| Word in Eskh |
Definition |
| a (or al) | from, out of, of |
| a- | 1) prefix of nouns denoting persons concerned or connected with something, as in afar, ahar, etc.
2) prefix of verbs denoting persons who habitually perform such action. (Also y- if verb begins with vowel.) |
| aar (or ar) (pl. aarin) | water |
| aarlar (pl. aarlarin) | water being, merman |
| ab | in |
| abal (p.t. abalt, f.t. abala, | enter (p.t. entered, f.t, will enter, |
| ---pres. perf. t. me abal, | pres. perf. t. has entered, |
| ---past perf. t. met abal, | past perf. t. had entered, and |
| ---fut. perf. t. mea abal) | fut. perf. t. will have entered) |
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In future verbs, tenses past the future tense will not be listed. The method for creating such tenses remains the same. |
| abcan (pl. abcanin) | inside |
| abli | at, at place |
| abwin | among |
| ac | to, toward, in which to |
| aca | between |
| acad | all |
| acadam | every |
| acadend | always |
| acke | enough |
| ad (pl. adin) | end |
| adeva (p.t. adevat, f.t. adevea) | kill (p.t. killed, f.t. will kill) |
| ag (pl. agin) | newt |
| Agnith | 1) 7th and hottest month of the Tamaran year; name for the wizard who was the Council of Wizards' Monitor during this season.
2) The wizard who took the name "Fire Newt." With Ilfarnar, she created Cinkarion. |
| ahar (pl. aharin) | ruler, king |
| Aharfar | King's Way - one of the main roads of Ninkarrak. It runs from the Royal Park southeast out of the city, crossing the Lorinfar in front of the Great Temple Compound. |
| aja (pl. ajan) | noisemaker |
| ajare (pl. ajaren) | 1) one who plays a musical instrument
2) priest of Jehan |
| aky (-le, -les) | cold (-er, -est) |
| akydeth (pl. akydethin) | A late blooming flower common in the temperate regions of Tamar. Different varieties have flowers of different shades of blue and purple. They are often planted in varegated banks. Literally, cold flower. |
| Akyrion | Country of the baneslarin, the half-eslarin, half-gamlarin, located to the north of Ilwheirlane. |
| al (or a) | from, out of, of |
| alfar (pl. alfarin) | 1) wanderer
2) title of an officer of the Varfarin. |
| am (pl. amin) | one (pl. some) |
| amarrai (pl. amarrain) | admiral, highest naval rank among the larin |
| amb (pl. ambin) | finger |
| ameam | together |
| amebe | few |
| amid | first |
| amlar (pl. amlarin) | one (pronoun) |
| amlasat (pl. amlasatin) | prophet |
| amne | only |
| Amrioth | Human country on the southern shore of the Thallassean Sea. |
| amtamrai (pl. amtamrain) | general, high commander of land forces among the larin (pl. generals) |
| amvalod (pl. amvalodin) | universe |
| an (pl. anin) | rain |
| ana (pl. anan) | shower (pl. sowing) |
| ane (p.t. anet, f.t. anea) | rain (p.t. rained, f.t. will rain) |
| Anat | Human country on the south shore of the Thallassean composed of nine independent city states, the Nine Cites of Anat. |
| anathallia (pl. anathallian) | A flowering plant with gold and white showers of blossoms. |
| and (p.t. andet, f.t. anda) | plant, sow (p.t. planted, f.t. will plant) |
| andrion (pl. andrionin) | garden |
| andrionanth (pl. andrionanthin) | gardener. This is a term of high honor in Eskh. Among the eslarin, an andrionanth is the head of a house, or clan grouping. |
| Anor | 1) 5th month of the Tamaran year, named for the wizard who was the Council of Wizards' Monitor during this season.
