Wednesday, Jul 16th, 2008
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Ben's Notebook
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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. |
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