Zarvani
1. How It Sounds
Soft, long and courteous. Stress falls on the last syllable. Long vowels matter: a and aa are different sounds and make different words. A sentence rises at its end; a poem falls. It is the language of exact numbers and beautiful lies about everything else, and the Flame forbids the lies.
| Letters | Sound | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a / aa | short a as in cat; long aa as in father | talod (gold coin), khaasar (ruler) |
| e / ee | short e as in bed; long ee as in see | neesh (not) |
| i | as in sit | ghib (who) |
| o / oo | short o as in hot; long oo as in moon | yod (I), voon (he, she, it) |
| u | as in put | ush (and) |
| kh | a rough h at the back of the throat | khoof (seven) |
| gh | a soft, gargled g; at the start of a word only in question words | ghoon (where) |
| zh | the s in pleasure | zhob (two) |
| sh, ch | as in ship, church | shaaf (six), chood (four) |
| q | a k made deep in the throat | jaaq (if) |
| h | always breathed, even at the end of a word | reeh (ten) |
Question words all begin with gh-: ghoob (what), ghib (who), ghird (which), ghoon (where), ghub (when), ghif (why), ghom (how). No other word does.
2. How It Works
- Word order is subject, object, verb: the verb comes last. Yod neesh yeezrimum (I not know-I: I don't know).
- No gender, no "the," no "a." One word, voon, means he, she and it.
- Plurals depend on whether a thing lives. Living things add -eem: kaasht, kaashteem (horse, horses). Everything else adds -oot: peenfid, peenfidoot (star, stars).
- The linking ending -i joins a thing to its owner or its description, and it is the sound of Zarvani: Kaasht-i khaasar (the Khaasar's horse), Kelong-i peekim (the first flame). It also does the work of "my," "your" and "of": -i yod, "of me."
- Verbs go last and take a person ending. Past puts da- in front; future puts sha- in front. Not is neesh, before the verb.
| qaz (write) | now | past | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | qazum | daqazum | shaqazum |
| you | qazish | daqazish | shaqazish |
| he, she, it | qazat | daqazat | shaqazat |
| we | qazain | daqazain | shaqazain |
| you all | qazitan | daqazitan | shaqazitan |
| they | qazond | daqazond | shaqazond |
- Questions put a gh- word first. A yes-or-no question ends with haab? ("yes?").
- Politeness is elaborate. Tooz to a friend or child; shoom to anyone else, which is also the plural. The Khaasar is never spoken to, only spoken toward: one says "the Light hears" and addresses the room. Every request is softened with menren, "kindness": Menren diq is "please," literally "do the kindness." Refusing is done by praising the request and then not doing it.
- Numbers are exact. A Zarvani will round a compliment but never a sum.
Counting is base ten with a zero, and the figures were invented here, by the scholars whose school became the House of Learning. vaam, zhob, tird, chood, paab, shaaf, khoof, zhees, noost, reeh (one to ten). Tens are built: zhobreeh (twenty), tirdreeh (thirty). Then khaaded (hundred) and seseesh (thousand). Numbers are written left to right even inside right-to-left writing, so a Zarvani page reads in two directions.
Names. Royal names end in -eer (Avisteer, from avist, poem). Other men's names end in -aad (Durkaad, from durkis, light). Women's names are words (Tartal, truth). A family or city follows with the linking -i: Tartal-i Kebidaan, Tartal of Kebidaan. Titles come first: Khaasar, Jaarzeb, Rahaash, Grand Vizier.
3. Phrases
| Zarvani | English |
|---|---|
| Diznesh-i shoom. | Light upon you. (The greeting. Literally "light of you.") |
| Tartal, kelong-i peekim. | Truth is the first flame. (The motto. "Is" is left out.) |
| Ghoon hussoos? | Where is the water? (The Sunmaw's first question.) |
| Yod neesh yeezrimum. | I don't know. |
| Ghom mirma? | How much? |
| Menren diq. | Please. (Literally "do the kindness.") |
| Neesh lurnelish! | Don't lie. (Said to children, and to princes.) |
| Peenfidoot tartal senozond. | The stars tell the truth. (The Celestial Table's saying.) |
| Qurift shurlal. | With salt. (A caravan's honest arrival.) |
| Yiqamsakh eshkat mazbaaq. | Shadow is also fire. (The Shadowed's heresy, in three words.) |
| Maab qazain. Maab daqazain. Maab shaqazain. | We write. We wrote. We will write. |
| Kaasht-i khaasar | The Khaasar's horse. (The linking ending -i joins a thing to its owner.) |
4. The Core 500, by Group
The same 1,000 everyday English words are used for every language. Where Zarvani has no word, the entry says so; that is part of the language.