2) The wizard who took the name "Warm Rain." With Torin, she created Vyrkarion. |
| Anshan | Ancient kingdom of the isklarin facing the Ranac Lessar, the Western Ocean. Originally closely allied to Gandahar, the two isklarin nations grew steadily further apart after Gandahar took up the practice of interbreeding with human wizards during the Dragon Wars. |
| ante (p.t. antet, f.t. antea) | care for, nourish, tend (p.t. tended, f.t. will tend) |
| anth (pl. anthin) | caretaker, keeper |
| -anth | Suffix used to denote one who tends or cares for, as in melanth, beekeeper. |
| Aodh | The longest river on Tamar - empties into Thallassean Sea in Sardom. Lara, the city at its mouth, is the most populous city on Tamar. |
| Ardagh | Human pirate stronghold taken by the isklarin of Gandahar in the 458th Cycle of the Year of the Malik, 4576, and renamed Kavarna. |
| ar (or aar) (pl. arin) | water |
| argerium (pl. argeriumin) | Refers to both the plant and its spicy leaves which are dried and used in cooking. |
| arhan | commander in Senangan navy. Commands from one to three pods, three to nine ships. |
| arrage (pl. arragen) | water master, chief of a wiga |
| arrai (pl. arrain) | captain, commander of a ship among the larin |
| arrun (pl. arrunin) | jester |
| arto (-le, -les) | near (-er, -est) |
| Arvonin | Eslarin country located northwest of Ilwheirlane and north of Lachan. The name means "water plains." |
| asa (pl. asan) | confidence, sureness |
| ash (p.t. asht, f.t. asha) | fade (p.t. faded, f.t. will fade) |
| asti (pl. astin) | worm, earthworm |
| at (pl. atin) | future, fate |
| atla (pl. atlan) | foresight |
| aub (pl. aubin) | basic, element |
| aya (pl. ayan) | my (pl. our) |
B
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| ba (p.t. bat, f.t. bara) | is, are (p.t. was, f.t. will be) |
| bafar (pl. bafarin) | journey |
| baful (p.t. bafult, f.t. bafula) | accompany (p.t. accompanied, f.t. will accompany) |
| bagor (p.t. bagort, f.t. bagora) | avoid, shun (p.t. avoided, f.t. will avoid) |
| baijal (pl. baijalin) | dance |
| bajal (p.t. bajalt, f.t. bajala) | dance (p.t. danced, f.t. will dance) |
| bal (p.t. balt, f.t. bala) | go (p.t. gone, f.t. will go) |
| balpar (p.t. balpart, f.t. balpara) | follow (p.t. followed, f.t. will follow) |
| ban | half |
| bas (p.t. bast, f.t. basa) | move (p.t. moved, f.t. will move) |
| Bayat | Human city state on the northwestern coast of Thallassean Sea. |
| be | two |
| bearrai (pl. bearrain) | vice-admiral, commander of a fleet among the larin |
| beid | second |
| bekasar (pl. bekasarin; fem. beikasar) | bull, ox (fem. cow) |
| bel (-le, -les) | white (-er, -est) |
| Belkarion | White Crystal, the 2nd living crystal, also known as the Ice Crown or the Heart of Snow. It was created by Iskkar and Minneth. |
| Belkova | City state in Sardom located south of Lamash on the banks of the Ranaodh. |
| ben (-le, -les) | close (-er, -est) |
| benisa | closeness, intimacy |
| benevad (pl. benevadin) | friendship, companionship |
| bipar (p.t. bipart, f.t. bipara) | wear (p.t. worn, f.t. will wear) |
| bodar (p.t. bodat, f.t. bodara) | drink (p.t. drank, f.t. will drink) |
