Midani dictionary

A list of words and phrases in Midani, the primary language spoken in Zakhara.
==A==
; aba
: Uloushinn dialect: a loose robe.
; abd
: slave (as a prefix: slave of).
; Abd Hikmat
: "slave of wisdom."
; abu
: "father of."
; afwan
: () "you're welcome."
; ajami
: () non-native inhabitant of Zakhara.
; akh
: Uloushinn dialect: a brother.
; akeud
: Uloushinn dialect: a blood oath.
; akuna
: Uloushinn dialect: a promise.
; al
: definite article: the, of the; the house of, the tribe of.
; Al-Badia
: desert nomads.
; albarrana
: efreet fortresses.
; Al-Hadhar 
: urban inhabitants.
; alfar
: claws.
; 'ali
: Uloushinn dialect: high.
; alim
: an educated person, pl ulama.
; allag
: a temporary truce.
; alsayyid
: master, chieftain.
; amarat
: Uloushinn dialect: a curved horn.
; 'amiq
: Uloushinn dialect: deep.
; amir
: (variant, emir) a ruler.
; anf
: nose.
; anjar
: grapple-like anchor.
; ard
: Uloushinn dialect: land, territory.
; ard'amiq
: Uloushinn dialect: the Underdark.
; 'arif
: Uloushinn dialect: to know.
; Asabis
: Uloushinn dialect: "eater-of-parents"; Laerti, reptilian humanoids.
; assad
: (Uloushinn dialect, asad) a lion.
; asan
: Uloushinn dialect: a (temporary) shelter.
; 'atshan
: Uloushinn dialect: thirsty.
; 'avn
: Uloushinn dialect: a spring of water.
; aywa
: yes.
; aziir
: Uloushinn dialect: a scimitar.
; aziirla
: Uloushinn dialect: a killing, a murder.
; 'azim
: Uloushinn dialect: great, powerful.
==B==
; bagh nakh
: "tiger's claws," spiked brass knuckles.
; bahriyin
: seamen.
; ba'id
: Uloushinn dialect: far away.
; baksheesh
: a tip or bribe.
; baladi
: large.
; balanj
: cabin in a ship.
; bananiyah
: sailors.
; bandar
: a port.
; barchan
: a sand dune shaped like a crescent.
; bardan
: cold.
; bashem ustun
: "upon my head be it!"
; batihat
: lagoon.
; bawara
: heavy ship anchor.
; baz
: hawk.
; bazan
: fire or flames.
; be chesm
: "by my eyes!"
; beni
: "the family."
; berrani
: Uloushinn dialect: a stranger.
; bin
: "son of."
; bint
: "daughter of."
; bir
: Uloushinn dialect: a well (of water).
; burj
: a tower.
; buzuq
: an instrument similar to a lute.
==C==
; casbah
: a stronghold or castle.
; cherkajis
: skirmishers (outstanding soldiers and horsemen).
==D==
; daff
: a small tambourine.
; daftar
: sailing instructions, used in place of a chart.
; dahab
: Uloushinn dialect: gold
; da'i
: a missionary or minister, also used as a term for an assassin officer.
; da'if
: Uloushinn dialect: weak.
; dalil
: a guide.
; daqal
: a ship's mast.
; darab
: Uloushinn dialect: strike, hit.
; daraq
: a small shield.
; darbukkah
: a vase-shaped drum.
; daroga
: a police magistrate.
; dhabb
: a large desert lizard.
; dhow
: a ship of Zakharan origin.
; didban
: the lookout on a ship.
; dinar
: coin equal to 1 gold piece.
; dirah
: territory of a desert tribe.
; dirham
: coin equal to 1 silver piece.
; diwan
: the court of a ruler or council, a place of audience.
; diyya
: compensation paid to a family when one of their members are wrongfully slain.
; djebira
: Uloushinn dialect: a saddlebag.
; dukhkhan
: Uloushinn dialect: smoke.
; dusur
: oakum or cordage caulking for a ship's hull.
==E==
; effendi
: a master.
; es salam alekum
: "Peace be upon you," a general greeting.
==F==
; faddi
: (Uloushinn dialect: fadda), silver.
; fagr
: Uloushinn dialect: dawn, day-break.
; fahim
: Uloushinn dialect: understand.
