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A keg of smokepowder with a warning label in Common and Elvish.

A list of words and phrases from the Elven language.

A[]

aegiskeryn
shield guardian[1]
aeloulaev
"when peaces meets", a collective term for a period of four years (interchangeable with pyesigen). Plural: aeloulaeva.[2]
Aerasumé (pronounced: /ˈeɪrɑːsuːˈmɛ/ AY-rah-soo-MEH[3])
"Silverymoon", or, more specifically, "Silver-moon [of the evening]".[4]
aerister
"teacher"[5]
aes
"hunted"[6]
aethen
"others", modern elven slang for non-elves.[7]
Ai armiel telere maenen hir.
"You hold my heart forever."[8]
Aillesel seldarie. (pronounced: /eɪlˈlɛsɛl sɛlˈdɑːri/ ale-LEH-sell sel-DAHR-ee[9])
"May the Seldarine save us." A timeworn prayer.[9]
akhiilor
place of duty.[10]
Akh'Faer
"Army of the Art", collective term for the magical military of Cormanthyr used during the Fall of Myth Drannor. Singular: Akh'Faern.[11]
Akh'Velahr
"Army of Arms", collective term for the standard military of Cormanthyr used during the Fall of Myth Drannor. Singular: Akh'Velahrn.[11]
AlaE (pronounced: /ɑːˈleɪ/ ah-LAY[12])
"Fortunate meeting". A greeting between travelers, used near the southern and eastern coastlands of the Sea of Fallen Stars.[12]
A true friend-5e

"A true friend
As the trees and the water
Are true friends."[note 1]

Al hond ebrath, uol tath shantar en tath lalala ol hond ebrath.
"A true friend, as the trees and the water are true friends."[13]
aloun
"cup (drinking vessel)"[14]
alun
"transgender"[15]
amakiir
"gem flower"[16]
ammur
"cloud, clouds"[14]
amastacia
"star flower"[16]
ansrivarr
"memory"[17]
arakhor
"tree warden" or "one who protects the forest"[18]
aren
word suffix "of" that always was contracted when used in combination with other words[19]
arita
"silver fox"[20]
arkhlavae
lovemaking.[21]
Arselu'Tel'Quess
"The Great Art of the People", meaning Elven High Magic.[22]
asathalfinare
Contraction of a longer phrase with the meaning "those who have their being in the sea haunted by the true dream"; name of a group of sea-related deities.[23]
Auglathla
"Winterbreeze", an old elvish surname.[24]

B[]

be-inway
"wake"[25]
bhin
"young human male" (slang)[26]
biir
"garbage", used as an insult against those of half-elven and human heritage.[26]
Bwaelan Dro
"It's Good to be Alive", a religious hymn of celebration.[27]

C[]

calann
"cup (one’s hands, to hold)"[14]
chi'thall
An expletive referring to a crude bodily function.[28]
Cinnaelos'Cor
"The Day of Corellon's Peace", or Shieldmeet[2]
col
"not", used as a prefix that means "not," as in "Colson" meaning "not-son" (i.e., "daughter").[29]
Cryshal-Tirith
"crystal tower"; see Cryshal-Tirith[30]

D[]

damia
a term of endearment directed to sweethearts or children[31]
darrdartha
"Rabies"[32]
dhaerow
"traitor", etymological precursor to "drow".[33]
Durmista
"Forest of Twilight"[34]

E[]

eisliesen
"killing"[35]
etriel
noble female elf (in bloodline, character, or both)[36]
evae
love, absence of malice.[21]

F[]

Faerûn
"one land" in old elven[37]
fete
"fire"[38]

G[]

galanodel
"moon whisper"[16]
guenhwyvar
"shadow"[39]
Gwyllachaightaeryll
"the Many-Splendored", the Elven name of Crescent Grove, Corellon's palace in Arvandor.[40]

H[]

hethtalos
"big storm"[14]
holimion
"diamond dew"[16]
hond ebrath
"true friend(s)"[13]
horb
"monstrous spider"; plural is horbra[41]
huan
"storm"[14]
huthammur
"stormclouds or stormfront"[14]

I[]

illunathros
"cold illumination of the moon"[42]
ilphelkiir
"gem blossom"[16]
immaea
familial love, loyalty to kin and family.[21]
immeeira
act or demonstration of love (deed, testimonial or honour, not lovemaking).[21]
Iqua'Tel'Quessir
"Creator Races"[43]
iriador
"ruby"[44]
irinal
"forsaken (used as a derisive term by surface elves to refer to Drow)"[45]
ithlil
"lily"[46]
ivaebhin
"boy filled with brightness"[47]

K[]

kerym
"blade" (as in blade made of steel)[48][note 2] or "sword".[49]
kiira
(formally, tel'kiira) "lore gem". See also Selu'Kiira.[50]
Kirthol Erdel
the Thunder Peaks mountain range.[51]
kyre
flawless.[52]

L[]