| bohe (p.t. bohet, f.t. boha) | bring (p.t. brought, f.t. will bring) |
| bohedal (p.t. bohedalt, f.t. bohedala) |
preserve, keep (p.t. kept, f.t. will keep) |
| bor (p.t. bort, f.t. bora) | take (p.t. took, f.t. will take) |
| bores (p.t. borest, f.t. boresa) | carry (p.t. carried, f.t. will carry) |
| boril (p.t. borilt, f.t. borila) | cost (p.t. cost, f.t. will cost) |
| borun (p.t. borunt, f.t. boruna) | hold, own, possess (p.t. held, f.t. will hold) |
| borva (p.t. borvat, f.t. borvata) | murder (p.t. murdered, f.t. will murder) |
| borvajen (p.t. borvajent, f.t. borvajena) |
lie (p.t. lied, f.t. will lie) |
| borvajend (p.t. borvajendt, f.t. borvajenda) | betray (p.t. betrayed, f.t. will betray) |
| borvajendo (pl. borvajendoin) | betrayal, treachery |
| bova (p.t. bovat, f.t. bovea) | survive (p.t. survived, f.t. will survive) |
| bral (pl. bralin; fem. brail) | dog (fem. bitch) |
| bran (p.t. brant, f.t. brana) | tame (p.t. tamed, f.t. will tame) |
| brane (-le, -les) | tame (-er, -est) |
| Brega | Human country in Macosia established by outcasts and refugees from the Wizard's Bane. One of the major pirate strongholds on Tamar. |
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| ca (-le, -les) | round (-er, -est) |
| cab | forward |
| cabal (p.t. cabalt, f.t. cabala) | advance, progress (p.t. advanced, f.t. will advance) |
| cad (p.t. cadet, f.t. cada) | contain, encircle, compass (p.t. contained, f.t. will contain) |
| Cahul | City in Mahran, the center of the silk weaving industry. |
| cain (pl. cainin) | wheel |
| cam (p.t. camet, f.t. cama) | use (p.t. used, f.t. will use) |
| camio | useful |
| Camuz | City at the confluence of the Aodh and the Ranaodh. |
| can (pl. canin) | circle |
| can (p.t. cant, f.t cana) | turn (p.t. turned, f.t. will turn) |
| canca (p.t. cancat, f.t. cancara) | reflect (p.t. reflected, f.t. will reflect) |
| cancatod (pl. cancatodin) | reflecting, reflection |
| cansum (pl. cansumin) | ball of yarn, skein |
| canta (pl. cantan) | ball, sphere |
| car (pl. carin) | arc of a circle |
| Cassinga | Only surviving human country in Cibata. |
| casumma (pl. casumman) | banner |
| Catur | Human country in Macosiá founded by refugees from Bayat. |
| caul (p.t. cault, f.t. caula) | feel (p.t. felt, f.t. will feel) |
| caulis (pl. caulisin) | An edible plant stalk tasting like a cross between celery and asparagus with feathery leaves. |
| cauncin fever | An acute infectious disease, one of the most dreaded on Tamar, characterized by bright red skin caused by a rash over most of the body. If not treated early, or by a wizard or powerful healer, cauncin fever is usually fatal. The skin breaks down to the point where the patient bleeds to death. |
| caune (pl. caunen) | skin |
| caurak (pl. caurakin) | skin house, teepee, tent |
| cean (-le, -les) | clear (-er, -est) |
| ced (-le, -les) | clean (-er, -est) |
| cel (p.t. celt, f.t. cela) | begin (p.t. began, f.t. will begin) |
| celod | beginning |
| cen | five |
| cenid | fifth |
| cer (pl. cerin) | seed |
| Cerdana | 1) 4th month of the Tamaran year, named for the wizard who was the Council of Wizards' Monitor during this season.
