Midani dictionary

A list of words and phrases in Midani, the primary language spoken in Zakhara.

A

 * afwan : (AHF-wahn) you're welcome
 * ajami : (ah-ja-me) non-native inhabitant of Zakhara
 * al : definite article, meaning "the house of" or "the tribe of"
 * Al-Badia : (al-bah-dee-ah) desert nomdads
 * Al-Hadhar : (al-had-har)urban inhabitants
 * alim : (ah-leem) an educated person
 * amir : (or emir) a ruler
 * anjar : grapple-like anchor
 * aywa : (EYE-wah) yes

B

 * bahriyin : seamen
 * baksheesh : (bak-sheesh) a tip or bribe
 * balanj : cabin in a ship
 * bananiyah : sailors
 * bandar : a port
 * barchan : a sand dune shaped like a crescent
 * bawara : heavy ship anchor
 * bazan : (ba-zahn) fire or flames
 * burj : (burge) a tower

C

 * casbah : a stronghold or castle

D

 * daftar : sailing instructions, used in place of a chart
 * da'i : (die) a missionary or minister, also used as a term for an assassin officer
 * daqal : a ship's mast
 * daraq : a small shield
 * dhabb : a large desert lizard
 * dhow : a ship of Zakharan origin
 * didban : the lookout on a ship
 * dinar : (dinar) coin equal to 1 gold piece
 * dirah : territory of a desert tribe
 * dirham : coin equal to 1 silver piece
 * diwan : (di-wahn) the court of a ruler or council, a place of audience
 * diyya : compensation paid to a family when one of their members are wrongfully slain
 * dusur : caulking for a ship's hull

E

 * Es salam alekum. : (ess sah-LAMB ah-LEH-koom) Peace be upon you. (a general greeting)

F

 * fidai : (pl, fedayeen) one who sacrificed him- or herself for a cause, a brave warrior

G

 * gassi : rocky path between two sand dunes

H

 * hama : spirit
 * hammam : public bath
 * haram : a holy site
 * harim : female quaters
 * harrat : field of volcanic debris
 * hatar : (hah-TAR) danger
 * huriye : a young man or woman of voluptuous beauty

I

 * imam : a leader of a church, or holy man
 * ins : one of the Enlightened races
 * ishtiyam : the navigator of a ship

J

 * jabal : a mountain or peak
 * jalla : camel dung
 * jama : pulley block
 * jambiya : curved double-edged dagger
 * jari : courageous
 * jazirat : island
 * jellaba : heavy winter robe
 * jummah : hold of a ship

K

 * kalb : dog
 * kamal : simple tool for navigation
 * kashabat : watch tower made from simple scaffolding
 * katar : short punch dagger
 * kavir : salt or mud flat
 * keffiyeh : headcloth
 * khabb : a gale or typhoon
 * khamsin : destructive wind storm made of hot air
 * khann : a compass point
 * khayt : stitch in the hull of a ship
 * koumiss : fermented mare's milk
 * kwayis : (KWAY-iss) good

L

 * la : (LAH) no
 * lasiq : beginner, one lacking experience (Assassins used this term for their lowest ranking members.)

M

 * ma : (MAH) water
 * Maas salama. :(mahs sah-LAMB-ah) Go with peace.
 * madina : the market or center of a town
 * manjus : a scoundrel or swindler
 * mehari : a racing camel
 * min fadlak : (min FAHD-lahk) please
 * mish : (mish) not (Mish negates whatever adjective it precedes.)
 * mish kwayis : (mish KWAY iss) bad
 * mizwid: food pouch; also name of the Zakharan bagpipes
 * mulahid : agnostic or blasphemous, non-enlightened

N

 * nabidh : an intoxicating drink made from fermented dates
 * nidir : a vow
 * nisr : an eagle

Q

 * qatil : (pl, quttal) an assassin
 * qadi : a judge

R

 * rafiq : any form of comrade

S

 * saheeda : (sah-EE-da) greetings, hello, goodbye
 * saji : to be brave
 * samm : (SAHM) poison
 * sarahin : a den of wolves
 * shukran :(SHOOK-rahn) thank you
 * suq : marketplace

T

 * taqiyya : a doctrine of caution, used by believers to justify concealment of their beliefs that other object to
 * tahrik min qad : (tah-REEK min kahd) Zakharan legend telling of a holy warrior's redemption after their downfall

W

 * Wa alekum es salam : (wah ah-LEH-koom ess sah-LAMB) Peace be upon you also. (response to the greeting Es salam alekum.)
 * wadi : seasonal or dry riverbed

Y

 * yadd : hand
 * ybbah! : Oh, papa! (an expression of surprise)
 * ymmah! : Oh, mama! (an expression of surprise)

Z

 * zardkhanah : an arsenal or storage of weapons