Vocabulary
As of October 27th, 2010, Dothraki has over 2,500 words. [1] Some information regarding those words was released in the original HBO Press release:
- "Did you know? (Hash yer ray nesi?)
- The name for the Dothraki people—and their language—derives from the verb “dothralat” (“to ride”).
- The Dothraki have four different words for “carry,” three for “push,” three for “pull” and at least eight for “horse,” but no word that means “please” or “follow.”
- The longest word in Dothraki is “athastokhdeveshizaroon,” which means “from nonsense.”
- The words for “related,” “weighted net,” “eclipse,” “dispute,” “redhead,” “oath,” “funeral pyre,” “evidence,” “omen,” “fang” and “harvest moon” all have one element in common: “qoy,” the Dothraki word for “blood.”
- Dothraki for “to dream”—”thirat atthiraride”—literally means “to live a wooden life”; in Dothraki, “wooden” (“ido”) is synonymous with “fake.”
- The word for “pride”—”athjahakar”—is derived from “jahak,” the traditional long braid worn by Dothraki warriors (“lajaki”)."[2]
More lexical information has been promised as the series progresses.
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A
adakhat v. to eat
addo ajjalani adv. midnight
addrivat vtr. to kill
afazh adj. hot
ahhas vtr. sharp
ai intj. yes, obedient response
ajjalan adv. tonight
akka adv. also, as well
anha pn. I
annithat vtr. to cause pain
arakh n. curved sword
arraggat vtr. to choke (someone)
as n. words(?)
assamvat vtr. to break (something)
asshekh adv. today
astat v. to say
ath-astokhdeveshi-zar-oon cw. from nonsense
ath-jahak-ar n. pride, prowess
athjilar adj. correct
ave n. father
ayena n. bell
C
chiori n. woman
D
davralat v. to be useful
disse adv. only, just
dorv n. goat
dosh khaleen n. old crone, wise women group (widowed khaleesi)
dothrae v. rides, is riding (from dothralat ride)
dothrakhqoyi n. bloodriders
dothraki n. men who ride, the Dothraki people
dothralat v. to ride (With horse, steed or my horse, my steed: have an erection)
drivolat vin. to die
E
erin adj. kind
essheyi n. roof
F
fonas chek phrase said at parting, meaning "Hunt well".
H
hadaen n. food
haesh n. spawn
haesh rakhi n. Lamb Men, Lhazareen "lit. spawn of lamb"
haj adj. strong
hasa adj. sharp
hash yer ray nesi? phrase Did you know?
hrakka n. white lion
hranna n. a type of grass
I
ido adj. wooden, fake
J
jahak n. Dothraki hair-braid, lion’s mane, hairstyle
jalan n. moon
jaqqa rhan n. mercy men (not literal translation)
jin dem. this
K
kaffe v. crushed
khal n. leader, king(?)
khalakka n. prince, son of a khal
khalasar n. horde, group, temporary tribe
khaleesi n. queen
khas n. small group of protectors, bloodriders, generals
ko n. a member of the khas, bloodrider
L
lajak n. fighter, warrior
laz v. could
lekh n. language
M
ma prep. with
maegi n. wise, sorceress, witch
mahrazh n. man
m’athchomaroon n. undefined
me pn. he, it
mra prep. within
mr’anha phrase within me (contracted form of mra anha)
N
nithat vin. to feel pain
O
ofrakhi v. either will touch or will not touch
oge v. slaughtered
oma prep. without
oqet n. sheep
orvik n. whip
oskikh adv. yesterday
Q
qiya adj. bleeding
qiyalat v. to bleed
qosarvenikh n. lie, trap, deception
qoy n. blood
R
raggat vin. to choke on
rakh n. boy
rakhi n. men
ramasar n. plain(s)
ray adv. already
rek dem. that
rhae mhar n. sore-foot
rhaesh n. land, country
Rhaesh Andahli n. Land of the Andals, Westeros
rhaggat n. cart
rissat v. to cut (slice)
S
samvolat vin. break (intr.)
save adv. again
sek adj. yes
sekke adv. very
serj n. leather vest (accusative of nominative serja)
shekh n. sun
shierak n. star
shierak qiya n. comet
silokh adv. tomorrow
T
thirat atthiraride v. to dream; (lit.) to live a wooden life
tokikes n. fool
tolorro n. bones
torga prep. under
V
vaes n. city
Vaes Dothrak n. city of the Dothraki
Vaes Tolorro n. city of bones
vafikh n. wool
verven adj. violent
vezh n. stallion
vichitera vin. shivers
vil v. managed to
vosecchi adv. emphatic negativ
Y
yer pn. you
Z
zhavvorsi n. of the dragon
zhey part. vocative particle
zhey vichomer phrase hello (or some greeting phrase)
References
- ↑ "David Peterson's Twitter". October 27, 2010. https://twitter.com/#!/Dedalvs/status/28873732244.
- ↑ "Official HBO Press Release". April 12, 2010. http://dothraki.conlang.org/official-hbo-press-release/.
