A list of words in the Drow language.
A[]
- abbil
- 'trusted friend' or 'trusted comrade'.[3] Largely an oxymoron based in cynicism since there were no real concepts of 'trust' or 'friend' in drow society even among family members.[4] 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.[5]
- akh
- 'group'[3]
- alur
- 'superior'[2]
- alurlssrin
- 'love', specifically, an unselfish deep love; this term was known to Eilistraee and her faith.[6][note 1]
- alust
- 'in front'[2]
- alva
- 'silver hue'.[8]
- araj
- 'vengeance'[10]
- asanque
- ambiguous word that meant either 'likewise' or 'of course'.[11] It could also mean 'as you wish'.[3]
- ava'til natha pasaison zhah ques po finnud ebries herm
- 'history is a poem where all lines rhyme', an old drow saying referring to the cyclical nature of life.[12]
- avinsin
- 'doomed'[3]
B[]
- bae'qeshel
- a rare type of drow bardic magic.[13]
- bauth
- 'about' or 'around'[2]
- bautha
- 'to dodge'[2]
- belbau
- 'to give'[2]
- bol
- term to describe ,'something mysterious or intriguing'.[14] It indicated an 'unidentified item'.[3]
- brorn
- 'surprise' (pl: brorna)[3]
C[]
- caballin
- 'food'[3]
- colbauth
- 'path' or 'known way'[2]
- colnbluth
- 'non-drow'[15]
- crinti
- 'high ones'[16]
- crintishik
- a calamari-based meal[17]
D[]
- dal
- 'from'[2]
- draa
- 'two'[3]
- draada
- 'second'[2]
- draugah
- spider[21]
- drojal zhah obdoluth dorb'd streeak, lueth dro zhah zhaunau dorb'd ogglin.
- 'existence is empty without chaos, and life is boring without enemies.'[22] An aphorism of Lolth herself, explaining why she might offer aid to her own foes.
- duk-tak
- 'unholy executioner'[23]
- duvall
- 'secret advisor'[24]
E[]
- elend
- 'usual' or 'traditional'[2]
- elendar
- 'continue', 'continued', 'continuing',or 'enduring'[2]
- elg'caress
- derogatory term directed at a female[25]
- elgghinn
- 'death'[2]
- elgg-hor
- 'the destroyer'[26]
F[]
- faerbol
- 'magical item'.[2]
- Faerie
- translation of a term used to refer to a surface elf.[27]
- faerl
- 'magical'.[2]
G[]
- golhyrr
- 'ruse', 'trap', or 'trick'.[2]
- 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.[28]
H[]
- harl'il'cik
- 'kneel'.[29]
- honglath
- 'bravery', 'calm', 'clear thinking', or 'good behavior'.[2]
I[]
- iblith
- 'offal',[2] 'excrement'.[30] Often used when referring to humans as well as other non-drow races. Can be used as an insult.[31]
- ilhar
- 'mother'.[2]
- ilindith
- 'aim', 'goal', or 'hoped for event'.[2]
- illiyitrii
- a formal dance sometimes involving costumes.[32]
- inth
- 'plan', 'scheme', or 'stratagem'.[2]
- inthigg
- 'agreement' or 'treaty'.[2]
- izil
- 'as'.[2]
J[]
- jal
- 'all'.[2]
- jaluk
- a derogatory term for a male drow.[33]
- jivvin quui'elghinn
- 'torture until death', apparently a cynical distortion of the term for fun.[35]
K[]
- kaezlen
- term for disrespect or insult.[36]
- khal'abbil
- 'my trusted comrade'.[3]
- khaless
- meaning trust' or a drow game called Khaless.[37] Because trust was so lacking in drow society, it was often used in an ironic sense to mean 'misplaced trust'.[3]
- khaless nau uss mzild taga dosstan
- 'trust no one more than yourself'.[38]
- khazid'hea
- 'to cut'; Catti-brie's sword Khazid'hea.[39]
