[Hourglass of Zihaja] Chapter 11: Bonus Material

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Archaic Language (Admajai)

The language commonly known today as Archaic was the predominant tongue of the Empire of Admaja, as it was for the Kingdom of Admaja before it. It originated on the Shepherd's Isle (called the Shattered Isle in modern times), & was spoken there in some recognizable form since the Age of Kingdoms. It served as the lingua franca on the continent of Admaja during almost the entirety of the Imperial Era, up until the Ten Dark Years, when it was rapidly supplanted by the Common speech (formerly the tongue of the kobolds). It can still be seen today on most ruins dating from the previous two ages, on many old texts, & on some magical scrolls. While the Common Speech is the prevalent language of the modern age, many people can still understand Archaic (particularly along the Mamlaqah Coast), & some can even speak it after a fashion, even though it is effectively a dead language.

Table 11-1: Vocabulary

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{table=head]Admajai Word|English Meaning
abazi|village
adua|three (3), third
adul|male, masculine
ahuz|ending, stopping, ceasing
-ai|of, pertaining to, adjective form
aimas|revenge, retribution, vengeance
aiqu|heat, hotness, warmth
aladul|man
alaja|life, living
alaqanas|human, folk, people
alarun|woman
aluq|child, children, offspring
aq-|the
aqimar|map, guide
araq|lizard, reptile
arun|female, feminine
ashiz|song, ballad
atuj|creative, making
atuj-mazir|benign spirit, bahamut
azet|territory, dominion
badras|assassin, killer
balaz|month
baluqar|moon
balzed|alphabet
baruq|dune
basha|town
beqi|to find, to locate
bet, -abet|city, metropolis
bishaj|tax, toll, levy, tithe
buqa|two (2), second
burashi|flatbread
dal|home, house, residence
daqa|plants, greenery, vegetation
daqabet|city of green
deruq|green, plant, vegetable
dilam|hand
diai|your, yours
diu|you (singular)
duaz|closed, narrow
duraq|hymn, chant, mantra
edala|change, alter, transform
elaq|magic, sorcery
elaqras|mage, sorcerer
eq|I, me
eqar|eye
eqri|we, us
equt|quiet, silent
esham|madness, insanity, lunacy
ezbar|to own, to possess
faj|though, although
falaj|between
farun|blood
fediq|to heal, to cure, to mend
fizar|letter, character, symbol
fuardul|merchant, salesman
gabar|to dig, to bury
gajaq|cavern
gazila|fate, destiny, doom
geju|only, just
genumel|victory, success
gihala|dynasty, lineage
gilam|provider, donor, supplier
guadai|instead of
gul|ravenous, voracious, greedy
hadab|unpleasant, foul, disgusting
hal|tooth
haqalil|sky
haqara|wind, air, airy
haqara-sim|air genie, djinni
harash|path, trail
haza|leader, commander, ruler
hazaqan|king, lord, ruler
hazanim|queen, lady, ruler
hazari|kingdom, nation, empire
hebaq|true, genuine, real
hequ|craft, product, goods, wares
hila|four (4), fourth
hizu|courage, bravery, valor
hizul|brave, courageous
hul|black
huzia|oasis, pond
-i, -ri|plural
ibar|gold, golden
idai|by
ija|bridge
ijabet|city of bridges
iqura|glass
iqurabet|city of glass
ishar|explosion, burst, blast
izana|seven (7), seventh
izr|son
izud|daughter
jahar|land, ground
jahazi|island
jalaq|destructive, unmaking
jalaq-mazir|malign spirit, ahriman, ghul
jalim|hatred, spite, malice
jalud|ruin, destruction, decay
jerim|regime
jeqta|fool, idiot, buffoon
jima|hope
jimabet|city of hope
jina|open, wide
jiqaluja|caravan
jual|west, western, westward
jujim|through