; fakha
: Uloushinn dialect: fruit.
; faris
: a warrior.
; fidai
: (pl, fedayeen) one who sacrificed him- or herself for a cause, a brave warrior.
; fulquu
: Uloushinn dialect: above.
==G==
; gab
: Uloushinn dialect: bring (a thing).
; gassi
: a rocky path between two sand dunes.
; gazal
: (Uloushinn dialect: ghazal, pl ghozlan ) a gazelle.
; gazma
: Uloushinn dialect: boot, pl gizam.
; gedid
: Uloushinn dialect: new.
; gemel
: Uloushinn dialect: camel, pl gimal.
; ghani
: Uloushinn dialect: rich.
; ghashim
: Uloushinn dialect: foolish.
; gooud
: Uloushinn dialect: a mature camel, pl goouds.
==H==
; hababa
: a hammock made from the skin of a sheep. The skin was stretched over four poles of wood and was meant for children.
; habib
: Uloushinn dialect: bad.
; habl
: Uloushinn dialect: rope, tether.
; hagar motab
: Uloushinn dialect: "bringer of stone-death"; a basilisk
; haddad
: Uloushinn dialect: smith
; haddir
: Uloushinn dialect: bring (a person)
; hadid
: Uloushinn dialect: iron, steel (weapons-metal).
; hagar
: Uloushinn dialect: stone
; hama
: spirit.
; hammam
: public bath.
; harab
: wild wastes.
; haram
: (as a noun:) a holy site, (as an adjective:) forbidden.
; harim
: female quarters.
; harr
: Uloushinn dialect: hot.
; harrat
: field of volcanic debris.
; hat
: Uloushinn dialect: give.
; hatar
: danger.
; hawa
: Uloushinn dialect: air
; Hayyat
: a snake.
; hazneh
: treasury.
; heya
: Uloushinn dialect: up, get up.
; hidna
: a cessation of war.
; hiram
: Uloushinn dialect: blanket, pl ihrima.
; huriye
: a young man or woman of voluptuous beauty.
==I==
; ibn
: "son of."
; Ibn Al'Arif
: Son of the Great Lore.
; ibn awa
: Uloushinn dialect: jackal.
; ibn haram
: Uloushinn dialect: "son of thieves," rascal.
; ibriq
: Uloushinn dialect: jug.
; ihteres
: Uloushinn dialect: "be careful."
; ila
: Uloushinn dialect: to.
; imam
: a leader of a church, or holy man.
; ins
: one of the Enlightened races, a non-genie.
; inzil
: Uloushinn dialect: dismount, get down.
; ishtiyam
: the navigator of a ship.
==J==
; jabal
: a mountain or peak.
; jaddat
: grandmother.
; jahlah
: a small clay pot filled with stones used as a rattle.
; jalla
: camel dung.
; jama
: pulley block.
; jambiya
: curved double-edged dagger.
; jaqal
: (Uloushinn dialect, ibn awa), jackal.
; jari
: courageous.
; jawzah
: a spiked fiddle.
; jazirat
: island, pl jazayir.
; jellaba
: heavy winter robe or night cloak.
; jinn
: a term for any type of genie.
; jummah
: the hold of a ship.
==K==
; ka
: the soul.
; Kaff
: the palm of a hand.
; kalam
: Uloushinn dialect: talk.
; kalb
: a dog.
; kalian
: a smoking pipe.
; kamal
: simple tool for navigation.
; kasar
: Uloushinn dialect: break (kesser: broke, kessrin: broken).
; kashabat
: watch tower made from simple scaffolding.
; katar
: short punch dagger.
; kavir
: salt or mud flat.
; kebir
: Uloushinn dialect: large.
; keffiyeh
: headcloth.
; khabb
: a gale or typhoon.
; khabbir
: Uloushinn dialect: tell.
; khamsin
: destructive wind storm made of hot air.
; khann
: a compass point.
; khayt
: stitch in the hull of a ship.
; khon khors
: a dao title for blood-drinkers.
; khowwan
: tribe; "people of ...", pl khowwans.
; khreima
: a tent.
; kitab
: Uloushinn dialect: book, pl kutub.
; kizzil bash
: someone with red hair.
; Koh Nur
: "Mountain of Light."
