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Wednesday, Jul 16th, 2008
"The man has the bedside manner of a Minotaur, and twice as bull-headed."

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Ben's Notebook

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z


A
abai noun ah-BYE A baby or very young child.
abaie noun ah-BAH-ee Brother. Also pronounced "ah-VAH-ee" when referring to one's brother in a metaphorical or social sense. This is the most common way that Malakhim to refer to familiar Images.
aben noun ah-BEN Father
adea verb ah-DAY-ah to serve
adeis obj. pr. ah-DAY-is A really formal way to say you.
adeish obj. pr. ah-DAY-ish Nathan and Juno use this one. It means "you", but only for really close friends.
adeiz obj. pr. ah-DAY-iz This way of saying "you" is very harsh and vulgar.
adham noun ah-HAAM A human soul.
agami noun ah-GAH-mee A little gift intended to inspire goodwill, derivative of 'agath' but less formal in nature.
agath noun AH-gath This is a lot like lagniappe, a little something extra that you give to someone you like.
ah'hv noun AH-(stop)-hv May says this means love, but it's only one of a bunch of words that also mean this. This one's the most general.
alei noun ah-LAY Thought or consciousness, though this word is often used to describe the non-physical world in general.
alkua verb al-KOO-ah To befriend a person, or reach out to a stranger.
alle noun ah-LEH This is a younger sister. Images use it sometimes for aspects, when they are being comforting or protective.
alvane noun ahl-VAH-neh Sister. Also pronounced "ahl-KAH-neh" when referring to one's sister in a metaphorical or social sense. This is the most common way that Malakhim to refer to familiar Aspects.
amqo noun AHM-ko This is what Images are called. It comes from the word amq, which means both masculine and embodiment. There is a more feminine way of saying it too: amqoh.
atzoawi noun AHT-soh-OW-ee This is something that makes it easy for angels to use spiritual energy in the living world. It's usually only useful for one thing, and it's always complicated trying to figure out how to use it. Nathan says it's like a prism, you put light in just the right way and it converts that into just the colors you need.
aven noun ah-VEN Mother
awas noun ah-WAS Matter or stuff, but it usually refers to the physical world and everything in it. It also refers to the world as a geographical place.


B
balas noun bah-LAS This means a journey, but it's a special one that you take for a really important reason. May say it's the kind of journey where you walk, even though you don't have to.
batzqa verb BAATS-ka Batzqa means to provide something for the benefit of someone else.
baue adj. BAH-(oo)-way May says this is a word that means "treasured".


C
chaba verb CHAH-baa To live.
chah noun CHAH May calls this a root word for all of life, in all its forms and emanations.


D
dadh noun DAAHD Dadh is really close to how my science book defines animals. It's any living creature than moves on its own, so basically everything but plants.


E
emeh adj. eh-MEH This is something true. May says when you use this to describe something, it means that you are vouching for it, and putting your own reputation on the line for it.
emwun noun em-WOON May tried to explain this to me, but I'm not quite sure I understand. Emwun is what something becomes when you say its name out loud. It has something to do with the Spoken Virtues, which May says both define and are defined by language.
enana verb eh-NA-na This is kind of like calling someone or something by it's name, but it also means to bring part of them in to you. May says it's like an invocation.


F
femequ adj. FEH-me-koo This literally means slow of thought. It's a nice way of saying dim-witted or stupid.


G
gawa noun ga-WA This is pride in something that really doesn't deserve pride. It's sort of like a conceit.
gequ noun GEH-koo Nothing, a void or emptiness.


H
haare adj. ha-AH-reh This is something artificial or manufactured. May says it's a very broad term that's used for all human inventions.
hidan noun HEE-dan A person that's very social. May said it's someone that's very gregarious.


I
iruwaq noun EE-roo`v-ak Loyalty that comes from intimacy and friendship, and especially from fighting or suffering together.
iruwdadh noun EE-roo`v-dah-d A general word for dogs. It means "loyal creature".


J
jodem noun JO-dem This is a die. May says that this comes from a game that uses three 22-sided dice, but this word can be used for any kind of die.


K
kabes noun KAH-bess Yesterday.
kanq noun kahnk This is a name or a title that someone gives to themself. It's like a nickname, but May says it's a negative thing because it's almost always used as a form of aggrandizement.


L
laala verb LAA-la To carry or drag something.
lasa adj. lah-'SAH Trained or conditioned to do something without thinking. May says it's very insulting.


M
makit noun mah-KEET Darkness. There are lots of words that translate to darkness, but this is the one for the plain, lights-out type.
meye noun meh-YEH A friend. Often used as a form of address.
muka noun MOO-ka Any kind of illness or sickness.
mukat noun moo-KAHT This is a primate of any kind.


N
naa verb NA-ah This means to become something else or to change shapes. May says this is a very common word because it has lots of functions.
nalamhe noun na-LAH-mhe This is all the parts of a food animal that are inedible, like the gristle and bones and bits so rotten you can't even feed them to the animals. May says it can also be used for anything expendable and worthless.


O
omeh noun OH-meh This is any really awful smell.
oqua verb OH-koo-ah To swim.


P
paa verb PAH-ah This means to open something up, like a door or a box.
puav noun POO-ahv This is a voice. May says there is a different word for the sound humans make when they talk.


Q
qali adj. KAH-lee May says this is a common insult word. It means pathetic or sad.
qawiu verb KAH-wee-oo To release something that you are holding.


R
reg noun reg May says this is difficult word to translate, because it is always used with another word. It's a specific moment that has some important moment to a speaker.
rishen noun ree-SHEN A laborer.


S
savidea verb sah-vee-DEY-a May says this means to watch something from hiding, to spy and to monitor.
siu verb SEE-yoo To dream or imagine.


T
tewe adj. te-WEH This means really old or ancient.
tzawi adj. TZAH-wee Happy or joyful.


U
umeh adj. oo-MEH Fast, quick, or agile. May says the meaning can change slightly depending on what's being described.
uneni noun oo-NEH-nee Muffins or little cakes.


V
veheg noun veh-HEG This is a swarm of anything small. May says it is always a negative thing.
vetdadh noun VET-dahd This literally means "annoying animal," but it usually refers to a locust.


W
wahoa verb WAH-ho-ah To run.
weiha noun WAY-ha This is a discount or an extra thing that someone gives you because they like you or want your business.


Y
yashvo noun YASH-vo This is a school, or any place where one person teaches something to someone else.
yemea verb yeh-MAY-ah To laugh in a really boisterous and happy way.


Z
zhom noun zhom This is a ball that's used in a game.
zitzem noun zit-ZEHM A pit, or a dark and empty place.