Arnadjanai glossary

This is a list of words in the Classical Arnadjanai language and its descendants.

A

* āb - depth
* ad(ai)ti - to do
	+ (E) doiti
* adjandi, na̩d - body
	+ (E) nât
* ajar - ankle
	+ (E) jæri
* āl - time, long time
	+ (E) lan
* ālan - boring
	+ (E) olan
* āldan - lengthy, long-lasting
	+ (E) aldan ("long-living", "long live")
* amatar - worth, honour
	+ (E) amoto
* (a)niriti - to fix, to repair
	+ (E) niddi
* ār - folk, people
* ara - one
	+ or, âr
* arí - eye, camera
* arī̀ - well, spring
* (a)rimi - half
* aspi - saddle
	+ (E) - espie, espæ
* av, æva - (E) water
* axar - family

B

* badaiti - to punch
* bjavar - hundred thousand
* budjal - punch
* būri - stag

Ch
--

* čurits - (E) chicken

D

* dalūr(it)i - to fill
	+ (E) lârti
* dan(do) - (E) brother
* dapakkati, daugati - to fight
* daron - (E) older brother
* dasga, dasaga - war
* daspar - damage
	+ (E) dospa
* dauva - four
	+ durvi
* dīran - bright
* dixa - wish
* dukh - suffering, pain
* duas - death
	+ (E) dos
* dumban - belly
	+ (E) dovan
* dupa - foot
	+ (E) dâb
* dūranar - thunder
* (E) duzōti - to stop

## Dj/Dž/Dzh

* djagan - elbow
	+ (E) džog
* djastas - sight
* djazlal - stab
* djipa - finger
	+ (E) džeb

G

* gadjal - kick
* gal(an) - blue
* galarí - blue-eyed
* ganna - people, tribe
* gāba - back
	+ (E) gāp
* gathijar - army
* gauxar - flying ship, spaceship
	+ (E) gaxor
* git - toe
	+ (E) get
* glunda - dragon
* glusbi - crocodile
* gusba - boar
* gunsa - bronze
* gussi - gold
	+ (E) gus
* gussjalan - gold-haired, blonde
	+ (E) guzæla, guzala
* gussal-galarí, guskal - blonde and blue-eyed, attractive, generic, typical
	+ (E) goskal ("normal, typical"), gossal ("boyfriend, girlfriend, crush")

H

* hā̂s - to stop, to halt
* hazil - hate, hatred
* hiba - hand
	+ (E) kab

I

* imir, lamir, namir - mother
* irā̂ti - to look
* irā̀ - hate
* ízan - blazing hot, searing

J

* jatrâs - friendship, friendly love
	+ (E) jeza
* jattâras - friend
	+ (E) jautra, jautro
* jâro - (E) husband
* jēna - (E) woman
* juta - seven
	+ (E) jūz
* juvi, juva - flower, blossom

K

* kampâ - arm
	+ (E) kâmi, kâmba
* kana - hand
	+ (E) gân, ganna
* karān, krān - black
* kā̀ran - home, tent
* kā̂ra - lust
* kā̂ru - desire, romantic love
	+ (E) kuor(a) ("romance, romantic love")
* kass - snow
* katjas - lesser
* katji - small
* kati - to touch, to pay
	+ (E) keti
* kraikāsar - shining
* krā̀niti - to make hospitable, to prepare for guests
* krasan - white
* kuni, kunja - attractive woman
* kurāgan - large tomb
* kurāgati - to hold a funeral
* kurgan - tomb, grave
* kussa, ausa - iron
* kuvar - son, offspring

Kh
--

* khaxa - ship, spaceship
* khaxanun - mechanic or engineer, ship crew, naval soldier
* kharaxa - pilot
* khir - ear
	+ (E) khira