2) The great wizard who took her name from the time of sowing. With Redri she created Kaikarion. |
| cerna (pl. cernan) | father |
| certab (pl. certabin) | field (for growing) |
| certhob (pl. certhobin) | Small, burrowing rodent known for its compulsive neatness, constantly seen sweeping out its den with its own bushy tail. |
| chrys (pl. chrysin) | multi-colored, rainbow (pl. rainbows) |
| Chryskarion | Rainbow Crystal, the 7th living crystal, also called the Rainbow Crown. It was created by Lindeth and Ingvash. |
| Cibata | Southern continent of Tamar ruled by the linlarin except for the human country of Cassinga and the Nyali Coast, a melting pot of misfits of all races. |
| cin (-le, -les) | red (-er, -est) |
| Cinkarion | Red Crystal, the 5th living crystal, also called the Heart of Fire. It was created by Agnith and Ilfarnar. |
| co (p.t. cot, f.t. cosa) | speak, say (p.t. said, f.t. will say) |
| cogaza (p.t. cogazat, f.t. cogazasa) |
demand (p.t. demanded, f.t. will demand) |
| cor (pl. corin) | voice, speech |
| Corriden | Speaker's Hall, the meeting hall of the Mercenaries' Council in Ninkarrak. |
| corril (pl. corrilin) | council |
| cos (-le, -les) | urbane (-er, -est) |
| cosar (p.t. cosart, f.t. cosara) | swear, pledge one's oath (p.t. swore, f.t. will swear) |
| cotulume | Hybrid fruit from the eslarin isle of Isin. It has segments like an orange but is not a citrus fruit. It tastes like a combination of a kiwi fruit and a pear. |
| coza (p.t. cozat, f.t. cozasa) |
ask (p.t. asked, f.t. will ask) |
| cozad (pl. cozadin) | questioning, interrogation |
| cuna | Designates both the plant and its spicy hot seed, which is used frequently as a spice in hot regions. |
| cum | as |
| cyr (-le, -les) | blue (-er, -est) |
| Cyrkarion | Blue Crystal, the 8th living crystal, also called the Sword of Cormor. It was created by Cormor and Belis. |
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| -d (or -od if the verb ends in a consonant) | Suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or its result. |
| da (-le, -les) | good (better, best) |
| dabaod | wellbeing |
| daca | happy |
| dacabo | happiness |
| dalne | well |
| dan (p.t. dant, f.t. dana) | come (p.t. came, f.t. will come) |
| dao (pl. daon) | good, goodness |
| dar (pl. darin) | nectar, drink, juice |
| Darenje | Small city state north of Lamash on the southern Thallassean Sea. It was conquered by Gandahar in 4658. |
| de (pl. dein) | plant |
| desav (pl. desavin) | herbivore, plant eater |
| deb (pl. debin) | bone |
| debarra (pl. debarran) | Large food fish found in the Thallassean Sea and the colder regions of Tamars oceans. |
| deil (pl. deilin) | root |
| dejacan (p.t. dejacant, f.t. dejacana) | handmake (p.t. handmade, f.t. will handmake) |
| dek (pl. dekin) | hand |
| deka (pl. dekan) | handler |
| dekam (pl. dekamin) | A Senangan military unit, literally a hand claw, consisting of fifty fighters. |
| del (p.t. delt, f.t. dela) | root (p.t. rooted, f.t. will root) |
| dem (pl. demin) | leaf |
| den (pl. denin) | large building intended for public use |
| Denar | One of several small human countries in Zamarga.
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| desh (pl. deshin) | stalk, stem |
| desha (pl. deshan) | bole of a tree |
| deshawin (pl. deshawinin) | forest, large forest |
| desum (pl. desumin) | cotton |
| deth (pl. dethin) | bloom, flower |
| dir (pl. dirin) | storm, temper |
| dire (p.t. diret, f.t. direa) | storm, rage (p.t. raged, f.t. will rage) |
| dirga (pl. dirgan) | hurricane |
| Dirga | 1) 2nd month of the Tamaran year, named for the wizard who was the Council of Wizards' Monitor during this season.
