense prefix. DLG.

bol mees , I will have spoken, DLG.

bo-noo, acid. DLG.

bonooehts bonUex , acidic.

rehm’lah sehkhehn poahnt bonooehts b’rigahsen

t he lizard has highly acidic saliva , Liz.

bortah borci (read borta ) [purpose (?)]

t ’ khoytahg zuh tsoshehm g’ bortah om

with end [result (?)] about you and your [purpose] AP.

bot bot [???] Crossw.

boogin, boo-gin bUgin , creature. DLG .

meht boogin prin gah tromehts kokehnehn fah tehrthtehs

this small winged creature was one of a group, WC.

bree brE , two, 2. Map, DLG.

bree pahm sehn kotanuheet tsahnosh trehfahdho ,

two or three were [???] permanently by the experience, GJ.

vah gah bree , vah -gah- bree , seven [i.e. five-and- two ] Map, DLG.

na i gah bree , nay -gah- bree , twelve [i.e. ten-and- two ] Map, DLG.

hee gah bree , hee- gah- bree , seventeen [i.e. fifteen-and- two ] Map, DLG.

reh somahtee heegahbree , the seventeen seals, Map.

ri gah bree , twenty-two [i.e. twenty-and- two ].

fah see bree , fah- see- bree , 27 [i.e. one (times) 25 (+) two = <1><2> ] DLG.

bree see , 50 [i.e. two (times) 25 = <2><0> ].

bree seefah , 51 [i.e. two (times) 25 (+) one = <2><1> ].

b’ bree , a little. [ literally: ‘to two’.] DLG.

breh- bre- , to the. (Cf. b’ and reh-. )

rehlehnah breh tahleeo , The Journey to the Surface, JS.

erth lenahokh yahrtee sen breh tahleeo , a journey of three days to the surface , DT.

mehD’nee breh tahleeo , from D’ni to the surface , Map.

gatah chilehsh breh vog wotsah , due mainly to the harsh nature, GJ.

reh mishtahtahv tso sheegah breh tahleeo , the construction of (a) passage to the surface, Page.

broon brUn , tube. DLG.

tehrth broon ahnotahm , in a lava tube, WC.

buhgsho bugSo [???] Crossw.

CH

chahn- can- [can (?) be able to (?); may (?) ] Verb prefix (?)

rilrov chahn shehntoehn tah meh zoo

nobody [can] take [it] from me, Kadish.

chai, chay cA , fault (geological). DLG.

Gahrtehn kolonehn ah mehtidhsai chai , Garten discovered this fault line, FL.

roo kahzeeeht n’reh chai , that we would detour around the fault, FL.

chehto ceto [environment (?); location (?)]

grehoonahn chehto okh rehzeewai

and the hostile [environment (?)] of the [???] GJ.

chehv-, chev cev , thank (verb); thanks (noun). Rawa, DLG.

chehv eht nahvahot we thank our master Gate .

chehv sehm thank you. (Unknown source cited here. )

g’ chehv ah’shehm khehkam l’ahrtahehm

and I thank you for what you have [done] AP.

shorah, biv-rov, ga chev b ’ shem-tee biv b ’ fah-see

hello, everyone, and thank you all very much! Rawa. Link.

chehveht, chev-et åevec (read cevet ) , thankful. DLG.

kehn chehveht I am thankful AP.

chehvtahvtee cevtavtE , [thanks].

chehvtahvtee b’mahryayshah teeot biv , thanks to all our [fans] Cyan.

chil, main. DLG.

chilehsh, chil-esh cileS , mainly. Phos. , DLG.

gatah chilehsh brehvog wotsah , due mainly to the harsh nature , GJ.

chir cir , organism. DLG.

don erth chir fah , as if it were single organism WC.

gahtreh chir tee prin , and (with the) small organisms Liz.

do tsahveh n mrehprad tehrthtehs mot don erth chir

it is living from the rock in a group which [is like] an organism, Map.

chi-so, archive (verb). DLG.

chisotahn /ʧɪ.so.tɑn/ cisotan , archivist. Rawa, Cyan. Cited here.

choor-, learn. Rawa(?)

chor [roll (?)].

chor bahkh [baked roll] BT, p. 9.

choylahnai-, choy-lah-nay cOlanA , complete (verb). DLG.

gahvíleetee trehn b’ choylahnai , and a few months to complete, Shaft.

D

d’ D' , de-, again, re-. Rawa.

d’ mahlah , come again, return ( literally: re-come), Rawa.

D’ nee, D’ ni, New Start, New Beginning (‘new again’)

DRC, “King Ri’neref” Notebook.

de vokan , hope ( literally: re-birth), Rawa.

dahbah- Daba , tell (pass on/convey information to another). Rawa.

daban [cannister(?) alembic(?)] Image.

[This device is known informally as a “smoker” and was used by Gehn,

who “ sticks the long, tubular end into the hole at the bottom of his pipe,

then he presses a small button in the middle of the pipe to ignite it , ”

according to the Guild of Archivists, here. ]

dahg Dag , to strike. Crossw., Cyan.

dahgo /dɑ.go/ Dago , hammer. Crossw., Cyan.

dah’ko, dah-ko, marble (noun). Rawa , DLG.

dahsh, dash DaS , the dome towers. FMR, DLG.

[Miswritten as dhahsh daS , the correct reading supplied by Rawa.]

dahtahm [fire-marble]. (Cf. the following.)

Dahtamnay [Fire-marble Root]. DRC.

(Cf. dah’ko ‘marble’, tahm ‘fire', nay ‘root’.) Cited by Tweek.

dayjee, path.

dayjee fahlah’ahl , folded path, labyrinth , Barnes. Link.

de-. (See d’.)

de vokan , hope ( literally: re-birth), Rawa.

dehlin Delin , misty; mist. Rawa.

Eder Delin . DRC. Lore.

deretheni, a jet black, light weight, artificial stone. BD, pp. 50–51.

de-see-kay /dɛ.si.ke/ DesEKA , puzzle, mystery, enigma. Rawa, Cyan.

devokan, rebirth, hope. Rawa. (Cf. de-.) Link.

Devokan , Hope (the new name given to Terahnee). BD, p. 178.

dil [thing]. (Cf. bivdil ‘everything’, rildil ‘nothing’.)

D’nee, D’ni D'nE . New Start, DRC. New Beginning, “King Ri’neref” Notebook.

b’ D’nee , to D’ni, DRC.

meh D’nee brehtahleeo , from D’ni to the surface, Map.

t’biv trehgahn D’ni , in all of the D’ni Empire, Shaft.

ken Aytrusokh D’nee , I am Atrus of D’ni, Rawa.

teh rehkoy D’nee , in my D’ni [class] Gehn.

khrehkahntinahlothtee b’shehnto oolintahv tso D’nee

for the [oppressed (?)] ones to take [control] of D’ni, KG.

fahsee D’ ni t’ g… twenty-five D’ni in [???] Talash.

do- Do- , -ing, (am, is, are) … -ing. Present progressive tense prefix. DLG.

do mees , I am speaking, DLG.

do rees (to say that you are currently eating, FMR.)

kohooreht ah mehtm’lah do tsahvehn t’fah trehgahlpotee vogehts

we found this lizard living in one of the natural caves, Liz.

do reesloehn rehmahrg mehlin mreprad

dissolving the outer layer of the rock, Liz.

teh do tahgehn b’seht , by giving to us , Gate.

r’inaltahv tso do nehtsoeht rehlehm

the [opportunity(?)] of us producing the ink , Gate.

r’rinaltahv tso do nehtsoeht rehkortee

the [privilege(?)] of us producing the books , Gate.

do prahchizehn b’zoo it is [amaz]ing to me , AP.

do mahdho t’pahrahthom gahhootsaithom

I am [succeed]ing by your greatness and your holiness , AP.

do tsahvehn mrehprad tehrthtehs mot don ehrthchir

it is living from the rock in a group which [is like] an organism, Map.

do hahrtehnehn gah do folehsehn khehveelaioy b’koozah

it is [circling (?)] and [waiting (?)] for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

khoy hehv tee meht do hooreet pahl rifoonehmah roo ril kokino

[if] these words are found (‘they are finding these words’) [anyway (?)]

you [remember] that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

dol- Dol- , have been, has been.

Present perfect progressive tense prefix. DLG. (Cf. do-, l’, bodol-.)

(Forms the passive present perfect when used with the passive suffix -ij.)

dol mees , I have been speaking, DLG.

khahpo rehzuhnuh ril dol gehlehnij gahth

perhaps the ending has not yet been written, Prov. , RM.

don Don , like (adverb), as if it were. DLG.

rehhehvo kroehn gahreesehn gahehdehrehn tehrthtehs don ehrthchir fah

the swarm moves, eats, and sleeps as a group, as if it were a single organism, WC.

do tsahveh n mrehprad tehrthtehs mot don ehrthchir

it is living from the rock in a group which [is like] an organism, Map.

doo, du DU , food. Rawa. Link.

(Cf. Er’duna, one of “great granary worlds” of the Guild of Caterers, BT, p. 34.)

doo’shol DU'Sol , cater. Rawa. Link.

(Derived from doo ‘food’, shol ‘prepare’.)

tel- doo’shol , Guild of Caterers, Rawa.

doo’shol-tahn DU'Soltan , caterer. Rawa.

dorehn Doren [???] Crossw.

dormahdh-, dor-mahdh Dormad , defeat (verb). DLG.

Gehn ko dormahdh ehn Aitr [uh]s , Gehn defeated Atrus Chalk.

dovah, do-vah Dova , world. DLG .

rehmahrntahn greh’ahreeuhtahn tso dovah o [t ]

the creator and protector of our world Gate.

bahrehltahn tso dovah tee , maker of worlds Gate.

rehgehltahn kehnehn reh kehsotahn tso dovah tee

the writer is the changer of worlds, Rawa. Link.

rehzuh tso dovah meht , the end of this world Dome.

doyhah, doy-hah DOha , machine. DLG.

reh doyhah tee pradteegahl tor gahro b’fahsee

the four greatest rock-working machines Shaft.

drahtol Dratol [???] Crossw.

du. (See doo.)