L

* ladjar - arm
	+ (E) læš
* lâkti - to play
* lā̂tur - albatross
	+ (E) lâtur, (B) bujen
* láu, thra - three
	+ (E) slau
* lilā(ti) - to advance
* linnan - young, immature, inexperienced
* lipad - hut
	+ (E) depad
* lipaš - roof
	+ (E) zepaš
* lipati - to hide
* luvâbiti - to raid
* luvâbunar, luvâunar - raider
* lūvar, lūval - horse
	+ (E) lūvor

M

* madâra, madora - (D) great
* maita - eight
	+ (E) mæit
* makhan - strength, victory, strong
	+ (E) makh
* mān ot (vusar-za) vūrul ska. - (E) I and (this-person) are warm, I love (this person).
* mar - gate
* masidar - lord, master
* masne - (E) rain
* maši(nar) - sea
* mavar - door
	+ (E) maro
* mavar-thravur - door-thrower
	+ (E) marodor
* mullan - long
* mulsjalan - long-haired, beautiful
	+ (E) molzæl
* munas - breasts of a woman
	+ (E) munæs, munes, mubæ
	+ Nowadays seen in Bujan as a very rude word, especially used by women when they pick fights. It implies that the person addressed is stupid.
* mūran - mouth
	+ (E) muno
* muz - muscles, meat; slave; victim of a sacrifice killing or to be killed and eaten
* muzan - muscular, attractive, ideal
* muzkar, muzar - cannibalism

N

* nada - two
	+ (E) ned
* na̩š - hundred
	+ (E) næš
* nausa - five
	+ (E) nuos
* nauva(r), nauma - boat, ship, barge
	+ (E) nau, naukso
* naxiran - naked, attractive
	+ (E) noizen ("naked", derogatory)
	+ (E) naušai ("attractive")
* nâræs - (E) start
* (E) ner(i), nerai - moon
* nīra(i) - girl
	+ (E) neri
* nuvi - nine
	+ (E) nui(vo)
* nuvjadas - nomad, wanderer
* nuvjas - exile, wanderer, (offensive) loner

P

* padar, badar - father
	+ (E) bedar
* padāra - leader, elder, founder
	+ (E) bjadār
	+ (E) podaro, podaser ("leader")
* paidati - to use
	+ (E) bjardi
* pakhâtar - protector
* panaja - land
	+ (E) vânjor
* pannir - daughter
	+ vonir
* pār(ar) - boy
	+ borar
* pā̀tu - wood
	+ (E) pot
* paxa - sword
	+ (E) pæks

* (E) pæč, peč - fish
* (E) pæčier - fisherman
* (E, B) pærjed - before
* (E) pæš - bird, small bird
* pitan(a) - sweat
* pitinti - to sweat
* (E) podžor - father

R

* raivan - rich, wealthy
* (E) ranir - mother
* rauvux - coward, someone who runs away in battle
* (E) ræsk - hedgehog
* (E) relâti - to speak
* ridji - finger
	+ (E) redžo
* rinna - pot, bowl
* rinnati - to gather liquid into a pot
* ritā - speech, language
	+ (E) risar

* rōv - (E) dog
* rukka - leg
	+ (E) rog

S

* sā - light
* salpar - carnivorous horse with six legs
* sanxa - thigh
	+ (E) segas
* sār - chief
* sarād - end
* s(a)renda - (E) older sister
* sari - beauty, fairness
* sauti - dawn
* sī - ray, beam, laser shot
* sikhā - deer
* sīnur - river
* sisa - arrow
	+ (E) azo, za

* sjala - hair
	+ (E) sæl
* skarar - lord, chief
* skarir - lady, chiefess
* skaramândur - (E) kingdom
* skōn - (E) fast horse
* skoti - (E) tent
* skuda(r) - archer
* skuru - grass
* skušari - slave
* skuzanir - heroine
	+ (E) skuzari
* skuzar - archer, hero
	+ (E) skuzar
* snasa - nose
	+ (E) snos
* sonda - (E) sister
* sorve - (E) end
* sparax - hungry ghost, virgin, loser, slave
* sparxan - desolate, empty, nothing
* sprax - a hungry ghost
* sunxa - kiss
	+ (E) sonse
* surti - to shoot
* svavaz - violence
* (E) svâdžit - to swim