; koumiss
: fermented mare's milk.
; Krak al-Nayyiran
: "the Castle of Sun and Moon."
; Krak al-Tawil
: "the Long Castle."
; Krak al-Zinad
: "the Keep of Fire Striking Steel."
; ksur
: Uloushinn dialect: fortress.
; kwayis
: good.
==L==
; la
: no.
; lahaq
: Uloushinn dialect: overtake, catch.
; laqa
: Uloushinn dialect: meet.
; lasiq
: beginner, one lacking experience (assassins used this term for their lowest ranking members).
; leben
: Uloushinn dialect: camel milk.
; leben-gemel
: Uloushinn dialect: "milk-camel," female camel.
; lebenla
: Uloushinn dialect: milk from other animals than camels.
; lel
: Uloushinn dialect: night.
==M==
; ma
: (as a noun:) (MAH) water, (as a verb:) die.
; ma'
: Uloushinn dialect: go.
; maas salama.
: "Go with peace."
; madina
: the market or center of a town.
; madra
: a school.
; maessa
: Uloushinn dialect: evening.
; manjus
: a scoundrel or swindler.
; marid
: Uloushinn dialect: ill.
; maristan
: a hospital.
; marqab
: a school of mystic learning.
; Masud
: fortunate.
; matar
: Uloushinn dialect: ram.
; mehari
: a racing camel.
; meyit
: Uloushinn dialect: dead.
; mihrab
: a prayer niche within a mosque.
; mijayrah
: a recorder.
; min
: Uloushinn dialect: from.
; minbar
: a pulpit.
; min fadlak
: please.
; mirwas
: a small double-sided drum used by the pearl fishermen of the Pearl Cities.
; mish
: not (mish negates whatever adjective it precedes).
; mish kwayis
: bad.
; misik
: Uloushinn dialect: seize.
; mizwid
: food pouch; also name of the Zakharan bagpipes.
; mitbiq
: a double clarinet.
; mizwid
: a Zakharan bagpipe.
; mot
: death.
; mova
: Uloushinn dialect: water.
; Mudabbir al-Markab
: ship's mate.
; mulahid
: agnostic or blasphemous, non-enlightened.
==N==
; na'al
: a horseshoe.
; nabat
: a plant.
; nabidh
: an intoxicating drink made from fermented dates.
; nafir
: a long trumpet.
; nar
: Uloushinn dialect: fire, light.
; nargil
: a coconut.
; naqqarah
: a side drum.
; najhuda
: the owner of a ship, pl nawakhid.
; nay
: a flute.
; nebit
: Uloushinn dialect: wine.
; negm
: Uloushinn dialect: star.
; nidir
: a vow.
; niga
: a declaration of hostility.
; nimr
: tiger.
; nisr
: (also nasr) an eagle.
==O==
; osbur
: Uloushinn dialect: stop.
; oyun
: eye.
==P==
; purdah
: Uloushinn dialect: a "honeymoon," a period of time following a Bedine wedding during which a bride was forbidden to leave her husband's tent.
==Q==
; qadi
: a judge.
; qadim
: Uloushinn dialect: old.
; qafal
: Uloushinn dialect: shut.
; qahwa
: (Uloushinn dialect, qaw) coffee.
; qal'at
: fortress; a fortified keep, manor, or palace.
; qam
: Uloushinn dialect: begin.
; qanun
: an instrument similar to a zither.
; qara'a
: a barren field of weeds suitable for grazing.
; qaraqib
: small metal clackers.
; qarib
: Uloushinn dialect: near.
; qas'ah
: kettle drums.
; qasir
: Uloushinn dialect: short.
; qatil
: (pl, quttal) an assassin.
; qawi
: Uloushinn dialect: strong.
; Qaynat
: the harim of the fourth Grand Caliph.
; qinbar
: coir, coconut fiber. Cordage for making ropes.
; qraidis
: shrimp.
; Qutb al-gah
: the pole star.
==R==
; rababah
: a popular stringed instrument.
; rakiq
: a beverage made from sheep's milk and garlic known for its tang.
; raqsa
: a dancer.
; rasal
: Uloushinn dialect: send.
; reikh'irud
: Uloushinn dialect: tarantula.
; rafiq
: any form of comrade.
; rih
: wind.