Laranlas
"Regal lady", a title used by female rulers of Ardeep.[53]
Laranlors
"Regal lord", a title used by male rulers of Ardeep.[53]
liadon
"silver frond"[16]
liyan
"homosexual male" (slang)[54]
lurleath
"sky"[14]
lurvaarnkess
"evil adult human woman"[55]
luvaarnele
"evil adult elven female"[55]

M[]

maethe
"perhaps", modern elven slang[7]
malenti
"changeling" (based on the term for a mutant sahuagin who resembles an aquatic elf)[56]
meliamne
"oaken heel"[16]
mithardir
"white dust"[57]

N[]

naïlo
"night breeze"[16]
nor
love, essence of passion.[21]
Noromath
"Legacy of the North"[58]
N'landroshien
"Darkness in Light"[59]
N'Tel'Quess
"Not-people". A derogatory term elves use to describe non-elves.[60]
nyrhlas
"whip" or "lash"[61]
nyrtlassa
"whipping" or "lashing"[61]
N'Vaelhar
Shadow soldiers. Singular: N'Vaelharn.[50]

O[]

Oloth elgg ssussun.
"Darkness slays light."[27]
Orbryn
"spider; plural is obra[41]

P[]

pyesigen
"four snows:", a collective term for a period of four years (interchangeable with aeloulaev). Plural: pyesigeni.[2]

R[]

raer
"unicorn"[62]
re
"bear"[62]
relthwin
"refuge"[63]
ren
"west"[62]
rid
"spear"[62]
ru
"dream"[62]
rua
"star"[62]
ruathimaer
"starwing", a type of spelljammer ship controlled by the Evermeet elves.[64]
rum
"meadow"[62]
ry
"jade"[62]
rysar
a span of important time or a generation, depending on its context. Usually, it is used to measure the reign of a specific elven ruler. Rysar are further broken down by aeloulaeva, pyesigeni, or a particular ruler's reign.[2]

S[]

saece
"crossdresser" (slang)[54]
sathu
"drifting (on water)"[14]
savalir
"murderer"[65]
Selu'Kiira
"High lore gems".[50]
Selu'Taar
"High Caster" or "The Art's Disciples", i.e., High Mages.[22]
shaeda
"bisexual female" (slang, derogatory)[54]
sha'Quessir
"elf-friend"[66]
siannodel
"moon brook"[16]
Sildur
"at rest after changing". Referred to an animal, insect, or plant having reached maturity after passing through a life-cycle of changes. Was later borrowed by Common as a term for transgender individuals.[67]
slaugh
"pig" (literally "mud-wallowing-dogs"). Sometimes used as a derogatory term for orcs.[12]
solicallor
"warm light of the sun"[68]
sormrel
"lupine" or "bluebonnet"[46]
sreea
"promiscuous female" (slang, derogatory)[54]
srendaen
"beautiful, only applied to things of natural beauty not to people"[69]

T[]

talibund
the veiled one. referring to the creature whose future is unclear and cannot be divined.[70]
tammin
"cauldron"[14]
taran
"gift"[14]
teu
"silver hue" and "moon"[71]
Tel'Quessir
the collective name elves use for their race. translates into common to mean, "The People".[60]
teu-kelytha
legendary moon horse of Evermeet.[72]
thaethiira
"someone who enjoys having (shapechanging) spells cast upon them as part of sexual play" (slang, derogatory)[54]
trazaethe
living tree homes.[73]

U[]

Uluvathae (pronounced: /ˈuːluːˈvɔːθeɪ/ Oo-loo-VAW-thay[12])
"[May your] fortune bring you joy". An informal greeting or parting used amongst individuals which enjoyed each other's company. Used amongst close friends, it was either seen as an insult, or as a warning that a third party was listening.[12]

V[]

vaarn
"evil"[55]
vaarnar
"evil entity (sentient being, not divine)"[55]
vaarnelle
"evil female"[55]
vaendaan-naes
"reborn in life's bright struggles"[74]
vaendin-thiil
"fatigued by life's dark trials"[74]
vaerevven
"fern"[46]
vaerve
"freshwater shallows"[19]
vra
"drifting (on air)"[14]
vyshaan
a vile curse or an insult, in reference to the Vyshaan clan.[33]

W[]

wael
"drifting (adrift/lost/directionless)"[14]
walaxyrvaan
"lynx of approaching dusk"[75]

X[]

xiloscient
"gold petal"[16]

Y[]

Y'landrothiel
"Traveler's Star"[59]
Y'tellarien
"The Far Star"[59]
Yyllethyn
sun-follower, a breed of horse.[76]

Z[]

zenar
"less than half". Used as an insult to humans born to a half-elven parent.[26]

Appendix[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Direct substitution from English into Espruar characters—not an elvish translation.
  2. ↑ See, for example, Artblade (Ary'Faern'Kerym), Warblade (Ary'Velahr'Kerym), and Rulers' Blade (Ar'Cor'Kerym).

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