Drow dictionary

A list of words in the Drow language.

A

 * abban
 * 'ally', 'not-enemy'


 * abbil
 * 'trusted friend' or 'trusted comrade'. Largely an oxymoron based in cynicism since there were no real concepts of 'trust' or 'friend' in drow society even among family members. Also a term used by Jarlaxle towards his traveling companion Artemis Entreri, and Dinin Do'Urden, older brother of Drizzt Do'Urden, possibly meant as a legitimate term of endearment.


 * akh
 * 'group'


 * alur
 * 'superior'


 * alurlssrin
 * 'love', specifically, an unselfish deep love; this term was known to Eilistraee and her faith.


 * alust
 * 'in front'


 * aluve
 * 'I/we leave you', a farewell.


 * Angardh xorr feleal
 * These appear to be the words to a charm spell.


 * araj
 * 'vengeance'


 * asanque
 * ambiguous word that meant either 'likewise' or 'of course'. It could also mean 'as you wish'.


 * avinsin
 * 'doomed'

B

 * bae'qeshel
 * a rare type of drow bardic magic.


 * bauth
 * 'about' or 'around'


 * bautha
 * 'to dodge'


 * belaern
 * 'wealth', 'coinage' or 'treasure'


 * belbau
 * 'to give'


 * belbol
 * 'gift'


 * bol
 * term to describe ,'something mysterious or intriguing'. It indicated an 'unidentified item'.


 * brorn
 * 'surprise' (NaN undefineds)

C

 * caballin
 * 'food'


 * colbauth
 * 'path' or 'known way'


 * colnbluth
 * 'non-drow'


 * crinti
 * 'high ones'


 * crintishik
 * a calamari-based meal

D

 * dal
 * 'from'


 * darthiir
 * 'surface elves', 'traitors'.


 * del
 * 'of'


 * dobluth
 * 'outcast'


 * dos
 * 'you'


 * dosst
 * 'your', 'yours'


 * dosstan
 * 'yourself'


 * draa
 * 'two'


 * draada
 * 'second'


 * draghazar
 * deep bat.


 * dro
 * 'life', 'to be alive'


 * duk-tak
 * 'unholy executioner'


 * duvall
 * 'secret advisor'

E

 * elamshin
 * 'destiny', the will of Lolth.


 * elend
 * 'usual' or 'traditional'


 * elendar
 * 'continue', 'continued', 'continuing',or 'enduring'


 * elgg
 * 'death', 'destroy', 'kill', or 'slay'


 * elgghinn
 * 'death'


 * elgg-hor
 * 'the destroyer'

F

 * faer
 * 'magic'.


 * faerbol
 * 'magical item'.


 * Faerie
 * translation of a term used to refer to a surface elf.


 * faerl
 * 'magical'.


 * faern
 * 'magic worker' or 'wizard'.

G

 * gol
 * 'goblin' (NaN undefineds).


 * golhyrr
 * 'ruse', 'trap', or 'trick'.


 * golhyrrl' fhaazht
 * 'The Dream Trap', strange nightmare dreams given out by the giant fungus Araumycos (post-Spellplague) involving the comfort of the mass and the hopeless chaos of individuality.

H

 * harl
 * 'down', 'under', or 'below'.


 * harl'il'cik
 * 'kneel'.


 * haszak
 * illithid (NaN undefineds).


 * honglath
 * 'bravery', 'calm', 'clear thinking', or 'good behavior'.

I

 * iblith
 * 'offal', 'excrement'. Often used when referring to humans as well as other non-drow races. Can be used as an insult.


 * ilhar
 * 'mother'.


 * ilharess
 * 'matron' (NaN undefineds).


 * ilharn
 * 'patron'.


 * ilindith
 * 'aim', 'goal', or 'hoped for event'.


 * illiyitrii
 * a formal dance sometimes involving costumes.


 * inth
 * 'plan', 'scheme', or 'stratagem'.


 * inthigg
 * 'agreement' or 'treaty'.


 * izil
 * 'as'.

J

 * jabbuk
 * 'master'.


 * jal
 * 'all'.


 * jivvin
 * 'to play'; to play a game or have other amusement or fun.


 * jivvin quui'elghinn
 * 'torture until death', apparently a cynical distortion of the term for fun.

K

 * khal'abbil
 * 'my trusted comrade'.


 * khaless
 * meaning trust or a drow game called Khaless. Because trust was so lacking in drow society, it was often used in an ironic sense to mean 'misplaced trust'.


 * khaless nau uss mzild taga dosstan
 * 'trust no one more than yourself'.


 * khazid'hea
 * 'to cut'; Catti-brie's sword Khazid'hea.


 * kolsen'shea orbb
 * 'to pull the legs off a spider', an arcane phrase and idiom.


 * kulg
 * 'blockage', 'hitch', or 'snag'.


 * kulggen
 * 'deliberate rampart' or 'shield'.


 * kyone
 * 'alert/alertly', 'careful/carefully', 'wary/warily'.


 * kyorl
 * 'to watch'.


 * kyorlin
 * 'guarding', 'waiting', 'watching'.

L

 * lhorb
 * term used when referring to a spider that the speaker considers to be dangerous (NaN undefineds).


 * lil
 * 'the'.


 * llar
 * 'three'.


 * llarnbuss
 * 'third'.


 * lueth
 * 'and'.


 * lurraggath
 * 'love', specifically an act of love involving a sacrificial or noble deed.


 * luth
 * 'cast', 'hurl', or 'throw'.

M

 * maglust
 * 'alone', 'apart'.


 * malla
 * 'honored' or 'honored one'.


 * mrimm
 * 'guide', 'key', or 'inspiration'.


 * mzild
 * 'more'.

N

 * natha
 * 'a'/'an'.