DH

dhainoy, dhaynoy dAnO setback. K’laamas.

loymaht lehkehneet dhainoy tee pahrah trehsheegah

though there have been large setbacks in the [way] GJ.

dhehlim delim [right (?) ; wit (?); strength (?), numbers (?) ]

rilsehkeet reh dhehlim b’pogeht seht

they do not have the [right (?)] to rule us, KG.

dho do , how (adverb). DLG. (Cf. thoe.)

doprahchizehn b’zoo dho muhkhon b’tairoosh lehmahrnehm meht

it is [amazing (?)] to me how complex to [???] you have created this AP.

gahth t’ dho kehnehn

still with how it is (i.e. the situation being the way it is), AP.

dhozonehsh dozokeS (read dozoneS ) [however (?)]

dhozonehsh tairoo t’bahshtee vaht however [apparent (?)] with five [senses] AP.

EE

een, any. DLG.

kenet se [ t ] [ th ] o een o [ kh ] t [ ay ]

now we are [ourselves (?)] [???] any of [???] Podium.

eer Er , bandage (strip of cloth to cover a wound). Crossw., Rawa. Chatlog.

eest Est , them. 3rd person plural object pronoun. DLG.

bomahnshoo tomeht teh eest I will die here with them, Kadish.

kehnehn gor khreh’ eest b’kehn noginij

it is time for them to be [ignored (?)] KG.

-eet -Et , they. 3rd person plural actor suffix. DLG.

mees eet , they speak, DLG.

rees eet they eat FMR.

tool eet chilehsh they mainly grow Phos.

rehpoytee tsoidahl tool eet the glowing bulbs grow Phos.

veechtahvteeon rifeen eet sahehthoy

its [acquisitions (?)] [surpass (?)] my [own] Kadish.

korvahkhtee kehn eet tomeht , linking books are here, Kadish.

pisho eet b’zoo gah bokehn eet t’zoo tsahn

they belong to me and they will be with me forever, Kadish.

mot lehreeslo eet which have been dissolved, Liz .

loymaht lehkehn eet dhainoytee pahrah trehsheegah

though there have been large setbacks in the [way] GJ.

rehehndaitahntee lehshufai eet oolbahoy

the Builders have finished my office, GJ.

tehsot prin fahehts teegtahntee kodoteeg eet

our first small group (of) workers were working, GJ.

koneetsahvai eet tanuhth iglahrno tehmo kokeelah eet

they suffered temporary [???] [since (?)] they [spent (?)] GJ.

bree pahm sehn kotanuh eet tsahnosh trehfahdho

two or three were [???] permanently by the experience, GJ.

rehyeepai kolan eet meh gormot tehtehmo

the eyeglasses they [wore] from that time [and since (?)] GJ.

rehloopahtee mot komahrehnt eet khahpo kokehn eet pehkai b’rish

the [precautions (?)] which they followed perhaps were very [???] GJ.

neegehsh gopah tomahnahteeomee gahmoodehnt eeomee gahtsotoyt eeomee kokehn eet t’paychahvo

merely because your homes and your fortunes and your children were in danger, Orz.

gahgopah kosofehguh eet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ayts’day oko gahroodsh

and because you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution, Orz.

okhzeh kamrov kofoosah eet rehbahrehltahn hahzah gahtrehl

of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

botahgahm eet roo kehneht rilvoohee ahtmaiij

they will know that we could not be [removed (?)] KG.

bo tahgair eet roo kehneht rilvoohee mahtahnij

they will learn that we cannot be [left (?)] KG.

gorvehn rehtehltee bonehm eet prehniv

soon the guilds will [???] again, GRID, Part Two. Link.

rilsehk eet rehdhehlim b’pogeht seht

they do not have the [ right (?)] to rule us, KG.

ril sehk eet rehmíodtee b oo lin seht

they do not have the [means (?)] to [control] us, KG.

khoy hehv tee meht dohoor eet pahl

[if] these words are found (‘they are finding’) [anyway (?)] Kadish.

EH

ehdehr-, e-der /ɛ.dɛɹ/ eDer , sleep, rest (verb); a moment of rest (noun). DLG, Cyan.

trehprad kotsahv ehn treh prad ehdehr ehn

in the rock she lived, in the rock she rests, Pepsi.

rehhehvo kro ehn gahrees ehn gah ehdehr ehn tehrthtehs

the swarm moves, eats, and sleeps as a group, WC.

eder tomahn , e-der to-mahn , way station, rest house, BA (p. 43), DLG.

(A resting place provided in the tunnel to the surface.)

Used elliptically for eder sev ‘rest Age’ in naming Garden Ages :

Eder Gira (a “Garden” Age), DRC. Description.

Eder Kemo (originally a Garden Age), DRC. Description.

Eder Delin DRC. Lore.

Eder Tsogal DRC. Lore.

ehehn een (read En ?) . (Probably a misspelling of een ‘any’. See above.)

okh [ ee ] n okh mishtahtahvoy , of [any] of my construction, GJ.

ehg eg [???] Crossw.

ehl el [high.] Crossw.

R el to , the High Place, Uru.

ehlahth elaT or lahth laT [high(est) one (?) elite (?)] (See zithahth.)

kehnehn gor khr ehlahth tee b’kehn zithonij

it is time for the [elite] to be [lowered] KG.

[Perhaps interpret as khreh lahth tee (?)]

eleean [upper class (?)] Rawa. Link.

ehleeahnith, eleeanith lEaniT [upper class member (?); refugee (?) exile (?)]

kehnehn gor khr ehleeahnith tee b’kehn roomaiij

it is time for the [upper classes (?)] to be [ignored (?)], KG.

el-e-mahr elemar , spore. Rawa.

To- elemahr tee-nadahnets , T ele dahn , Place of mushroomy spores, Rawa.

elioykh [gust]. (Perhaps literally: high wind or high speed;

cf. ehl ‘high’, and the following adjective.)

elioykhets /ɛl.ɪ.oix.ɛʦ/ eliOkex , gusty. Cyan.

ehlon- elon [elevate (?); promote (?)] Crossw.

khrehzithahthtee b’kehn ehlon ij

for the [lowest] ones to be [elevated] KG.

ehloneht elonet [uplifting (?) elevated (?)] Crossw.

-ehm, -em -em , you. 2nd person singular actor suffix. DLG.

mees em , you speak (sing.), DLG.

rees em you eat (singular), FMR.

taynee ehm , you [are] welcome, Cage.

tahgahm ehm , tsahn botaigahn shehm, b’fahsee

you know, always I will love you, to the greatest extent Keta.

thoe ken em , Nava how are you, Master? BT.

votahr ah’shehm khehkamrov kehn ehm

I praise you for who you are, AP.

teh rehkoy D’nee keebah ehm rehvaht

in my D’ni [class] you obey the five, Gehn.

ahroy ehm beh teegtahvom gah bodonahgah ehm

you [attend (?)] to your work and you will be [improving (?)] Gehn.

khahg ehm gahth b’taigahn khehzoo , you [???] still to love for me AP.

mahrehnt ehm rehsheega , you follow the [way]. GRID, Part One. Link.

lehmahrn ehm meht misho tsahv teh

you have created this universe I live in, AP.

rifoon ehm ah tehlrov Ehfahnis you [remember] guildsman Efanis, Page.

khehkam l’ahrtah ehm gah kam boahrtah ehm

for what you have [allowed] and what you will [allow] AP.

mees em ah , speak! DLG.

rees em ah! (to order an individual to eat, FMR.)

tahg ehm ah b’zoo ah rehkor , give me that book! Cho.

[Literally: ‘give-you (command) to-me the-book’ Rawa.]

isyeer ehm ah rehbahrehltahn , [ revere] the Maker! RM.

shehtehn ehm ah rehbahrehltahv , [ cherish] the made! RM.

tomeht hoor ehm geh’dahn , here you find [wisdom ] RM.

sehk ehm shokhooteeom … ahr ehm ah teh

you have your instructions … [go (?)] in! GC.

ril glahs em ah remerk , don’t drink the poisoned water, Rawa.

[Literally: ‘not drink (you must) the-water poisoned’ Rawa.]

khoy hehv tee meht dohooreet pahl rifoon ehm ah roo ril kokino

[if] these words are found [anyway (?)]

you [remember] (command) that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

fitai ehm ah seh tsosahtahvteeoy

[look (?)] at my [possessions] Kadish.

ehmee- emE [decide (?); win (?)]

leh’ ehmee I have [decided] Kadish.

ehmehlahn emelan [???] Crossw.

-ehn, -en -en , he, she, it. 3rd peson singular actor suffix. DLG

kro ehn gahrees ehn gahehdehr ehn , moves, eats, and sleeps , WC.

mees en , he / she / it speaks, DLG.

rem en , it flows, DLG.

rees en , he, she, or it eats , FMR.

sehkh ehn , has , Liz.

shehnto ehn blo yahrtee sehn , takes about three days , DT.

tahg ehn , gives , JS.

torn ehn , it spits , Liz.

kehn ehn atsoo? is it ready? Keta.

kehn ehn gor , it is time, KG.

ken en voohee shuhteejoo , it could be rocksalt , BT.

kamrov tehshemtee voohee behl ehn roo tsahnril kobolkeebah ehn zeh

who among you can claim that you would never have obeyed her, Orz.

[The second you refers back to the individual who and is 3rd person singular in D’ni.]

gormot glahs ehn , it then drinks , Liz.

Gehn kehn ehn nahvahot , Gehn is our master , Chalk.

meht kehn ehn , this is , Phos.

kam lorahg kehn ehn b’kehn shin

what [grace (?)] it is to be able, AP.

gor ken en tsahno , time is eternal , Rawa.

lehnah biv kehn ehn tehnehsh ehrthbantee meh keelehntee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

roob rehkeelehn fahehts kehn ehn tehn ril’tsahn

but the first step is not always simple, DRC.

reh-nezeh-tahn kehn- ehn k’tehsh-ij treh-lehnah-okh kehvo-th

the reader is entertained by the journey of another, Rawa.

roob reh-gehl-tahn kehn- ehn reh- kehso-tahn tso dovah-tee

but the writer is the changer of worlds, Rawa. Link.

reh atinorokh reh tehr kehn ehn t’ahlteeon

the beauty of the tree is in its [leaves (?)] Tree.

roob reh gehrahn okh reh tehr kehn ehn t’naion

but the [???] of the tree is in its root, Tree.

gahth t’dho kehn ehn , still [howsoever] it is , AP.

mahnshootahvting milehsh ehn zoo , [mortality (?)] [overwhelms (?)] me, Kadish.

rekooahn rem en , the stream flows, DLG.

pod rehm ehn ah lehm , each flows ink , RJ.