; rihba'id
: tent fly (literally, "wind-away").
; riqq
: a tambourine.
; rubban
: the captain of a ship.
; rubbaniyah
: the officers of a ship.
; ruqad
: sleep.
==S==
; sa'al
: Uloushinn dialect: ask.''
; sadaf
: shell.
; safr
: Uloushinn dialect: copper metal.
; saham
: Uloushinn dialect: friend.
; saheeda
: greetings, hello, goodbye.
; sahil
: coast.
; sajat
: finger tambourines.
; saj
: teakwood.
; saji
: to be brave.
; salam
: Uloushinn dialect: safe (to be).
; salla
: Uloushinn dialect: basket, container.
; saka
: water-bearer.
; samm
: poison.
; sanduq
: Uloushinn dialect: box.
; santur
: a hammer dulcimer.
; saraf
: Uloushinn dialect: wasteland.
; sarahin
: a den of wolves.''
; sartan
: a crab.
; sed
: Uloushinn dialect: hunt, hunting.
; selama
: a harem of attractive men.
; sha'ir
: a wizard with the power to command genies.
; shef
: a sword (other than a scimitar).
; shemal
: Uloushinn dialect: to the left, on your left.
; sheta
: Uloushinn dialect: winter.
; shugl
: Uloushinn dialect: task, business.
; shukrun
: "Thank you."
; shurr
: loose sand.
; sinn
: a toothed anchor.
; sirrag
: Uloushinn dialect: lamp.
; sitt
: a respected lady, often powerful.
; sufinah
: ship.
; sukhteh
: burnt.
; sunn
: swallow.
; suq
: marketplace.
==T==
; ta'ala
: Uloushinn dialect: come.
; tabaddur
: foresight.
; tabbakh
: Uloushinn dialect: cook.
; tabl
: a small double-sided drum.
; tahrik min qad
: Zakharan legend telling of a holy warrior's redemption after their downfall.
; takht
: platform or group of rawunin.
; talab
: Uloushinn dialect: seek, search, ask for.
; taqiyya
: a doctrine of caution, used by believers to justify concealment of their beliefs that others object to.
; tarab
: enchantment.
; tarkib al-azam
: skeleton.
; tariq
: Uloushinn dialect: road, path, or known route.
; tatalla
: eye.
; tawa'if
: a guild for musicians.
; tayif
: (also taif) a ghost.
; tayyib-kher
: Uloushinn dialect: good.
; tefaddal
: Uloushinn dialect: please, (teffadil: pleased).
; tharra
: pistachio nut.
; thurgur
: military zone of the efreet.
; tir
: a bird.
; tu'ban
: Uloushinn dialect: a snake.
; turab
: Uloushinn dialect: dust.
==U==
; 'ud
: (OOD) an instrument similar to a lute.
; ulugarr
: Uloushinn dialect: outlander.
; ulugarr talab ghashim tariq
: Uloushinn dialect: "Outlanders seek strange paths."
; ulutarr
: Uloushinn dialect: an outcast.
; umm
: "mother of".
; uskut
: Uloushinn dialect: be silent.
; uyun
: eyes (body part).
==W==
; wa alekum es salam
: (wah ah-LEH-koom ess sah-LAMB) "Peace be upon you also," response to the greeting "Es salam alekum."
; wadi
: seasonal or dry riverbed.
; wuish
: Uloushinn dialect: face.
==Y==
; yadd
: (Uloushinn dialect: yed) hand (body part).
; yalla
: Uloushinn dialect: "go quickly!"
; ybbah!
: "Oh, papa!" (an expression of surprise).
; yemin
: Uloushinn dialect: on the right, to your right.
; ymmah!
: "Oh, mama!" (an expression of surprise).
==Z==
; zaba
: Uloushinn dialect: grave.
; zad
: Uloushinn dialect: house (often a temple).
; zahg
: Uloushinn dialect: husband.
; zahgat
: Uloushinn dialect: wife.
; zardkhanah
: an arsenal or storage of weapons.
; zira
: arm (body part).
; zoba'a
: Uloushinn dialect: a storm.
==Appendix==
===Background===
Midani words and expressions were mostly derived from a simplified transliteration of Arabic.
===See Also===
*Zakharan calendar
*Zakharan titles
===References===
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