 * nau
 * 'no'.


 * neideirra
 * a frenzied dance competition favored in Menzoberranzan.


 * neirt
 * 'whip' or 'lash'


 * neirtarr
 * 'whipping' or 'lashing'.


 * nind
 * 'they', 'them', 'their', 'theirs'.


 * nindyn
 * 'those'.


 * noamuth
 * 'lost', 'unknown', or 'wanderer'.

O

 * obsul
 * 'opening', 'door'.


 * ogglin
 * 'enemy'.


 * olist
 * 'stealth'.


 * oloth
 * 'darkness'.


 * orb
 * 'spider' NaN undefineds).


 * orbbcress
 * 'spiderweb'.


 * orthae
 * 'sacred'.

P

 * parzdiamo
 * male playmate who is not the house patron.


 * pera'dene
 * 'scapegoat'.


 * phalar
 * 'battle-marker' or 'grave'.


 * phindar
 * 'non-intelligent monster'.


 * phlar Lolth ssinssrickla
 * a blasphemous jest meaning 'when Lolth giggles'.


 * pholar
 * 'on', 'upon'.


 * phuul
 * 'are'.


 * plynn
 * 'take' or 'to seize'.


 * pyrimo
 * a small, fierce fish with sharp teeth and powerful jaws; a treasured delicacy in Menzoberranzan.

Q

 * 'qilovestualt'
 * a type of drow wine made from fermented mushrooms.


 * qual'laelay
 * 'argument' or 'disagreement'.


 * quarth
 * 'to command', used as part of an order.


 * quarthen
 * 'commanded' or 'ordered'.


 * Quarvalsharess
 * 'the Goddess' (Lolth).


 * qu'ellar
 * 'house'.


 * qu'lith
 * 'blood'.


 * qu'uente
 * 'guts'.

R

 * ragar
 * 'discover', 'find', or 'uncover'.


 * raggath
 * 'love', specifically, the act of love or lovemaking.


 * rath
 * 'back'.


 * ratha
 * 'backs'.


 * rathrae
 * 'behind'.


 * rivvil
 * 'human' (NaN undefineds).

S

 * sargh
 * 'skill at arms'.


 * sargtlin
 * 'drow warrior'.


 * sarn
 * 'beware' or 'warning'.


 * sava
 * a game popular among drow.


 * shavrak
 * 'final', 'last'.


 * shebali
 * 'lower ones'.


 * sreen
 * 'danger'.


 * ssinssrigg
 * 'passion', 'lust' (physical), 'greed' (selfish),  'longing',  'love'.


 * ssussun
 * 'brightness' or 'light'.


 * streea
 * 'to die in the service of Lolth'. or 'suicide'.


 * streeaka
 * 'fearless(ness)' or 'reckless(ness)'.


 * streeaka droc'uh
 * phrase meaning 'mad dragon'.

T

 * taga
 * 'than'.


 * talinth
 * 'consider or to think'.


 * talthalra
 * 'council or meeting'.


 * thalack
 * 'war'.


 * thalackz'hind
 * 'attack from afar or raid'.


 * thalra
 * 'encounter or meet'.


 * tinguin lal'o shrome'cak
 * 'promise of a fungal pie'. It referred to something used to "sweeten the deal"; fungal pie was a delicious delicacy.


 * tlu
 * 'to be'.


 * tuth
 * 'both'.

U

 * ul-Ilindith
 * 'destiny'.


 * uln'hyrr
 * 'liar'.


 * ultrin
 * 'conqueror, highest or supreme'.


 * ultrin sargtlin
 * phrase meaning ''supreme warrior'.


 * ultrine
 * 'supreme goddess'' (Lolth).


 * ultrinnan
 * 'conquering, victory, to win or prevail'.


 * ulu
 * 'to'.


 * uss
 * 'one'.


 * ust
 * 'first'.


 * usstan
 * 'I, me'', or anything referring to oneself.


 * usstan'sargh wael
 * 'you arrogant fool'.

V

 * valsharess
 * 'queen'. Used as a title to refer to Lolth or the most powerful matron mothers.


 * veldrin
 * 'concealment or shadows'. This is also a common, androgynous name.


 * vel'uss
 * 'who'.


 * velkyn
 * 'hidden or invisible'.


 * velve
 * 'blade'.


 * vidrinath
 * 'lullaby'' (songs priestesses sang to young students at the Academy as they went into Reverie).

W

 * wael
 * 'fool'.


 * waela
 * 'foolish or unaware/unwary'.


 * wun
 * 'in'.


 * wund
 * 'among, into or within'.

X

 * xal
 * 'may, might, perhaps'.


 * xittalsh
 * contest of arms to prove (or win) innocence.


 * xun
 * 'to accomplish or to work'.


 * xund
 * 'effort, striving or work'.


 * xundus
 * 'acheivement or work completed'.

Y

 * yath
 * 'temple'.


 * yathrin
 * 'drow priestess'.


 * yathtallar
 * 'high priestess'.


 * yorn
 * 'power/servant/will of Lolth'.


 * Yor'thae
 * 'chosen one (High Drow). The word comes from yorn, meaning servant of the goddess, and orthae, meaning sacred'.

Z

 * zedrinset
 * 'Chosen of Lolth or avatar of Lolth''; this was considered a sacred word.


 * zhah
 * 'is'.


 * zhaun
 * 'to learn, to know'.


 * zhaunil
 * 'learning, wisdom or knowledge'.


 * zheel
 * 'word'.


 * z'har
 * 'to ride'.


 * z'hin
 * 'to walk'.


 * z'hind
 * 'expedition, to journey'.


 * z'orr
 * 'climb'.


 * z'ress
 * 'power or strength ; to dominate by force of will'.