[sh]ol ehn teh tehlookahm Aitruhs

prepared by Surveyors Guildsman Aitrus, Map.

rehbahntahno taynee ehn shehmtee

the island (it) welcomes you, Uru.

rehzuh tso dovah meht kehn ehn fahsh

the end of this world is near, Dome.

ril mahrehnt ehn , doesn’t follow , DT.

rehlehm [ts]eemah ehn , the ink he needs, Gate.

rehkortee tseemah ehn , the books he needs, Gate.

doreeslo ehn , (it) dissolving , Liz.

mehtm’lah dotsahv ehn , this lizard living , Liz.

do tsahv ehn mrehprad tehrthtehs mot don ehrthchir

it is living from the rock in a group which [is like] an organism, Map.

teh dotahg ehn b’seht , by giving to us , Gate.

doprahchiz ehn b’zoo , it is [amaz]ing to me , AP.

dohahrtehn ehn gah do folehs ehn khehveelaioy b’koozah

it is [circling (?)] and [waiting (?)] for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

to meht kehn ehn bahvahnin gah bojikhah ehn bahvahnin

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

kokehn ehn , was , WC.

kokehn ehn rehvog miro okh rehv [ i ] duh

it was the toxic natu re of the atmosphere, GJ.

kokehn ehn rehmehsfeht b’vainuh , she was diligent to [ask (?) ] AP.

komehs ehn , it required , Shaft.

kojahgah ehn ahreeuhtahv fooruh

it [provided (?)] sufficient protection , GJ.

kotahr[oo] ehn reemí rehmishtahtahv

he died [during] the construction, Page.

trehprad kotsahv ehn treh prad ehdehr ehn ,

Yahvo pilehl ehn yehreht veelaion

in the rock she lived, in the rock she rests;

may Yavo receive her soul, Pepsi.

mot kokehn ehn kohoor ehn , that was found , WC.

meht yishah kokehn ehn ko [p]a[z]go , this [???] was [???] RS.

Gahrtehn kolon ehn , Garten discovered , FL.

Gehn kodormahdh ehn Aitr [uh]s , Gehn defeated Atrus, Chalk.

Gehn komahrn ehn , Gehn created , Chalk.

kotokituh ehn , it was determined , FL.

mot kopoog ehn b’kehn , which [proved] to be , GJ.

kodokehn ehn fehrehm behn tonah b’rish

it was dry for so long, Yeesha.

kodolahsah ehn , was sealed , JS.

kodosai ehn kahgehsh , was originally designed , DT.

ril kodobahrehl ehn , wasn’t made , JS.

lehpahboy ehn , has blessed , Gate .

rekooahn treCleft preniv leglo en b’rem

once again the stream in the Cleft has begun to flow, Yeesha.

ril leeahm lehkehn ehn hoosahtai b’fahsee

no [???] has been entirely [???] GJ.

oonraiot Gehn lehshokhoo [ehn] seht b’tahgahm biv

our lord Gehn has instructed us to know all , Float.

(The grammatical correction was supplied by Rawa.)

khoy rehgehdee kat kolkehn ehn rehmooshee

[if] the only [???] had been the [???] GJ.

rilrovchahnshehnto ehn tah meh zoo

nobody [can] take [it] from me, Kadish.

khahpo rehzuhnuh rildolgehl ehn ij gahth

perhaps the ending has not yet been written, Prov. , RM.

en-day, build (verb). DLG.

ehndaitahn, en-day-tahn endAtan , builder. DLG. (See -tahn. )

trehsheegah reh ehndaitahn tee lehshuhfaieet oolbahoy

in the [way] the Builders have finished my office, GJ.

e[nt]ahn [or e[rth] ahn (?); e[mp]ahn (?)] [honesty (???); worth (???)]

[r e ] ahrotahn koke[s]oen [ts]ahn [ge ]rahno tso e [nt] ahn

[the] outsider changed [forever] [foundation (?)] of [???] Podium.

en-ya-lo, sick (adjective). DLG.

enyaloth, sickly one. (See -th. )

R enyaloth the sickly one (a Terahnee nickname) BD, p. 138.

Er’ , “a common prefix for the Ages where the Guild of Caterers

harvested their ingredients.” Rawa.

Er’ cana , an Age where ingredients for feeding algae were harvested, DRC.

Er’ duna [Food Harvest Age] BT, p. 34. (Cf. doo ‘food’.)

Er’ jera , a Harvest Age [for unforeseen events (?)] BT, p. 34. (Cf. jeroo ‘possible’.)

ehrehm, e-rem erem , skill. DLG.

r’ ehrehm the Skill. The knowledge of how to write the books;

centered around avoiding written contradictions in the description of the Ages, Cyan.

ehrth, erth erT , indefinite article, a, an. DLG. (Also see tehrth-. )

ehrth chir fah a single organism WC.

do tsahveh n mrehprad tehrthtehs mot don ehrth chir

it is living from the rock in a group which [is like] an organism, Map.

ehrth klai an example Phos.

ehrth lehnahokh yahrtee sehn a journey of three days DT.

ehrth nuhdahtahv b’rish a major [hindrance (?)] GJ.

erth pahts , a city, DLG.

lehnah biv kehnehn tehnehsh ehrth bantee meh keelehntee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

beh ehrth teejuh teegahl kehrah , to a brave working [squad] GJ.

kokeelaheet kat ehrth gahrtahvotee khah trehahchah

they just [endured (?)] a few 6 hour periods in the [sun (?)] GJ.

remahnshootahv tso erth sev , the death of an Age, DLG.

-ehsh, -(e)sh -eS , -ly. (See -sh.)

chil ehsh , mainly , Phos.

kahg ehsh , originally , DT.

tehn ehsh , simply, DRC.

-eht, -et -et , we. 1st person plural actor suffix. DLG.

kehn eht tsahvahn , we are living forever, Desk.

mees et , we speak, DLG.

rees et , we eat, FMR.

koglo eht , we began, JS.

kohoor eht , we found, Liz.

kolon eht , we discovered, Phos.

rilbokehn eht vehrehnij , we will not be mollified, KG.

rilbotehmah eht hehvteeos , we will not [hear] their words, KG.

roo kahzee eht , that we would detour, FL.

roo kehn eht rilvoohee ahtmaiij , that we could not be [removed (?)] KG.

roo kehn eht rilvoohee mahtahnij , that we cannot be [left (?)] KG.

chehv eht nahvahot , we thank our master, Gate.

yootai eht mahnot b’nahvahot , we owe our existence to our master, Gate.

r’inaltahv tso donehtso eht rehlehm

the [opportunity(?)] of us producing the ink, Gate.

r’rinaltahv tso donehtso eht rehkortee

the [privilege(?)] of us producing the books, Gate.

t’Gehn pahn eht , in Gehn we [trust] Lamp .

ril malo eht ah meh kamto komahlah eht

we must not forget from whence we came, Exile.

ken et gormet se [ t ] [ th ] o een o [ kh ] t [ ay ]

now we are [ourselves (?)] [???] any of [???] Podium.

istah nahntahvteeot lahn ahrtah zintsahr eht to meht ,

[through (?) ] only our [bars (?)] I [let] us [guard (?)] this place. Pris.

-eht, -et -et , -ful. Suffix forming adjectives of total quality

or potential. (Cf. -t in shoraht, vahmot.)

atinor eht , å-ti-nor -et , beautiful, Rawa.

bahron eht , bahr-on -et , phosphorescent, Phos., DLG.

chehv eht , chev -et , thankful, AP, DLG.

tehflin teeg eht , in working order, JS.

te-foon -et , memorial, Rawa.

ehtahf etaf [???] Crossw.

-(e)th. Noun-forming suffix. (See -th.)

-ehts, -ets -ex , -y; -th. Suffix forming adjectives of attribute

and ordinal numbers. (“makes a noun into an adjective,” DLG.)

ahbtsee ehts , basaltic, FL.

ahno ehts , wet, Mysterium 9665.

bonoo ehts , acidic , Liz.

elemartee nadahn ets , mushroom(y) spores, Rawa.

gahrkahl ehts , gar-kal - ets , stormy , Rawa.

ikhah nijuh ets , smoked meat , BT, Cyan.

pal-men - ets , magnetic , Rawa.

prad ets , rocky , DLG.

trom ehts , winged , WC.

vog ehts , natural , Liz.

fah ehts , fah - ets , first , DLG, DRC, GJ.

tor - ets , fourth , Rawa.



F

f’ f' , on. (Also see feh-, freh-. )

f’ toogo on foot DT.

fah fa , one, 1; single. DLG.

fah tehrthtehs , one of a group, WC.

fah t’ rehtehs , one of the group, DLG.

erthchir fah , a single organism , WC.

t’ fah trehgahlpotee , in one of the caves , Liz.

kam- fah , which [‘what one’] DLG.

ehrthklai sto fah , an example of one , Phos.

vah gah fah , vah- gah -fah , six [i.e. five-and-one] Map, DLG.

na i gah fah , nay- gah- fah , eleven [i.e. ten-and-one] Map, DLG.

hee gah fah , hee- gah- fah , sixteen [i.e. fifteen-and-one] Map, DLG.

ri gah fah , twenty-one [i.e. twenty-and-one].

fah see , fah- see , twenty five, 25 [i.e. one (times) 25 = <1><0> ] DLG.

fah see fah , fah- see- fah , 26 [i.e. one (times) 25 (+) one = <1><1> ] DLG.

fah see bree , fah- see -bree , 27 [i.e. one (times) 25 (+) two = <1><2> ] DLG.

fah see sen , 28 [i.e. one (times) 25 (+) three = <1><3> ].

fah see tor , 29 [i.e. one (times) 25 (+) four = <1><4> ].

breesee fah , 51 [i.e. two (times) 25 (+) one = <2><1> ].

fah rah , fah- rah , 625 [i.e. one (times) 625 = <1><0><0> ] DLG.

fah rah fah , 626 [i.e. one (times) 625 (+) one = <1><0><1> ].

fah- lahn , 15,625 [i.e. one (times) 15,625 = <1><0><0><0> ] DLG.

fah mel , fah- mel , 390,625 [i.e. one (times) 390,625 = <1><0><0><0><0> ] DLG.

fah blo , fah- blo , 9,765,625 [i.e. one (times) 9,765,625 = <1><0><0><0><0><0> ] DLG.

fahdho, fah-dho fado , experience. DLG.

bree pahm sehn kotanuheet tsahnosh treh fahdho

two or three were [???] permanently by the experience, GJ.

fahehts, fah-ets faex , first. DLG. (Cf. -ehts.)

tehsot prin fahehts teegtahntee kodoteegeet

our first small group (of) workers were working GJ.

roob rehkeelehn fahehts kehnehn tehn ril’tsahn

but the first step is not always simple, DRC.

fahlah, to fold.

