Rabydosian language

The **Rabydosian language** is the national language of Rabydos. It is also used by some native tribes and the Lausorijo of the northerly Jasper Mountains.

## Nouns

singular - plural

* rab (city) - arbim (formal), rabim (common) (cities)
* lam (king) - alma (formal), lamim (common) (kings)
* khazid (star) - akhzid (formal), khazidim (common) (stars)

-um is for important things. The plural form for -um is -ū ("o") if greater, or simply rearranging the syllables if great, or adding -im if common.

* kakkabum (great star) - kakkabū (great stars), akkabū (archangels)

Many words also have an -at plural, but this is considered more lowly than -im plurals.

* ibri (a bridge) - abriyat (bridges) - ibriyem (nice bridges) - briye (grand bridges - iyi > iye)

## Verbs

present - present continuous - past - future

banas (to stop) - banasus (stopping) - bunusud (stopped) - bannis (will stop)

* bunnis (present perfect) - bunisud (past perfect) - bunnanis (will have stopped)
* -u in front of present tense stresses the verb, making it more imperative: banasu (stop now!)

tanas (to find) - tanasus (finding) - tunusud (found) - tannis (will find) - tansu/tanasu! (find it now!)

laman (to rule) - lamanus (ruling) - lumunud (ruled) - lammis (will rule) - lammisu! (rule now!)

erēb (to enter) - erēbus (entering) - urēbud (entered) - erēbbis (will enter) - erēbu! (enter now!)

bir (to die) - birus (dying) - buri (died) - birris (will die) - biru! (die now!)

## Grammar

tel - is

telim - are

-i - towards

ana - towards (formal)

kal - all

A

* abullum - main gate
	+ plural: ballulim
* albu - thousand
	+ plural: labuwim (many people or large groups), albuwim ("library")
* albuwim - "thousands [of books]", a library
* amšal - orange colour, ruddy
* amšalum - dusk, yesterday
* alkhadu - ten thousand
	+ plural: lakhduwim (many peoples or amounts, "stars"), alkhaduwim
* āribu - raven
	+ plural: rābuwim
* arkhu - month
	+ plural: rakhim
* arpu - four
* asaru - ten
* Asaruludu Banmaskim - Wielder of the Burning Blade, a title of Marduk as a protector of mankind
	+ Also the national battlecry of Rabydos. It is also used by Lausorijo city-states to the north, who adopted Rabydos' culture and converted to the worship of Marduk.
* ašarid - lord
	+ plural: šardim
* aštu - one
* azai - east
* azemqum - great wise one, sage, genius
* azillam - great ruler, emperor
* azim - great
* azmaqu - very wise, very intelligent
* azmehri - something that is never welcome, a great sin, an abomination
* azūmmahar - a great offender, a sinner who commits a great crime, a war criminal
* azmyaštum, azmeštum, zaimeštum - great one, lord, ruler, king, emperor, hero
* -at - plural for ordinary things

B

* bābum - gate, door
	+ plural: ābbim
* Banutukku - Dispeller of Chaos, a title of Marduk
* Barasakusu Bu'alduru - Benevolent Lord of Justice, a title of Marduk
* bir - death, to die

E

* emqu - skilled, wise
* eperu - ore, mineral
	+ plural: epruwim
* erēb - to enter
* erṣetum - land, realm

G

* gitmalu - perfect

H

* halad - to withstand, to resist
* hasal - destroyer
	+ plural: haslat

I

* -ī - (-ness)
* ibri - bridge
	+ plural: abryat
* -im - plural for exalted things
* -in - (genitive)
	+ after -i, becomes -(y)an
* iparas - to decide
* išaru - correct, straight, firm
* izm(a/i)- - (collective)
* izmaqradum - they who resist, revolution, independence supporters
* izmaraksi - bombardment
* Izmaraksi Atnamzal-in - Ontemazei Bombardment
* Izmaraksi Turnar-in - Tornarin Bombardment
* izmarkhim - set of months, a calendar

J

* jebal - mountain range
* julatam - jungle

K

* kakkab - to ascend, to become an angel
* kakkabum - great or high star, an archangel
* kiprāti - part of the world
* kiprātim - the four corners, the world
	+ plural (of a plural!): ikpārtim ("worlds")

