List of Old Tongue words
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This is a list of Old Tongue words and their meanings.
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[edit] A
- a : of
- aan : one
- a’dam[1] : leash that binds damane. [lit. of those who must be leashed.]
- aes : all
- aethan : shields
- aiel : dedicated
- ain : is
- akein : swallow
- al : the
- al’ : son of or lord
- alantin : brother
- aldieb : westwind
- algai : fighter
- alin : west
- allein : man
- allen : hill
- aman : dragon
- an : of
- andi : cube
- ansoen : lies; [loosely] fiction
- aran : left; left-handed; of the left
- asa : you
- asha’man[2] : guardian (of truth and justice)
- ashan : sword
- ashandarei : sword-spear [scimitar?]
- aso : it
- atha : person [normally used atha’an : people, folk]
- aven : call
- avende : tree
- avendesora : tree of life
- a’vron : watcher
- ay : daughter of
- ayende : release; freedom
[edit] B
- baijan : attack
- bekkar : blood
- be’lal : envious ?
[edit] C
- ca : do
- cab : free
- caba : horse
- caba’drin : cavalry
- caballein : free man
- cadin’sor : work clothes
- cair : gold
- cal : red
- calichniye : welcome
- car : chief
- carai: honour
- carneira : first (love)
- cha : talon
- chalinda : sweet girl
- con : banner
- concion : summon
- cor : night
- corenne : return
- cour : trap
- cova : owner
- covale : property
- cyndane : last chance
[edit] D
- d’ : of
- da : one who is; those who are
- da’covale : slave [lit. one who is property]
- da’es daemar[3] : Great game; game of games.
- daghain : fear
- damane : one who is leashed
- dai shan : battle lord
- daishar : glory
- dal : bowl
- dar : sister; also denotes feminine aspects
- darei : spear [woman’s spear?]
- dazar : eagle
- der : master (trainer, animal handler)
- deyenieye : majesty
- dieb : wind
- din : brother; also denotes masculine aspects
- diynen : sounder (of a horn)
- do : over
- domashita : warms
- domorakoshi : language
- doon : black
- donde : to ride
- dor : red
- dovienya : luck
- dovie'andi : dice
- drelle : river
- drin : soldiers
- duadhe : water
- duente : holds
- dyu : by
[edit] E
- e : and
- en : of the
- ellisande : rose of the sun
- era : blue
[edit] F
- faile : falcon
- far[4] : (plural) of the.
- fear : night
[edit] G
- gai : battle
- gaidin : warder (lit brother of battle)
- gavane : what
[edit] H
- hailene : forerunners; those who come before
- hama : mountain
- har : hand
- hei : always
[edit] I
- imsoen : truth; [loosely] non-fiction
- inde : no; not
- iro : we
- isain : is
- isha : betrayer
[edit] J
- jeade’en : true finder
- jenn : true [possibly true among imposters]
- ji : honour
[edit] K
- kardon : cardoon (a type of artichoke)
- kiserai : builders
- kiseran : builder
- ko’di : The Void
- kodome : here
[edit] L
- la : daughter
- logoth : waiting place
- los : (verb) advance
- lyet : come
[edit] M
- ma[5] : (prefix) ultimate form, quintessence, or deepest essence
- mael : hope
- mahdi : seeker
- mai : maiden
- man : sharp edge?
- mandarb : blade
- mane : leash; leashed
- manetheren : mountain home
- manshima : sword
- maral’ailen : web?
- marath : must
- mera : lacking; without
- m'hael: leader
- mi, mia : my
- miere : ocean; [loosely] waves
- misain : am
- moghedien : spider
- morat : (animal) handler
- moridin : death; [loosely] the grave
- mosiev : downcast
- m’taal : stone
- muad : foot
- muad’drin[6] : infantry
- muaghde : meat
[edit] N
- nai : knife
- nar’baha : fool box
- niende : lost
- ninte, ninto : your
- no : me
- nor : cutter, slicer
- no’ri : go [the board game]
- nosane : speak
[edit] O
- ordeith : wormwood
- osan : left; of the left
- osen : east
[edit] P
- pas : none
- purvene : horn
[edit] R
- rahien : dawn
- rhadiem : prepare
- rhyagelle : those who come home
[edit] S
- sa : in
- sag or sagain : time
- sai : True Source
- sam : destroyer
- se : themselves
- sei : eyes
- seia : eyes
- seiera : blue eyes
- semirhage : lady of pain?
- sene : as, like
- seren : stubborn
- shadar : shadow
- shae : dog
- Shaidar : shadow, darkness [as conscious entity]
- shaiel : she who is dedicated
- shain : peace; peaceful
- shan : lord?
- shar : blood
- shatayan : chatelaine
- shen : band (of people)
- shoufa : dustveil
- siswai : spear
- soe’feia : truth speaker
- so’jhin : a height among lowness; [loosely] both sky and valley
- sora : life
- sorda : rat
- sorei : runner
- souvra : mind
- souvraya : my mind
- sovin : knife
- sovya : another
- su : son
- sul[7] : controller
- sur : daughter
- sul’dam : damane controller
- sursa : chopsticks
[edit] T
- ta : destiny
- tar : tower
- tarmon : final?
- tai : true
- tel’aran’rhiod : unseen world; world of dreams
- ti, tia : to
- t’ingshen : treebrother
- t’mat : tomato
- toh : obligation
- tsang : despised
- tovya : roll (dice)
- tsorovan : storm
- tua : travel
[edit] V
- vadin : bar, barrier
- val : guard
- valdar : guardian
- vron : watcher
[edit] W
- wansho : glory
[edit] Y
- ye : I
[edit] Z
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[edit] Notes
- ↑ a’dam, the leash used one damane, is probably a contraction of an’damane, meaning ‘of those who are leashed’
- ↑ asha’man is likely a contraction of Ashan’d’aman, ‘swords of the dragon’; thus, the connotation of being a guardian of truth and justice would be a cultural thing. The term may originally have referred to the Hundred Companions.
- ↑ da’es daemar: One translation is ‘game of games.’ However, it is a well known fact that in the Old Tongue, words have variable meanings. It is possible that the same game was used for game as for plot; thus, another possible translation is ‘game of plots’. However, this word may specifically have referred to games of strategy and cunning, such as sha’ra or stones. These games certainly have a similar foundation of Da’es daemar.
- ↑ The phrase Far X Y seems to translate as Y of the X.
- ↑ For example, Mashadar’s name may mean ‘Shadow of the Shadow,’ while mashiara means ‘heart of my heart’; this meaning was later interpreted as ‘true love.’
- ↑ muad'drin was probably a new word during the War of the Shadow, because there had been no traces of war left in the Age of Legends. Other words such as battle, sword, spear, etc were probably new as well.
- ↑ sul’dam is likely a contraction of sul’damane, ‘controller of those who are leashed.’
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