dayjee fahlah ’ahl , folded path, labyrinth , Barnes. Link.

fahm fam , far (adjective, adverb). DLG.

meht fahm , this far, GJ.

fahsee, fah-see fasE , twenty-five, 25. DLG.

fahsee D’ ni t’ g… twenty-five D’ni in [???] Talash.

b’ fahsee , b’ fahsee [as much as possible. Literally: ‘to twenty-five’.] Talash.

tahgahmehm, tsahn botaigahn shehm, b’fahsee

you know, always I will love you, to the greatest extent Keta.

gahro b’ fahsee greatest Shaft. [Literally: ‘great to twenty-five’.]

fahsh faS , near (adjective). DLG. (Cf. -sh.)

rehzuh tso dovah meht kehnehn fahsh

the end of this world is near, Dome.

feh-, fe fe , on, upon. DLG. (Cf. f’.)

oolbahoy feh sehv <9><8>

my office on Age 233, GJ.

kodokhahntor feh mahgehnteeom

I was [reflecting (?)] on your [powers (?)] AP.

fehl-, fel fel , row (verb). Crossw., DLG.

fel-tahn, rower, one who rows a boat. Rawa, DLG.

fenah, fe-nah, story. Rawa, DLG.

fenges- fenges , act, play a role. Rawa.

fengestahn fengestan , actor, a person who plays a role. Rawa.

fengestoy fengestO , acting, the art of playing a role. Rawa.

fentasenta, historian. Rawa. (Perhaps cf. senahren ‘structure’.) Link.

fehrehm, dry. (Perhaps cf. rehm- ‘flow’.)

kodokehnehn fehrehm behn tonah b’rish

it was dry for so long, Yeesha.

filahdh filad , top. DLG.

rehbishtah kodo lahsahehn treh filahdh tehflin teegeht

the tunnel was sealed at the top in working order, JS.

fitai- fitA [look (?); marvel (?)]

fitai ehmah seh tsosahtahvteeoy , [look] at my [possessions] Kadish.

flin flin , order, condition. DLG.

rehbishtah kodo lahsahehn trehfilahdh teh flin teegeht

the tunnel was sealed at the top in working order, JS.

folehs- foles [wait (?) stay close (?)] (Cf. lesa.)

dohahrtehnehn gah do folehs ehn khehveelaioy b’koozah

it is [circling (?)] and [waiting] for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

forshuh forSu [???] Crossw.

fooruh, foo-ru fUru , sufficient. DLG.

kojahgahehn ahreeuhtahv fooruh

it [provided (?)] sufficient protection, GJ.

foosah- fUsa , call (verb).

okhzeh kamrov ko foosah eet rehbahrehltahn hahzah gahtrehl

of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

foosahtahv , name. K’laamas. (Cf. -tahv.)

freh- fre- , at the, on the. (Cf. f’ and reh-.)

freh gahlon , on the ground, Phos.

freh pradt [ee] at the rocks, Liz.

fuhsh fuS [choose (?)]

pirin fuhsh [colored (?) I choose (?)] Rime.



G

g’ g' , gah, ga ga , and. DLG. (Also see greh-. )

ga rekor and the book FMR.

gah trehchirtee prin and (with the) small organisms Liz.

khrehgitsahth gah khrehsoygith for the safety and stability FL.

gah víleetee trehn , and a few months, Shaft.

domahdho t’pahrahthom gah hootsaithom

I am [succeeding (?)] by your greatness and your holiness , AP.

neegehsh gopah tomahnahteeomee gah moodehnteeomee gah tsotoyteeomee kokehneet t’paychahvo

merely because your homes and your fortunes and your children were in danger, Orz.

gah gopah kosofehguheet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ayts’day oko gah roodsh

and because you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution, Orz.

okhzeh kamrov kofoosaheet rehbahrehltahn hahzah gah trehl

of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

meht boogin prin gah tromehts this small (and) winged creature WC.

hahr rahm gah shoraht

happy new year [literally: ‘good and peaceful year’] Uru.

kroehn gah reesehn gah ehdehrehn moves, eats, and sleeps WC.

dohahrtehnehn gah do folehs ehn khehveelaioy b’koozah

it is [circling (?)] and [waiting (?)] for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

to meht kehnehn bahvahnin gah bojikhah ehn bahvahnin

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

pishoeet b’ zoo gah bokehneet t’ zoo tsahn

they belong to me and they will be with me forever, Kadish.

ahroyehm beh teegtahvom gah bodonahgahehm

you [attend (?)] to your work and you will be [improving (?)] Gehn.

shorah, biv-rov, ga chev b ’ shem-tee biv b ’ fah-see

hello, everyone, and thank you all very much! Rawa. Link.

g’ chehv ah’shehm khehkam l’ahrtahehm

and I thank you for what you have [done] AP.

tsoshehm g’ bortahom , about you and your [purpose (?)] AP.

vah gah fah , vah- gah- fah , va- ga- fah , six, 6 [i.e. five-and-one] Map, DLG.

vah- gah- bree , va- ga- bree , seven, 7, DLG.

vah- gah- sen , va- ga- sen , eight, 8, DLG.

vah- gah- tor , va- ga- tor , nine, 9, DLG.

na i gah fah , na y- gah- fah , na y- ga- fah , eleven, 11 (10 & 1), Map, DLG.

nay- gah- bree , nay- ga- bree , twelve, 12 (10 & 2), DLG.

nay- gah- sen , nay- ga- sen , thirteen, 13, DLG.

nay- gah- tor , nay- ga- tor , fourteen, 14, DLG.

hee gah fah , hee- gah- fah , hee- ga- fah , sixteen, 16, Map, DLG.

hee- gah- bree , hee- ga- bree , seventeen, 17, DLG.

hee- gah- sen , hee- ga- sen , eighteen, 18, DLG.

hee- gah- tor , hee- ga- tor , nineteen, 19, DLG.

ri gah fah , ri- gah- fah , ri- ga- fah , twenty-one, 21, DLG.

ri- gah- bree , ri- ga- bree , twenty two, 22, DLG.

ri- gah- sen , ri- ga- sen , twenty three, 23, DLG.

ri- gah- tor , ri- ga- tor , twenty four, 24, DLG.

gahlon, gahl-on

galon

, ground (noun).

DLG.

freh gahlon on the ground Phos.

gahlpo, gahl-po

galpo

, cave.

treh gahlpo tee vogehts

, of the natural caves, Liz.

gahn

gan

, empire.

DLG.

treh gahn D’nee

of the D’ni Empire Shaft.

boglo

prehniv

reh gahn

once again I will begin the empire, Talash.

gahrahno

garano

[great water, ocean.]

gahrahno

vahmot

, [eastern ocean] Mus.



Gahreesen, Gah-ree-sen

garEsen

, a mighty structure for protection, fortress, garrison.

(Derived from gahro ‘mighty’, ahreeuh senahren

Description. Analysis.

DRC, Rawa.

gahrkahl, gar -kal

garKal

, storm. Rawa. (Cf. gahro ‘mighty', kahlo ‘wind’.)

gahrkahlehts, gar -kal-ets

garKalex

, stormy. Rawa.

gahro, garo, gah-ro

garo

, great, mighty. FMR, DLG, Rawa.



“ ‘great’ in might (active strength?) or importance,

e.g. ‘We are the greatest team in the world’.” Rawa.



rehdoyhahtee pradteegahl tor

gahro b’fahsee



the four greatest rock-working machines, Shaft. (See b’.)

re-

gah-ro

zee-ro

,

the Great Zero, Rawa.

Garo-hevtee, gah-ro-hev-tee

garohevtE

, Great Words, Mighty/Powerful Words,

a special set of characters;

these symbolize important ideas of groups of words.

FMR, BA (pp. 36, 142),

DLG , Rawa.

gahrosh, garosh, mightily, greatly. FMR, DLG. (See -sh.)

gahroth, greatness, great one; Garoth, Mighty One. FMR, DLG. (See -th. )

gahrtahvo, equal to about 6 hours and 3 minutes of surface time;

divided into 25 equal segments called tahvotee. Cyan.

gahrtahvo tee :

A yahr is divided into 5 equal segments called gahrtahvotee Cyan.

kokeelaheet kat ehrth gahrtahvo tee khah trehahchah

they just [endured (?)] a few 6 hour periods in the [sun (?)] GJ.

Garternay, Root of the Great Tree. DRC.

gahth

gaT

, still, yet.

DLG.

rehlehnah

gahth shehntoehn

blo yahrtee sehn

,



the journey still takes about three days, DT.

gahth t’dho kehnehn

still with how it is, AP.

khahgehm gahth b’taigahn khehzoo

you [???] still to love for me, AP.

teeko gahth

[???] still, Talash.

khahpo

rehzuhnuh rildolgehlehnij

gahth

perhaps the ending has not yet been written,

Prov.

, RM.

gatah, ga-tah

gåta

, due.

DLG.

gatah chilehsh brehvog wotsah

,

due

mainly to the harsh nature, GJ.

gahtsai, a kind of animal.

Gahtsai

are usually pretty easy to spot, especially when they are resting, ...



If you see one, notice its stripes; no two patterns are the same. DNIP.



geh’dahn

ge'dan

[wisdom.]

tomeht hoorehm

geh’dahn

, here you find [wisdom

],

RM.

“ Revere the Maker; cherish the made.

Here lies wisdom.”



Words, Section 1, lines 1 - 2.

gehdee

geDE

[surprise (?); problem (?), difficulty (?)]

khoy reh gehdee kat kolkehnehn rehmooshee

[if] the only [surprise] had been the [???] GJ.

gehl-, gel

gel

, write (ordinary), DLG. (Cf.

)

khahpo

rehzuhnuh rildol

gehl

ehnij gahth

perhaps the ending has not yet been written,

Prov.

, RM.

gehlin

gelin

gehltahn geltan , writer.





reh gehltahn kehnehn

reh kehsotahn tso dovahtee



the writer is the changer of worlds, Rawa. Link.





geltav [written work; prophetic book or writings] (Cf.

)

Re geltav

ok Oorpah

the prophetical work of Oorpah. Ri’neref Notebook.

geltovokum. (Perhaps cf. to

Re geltovokum the Temple to Yahvo. Ri’neref Notebook.

gemedet, six-in-a-line. A game played on a 3-dimensional grid. BT, p. 133.

gehrah gera , [momentum (?); rotation (?); middle (?)]

grahnehrokh reh- gehrah , [equator (?)] Mus.

gehrahn geran or gehrahno gerano [strength (?); nourishment (?)]

roob reh gehrahn okh reh tehr kehn ehn t’naion

but the [strength] of the tree is in its root, Tree.