juza|eight (8), eighth
laraz|year
lazaqa|guardian, protector
lazaqa-nasid|guardian spirit, hafaza, hafza
lehan|south, southern, southward
leqad|bird
lila|dome
ludr|knowledge, to know
luqad|anger, fury, rage
lura|five (5), fifth
luz|to live, to dwell
luzar|dweller, resident, citizen
madirun|prostitute, whore
madun|flood, flooding
mal|light
malaz|day, daytime
manas|warrior, fighter, soldier
mar|white
mashaz|to walk, walking
mazir|god (spirit-being)
mazuri|god, diety
meqar|hiding, concealing
mezul|father
mezun|mother
mira|one (1), first
mua|religion, faith, belief, creed
muaji|cult, sect, cabal, circle, order
muarzi|divine, holy, sublime
muarzibet|holy city, city of god
mutar|number, integer
nadim|plain, field, flatland
naduza|ocean
nam|half, part, portion, fraction
nasid|angel (spirit-being)
naz|good, kind, benevolent
neshid|to shake, to convulse
nilum|to repair, to fix, to mend
niu|you (plural)
nizia|lake
numar|half-breed, crossbreed, hybrid
nuraz|to wash, to bathe, to cleanse
nuza|water, sea, watery
nuza-sim|water genie, marid
qaji|guild, union, group, club
qalila|hill, bluff, mound
qalim|mountain
qama|all, every
qanas|people, group, population
qanuil|nomad, wanderer
qar|evil, cruel, malevolent
qarsid|demon/devil (spirit-being)
qash|resolve, determination
qaturan|battle, fight, skirmish
qazaj|holy corpse, mummy
qehala|earth, soil, ground, earthy
qehala-sim|earth genie, dao
qidar|soul, spirit, essense
qira|rock, stone
qimarazan|temple, shrine
qrai|our, ours
quhad|serpent, snake
quhad-gul|ravenous serpent, dragon
qulzad|desert, wasteland
qurai|small, little
radim|tower, spire
radimbet|city of towers
rahan|north, northern, northward
raiz|old, elderly
razir|elder
ral|red
rema|six (6), sixth
rezal|beer
riqa|pain, agony, suffering
rimar|thief, rogue
runaraq|stabbing, piercing
ruz|in, within
-sad, -asad|without, lacking, negative, -less
sadi|without, lacking, negative
saj|claw, talon
salaz|shadow, shade, dimness
salur|absent, missing
salim|arch, curve
saraq|hair, fur
sarqai|hairy, furry, wooly
selash|peace, harmony, calm
sezashar|to escape, to flee, to retreat
shadul|brother
shahazan|castle, fortress
shamat|sibling
sharun|sister
shiur|love, emotion, feeling
shibaj|poison, venom, toxin
shuqa|wing
sim|genie (spirit-being)
sisana|coast, shore
sual|east, eastern, eastward
suja|death
sumar|bone
suraj|corpse, dead body
surja|dead
tabari|word
tabariqad|language, tongue, speech
tal|dark, darkness
talar|night, nighttime
taq|slave, indentured servant
taqma|service, fidelity
tazi|wall, divide, partition
tazibet|city of walls
teqar|mouth, maw
teshiq|hero, champion, savior
tila|nine (9), ninth
tiqar|to wound, to harm, to maim
tizash|noble, aristocrat, elite
tuaj|unholy corpse, ghoul, zombie
tul|knife, dagger, blade
ua|and
ubaz|head
udal|forever, eternity
uimar|to block, to prevent, to parry
ulaz|dry, arid, parched
unas|thing, object, item
uqali|hyena, wild dog
usaq|new, young
usham|forged, manufactured
uzari|eater, devourer, consumer
zabul|can, could, may
zadi|sand
zalim|border, boundary, edge
zarqa|fire, blaze, fiery
zarqa-sim|fire genie, efreet
zataqar|sun
zehim|gate, gateway, passage
zehimbet|city of gates
zehira|pass
zek|drawing, painting, sculpture
zekar|artist, painter, sculptor
zenul|will, would
zihara|road
zimbal|lion, lioness
ziria|river
zuha|ten (10), tenth
zui|star
zuqar|damnation, curse, hex
zur|high, super, great, arch-
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