2) One of the great wizards who named herself "Hurricane." With Luth, she created Lyskarion. |
| dom (pl. domin) | love |
| dom (p.t. domet, f.t. doma) | love (p.t. loved, f.t. will love) |
| dor (pl. dorin) | mate |
| du | three |
| duba (p.t. dubat, f.t. dubea) | lose (p.t. lost, f.t. will lose) |
| dubarem (p.t. dubaret, f.t. dubarema) | forget (p.t. forgot, f.t. will forget) |
| duid | third |
| Duragan | Human nation on the north shore of the Thallassean between Lachan and the eslarin nation of Ellar. |
E
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| e (or ev) | and |
| ea (pl. ean) | he, she, him, her - referring to a being with full awareness (pl. they, them) |
| ebe | four |
| ebeid | fourth |
| ease (pl. eanse) | his, her - referring to a being with full awareness (pl. their) |
| eg (pl. egin) | sand |
| eganha (pl. eganhan) | general, high commander of a military force among the larin |
| egasti (pl. egastin) | sand worms |
| elanda (pl. elandan) | Type of tall, graceful tree common to the tropical and semi-tropical zones of Tamar. |
| elev (pl. elevin) | exile |
| Ellar | Eslarin country to the northwest of the Thallassean. Its major port is Elkova. |
| em (pl. emin) | head |
| end (pl. endin) | time |
| endya (pl. endyan) | term |
| enje (pl. enjin) | field of endeavor (literally "time bending") |
| er (pl. erin) | edge |
| era (pl. eran) | shore |
| ericala (pl. ericalan) | Ornamental plant with sharp-edged leaves and fragrant blossoms. |
| es (-le, -les) | high (-er, -est) |
| Esalfar | Title of the chief officer of the Varfarin. |
| esamend | often |
| esamin | most |
| esbal (p.t. esbalt, f.t. esbala) | rise (p.t. rose, f.t. will rise) |
| esk | classic, exemplifying) |
| Eskh | Common language of the larin on Tamar, literally "high tongue." |
| Esterias | One of several small human countries on the Zamargan Peninsula, it faces the Thallassean Sea. Noted for its lace and its brandy. |
| esla (pl. eslain) | High sight, the sight of the eslarin and the sight a wizard must achieve to be considered a true wizard. Beings with esla can see all the spectra of energy and into the structure of the matter around them down to the atomic level. |
| eslar (pl. eslarin) | High being, one of the firstborn of the gods. Eslarin were the first race created by Tarat and Maera. Tarat intended them to be the ruling race. Of all the eleven sentient races originally created by the Lorincen, only eslarin are born with high sight - the full vision of the gods. |
| est | up |
| estac | upward |
| estahar (pl. estaharin) | emperor, high king |
| estapul (pl. estapulin) | overthrow, reversal |
| estlith (pl. estlithin) | zenith |
| et | or |
| ev (or e) | and |
| eval (p.t. evalt, f.t. evala) | breathe (p.t. breathed, f.t. will breathe) |
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| fal (pl. falin) | mole |
| fallar (pl. fallarin) | mole person |
| fantyr (pl. fantyrin) | Tree found often on riverbanks in temperate to tropical regions. |
| far (pl. farin) | road, trail, path |
| far (p.t. fart, f.t. fara) | travel, roam (p.t. traveled, f.t. will travel) |
| farinmalith (pl. farinmalithin) | maze |
| fat (pl. fatin) | way, method |
| fathik (pl. fathikin) | A small hunting animal known for its bad smell and its viciousness. |
| fes (pl. fesin) | fat |
| Fingoe | Human country in Macosia, second of two founded by Ilwheirlane. It was originally a penal colony. |
| fok (pl. fokin) | mountain |
| fokai (pl. fokain) | mountain range |
| ful | with |
| fon (pl. fonin) | fur |
| fone (-le, -les) | furry (-er, -est) |
| fulma | without |
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| ga (-le, -les) | strong (-er, -est) |