[r e ] ahrotahn koke[s]oen [ts]ahn [ge] rahno tso e[nt ]ahn

[the] outsider changed [forever] (the) [strength (?)] of [???] Podium.

gehstoy, ges-toy gestO , art. DLG.

reh gehstoy the Art. Used to refer to a writer’s mastery of the Skill, Cyan.

shin bahrtah t’ gehstoy rilnar b’fahsee

able [to accomplish] by art I do not entirely [establish (?)] AP.

gid, excavate. DLG.

gidtahv giDtav , excavation. (See -tahv. )

kogloeht reh gidtahv , we began the excavation, JS.

gilo, gil-o gilo , plant (noun). DLG.

treh gilo tee , (with the) plants, Liz.

stofah treh gilo tee bahroneht , of one of the phosphorescent plants, Phos.

gimit, immediate.

gahgopah kosofehguheet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ayts’day oko gahroodsh

and because you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution, Orz.

gipeli, a small, colorful creature.

“ Gipeli s” can often be seen gliding through the air and are a favorite treat for “reepahs.” DNIP.

gira [steam (?)] (Both of the following Ages have devices for using steam.)

Eder Gira (a “Garden” Age), DRC. Description.

Tah gira (a prison Age). Symbol.

gi-tsah, safe (adjective). DLG.

gitsahth gixaT , safety. (See -th.)

khreh gitsahth , for the safety, FL.

glahs-, glahs glas , drink (verb). DLG.

gormot glahs ehn ah rehpoahnt , it then drinks the saliva, Liz.

ril glahs emah remerk , don’t drink the poisoned water, Rawa.

glo- glo , begin. DLG.

ko glo eht rehgidtahv , we began the excavation, JS.

rekooahn treCleft preniv le glo en b’rem

once again the stream in the Cleft has begun to flow, Yeesha.

bo glo prehniv rehgahn , once again I will begin the empire, Talash.

go go [???] Crossw.

golah gola [justice (?)] Crossw.

golantan judge (noun).

Re golantan teeok [ Yahvo ] the Judges of Yahvo. Koreen Book.

gonahth gonaT [poor one (?); servant (?), slave (?); hidden one (?)]

kehnehn gor khreh gonahth tee b’kehn tehmahij

it is time for the [poor] ones to be [heard (?)], KG.

gopah

gopa

, because.

neegehsh gopah

tomahnahteeomee gahmoodehnteeomee gahtsotoyteeomee kokehneet t’paychahvo

merely because your homes and your fortunes and your children were in danger, Orz.

gah

gopah kosofehguheet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ayts’day oko gahroodsh



and because you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution, Orz.

gor

gor

, time.

DLG .

gor kenen tsahno

, time is eternal, Rawa.

kehnehn gor

, it is time, KG.

t’

gor

tee oglah

[ n ]

in ancient times, Talash.

gorahn, equal to about 35 seconds of surface time;

divided into 25 equal segments called prorahntee Cyan, Rawa.

A tahvo is divided into 25 equal segments called

gorahn tee

, Cyan.

go-rah-yan

gorayån

, time-piece, clock. Rawa.



This word was elicited from Rawa

on the DRC forum by a question

from Messengers Guildmember Marten, who then used the plural form

Gorahyantee ‘Clocks’ in a very interesting way.

gormeht

gormet

[now, this time]. Talash. (Cf. meht.)

kenet gormet

se

[

t

]

[

th

]

o een o

[

kh

]

t

[

ay

]



now we are [ourselves (?)] [???] any of [???] Podium.

gormot, gor-mot

gormot

, then, [that time].

DLG.

gormot glahsehn ah rehpoahnt

, it then drinks the saliva, Liz.

rehyeepai kolaneet meh gormot tehtehmo

the

eyeglasses they [wore] from that time [and since (?)] GJ.

[

t

]

e gormo

[

t

]

poruh gor

[ o ] [ p ] e [ r ] ah [ th ] kor [ f ] ah

[at] that time [??? ??? ???] first book, Podium.

gorvehn, gor-ven

gorven

, soon. Rawa, DLG.

gorvehn rehtehltee bonehmeet prehniv

soon the guilds will [???] again, GRID, Part Two.

gorvehn bo

[

d

]

otahg…

soon will be [giving] Talash.

goyrai, goy-ray

gOrA

, straight. DLG.

meh goyrai mrehprad

, straight out from the rock, Phos.

grahnehr

graner

[circle (?)] Crossw.

grahnehr

okh reh-gehrah

, [equator (?)] Mus.

greh-, g’re-

gre-

, and the. (Cf. gah and reh-. )

rehmahrntahn greh ’ahreeuhtahn tso dovaho

[t]

the creator and the protector of our world, Gate.

greh oonahn chehto okh rehzeewai

and the

hostile [environment (?)] of the [???] GJ.



g’re rovtee

, and the people, DLG.



guhlehm

gulem

, [strait (?) channel (?)]

guhlehm shahvehroo

, [narrow (???) strait (?)] Mus.



H

hah-po behapo , combine, mix. RJ, Rawa. Image. Link.

be hah-po , to combine, to mix, Rawa.

hahr, har har , year. Equivalent to one (mean solar) Earth year;

divided into 10 equal segments called víleetee. Cyan, DLG.

hahr rahm gah shoraht

happy new year [literally: ‘good and peaceful year’] Uru.

hahrtehn- harten [to circle (?); surround (?); approach (?) ]

do hahrtehn ehn gah do folehsehn khehveelaioy b’koozah

it is [circling] and [waiting (?)] for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

hahzah haza , white.

okhzeh kamrov kofoosaheet rehbahrehltahn hahzah gahtrehl

of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

hee- hE- . Combining form of fifteen in the words for the next four numbers.

hee gahfah , hee- gah-fah , hee- ga-fah , sixteen, 16 [i.e. fifteen-and-one] Map, DLG.

hee gahbree , hee- gah-bree , hee- ga-bree , seventeen, 17 [i.e. fifteen-and-two] Map , DLG .

reh somahtee heegahbree , the seventeen seals, Map .

hee gahsehn , hee- gah-sen , hee- ga-sen , eighteen, 18. DLG.

hee gahtor , hee- gah-tor , hee- ga-tor , nineteen, 19. DLG.

heebor, hee-bor hEbor , fifteen, 15. Map , DLG .

heek, Gehn’s cane, known to be a weapon of death. FMR.

[This is miswritten as jeek jEk , but correctly transliterated heek. Rawa.]

hehr, number. Rawa . Cited by Leelan .

hehrn, hern hern , room. Rawa, DLG.

hehv, hev hev , word. DLG .

khoy hehv tee meht dohooreet [if] these words are found, Kadish.

rilbotehmaheht hehv teeos we will not [hear] their words, KG.

Garo- hev tee Great Words, a special set of characters FMR, BA.

hevkor, lexicon. [Literally: ‘ word-book’.]

Re hevkor , the D’ni lexicon, BA (p. 62), BT (pp. 86, 109).

hehvo, he-vo hevo , swarm. DLG .

reh hehvo kroehn gahreesehn gahehdehrehn tehrthtehs don ehrthchir fah

the swarm moves, eats, and sleeps as a group, as if it were a single organism, WC.

hoor-, hoor hUr , find (verb). DLG .

tomeht hoor ehm geh’dahn , here you find [wisdom ], RM.

ko hoor eht ah mehtm’lah we found this lizard Liz.

fah tehrthtehs mot kokehnehn ko hoor ehn tehrthbroon ahnotahm

one of a group that was found in a lava tube, WC.

khoy hehv tee meht do hoor eet pahl rifoonehmah roo ril kokino

[if] these words are found (‘they are finding these words’) [anyway (?)]

you [remember] that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

hoosahtai hUsatA [satisfied (?), satisfactory (?), successful (?)]

ril leeahm lehkehnehn hoosahtai b’fahsee

no [part(?)] has been entirely [satisfactory] GJ.

hootsay /hu.ʦe/ hUxA , holy. Cyan.

hootsaith hUyAT (read hUxAT ) [holiness].

domahdho t’pahrahthom gah hootsaith om

I am [succeeding (?)] by your greatness and your holiness, AP.

h’rot h'rot [???] Crossw.

I

idhsai, idh-say idsA , line. DLG.

Gahrtehn kolonehn ah meht idhsai chai , Garten discovered this fault line, FL.

iglahrno, ig-lahr-no iglarno , temporary. DLG.

trehbigto iglahrno , with the temporary blessing, JS.

koneetsahvaieet tanuhth iglahrno

they suffered temporary [blindness (?)] GJ.

-ij -ij , to be (is, was, will be, has been, etc.) + -en, -ed. Passive ending.

(Apparently used when the performer of the action is unspecified.)

(This ending is not used to form participles/adjectives; see -in.)

khahpo rehzuhnuh rildolgehlehn ij gahth

perhaps the ending has not yet been written, Prov. , RM.

roo kehn eht rilvoohee mahtahn ij , that we cannot be [left (?)] KG.

roo kehneht rilvoohee ahtmai ij

that we could not be [removed (?)] KG.

reh-nezeh-tahn kehn-ehn k ’tehsh- ij treh-lehnah-okh kehvo-th

the reader is entertained by the journey of another, Rawa. Link.

rilbokehneht vehrehn ij , we will not be mollified, KG.

khrehzithahthtee b’kehn ehlon ij

for the [lowest] ones to be [elevated] KG.

khreh’eest b’kehn nogin ij , for them to be [ignored (?)] KG.

khrehleeahnithtee b’kehn roomai ij

for the [ upper classes (?)] to be [ignored (?)] KG.

khrehkahtintahntee b’kehn shehntomeh ij

for the [oppressors (?)] to be taken from, KG.

khrehgonahthtee b’kehn tehmah ij

for the [poor (?)] ones to be [heard (?)] KG.

khrehlahthtee b’kehn zithon ij

for the [highest] ones to be [lowered] KG.

ikhah /ɪ.xɑ/ ika , meat. Cyan.

ikhah nijuhets , smoked meat, BT, p. 9, Cyan..

ilaïs-, i-la-is ilåis , power, charge (verb). DLG.

(On the linking books in Gehn's office. Rawa.)

(Note that the spelling is a + i rather than ai.)

-in -in , -en, -ed, -t. Passive participle ending.

rekor oshahn in okh pahtstee oglahn , the lost book of ancient cities , Rawa.

toom in tool tsoïd [pressed (?)] I grow, I glow, Rime.

pir in fuhsh , [colored (?) I choose (?)] Rime.