Kh
--

* khamis - five
* khardu - cautious, vigilant
* khazid - star, pinnacle

L

* lam - king, to rule
* li'ū - mighty, resolute

M

* maharšar - guest, welcomed one
* mahru - pleasing, welcome
* Mahru Sārṣetam-i - Welcome to Rabydos
* malki - lesser king, prince
* maqradī - independence
* markas - lightning bolt, blast, missile
* me'atu - hundred
* meyakhadum, mekhadum - million
* mitluku - prudent
* mukil - to have, to hold
* munirbu - destroyer, bringer of ruin
* muṣirum - star

N

* nadin - bestower, provider
* Namru Bakakalmu - Lord and Source of All Knowledge, a title of Marduk
* namrum - lord, provider, a god, a good deity
* nap'har - whole
* naṭū - proper
* neqbi - depth

P

* pituw - to open

Q

* qabbu - nothing, zero
* qardu - brave
* qarrādum - hero, champion

R

* rab - city
* rabisu - vampire, ice-ghoul
* rebašti - broad
* rištū - highest rank, elite
* rištūmum - elite, paladin, bodyguards
* ruzai - west

S

* sabu - seven
* saharum, sahal - raptor
* samānu - eight
* sarram - forest
* Sārṣetam - Land of Raptors, Rabydos
* Sārṣetūn - Rabydosian
* sarul - to scorch, to shine
* saruludum - radiant, scorching, burning, jet of fire, beam, sword of fire

Sh
--

* šadis - six
* šamru - violent
* šarhu - mighty, strongest
* šāt - to drink
* šātmad - drunkard
* šērrum - a star, a minor star, a planet
	+ ēšrumim - planets
	+ šērrumim - little stars
* šinā - two

Ṣ

* Ṣarlūnda - Thralond, Thralondian Empire
* Ṣarlūndūn - Thralondian
* ṣīru - exalted

T

* tahāzi - might
* tahāzu - mighty
* tamaq - pain
* tamuq - to hunt, to attack
* tišā - nine
* tumqum - enemy, attacker
* tumqumatum - opposition, hostile, enemy

U

* u, un, ut - and
* ūm - not
* ūmazim, ūmbazim - not great, someone who is less of a threat, a liar
* ūmbirtum - immortality, deathlessness
* ūmbišar - immortal, he or she who cannot die
* ūmmahar - displeasing one
* ūmšir - shameful one, contemptible person, scoundrel
* ūmšir-tuq - a dishonourable enemy
* -ūn - (demonym), related to a place or culture
* ūntamaq - painless, smooth, easy, very well
* ūntibušu - unrivalled, paramount, formidable, undefeated
* urran - tomorrow
* urrantar - the future
* urrum - daylight, a day
	+ rawū - bright lights
	+ urrim - days
* uššu - foundation

Y

* yūn - a day
	+ plural: aynim
* yūnum - daylight, daytime; an important day, a festival
	+ plural: ayūnat ("festivals")
* Yūnum Maqradīyan - Independence Day

Z

* zumur - to kill, to murder
* zumurrum - corpse, dead body
	+ plural: uzmurrat (also "massacre, genocide, great killing, slaughter")

## Numbers

* 0; 1-10 - qabbu; aštu, šinā, salsat, arpu, khamis, šadis, sabu, samānu, tišā, asaru
* 100 - me'atu
* 1,000 - albu
* 10,000 - alkhadu

## Samples

kakkab (to become a star, to ascend) - kakkabus (ascending) - ukkabus (ascended) - kakkabbis (will ascend) - kukkib (have ascended) - kukkibud (had ascended) - kukkanib (will have ascended) - kakkabu! (ascend now!)

Attun qarādō Marduk-im. Halad-u damas-knu! (Hurāsimat dialect)

Atnu qarrādū Marduk-im. Halad-u damas-kun! (standard Rabydosian)

You champion-PLU Marduk-GEN. Stand-IMP ground-your!

You are champions of Marduk. Stand your ground!

## Trivia

* The author designed it as an experiment during 2015-2016, basing it on Semitic languages like Akkadian and Arabic.
* Its name, "Rabydos", was derived from "Abydos", an ancient Egyptian city.

### Pronunciation

* ' - [ʕ]
* j - [d͡ʒ]
* kh - [x]
* š - [ʃ]
* ṣ - [sˤ]
* ṭ - [tˤ]
* ū - [o(ː)]

## See also

* Umbirabian language
* East Umbirabian language
* Volzeraenir language
* Falturian language
* Shaunetorian language
* Imdegab language