| gab (-le, -les) | mad (-er, -est) |
| gabne | madly |
| gabo | madness |
| gadom (p.t. gadomet, f.t. gadoma) | adore (p.t. adored, f.t. will adore) |
| gaidom (pl. gaidomin) | adoration |
| gaj (p.t. gajet, f.t. gaja) | panic (p.t. panicked, f.t. will panic) |
| gajo (pl. gajon) | panic |
| gam (pl. gamin) | bear |
| gamlar (pl. gamlarin) | bear person |
| gan (p.t. gant, f.t. gana) | fight (p.t. fought, f.t. will fight) |
| gand (pl. gandin) | Dragons are the oldest of the sentient species on Tamar and the most long lived. |
| Gandahar | Ancient empire of the isklarin - once ruled all the lands around the Thallassean Sea and still rules vast lands to the southwest of the human lands. |
| gane | strongly |
| ganesh (pl. ganeshin) | war |
| ganha (pl. ganhan) | commander of land forces among the larin, roughly equivalent to colonel |
| ganim (-le, -les) | brave (-er, -est) |
| ganimo | courage, bravery |
| gannith (pl. gannithin) | The firedrakes, or fire dragons, unlike the true dragons and the griffons, are not a sentient species. |
| ganifon (pl. ganifonin) | The griffon, or furred dragon, is the smallest of the three species of dragon, and the only one able to survive in colder climates and among the high mountain ranges of Tamar. Like their cousins, the true dragons, griffons are sentient. |
ganifonlar (pl. ganifonlarin)
 | griffon person. The griffon folk do not actually take the form of griffons, but with their bird-like heads and fur that is the natural form that they come closest to resembling. Members of this branch of the larin are extremely rare as one can only be born if genetic material of all six of the were-folk are present in the parents. Furthermore, worshippers of Kyra the Destroyer consider it an act of faith to destroy any babies so born. They have the heads and wings of an eagle, the forequarters of a tiger, the hindquarters of a bear, the ears of a dolphin, the tail of a lizard and the fur of a mole. Their vision combines the vision of the other races of were-folk, giving them the high sight. Further, they are also born with the will of the gods, the ability to be wizards even if they have no human blood. They are the only were-folk to have this ability. |
| ganod (pl. ganodin) | fighting, violence |
| gao (pl. gaon) | strength |
| gar (p.t. gart, f.t. gara) | anger, enrage (p.t. enraged, f.t. will enrage) |
| gare (-le, -les) | angry (-er, -est) |
| garm (pl. garmin) | anger, rage |
| garth (pl. garthin) | power, force |
| Gatukai | Nation of linlarin half-breeds located in Macosia. It was founded during a time of persecution of those with mixed blood in Cibata and is known for its pirate fleet. |
| gaw (-le, -les) | wild (-er, -est) |
| gawne | wildly |
| gawo (pl. gawon) | wildness |
| gemek (pl. gemekin) | endeavor |
| gib (p.t. gibet, f.t. giba) | oppose (p.t. opposed, f.t. will oppose) |
| Golrain | One of the rich human city states on the northwest coast of the Thallassean Sea. |
| gor (-le, -les) | far (farther, farthest) |
| gorbal (p.t. gorbalt, f.t. gorbala) | leave, abandon (p.t. left, f.t. will leave) |
| grel (-le, -les) | wise (-er, -est) |
| grelar (pl. grelarin) | wise man, sage |
| gres (p.t. grest, f.t. gresa) | know (p.t. knew, f.t. will know) |
| gresaca (p.t. gresacat, f.t. gresacea) | discriminate (p.t. discriminated, f.t. will discriminate) |
| gresacad (pl. gresacadin) | discrimination |
| gresod (pl. gresodin) | fact, item of knowledge |
| gul | danger |
| gulon (-le, -les) | dangerous (more dangerous, most dangerous) |
| gwa (-le, -les) | yellow (-er, -est) |
| Gwatar | River of Yellow Clay - Gandahar's main access route to Thallassean Sea. The marshes at its mouth cover the site of ancient Sikkar. |