D’ni Riltagam in , [Unknown D’ni] KI description in Uru.

r ilgel in , unwritten, Cyan.

to meht kehnehn bahvahn in gah bojikhah ehn bahvahn in

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

inaltahv inåltav [opportunity (?) privilege (?)] (See -tahv and rinaltahv.)

r’ inaltahv tso donehtsoeht rehlehm

the [opportunity] of us producing the ink Gate.

inay inA , more than.

gahgopah kosofehguheet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ayts’day oko gahroodsh

and because you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution, Orz.

irvan, ir-van irvån , mineral. DLG.

treh’ irvan tee with the minerals Liz.

istah ista [through (?); operate (?) control (?); use (?)]

istah nahntahvteeot lahn ahrtah zintsahreht to meht ,

[through ] only our [bars (?)] I [let] us [guard (?)] this place. Pris.

isyeer- isyEr [revere.]

isyeer ehmah rehbahrehltahn , [ revere] the Maker! RM.

“Revere the Maker; cherish the made.

Here lies wisdom.”

Words, Section 1, lines 1 - 2.



Í

J

jahgah jaga [provide (?); warrant (?)]

ko jahgah ehn ahreeuhtahv fooruh

it [provided] sufficient protection, GJ.

Jakooth, the Devil.

“Jakooth was the equivalent of the devil in the D’ni religion.” Me’erta Notebook.

jalak, “the name of the pillars in the Age” also called Jalak after them. Rawa.

je-roo, possible. DLG.

jeruth, je-rooth, possibility. DLG. (See -th. )

Terokh Jeruth , tehr-okh jeh-rooth , Tree of Possibility, Rawa, DLG.

jikhah- jika [remain (?)]

to meht kehnehn bahvahnin gah bo jikah ehn bahvahnin

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

jimah, ji-mah, prophecy. DLG.

Korokh Jimah Book of Prophecies BD, pp. 127, 148.

K

kahg Kag , original. DLG.

rehsaitee kahg , the original designs, DT.

kodobeerah rehteejuh kahg , I was keeping the original [squad] GJ.

kahgehsh KageS , originally. DT. (See -sh. )

kahlo /kɑ.lo/ Kalo , wind, breeze. DT, Cyan. (See gahrkahl ‘storm’.)

kahnhahg Kanhag [???] Crossw.

kahnrad-, kahn-rad KanråD , think. DLG.

kodo kahnrad kam lorahg kehnehn

I was thinking what [grace (?)] it is AP.

kahntin- [oppress (?) enslave (?) imprison (?)]

(Cf. the following two derived nouns.)

kahntinahloth KantinaloT [oppressed one (?) slave (?) captive (?) prisoner]

kehnehn gor khreh kahntinahloth tee b’shehnto oolintahv tso D’nee

it is time for the [oppressed (?)] ones to take [control] of D’ni, KG.

kahntintahn Kantintan [oppressor (?) slave-owner (?) captor (?)] (See -tahn. )

kehnehn gor khreh kahntintahn tee b’kehn shehntomehij

it is time for the [oppressors (?)] to be taken from, KG.

kahzee-, kah-zee KazE , detour (verb). DLG.

roo kahzee eht that we would detour FL.

(Note that the spelling is ee + eh.)

kaligo, kal-i-go Kåligo , council. DLG.

trehbigto iglahrno okh reh kaligo

with the temporary blessing of the Council, JS.

kam Kin (read Kåm ), what. DLG.

kodokahnrad kam lorahg kehnehn

I was thinking what [grace (?)] it is, AP.

kam shin bahrtah t’gehstoy

what (I am) able [to accomplish] by art, AP.

kheh kam l’ahrtahehm gah kam boahrtahehm

for what you have [allowed] and what you will [allow] AP.

kamdol KåmDol , why. Rawa. (See dol- ‘has been’. )

kam-fah, which (‘what one’). DLG.

kam-rov Kåmrov , who, whom (‘what person’). DLG.

votahr ah’shehm kheh kamrov kehnehm

I praise you for who you are, AP.

kamrov tehshehmtee voohee behlehn roo tsahnril kobolkeebahehn zeh

who among you can claim that you would never have obeyed her, Orz.

inay r’ayts’day oko gahroodsh okhzeh kamrov kofoosaheet rehbahrehltahn hahzah gahtrehl

more than the black and red retribution of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

kamto Kåmto [where (‘what place’). With prepositions also ‘whither, whence’.]

ril maloehtah meh kamto komahlaheht

we must not forget from whence we came, Exile.

[kanah (?)] (spelled cana)

“a word related to the main crop” harvested on Er’ cana . Rawa.

[kanehn (?)] (spelled cannen)

a device for playing recorded music. Riven Soundtrack. Image.

kat Kåt , only, just (adverb). DLG.

khoy rehgehdee kat kolkehnehn rehmooshee

[if] the only [surprise (?)] had been the [???] GJ.

kokeelaheet kat ehrth gahrtahvotee khah trehahchah

they just [endured (?)] a few 6 hour periods in the [sun (?)] GJ.

keebah- KEba , obey.

teh rehkoy D’nee keebah ehm rehvaht

in my D’ni [class] you obey the five, Gehn.

kamrov tehshemtee voohee behlehn roo tsahnril kobol keebah ehn z eh

who among you can claim that you would never have obeyed her, Orz.

keelah- KEla [endure (?), spend (?); walk (?)]

ko keelah eet kat ehrth gahrtahvotee khah trehahchah

they just [endured (?)] a few 6 hour periods in the [sun (?)] GJ.

keelehn, kee-len KElen , step. DLG.

lehnah biv kehnehn tehnehsh ehrthbantee meh keelehn tee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

roob reh keelehn fahehts kehnehn tehn ril’tsahn

but the first step is not always simple, DRC.

keemo KEmo [a kind of fish.] Pronunciation given by Rawa. Image.

Eder Kemo “the fish are what the Age was named after,” DRC.

kehlahnee, antelope. Rawa(?)

kehn-, ken- Ken , be. DLG.

(am, are, is. ko-kehn- was, were. leh-kehn- have been, has been.)

shorah, ken Aytrusokh D’nee hello, I am Atrus of D’ni, Rawa.

kehn chehveht I am thankful, AP.

kehn tomeht teh biv roo míruh I am here with all that I would [desire] Kadish.

meht kehn ehn this is, Phos.

Gehn kehn ehn nahvahot Gehn is our master, Chalk.

rehzuh tso dovah meht kehn ehn fahsh

the end of this world is near, Dome.

kehn ehn atsoo? is it ready? Keta.

kehn ehn gor it is time, KG.

gor ken en tsahno time is eternal, Rawa.

to meht kehn ehn bahvahnin gah bojikhahehn bahvahnin

this place is [hidden (?)] and will [remain] [hidden (?)] Kadish.

lehnah biv kehn ehn tehnehsh ehrthbantee meh keelehntee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

roob rehkeelehn fahehts kehn ehn tehn ril’tsahn

but the first step is not always simple, DRC.

rehgehltahn kehn ehn reh kehsotahn tso dovahtee

the writer is the changer of worlds, Rawa. Link.

ken en voohee shuhteejoo , it could be rocksalt, BT, p. 6.

kam lorahg kehn ehn b’ kehn shin

what [grace (?)] it is to be able, AP.

gahth t’dho kehn ehn still with how it is, AP.

reh atinorokh reh tehr kehn ehn t’ahlteeon

the beauty of the tree is in its [leaves (?)] Tree.

roob reh gehrahn okh reh tehr kehn ehn t’naion

but the [???] of the tree is in its root, Tree.

rehnezehtahn kehn ehn k ’ tehshij trehlehnahokh kehvoth

the reader is entertained by the journey of another, Rawa. Link.

thoe ken em, Nava , how are you, Master? BT, p. 86.

votahr ah’shehm khehkamrov kehn ehm

I praise you for who you are, AP.

kehn eht tsahvahn t’mahrntahv we are living forever with creation, Desk.

ken et gormet se [ t ] [ th ] o een o [ kh ] t [ ay ]

now we are [ourselves (?)] [???] any of [???] Podium.

korvahkhtee kehn eet tomeht roob ril bokoozah

linking books are here but I will not [depart] Kadish.

pishoeet b’ zoo gah bo kehn eet t’ zoo tsahn

they belong to me and they will be with me forever, Kadish.

meht boogin prin gah tromehts ko kehn ehn fah tehrthtehs

this small winged creature was one of a group, WC.

mot ko kehn ehn kohoorehn tehrthbroon ahnotahm

that was found in a lava tube, WC.

ko kehn ehn rehvog miro okh rehv [ i ] duh

it was the toxic nature of the atmosphere, GJ.

mor’okh’mor ko kehn ehn rehmehsfeht b’vainuh , [grandmother] was diligent to [ ask (?) ] AP.

meht yishah ko kehn ehn ko [p]a[z]go tehnahsh

this [planet] was [funded] in [part] RS.

neegehsh gopah tomahnahteeomee gahmoodehnt eeomee g ahtsotoyt eeomee ko kehn eet t’paychahvo

merely because your homes and your fortunes and your children were in danger, Orz.

rehloopahtee mot komahrehnteet khahpo ko kehn eet pehkai b’rish

the [precautions (?)] which they followed perhaps were very [???] GJ.

loymaht leh kehn eet dhainoytee pahrah trehsheegah

though there have been ( literally: they have been)

large setbacks in the [way] GJ.

ril leeahm leh kehn ehn hoosahtai b’fahsee

no [??] has been entirely [???] GJ.

kodo kehn ehn fehrehm behn tonah b’rish

it was dry for so long, Yeesha.

khoy rehgehdee kat kol kehn ehn rehmooshee

[if] the only [surprise (?)] had been the [invention (?)] GJ.

rilbo kehn eht vehrehnij we will not be mollified, KG.

mot kopoogehn b’ kehn ehrth nuhdahtahv b’rish

which [proved] to be a major [hindrance] GJ.

khrehzithahthtee b’ kehn ehlonij

for the [lowest] ones to be [elevated] KG.

khreh’eest b’ kehn noginij for them to be [ignored (?)] KG.

khrehleeahnithtee b’ kehn roomaiij

for the [ upper classes (?)] to be [ignored (?)], KG.

khrehkahtintahntee b’ kehn shehntomehij

for the [oppressors (?)] to be taken from, KG.

khrehgonahthtee b’ kehn tehmahij

for the [poor (?)] ones to be [heard (?)], KG.

khrehlahthtee b’ kehn zithonij

for the [highest] ones to be [lowered] KG.

botahgahmeet roo kehn eht rilvoohee ahtmaiij

they will know that we could not be [removed (?)] KG.

bo tahgair eet roo kehn eht rilvoohee mahtahnij

they will learn that we cannot be [left (?)] KG.

kehrah, ke-ra kera , brave. DLG.

beh ehrth teejuh teegahl kehrah , to a brave working [squad] GJ.