- kulg
- 'blockage', 'hitch', or 'snag'.[40]
- kulggen
- 'deliberate rampart' or 'shield'.[40]
- kyone
- 'alert/alertly', 'careful/carefully', 'wary/warily'.[40]
- kyorl
- 'to watch'.[3]
- kyorlin
- 'guarding', 'waiting', 'watching'.[40]
L[]
- lhorb
- term used when referring to a spider that the speaker considers to be dangerous (pl: lhorbbyth).[41]
- luth
- 'cast', 'hurl', or 'throw'.[40]
M[]
- mrimm
- 'guide', 'key', or 'inspiration'.[40]
N[]
- neideirra
- a frenzied dance competition favored in Menzoberranzan.[43]
- neirtarr
- 'whipping' or 'lashing'.[44]
- nindyn
- 'those'.[40]
O[]
- ogglin
- 'enemy'.[3]
- olist
- 'stealth'.[3]
- oloth
- 'darkness'.[3]
- orbbcress
- 'spiderweb'.[47]
- orthae
- 'sacred'.[3]
P[]
- parzdiamo
- male playmate who is not the house patron.[48]
- pasaison
- 'history', or 'yesteryear'[49]
- pera'dene
- 'scapegoat'.[50]
- phalar
- 'battle-marker' or 'grave'.[40]
- phlar Lolth ssinssrickla
- a blasphemous jest meaning 'when Lolth giggles'.[51]
- pyrimo
- a small, fierce fish with sharp teeth and powerful jaws; a treasured delicacy in Menzoberranzan.[52]
Q[]
- 'qilovestualt'
- a type of drow wine made from fermented mushrooms.[53]
- quarth
- 'to command', used as part of an order.[29]
- quarthen
- 'commanded' or 'ordered'.[40]
- qu'lith
- 'blood'.[3]
- qu'uente
- 'guts'.[54]
R[]
- ragar
- 'discover', 'find', or 'uncover'.[40]
- raggath
- 'love', specifically, the act of love or lovemaking.[6]
- rath
- 'back'.[40]
- ratha
- 'backs'.[40]
S[]
- shavrak
- 'final', 'last'.[3]
- shebali
- 'lower ones'.[16]
- shulteen
- Southern drow term of abuse for a woman whose stupidity and recklessness should cost her life.[57]
- ssinssrigg
- 'passion',[40][6][3] 'lust' (physical),[40][6][58] 'greed' (selfish),[40][6][58] 'longing',[40][6][3] 'love'.[40][6][note 1]
- straj
- 'damn'.[33]
- streeaka
- 'fearless(ness)' or 'reckless(ness)'.[40]
- streeaka droc'uh
- phrase meaning 'mad dragon'.[26]
T[]
- taga
- 'than'.[40]
- 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.[59]
U[]
- uln'hyrr
- 'liar'.[61]
- ultrin
- 'conqueror', 'highest' or 'supreme'.[60]
- ultrin sargtlin
- phrase meaning 'supreme warrior'.[62]
- usstan'sargh wael
- 'you arrogant fool'.[63]
V[]
- valsharess
- 'queen'. Used as a title to refer to Lolth or the most powerful matron mothers.[46][60]
- vidrinath
- 'lullaby' (songs priestesses sang to young students at the Academy as they went into Reverie).[64]
W[]
- wund
- 'among', 'into' or 'within'.[60]
X[]
- xittalsh
- contest of arms to prove (or win) innocence.[65]
- xund
- 'effort', 'striving' or 'work'.[60]
- xundus
- 'acheivement' or 'work completed'.[60]
Y[]
- Yor'thae
- 'chosen one' (High Drow).[66] The word comes from 'yorn', meaning 'servant of the goddess', and 'orthae', meaning 'sacred'.[67]
Z[]
- Zedriniset
- A Chosen of Lolth. This was considered a sacred word.[68]
- zheel
- 'word'.[3]
- z'orr
- 'climb'.[60]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 At the start of Part Two of The Legacy, Drizzt stated there was no word in the drow language for love of a true and selfless kind. Most likely, this word to specific to Eilistraeens.
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