Qoy
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Notes on the concept of blood in Dothraki society
The concept of blood plays a big role in Dothraki culture, and thus the use of words dealing with blood carry a huge cultural baggage. Other than the literal meaning of blood and it's obvious derivations the word qoy is also used extensively in compounds. Semantically the word qoy adds a wide range of connotations when used in compounds for example loyalty, fealty, violence, intensity, importance, death, prophecy and more.
Noun case declension
qoy ni. blood
Nominative: qoy
Qoy vithae khadokhoon. — "The blood flows from the corpse"
Accusative: qoy
Maegi indee qoy anni. — "The witch is drinking my blood."
Genitive: qoyi
Khalasar yoma ashefaes qoyi. — "The horde is crossing the river of blood."
Ablative: qoyoon
Arakh fevee qoyoon. — "The sword is thirsting for blood."
Allative: qoyaan
Koalak ema qoyaan. — "The healer approved of the blood."
Compounds that feature the root qoy
asqoyi ni. oath, vow
asshekhqoyi ni. birthday
assikhqoyi ni. sign, omen
assikhqoyisir ni. prophecy
dothrakhqoyi ni. bloodrider
jalan qoyi ni. harvest moon
jalanqoyi ni. total lunar eclipse
karlinqoyi ni. gallop fast enough to kill a horse, if prolonged
kathqoyi ni. weighted net
lanqoyi ni. killing spree
ninthqoyi ni. blood sausage
niyanqoy adj. together
qoy qoyi ni. blood of my blood
shekhqoyi ni. total solar eclipse
vorsqoyi ni. funeral pyre
zirqoyi ni. bird of prey, raptor
Phrases using qoy-words
Anha zalak asshekhqoyi vezhvena yeraan! — "I wish you a happy birthday."
Asshekhqoyi vezhvena! — "Happy birthday!"
Related roots
qiya adj. bleeding
