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Herein will be explained the basic grammar of the Elven tongue, the common
language shared by all Elves. Beginning with verbs will provide the backbone for
understanding Elven. Verbs do not change their form to agree with nouns or pronouns.
To conjugate Elven verbs, consult the chart below:
Verb Tenses
Present: -a
Past: -an
Future: -ané
Present Imperfect: Use present tense form, adding -uth
Past Imperfect: Use past tense form, adding -uth
Future Imperfect: Use future tense form, adding -uth
Imperative: Same as Infinitive
Passive Voice: Add taë- before the correct verb tense
Verb to Noun: Add ten- prefix to infinitive form;
or simply change some letters around.
One Who: Add -nitha suffix to infinitive;
or add –i suffix to a noun form
Negative: Add -kahr suffix to the proper form of the verb
Noun to Adjective: Add suffix -ra
Other basic grammar rules to note go as follows: (1) all prepositions follow their object,
attaching to the end of the noun; (2) adjectives can either follow or precede the noun
they modify; (3) adverbs follow their verbs or adjectives. Elven nouns can be understood
as having objective, possessive, and subjective suffixes, and their adjectives correspond
with the same objective or subjective suffixes. The possessive suffix is -e; the objective
suffix is -yn; and the subjective suffix is -ha. So, a possessive adjective modifying the
subject would be rendered -e-ha, and a possessive adjective modifying an object noun (if
it is not the object of the preposition) would be rendered -e-yn. In speaking, sometimes
adjectival suffixes are dropped. Elven syntax is not place-based, for the suffixes already
define what is an object and what is a subject, both for nouns and adjectives.
Months:
1st--Dal-Asteraüth (Rose-blossoming)
2nd--Kalindreré
3rd--Meor-e-Karté (Summer’s crown)
4th--Iël Tambril (Life light)
5th--Ty Sillaür (Great Starfall)
6th--Talfri Dylak (Fields of Gold)
7th--Kol Atos (Dark Rain)
8th--Tongir Chieltir (Slumber of Chiel)
9th--Surevi Var (Silver frost)
10th--Daspril Tentervis (Winter End)
11th--Lyvariën Asteraüth (Blossoming of the Lyvarien)
12th--Hanélos (Rainbow)
13th--Ahnfer Mia (The Undying Gift)
English/Elven
mI2ldUmU3r
vehaDotril
Veirakai’s Black Forge Vehadhotril
vengeance filani filani
volcano pebo pebo
(to) wander thelvil Telvil
war kirish kIriS
water aja 1jA
wave ramma rammA
we kora kOra
(to) weep krudel krudEl
west fajhastim fajhastIm
when koia kO31
white sira sIra
white night-blossoming flowers orlahnna 4rlahnna
who (interrogative) khel Kel
wight vethre veTre
wind neva neva
winged serpent of shadow fanzaër fanzA2r
winter daspril dAspril
with furi furi
woe shûl Swl
woman (i.e., female adult) jerei jEre3
(to) write kod kOd
yes mei mE3
you (sing.) le l2
you (pl.) olath 4laT
Elven/English
a and
abehn root
adu top
aëtha gem
ahn death
ahnfer deathless, undying
aijalon sky
aja water
ajatal (to) sail
ajatal-nitha sailor
alaren falcon
alfreth elf
alléyn queen
alon place
alonar evening
alsutith (to) rotate
alyn king
amin house (i.e., structure)
amir home
anbar sun
aniëk glory
arad deer
aram head
aras sea
arith shadow
arkast (to) lead out
Arkastanai led out ones
arlluvia dawn
arveth pure
aster (to) blossom
astrellia flower
ataën cradle
atha smoke
ator telepathy
atori telepath
atos rain
barin sand
basu shame
besu age (i.e., of time)
betas (to) afflict
briën, brios forest
bris human
chalé deep
Chalédryos Ice Deep Fortress
chan round red fruit of Dylak Thana
dal rose
Dal-Kalen rose children
daspril winter
delanaë music
delis hair
dersol each (person)
dhoavra tale, story
dhotril forge
dhovar (to) tell
dirak tomb
dirsunil arrow, sheaf
dolûn race (i.e., species)
dryos ice
duil city
dulak tower
dumuïr fang
dûn battle
dylak gold
dylakai Gold Elf
e possessive article
efion (to) ban, forbid
eïné beast, animal
eïron son
el hot
ell true
ellés stone
ellon truth
erusik many
fajhastim west
fanzaër winged serpent of shadow
felvioth deceiver
fereg (t0) abandon
filani vengeance
filel (to) avenge
firgha grief
firgahn (to) grieve
furi with
gadha land
galadrin emerald
ghan fortress
gial river
giël brook, small river
grel coral
grûl cave
guan he
guën she
gûn but
halja journey, trip
hanélos rainbow
heïdh into
honel spear
hynar ban
iël life
igleïs (to) fear
iglesi fear
il cold
ilékar brother
ilékaré sister
ilem-ilem often
in no (i.e., not any)
inarmiros eternal
intoh hall
irgahn (to) die
irgahn-nitha the dead
isam time (period of)
jeré man (i.e., male adult)
jerei woman (i.e., female adult)
jihaüd (to) begin
kahr negative suffix
kalen child
karté crown
kavis lake
kelvir noble
kenpel academy
khala against
khalabaksin dragon
khalan (to) sunder
kharas (to) scatter
khared (to) divide, separate
khel who (interrogative)
khula circle
kiën (to) love
kiënesh heart
kifu name
kir sword
kirish war
kiskleth lightning
kithra cruel
klai breastplate
kod (to) write
koia when
kol darkness, night
kora we
koralin pearl
krudel (to) weep
lafor (to) rest
lara fair (i.e., beautiful, great)
Larenai fair ones
lasdel bond
laür (to) fall
le you (sing.)
