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.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.
;alust
: 'in front'
;aluve
: 'I/we leave you', a farewell. ()
;alva
: 'silver hue'.
;alvassun
: moon, literally 'silver-light' (from alva and ssussun).
;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'.
;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.
;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' ()
==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'
;dos shlu'ta'naut nez
: phrase meaning 'You cannot stop the Cult's plan from succeeding'.
;dosst
: 'your', 'yours'
;dosstan
: 'yourself'
;draa
: 'two'
;draada
: 'second'
;draghazar
: deep bat.
;draugah
: spider
;dro
: 'life', 'to be alive'
;drojal zhah obdoluth dorb'd streeak, lueth dro zhah zhaunau dorb'd ogglin.
: 'existence is empty without chaos, and life is boring without enemies.' An aphorism of Lolth herself, explaining why she might offer aid to her own foes.
;duk-tak
: 'unholy executioner'
;duvall
: 'secret advisor'
==E==
;elamshin
: 'destiny', the will of Lolth.
;elend
: 'usual' or 'traditional'
;elendar
: 'continue', 'continued', 'continuing',or 'enduring'
;elg'caress
: derogatory term directed at a female
;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' ().
;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 ().
;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' ().
;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'.
;jaluk
: a derogatory term for a male drow.
;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==
;kaezlen
: term for disrespect or insult.
;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 ().
;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' ).
;orbbcress
: 'spiderweb'.
;orthae
: 'sacred'.
==P==
;parzdiamo
: male playmate who is not the house patron.
;pasaison
: 'history', or 'yesteryear'
;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' ().
==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'.
;straj
: 'damn'.
;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==
;Zedriniset
: A Chosen 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'.
==Appendix==
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