Kerath, Brave One. BA, pp. 16–17, 61, 66–8.

kehso- Keso , change (verb). Rawa. Link.

[r e ] ahrotahn ko ke [s] o en [ts]ahn [ ge ]rahno tso e[nt ]ahn

[the] outsider changed [forever] [foundation (?)] of [???] Podium.

kehsotahn Kesotan , changer. (See -tahn.)

rehgehltahn kehnehn reh kehsotahn tso dovahtee

the writer is the changer of worlds, Rawa. Link.

kehsotahv Kesotav , change (noun). (See -tahv.)

kehnehn gor khreh kehsotahv it is time for the change, KG.

kesh- , [be cautious (? ); warn (?)]. (Cf. the following.)

kehshtahv KeStav [caution, warning] (See -tahv.)

kehshtahv – rehtogo kehnehn ahnoehts ,

[ caution] – the [floor] is wet, Mysterium 9665. Link. Image.

kevo , another (adjective), in addition to. Rawa.

kehvoth KevoT , another (noun), one who is another. (See -th.)

rehnezehtahn kehnehn k ’tehshij trehlehnahokh kehvoth

the reader is entertained by the journey of another, Rawa. Link.

kino- Kino [surrender (?) give up (?); leave (???)]

rifoonehmah roo ril ko kino

you [remember] that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

kiri [krill fly (?)]

The large swarms usually fill the air, especially in the more open spaces.

“ Kiri ” are one of the sole providers of nutrients for the “urwins.” DNIP. Image?

kirin Kirin , desert sand. Rawa. Link.

kílo- KIlo , bring. Rawa.

klai KlA , example. (Cf. khlay.)

ehrth klai stofah trehgilotee bahroneht

an example of one of the phosphorescent plants, Phos.

ko- Ko- , did, -ed. Simple past tense prefix. Cross, DLG.

ko dormahdhehn , defeated, Chalk.

ko gloeht , we began, JS.

ko hooreht , we found, Liz.

ko kehnehn , was, WC.

ko loneht , we discovered, Phos.

ko lonehn , discovered, FL.

ko mahrnehn , created, Chalk.

ko mees , I spoke, DLG.

ko mehsehn , it required, Shaft.

ko rees (to say that you have finished eating FMR.)

ko tokituhehn , it was determined, FL.

ko tahr[oo]ehn reemí rehmishtahtahv , he died [during] the construction, Page.

trehprad ko tsahvehn treh prad ehdehrehn

in the rock she lived, in the rock she rests, Pepsi.

ko kehnehn ko hoorehn , was found, WC.

ko kehnehn ko saiehn , was designed, Shaft.

(Note that kokehnehn ko- is a paraphrase of kodo-,

but the construction may be explicitly passive.)

ko kehnehn rehvog miro okh rehv [ i ] duh , it was the toxic nature of the atmosphere, GJ.

mor’okh’mor ko kehnehn rehmehsfeht b’vainuh , [grandmother] was diligent to [ ask (?) ] AP.

mot ko poogehn b’kehn , which [proved] to be, GJ.

ko neetsahvaieet tanuhth iglahrno tehmo ko keelaheet

they suffered temporary [???] [since (?)] they [spent (?)] GJ.

bree pahm sehn ko tanuheet tsahnosh trehfahdho

two or three were [???] permanently by the experience, GJ.

rehyeepai ko laneet meh gormot tehtehmo

the eyeglasses they [wore] from that time [and since (?)] GJ.

ko jahgahehn ahreeuhtahv fooruh

it [provided (?)] sufficient protection, GJ.

rehloopahtee mot ko mahrehnteet khahpo ko kehneet pehkai b’rish

the [precautions (?)] which thy followed perhaps were very [???] GJ.

neegehsh gopah tomahnahteeomee gahmoodehnt eeomee g ahtsotoyt eeomee ko kehneet t’paychahvo

merely because your homes and your fortunes and your children were in danger, Orz.

gahgopah ko sofehguheet zo’eh’os gimit inay r’ayts’day oko gahroodsh

and because you feared their immediate loss more than the black and red retribution, Orz.

okhzeh kamrov ko foosaheet rehbahrehltahn hahzah gahtrehl

of her whom you called the White and Blue God, Orz.

ril maloehtah meh kamto ko mahlaheht

we must not forget from whence we came, Exile.

rifoonehmah roo ril ko kino

you [remember] that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

ril ko mahnshoo teh rildil I did not die with nothing, Kadish.

ko mahnshoo teh bivdil I died with everything, Kadish.

meht yishah ko kehnehn ko [p]a[z]go tehnahsh mrehtson ah[z]morehluh

this [planet] was [fund]ed in [part] from the Osmorella [foundation] RS.

ko voohee too [n]ee [remahl] [b’f]ahsee ví[uh]

I could [???] [???] [entirely] [???] Podium.

[r e ] ahrotahn k o ke[s]oen [ts]ahn [ ge ]rahno tso e[nt ]ahn

[the] outsider changed [forever] [foundation (?)] of [???] Podium.

kobol- Kobol- , would have. Future intention in the past tense prefix.

kamrov tehshemtee voohee behlehn roo tsahnril kobol keebahehn z eh

who among you can claim that you would never have obeyed her, Orz.

kodo- KoDo- , was, were. Past progressive (or passive) tense prefix. DLG. (Cf. do-.)

kodo mees , I was speaking, DLG.

kodo rees , I was eating , FMR.

kodo beerah rehteejuh kahg , I was keeping the original [???] GJ.

kodo khahntor fehmahgehnteeom

I was [reflecting (?)] on your [powers (?)] AP.

kodo kahnrad kam lorahg kehnehn

I was thinking what [grace (?)] it is , AP.

rehbishtah kodo saiehn kahgehsh , the tunnel was originally designed, DT.

kodo kehnehn fehrehm behn tonah b’rish

it was dry for so long, Yeesha.

loymaht tehrehlin ril kodo bahrehlehn rehbishtah kodo lahsahehn

though contact wasn’t made the tunnel was sealed, JS.

tehsot prin fahehts teegtahntee kodo teegeet

our first small group (of) workers were working , GJ.

kodol-, had been. Past perfect progressive tense prefix. DLG.

kodol mees , I had been speaking, DLG.

kol- Kol- , had. Past perfect tense prefix. DLG. (Cf. ko-, leh-.)

kol mees , I had spoken, DLG.

kol rees I had eaten FMR.

khoy rehgehdee kat kol kehnehn rehmooshee

[if] the only [???] had been the [???] GJ.

kor Kor , book. Cyan, FMR, DLG.

kor tee , books , FMR, DLG.

kor oy , my book , Rawa, DLG.

kor om , your (thy) book , Rawa, DLG.

kor on , his / her / its book , Rawa, DLG.

kor ot , our book , Rawa, DLG.

kor os , their book , Rawa, DLG.

kor teeot , our books , Rawa.

kor tee’nea , Blank books (“waiting to be written”) , BA (pp. 76, 110),

BT (pp. 123, 157, 185); Blank (new) Books , Rawa.

kor okh Gehn , Gehn’s book , FMR.

Kor okh Jimah , Book of Prophecies , BD, pp. 127, 148.

re kor , the book , FMR.

re kor oshahnin okh pahtstee oglahn , the lost book of ancient cities , Rawa.

re kor ok Gehn , Gehn’s book (the book of Gehn), DLG.

reh kor tee , the books , Gate.

gare kor , and the book , FMR.

tahgehmah b’zoo ah reh kor , give me that book! Cho.

[Literally: ‘give-you (command) to-me the-book’ Rawa.]

r’ríwai b’bahrehl re kor tee , the procedure to make the books , Gate.

donehtsoeht reh kor tee tseemahehn

us producing the books he needs, Gate.

korbah /koɹ.bɑ/ Korba , Book-Making. Cyan. (Cf. bahrehl ‘make’.)

korfah, first book. (Cf. fah ‘one’.)

Korfah V’ja , kor-fah v’ja , First Book Celebration , DLG.

the celebration that occurs upon a D’ni writing his first book Cyan,

BA (pp. 113–14), BT (pp. 116–17).

[ t ] e gormo [t] poruh gor [o] [p]e[r]ah[th] kor [ f ] ah

[at] that time [??? ??? ???] first book, Podium.

kor-mahn Korman , Descriptive Book. Cyan, DLG.

kor’nee-ah, Blank Book. DLG.

kort[e]s [book group (?) or gort[e]s , group time (?)] (Cf. tehs ‘group’.)

rehví [uh]teeok [h] [met] ví [l] ee [ k ] ort [e]s

the [???] of [this month (?)] [book group (?)] Podium.

korvahkh Korvak , Kor’vahk, Linking Book. Cyan, DLG. (See vahkh.)

korvahkh tee kehneet tomeht roob ril bokoozah

linking books are here but I will not [depart] Kadish.

kosuh Kosu , many. Rawa.

kotah [locked door or having locked door(s)] (Cf. kotsah ‘gate’.)

To kotah , place of the locked door(s) , Rawa. Link.

kotsah, ko-tsah Koxa , gate. DLG.

reh kotsah teemah , the south gate, SG.

kooahn, stream.

re kooahn treCleft preniv legloen b’rem

once again the stream in the Cleft has begun to flow, Yeesha.

re kooahn rem en , the stream flows, DLG.

koozah- KUza [depart (?) leave (?)]

khehveelaioy b’ koozah for my soul to [depart] Kadish.

korvahkhtee kehneet tomeht roob ril bo koozah

linking books are here but I will not [depart] Kadish.

kro-, kro Kro , move. DLG.

rehhehvo kro ehn gahreesehn gahehdehrehn tehrthtehs

the swarm moves, eats, and sleeps as a group, WC.

sho kro tah n , bulldozer [literally: dirt-mover] Rawa.

kroges- Kroges , dance (verb). Rawa.

krogestahn Krogestan , dancer. Rawa.

krogestoy KrogestO , dance, the art of dancing. Rawa.

Explorer Larry Fontenot “stumbled on the exact word for ‘dance’.” Link.

k ’ tehsh- K'teS , entertain. Rawa.

rehnezehtahn kehnehn k’tehsh ij trehlehnahokh kehvoth

the reader is entertained by the journey of another, Rawa. Link.

k ’ tsee K'xE , happy. Rawa. Link.