lebir (to) awake
lia sweet
lion high
lira morning
limak crescent
lis to
lorin spring
luok (to) drink
lusi it
lyvariën silver trees of Briën Amir
ma bent, evil
maë they
malvé sight
mana flame
manada inferno
mar hand
marah sorrow
marin finger
mavel (to) see
mefor (to) prevail
mei yes
meor summer
meta by
mia gift
miël blood
miëldumuïr vampire
miliël house (i.e., genealogy)
mirel divine
mir magic
miri mage
mirm (to) forsake
mivis body
mol mountain
molen mountain chain
molfethen citadel
monseril arrow, flight
muër cycle
mûl bow
mûn under
naïn (to) lose
naülfal jade
nelos ring
nemor oblivion
neomir (to) forget
nesed silent
nesh (to) throw
nessa mouth
neva wind
nivala red
Nohr giant (i.e., monster)
nualihn fence, border
olath you (pl.)
onthé horn (i.e., of an animal)
orlahnna white night-blossoming flowers
ors (to) bear (a child)
orsé birth
othik messenger
oûdus foot
pebo volcano
pedish east
perbis barrier
pralik (to) come
pyr more
pyré most
pyrish gate
ra grass
rag (to) carve
ragor (to) go
ralthel south
ram (to) break, sunder
ramma wave
rammad crest (i.e., top of)
rhyl prince
rhylan princess
rian plain (i.e., vast expanse)
riël (to) bleed
riosé diamond
risal (to) guard
risal-nitha guard (i.e., person)
rudril fire
sabet affliction, scourge
sar shield
saren lord
sei glade
sela eye
shalar (to) desire, long for
shiën (to) know
shik message
shivar god
shûl woe
sil star
simsel bright, shining
sion spire
sira white
sirai White Elves
siréh father
sken (to) hate
som (to) speak
sperr ear
srel (to) enchant
subraël fountain
sûëlé onyx
sur (to) do
surevi frost
taban nose
talfri field (i.e., meadow)
talas book
tamar savage
Tamari savage ones
tambril light
tané leg
tar precious
tari strength
tarkiën beloved
tekin arm
telvan palace
tervis (to) end, finish, complete
tes or
thana desert
thé I
thelvil (t0) wander
thes can (i.e., possibility)
thiron (to) honor
thiséfel faerie
tholé alone
thre captive
thros because
til of
tineïl north
tirn (to) pierce
toki discontent
tongir sleep, slumber
tongrahn coma, death-sleep
tor blade
tsujatha gryphon
tûnn grey
ty great
ulas in
ulti always
uok (to) eat
uram bay
ursé fish
uth (to) be
vaël chain
vaër (to) think
var silver
ve soul
veha black
Vehadhotril Veirakai’s Black Forge
vel symbol, sign, token
verin thunder
versid path
vethre wight
visara desolation
viël (to) live
voäkrin peak (i.e., of a mountain)
vor as
vorlad (to) beware
y no (i.e., opp. of yes)
ziré around
áäíïéëóúûü
The Elven Alphabet
kAgres or Kagres
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szfvlntdTDSJ
KG
a e i o u û y k g r s z f v l n t d th dh sh jh kh gh
jmhpbc
j m h p b ch
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Some points:
1. Vowels that immediately succeed a consonant sound are placed either above or
below the consonantal characters, depending on their shape.
2. If another vowel follows after that, it is written normally.
3. If a word starts with two vowels in succession, the second vowel is not written under
the first, but both are written normally. A vowel is never written above or below
another vowel.
32lhamI2lul
asUTa0
Nethrin’s bow reads, “I will not go unaccompanied.”
TehakWnane
kAhrTole0
Sarel-Tamir’s shield reads, “No blade will prevail against you.”
tOrha3nhale
KalamEforan
e0
Tsujatha’s poem:
KulaharagOr
azIre
Kulahava2lu
Ta
Kelynle2mIli
2lSi2na
14rsEkIfu2llv
orlad
KulaharagOr
ezIre
Kulahanelos
UTa
ri4sE7nkOlh
e3DneS
tEsle2sIllorin
ulasna3nane
KulaharagOr
ezIre
2llesmWnJih
a5dA5TtErvi
sA5T
mAtIltA24rs
SwllistA24rs
1hnhadErsOl
lisTolepralik
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Sillara’s poem:
tOrhana3na
nuTagWnra
mAnkAhr
lusI2Do1vra
TrosDovaran
kAhruTa
112TasIravel
sImsEldYlaks
IltIluTa
kI2neSkArtE
ra1ni2kYnSa
lara
li4nTironankI
fu
gWnmArahr
a5ltIli1pyreD
o1vra5Ta
larapyresIlm
Ana5lasIrgA
hna