ELEMENTS IN ANARDA?AN
For those interested in the origin and meaning of the character and place names in The Shadow of the Dragonking is here compiled a glossary of words from which the nomenclature is derived. It is hoped that a glimpse into the workings of the language will add to the appreciation and understanding of the reader, particularly in noting the thematic significance of people, places, and events.
Only the current Anarda?an language is included here, for reasons glimpsed in the storyline. The ancient Anarda?an tongue spoken by Ulmìr at his coronation, while exhibiting similarities with the more modern dialect, is all but forgotten, relegated to the status of cultural relic at present. The Nadoresian language, introduced as it was by the Council of Ten, had a limited influence and span in the history of Anardes after the fall of Ulmìr and the decline of the Council’s strength. Moreover, not enough is known about the language to compile a significant list of terms. While its interaction with Anarda?an has introduced noticeable variations, its roots lie too deep in the origin of the Nodirìm[1]</a> for any meaningful data to be gathered.[2]</a> The extant examples available are limited to the names of the Nodirìm and a few other figures (e.g., Asphales).
adal ‘to love’ (note feminine participle Adélia, ‘Beloved’)
adala ‘love’
adran ‘throne’
ah ‘black’
ak ‘friend,’ ‘companion’
amal ‘spirit’
amar ‘music’
an ‘day’
anar ‘to burn’ (note Anardes, ‘Burning One’ or ‘World’)
anath ‘light’
arag ‘sorrow’ (note the first element in Argoelle)
arin ‘secret’
asel ‘eagle’
bal ‘dragon’
bede ‘stone’
bar ‘hidden’
calam ‘sea,’ ‘ocean’
canar ‘beast’ (small animals)
dar ‘might,’ ‘mighty’ (likely the origin of Darius)
daraf ‘to break’
den ‘iron’
deneh ‘king’
dorn ‘hill,’ ‘mountain’
drof ‘broken’
e denotes the genitive ‘of’ when connecting two words (e.g., Amaleron = ‘spirit of strength’); if the presence of this particle causes the doubling of the vowel ‘e’ it is dropped and replaced by the glottal stop (’)Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.
eder ‘grace’
edim ‘honour’
el/?l ‘message,’ ‘messenger’
elle ‘beautiful,’ ‘beauty’
ehar ‘name’
emered ‘enemy’
eneth ‘silver’
enur ‘sun’
ered ‘earth’
esel ‘exalted’
esh ‘flame’
ethar ‘lion’
farae ‘hair,’ ‘mane’
fel ‘joy’
fen ‘daugher’
fin ‘son’
foron ‘north’
frìr ‘fire’
gaban ‘to strike,’ ‘to bite’
gadah ‘to fly,’ ‘to soar’
galad ‘to cut’
geled ‘sword,’ ‘blade’
giban ‘snake’
goh ‘wood,’ ‘forest’
gul ‘blood’
halas ‘shield’
hamil ‘flower’
haz ‘desert’
honar ‘death’
i pronominal suffix (‘his,’ ‘her’; e.g., Inidiron = his rage [is] strength)
iash ‘truth’
inid ‘rage’
inosh ‘vessel’
ish ‘truthful,’ ‘faithful,’ ‘dependable’
karan ‘storm’
kenéth ‘road’
kethen ‘learning’
lahad ‘sand’
lash ‘memory’
lir ‘dove’
lonor ‘weapon’ (esp. long weapons e.g., spears and lances)
lun ‘west’
manar ‘hand,’ ‘arm’, ‘claw,’ ‘paw’
masil ‘wind’
mere ‘humble’
minur ‘foot,’ ‘leg’
mìr ‘reign’
nadar ‘to shine’
nadores ‘night sky’ (lit. ‘Shining One’)
nahal ‘to hate’
narah ‘to eat’
nasah ‘to rise’
nathar ‘fox’
nereh ‘eater’
nesheh ‘east’
nìth ‘time’
nodìr ‘star,’ ‘Elder’
nor ‘crown’
nos ‘glass’
nuhar ‘life’
olan ‘valley’
om ‘will,’ ‘influence’
onel ‘gold’
ralin ‘land’
relon ‘boar’
rel?n ‘esteem,’ ‘renown’
remer ‘bitter’
ren ‘river’
ron ‘strong,’ ‘strength’
rub ‘gem,’ ‘precious’
sae ‘hope’
sanah ‘moon’
sanar ‘to hunt,’ ‘hunter’
sar ‘ice’
semer ‘south’
seneh/sheneh ‘water’
sheleh ‘silver’ (currency)
shurun ‘pride’
sil ‘new,’ ‘sky’
son ‘snow’
tael ‘diamond’
talan ‘to pierce,’ ‘to strike,’ (with weapon)
tasat ‘to bear fruit,’ ‘to produce offspring’
thala ‘to fight,’ ‘to do battle’
thara ‘to want,’ ‘to desire’
thelen ‘soldier’
thrim ‘difficult’
ul ‘dream,’ ‘wolf’
umar ‘shadow’
un ‘steel’
val ‘heart’
var ‘open,’ ‘honest’
vel ‘head’ (note velamar, ‘head-music’ = voice)
ves ‘soul’
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[1]</a> Anarda?an term for the Council of Ten. The Nadoresian nomenclature has been long forgotten, and the Nodirìm themselves resorted to using the Anarda?an terminology commonly in use. Similarly, Amaleron uses his Anarda?an name due to his exposure and dealings with the Anarda?an people.
[2]</a> It is also worth noting that several of the known aspects of Nadoresian are themselves seemingly drawn from Anarda?an, including the language’s namesake. Whether this was the genuine historical development and interaction of the two languages or a later, scholarly Anarda?an imposition onto the study of the language of the Nodirìm is a matter of ongoing debate.