## Š/Sh

* šā, skar - king, lord
* šadj - shed blood
	+ (E) šedž
* šadji - to kill, to shed blood
	+ (E) žei
* šip - cheek
	+ (E) že
* šir - ash
* širan - grey
* (E) šor(o) - sun
* šu - kiss, a longer kiss
* šunur - coal

T

* tagasa - sea
* tāna - water
* tar, taras, tarasar - man
* tarin - woman
* tàvar, tàva, âr(iš) - fire
	+ (E) tao

* tavati - to burn
	+ (E) tavoti
* ti - stick
* tivus - a stick used for a tent, a flagpole
	+ (E) tjavos ("flagpole", "raising a flag")
* (E) tjavosti - to raise a flag
* tulusa - winter
	+ (E) todžo
* turus - root, family
	+ (E) torosa

Th
--

* tharassa - ocean
* tharassat - marine, beautiful
	+ (E) thâsar(an)
* thâk - to punch, to thrust, to have sex
	+ (E) sog, sokk
* thânsa - bliss
	+ (E) dais(na)
* thâx - sex
* thâxak - orgasm
* thravurti - to throw

U

* uján(da) - six
	+ (E) je(nd)že
* ūnjan - smooth like wool, soft, cuddly
* ūnjansatti - to stroke
* ūnjanti - to cuddle, to hug
	+ (E) onzendi, zoendi
* ūnjar - sheep, ram
* ū̀r - blood
	+ (E) vor, nor
* ū̀ra - relation to a family
* (E) uspekh - (B) success
* utarja - a rotation, a cycle, a day, a spinning top
* utri(ja)ti - to spin

V

* vâda - hunt
* vâdanun - hunter
* (E) vādoti - to hunt
* vā̩dun - defender, protector
* vadji - grapes
* vaidjas - wine
* vān - ten (E)
	+ væi(no)
* vanja - life
	+ vjæn
* vašâti - to take a bath
* vairiž, væriž, væris - (E) spear
* vâlti (la), volti (la) - (E) sure
* vazânti - to use witchcraft
* vazâra - warlock
* vazâri - witch
* vīnàt - twenty
	+ (E) vīn
* vira - strong man
	+ vēro - (E) man
* vita - man, strong man, warrior
* vlūr - (E) fox
* vrima - farm
* vrîtati - to listen
* vru - rose
	+ (E) bori
* vū̂ra, vū̂rar, usàr - strong man, worthy man, suitor
* vusa - hole, ditch
* vusar - person

Z

* zana - waist
	+ (E) zôn
* zara - gold, metal
* zarakhad - sacrificial victim, prey
* zarakhti - to sacrifice a victim, usually without eating their body (only for people)
* zæmândur - (E) republic
* zrišal - slash

## Trivia

* (B) Bujanski loanword
* The author based the Classical Arnadjanai language on Old Persian and Sanskrit.
* Their modern descendants -- East (E) and West Arnadjanai (W) -- were based on Ossetian.
	+ East Arnadjanai is Paxoti's native language, even though she always uses Bujanski to communicate with her friends and family.

### Pronunciation

* â - (E) [ɒ~ɔ]
* æ - (E) [æ~(j)ɛ]
* dj, dž - [ɟ], (E) [d͡ʐ~d͡ʑ]
* j - [j]
* kh - [x]
* š - [ʃ], (E) [ʂ~ɕ]
* th - [θ]
* x - [k͡s]

#### Classical Arnadjanai tones

* â, ā̂ - high
* á - rising
* à - falling
* a̩ - low

## See also

* Heronoi language
* Heronoi glossary
* Bujanski language
* Bujanski glossary