KH

kh’ k' , for. (Cf. kheh-, khreh-. )

Talashahr kh’ [b…] (or [v…]) Talashar for [???] Talash.

khah ka , few (adjective). DLG.

kokeelaheet kat ehrth gahrthvotee khah trehahchah

they just [endured (?)] a few 6 hour periods in the [sun (?)] GJ.

khahg- or khag- xig (read kag or kåg ) [act (?) exist (?)]

khahg ehm gahth b’taigahn khehzoo you [???] still to love for me AP.

khahntor- or khantor- xikcor (read kantor or kåntor ) [reflect (?) contemplate (?) concentrate (?)]

kodo khahntor fehmahgehnteeom

I was [reflect]ing on your [powers (?)] AP.

khahpo kapo , perhaps .

rehloopahtee mot komahrehnteet khahpo kokehneet

the [???] which they followed perhaps were, GJ.

khahpo rehzuhnuh rildolgehlehnij gahth

perhaps the ending has not yet been written, Prov., RM.

khaht kat [???] Crossw.

kheh-, khe ke , for. DLG. [ Expresses purpose.] (Cf. behn; khreh-.)

khahgehm gahth b’taigahn kheh zoo you [???] still to love for me AP.

votahr ah’shehm kheh kamrov kehnehm

I praise you for who you are AP.

g’chehv ah’shehm kheh kam l’ahrtahehm

and I thank you for what you have [done] AP.

dohahrtehnehn gah dofolehsehn kheh veelaioy b’koozah

it is [circling (?)] and [waiting (?)] for my soul to [depart (?)] Kadish.

khlay or klay KlA , example. DLG.

ehrth klai stofah trehgilotee bahroneht

an example of one of the phosphorescent plants, Phos.

khoy kO or koy [if (?); because (?); when (?)]

khoy rehgehdee kat kolkehnehn rehmooshee

[if] the only [surprise (?)] had been the [???] GJ.

khoy hehvtee meht dohooreet pahl rifoonehmah roo ril kokino

[if] these words are found [anyway (?)]

you [remember] that I did not [surrender (?)] Kadish.

khoyoo- /xo.ju/ koyU , invoke, call upon. Barnes, Cyan.

khoytahg or khoytag xOcig (read kOtag or kOtåg ) [result (?); question (?)]

b’vainuh t’ khoytahg zuh to [ ask (?) ] with end [result (?)] AP.

khreh- kre- , for the. (Cf. kheh-, reh-. )

khreh gitsahth gah khreh soygith for the safety and stability FL.

kehnehn gor khreh kahntinahlothtee b’shehnto oolintahv tso D’nee

it is time for the [oppressed (?)] ones to take [control] of D’ni, KG.

kehnehn gor khreh kahntintahntee b’kehn shehntomehij

it is time for the [oppressors (?)] to be taken from, KG.

kehnehn gor khreh gonahthtee b’kehn tehmahij

it is time for the [poor (?)] ones to be [heard (?)] KG.

kehnehn gor khr ehleeahnithtee b’kehn roomaiij

it is time for the [ upper classes (?)] to be [ignored (?)] KG.

kehnehn gor khreh zithahthtee b’kehn ehlonij

it is time for the [lowest] ones to be [elevated] KG.

kehnehn gor khreh lahthtee b’kehn zithonij

it is time for the [highest] ones to be [lowered] KG.

(Perhaps read khr’ ehlahthtee ? See note under lahth.)

kehnehn gor khreh seht b’mahlah winis

it is time for us to come [together (?)] KG.

kehnehn gor khreh ’eest b’kehn noginij

it is time for them to be [ignored (?)] KG.

kehnehn gor khreh kehsotahv , it is time for the change, KG.



L

l’ l' , has, have. Perfect tense prefix before a vowel. (See leh-. )

khehkam l’ ahrtahehm gah kam boahrtahehm

for what you have [allowed] and what you will [allow] AP.

…r [teeo]kh ahlgah oy l’ ailah [ eet ]

[(the) ???]s of my [???] have [???]ed, Talash.

lahn, only (adjective). DLG.

istah nahntahvteeot lahn ahrtah zintsahreht to meht ,

[through (?) ] only our [bars (?)] I [let] us [guard (?)] this place. Pris.

-lahn (or -lehn ?). Combining form for multiples of 15,625 in the D’ni numbers. Rawa.

fah- lahn , 15,625 [i.e. one (times) 15,625 = <1><0><0><0> ] DLG.

lahsah-, lah-sah lasa , seal, close (verb). DLG. (Cf. lesa ‘sealed’.)

kodo lahsah ehn , was sealed, JS.

lahth laT or ehlahth elaT [highest ones (?) proud ones (?) elite (?)] (Cf. ehl ‘high’; zithahth.)

kehnehn gor khreh lahth tee b’kehn zithonij

it is time for the [highest] ones to be [lowered] KG.

[Perhaps interpret as khr ehlahth tee (?)]

laki, “the magnificent sea creatures of Laki ’ahn ,” Kha’tie Postma

Myst V End of Ages, Prima Official Game Guide (p. 110).

lan- lån [wear (?); gain (?) ]

rehyeepai ko lan eet meh gormot tehtehmo

the eyeglasses they [wore] from that time [and since (?)] GJ.

lay-soo lAsU , carry. Rawa. Link.

lay-soo-tahn lAsUtan , carrier (courier). Rawa.

lee-. Combining form of vílee ‘ month’ in the D’ni month-names.

Lee fo [first month] Cyan.

Lee bro [second month] Cyan.

Lee sahn [third month] Cyan.

Lee tar [fourth month] Cyan.

Lee vot [fifth month] Cyan.

Lee vofo [sixth month] Cyan.

Lee vobro [seventh month] Cyan.

Lee vosahn [eighth month] Cyan.

Lee votar [ninth month] Cyan.

Lee novoo [tenth month] Cyan.

leeahm lEam [part (?), component (?), detail (?)]

ril leeahm lehkehnehn hoosahtai b’fahsee

no [part] has been entirely [satisfactory(?)] GJ.

leeshah lESa [much (?); majority (?), most (?)] Crossw.

leeshahn , whole (noun) .

Re leeshahn , The Whole.

“Releeshahn means ‘the whole.’ This is a phrase that Atrus’

grandmother continually used to get him to see the ‘big picture .’

He has put all of his knowledge and experience into writing

this Age with that ‘big picture’ in mind.” Kha’tie Postma

Myst V End of Ages, Prima Official Game Guide (p. 136).

leh-, le-, le le , has, have. Present perfect tense prefix. DLG. (Cf. l’. )

le mees , I have spoken, DLG.

le rees , I have eaten , FMR.

leh’ ehmee , I have [decided (?)] Kadish.

leh rochai zuhoy , I have [met (?)] my end, Kadish.

leh pahboyehn , has blessed , Gate.

leh reesloeet , have been dissolved , Liz.

leh mahrnehm meht misho tsahv teh

you have created this universe I live in , AP.

oonraiot Gehn leh shokhoo [ehn] seht b’tahgahm biv

our lord Gehn has instructed us to know all , Float.

loymaht leh kehneet dhainoytee pahrah trehsheegah

though there have been large setbacks in the [way] GJ.

rehehndaitahntee leh shuhfaieet oolbahoy

the Builders have finished my office, GJ.

ril leeahm leh kehnehn hoosahtai b’fahsee

no [???] has been entirely [???] GJ.

rekooahn treCleft preniv le gloen b’rem

once again the stream in the Cleft has begun to flow, Yeesha.

…rah leh shehnto b’ bahr… [???] I have taken to [make (?)] Talash.

lelam [a kind of plant].

“Like the lelam they grow,

Expanding in size

But lessening in thickness.”

Words, Section 4, lines 62 - 64.

lehm, lem lem , ink. DLG.

pod rehmehn ah lehm , each flows ink , RJ. Text.

reh lehm , the ink , Gate.

rehooshah b’bahrehl reh lehm , the formula to make the ink , Gate.

donehtsoeht reh lehm [ts]eemahehn

us producing the ink he needs, Gate.

votahrteeah Yahvo behn ah reh lehm , (you must) praise Yavo for the ink, Inkwell.

Vena lem [Ink-harvesting Age] Images.

-lehn (see -lahn).

lehnah, le-nah lena , journey. DLG.

reh lehnah brehtahleeo , The Journey to the Surface, JS.

b’ mehs ehrth lehnah okh yahrtee sehn brehtahleeo

to require a journey of three days to the surface, DT.

rehnezehtahn kehnehn k ’tehshij treh lehnah okh kehvoth

the reader is entertained by the journey of another, Rawa. Link.

reh lehnah gahth shehntoehn blo yahrtee sehn

the journey still takes about three days, DT.

lehnah biv kehnehn tehnehsh ehrthbantee meh keelehntee

every journey is simply a series of steps, DRC.

lenitah , idiot. K’laamas.

lesa [sealed] (Cf. lahsah ‘seal, close’.)

To lesa , sealed place (i.e. Vault) , Rawa. Link.

lehsh, lesh leS , rule, fact. DLG.

reh lehsh teeokh Gehn , the Rules of Gehn, Chalk.

lis, arrive, get. DLG.

l’izchah- l'izca , cry. “almost makes you cry just to pronounce it,” Rawa.

lon-, lon lon , discover. DLG.

ko lon ehn ah mehtidhsaichai , discovered this fault line , FL.

trehgilotee bahroneht ko lon eht , of the phosphorescent plants we discovered , Phos.

lonehp lonep [discovery (?)] Crossw.

lorahg or lorag lorig (read lorag or loråg ) [grace (?) joy (?)]

kodokahnrad kam lorahg kehnehn

I was thinking what [grace] it is , AP.

look-, look lUK , survey. DLG.

teh look , Surveyors Guild (= tehl ‘guild’ + look.)

tehlook nahvah Gahrtehn , Surveyors Guild Master Garten , FL.

teh tehlook ahm Aitruhs , by Surveyors Guildsman Aitrus , Map.

loopah lUpa [precaution (?); risk (?); trip (?)]

reh loopah tee mot komahrehnteet khahpo kokehneet pehkai b’rish

the [precautions] which they followed perhaps were very [???] GJ.

loymaht lOmat , though.

loymaht tehrehlin ril kodobahrehlehn rehbishtah kodolahsahehn

though contact wasn’t made the tunnel was sealed, JS.

loymaht rehmishtahtahv robot tso rehbishtah ril mahrehntehn rehsaitee kahg

though the actual cons