Grammar. — (the) · — (a, an) · chizakh (this) · barfikh (that) · ruran (these) · zimmar (those) · velfif (all) · lervan (some) · kinbir (any) · shemee (every) · ursun (each) · mirma (many) · heban (much) · parqim (more) · qaft (most) · foroord (few) · qeekish (other) · puq (none)
Pronouns. yod (I) · yod (me) · -i yod (my) · tooz (you (friend, child)) · shoom (you (stranger, elder)) · — (you (to the king)) · -i shoom (your) · voon (he) · voon (him) · -i voon (his) · voon (she) · voon (her) · voon (it) · maab (we) · maab (us) · -i maab (our) · vooneem (they) · vooneem (them) · -i vooneem (their) · lervanvikheer (someone) · lervandizhar (something) · neesh dizhar (nothing) · shemeevikheer (everyone) · shemeedizhar (everything)
Questions. ghoob (what) · ghib (who) · ghird (which) · ghoon (where) · ghub (when) · ghif (why) · ghom (how) · ghom mirma (how much, how many)
Prepositions. -i (of) · yiveq (to) · mimtan (in) · nammikh (on) · neerrin (at) · nakhde (from) · qurift (with) · tifif (without) · hish (for) · desht (by) · kheshol (about) · nekh (into) · rarshaq (out, out of) · tosht (up) · kajeeb (down) · telir (over, above) · lakhkad (under, below) · zashhoz (before) · khosht (after) · qenast (between) · vaf (through) · kanjod (near) · yerbam (behind) · dartesh (against)
Conjunctions. ush (and) · yor (or) · zof (but) · jaaq (if) · chash (because) · imshan (so, therefore) · ashreeb (than)
Adverbs. neesh (not) · haab (yes) · nooq (no) · peehool (here) · qazheeq (there) · petoom (now) · kohar (then) · rivikh (always) · dekekh (never) · yirid (often) · deesim (sometimes) · jaldaal (soon) · daafon (today) · ornaan (tomorrow) · qokon (yesterday) · ezash (again) · bindarz (still, yet) · damil (already) · mileen (just, only) · eshkat (also) · chajoor (too) · khoodan (very) · aljeq (maybe) · durid (enough) · bishvan (together) · zadod (away) · otem (back) · masikh (well) · eelkan (really, truly)
Grammar words. oofisht (be) · maakar (have) · diq (do) · zhafa (will, shall (future)) · chird (can, be able) · saanbub (must) · jijes (should) · hevon (may, might) · shood (let)
Social. mimnan (hello) · doram (goodbye) · menren diq (please) · khamlos (thank you) · sarraft (sorry) · teneet (welcome) · kemir (agreed, all right)
Numbers. vaam (one) · zhob (two) · tird (three) · chood (four) · paab (five) · shaaf (six) · khoof (seven) · zhees (eight) · noost (nine) · reeh (ten) · zhobreeh (twenty) · khaaded (hundred) · seseesh (thousand) · peekim (first) · teevakh (second) · irteer (half)
Directions. vimad (north) · nazdaar (south) · vaaluz (east) · shasan (west) · sishar (left) · dankaa (right (side))
Verbs. sish (go) · vekh (come) · hamjis (get) · khorran (give) · daannat (take) · hebem (make) · yeezrim (know) · biveb (think) · rushrez (see) · chaash (look) · yulang (want) · rerter (need) · halir (like) · nard (love) · zhikh (hate) · khunnes (say) · senoz (tell) · qakh (ask) · jaaft (answer) · oolnast (speak, talk) · vaasaaq (call) · mehab (hear) · tusheen (listen) · shaazun (feel) · risht (find) · mudaa (keep) · qisht (hold) · mirvaz (put) · sidaash (leave) · dirmal (stay) · susit (live) · zhud (die) · charbaq (kill) · idur (eat) · jash (drink) · teesht (sleep) · haarvim (wake) · lensaas (sit) · lijaq (stand) · joosh (walk) · povift (run) · khoobar (ride) · toosder (fall) · kif (carry) · daf (bring) · yosid (send) · zoost (buy) · khosh (sell) · fashraz (pay) · vaafus (owe) · kheesh (work) · leerd (help) · kashmad (try) · shemqad (use) · kheed (begin) · shomlab (stop) · qokh (finish) · tinen (wait) · yakhir (open) · qimver (close) · veekh (show) · fukhun (read) · qaz (write) · taarz (learn) · doshsol (teach) · vamus (remember) · zhoosub (forget) · sinaam (believe) · khiher (understand) · zhaakh (mean) · shostad (change) · shilish (move) · beshrur (turn) · qarash (follow) · daraas (lead) · khemzes (meet) · vakhiq (win) · rish (lose) · hoorkir (fight) · oghiz (play) · jeerom (sing) · dashlun (laugh) · zeerd (cry, weep) · vubar (smile) · haakh (build) · khaam (break) · sarmooz (cut) · sinjurd (burn) · kolsor (grow) · keereq (hit, strike) · pasht (happen) · hikh (become) · kulnaad (wish) · zhus (hope) · roq (fear) · chish (pray) · nenrid (marry) · lurnel (lie (deceive)) · kerz (wear) · durikh (rest) · neqaf (travel) · tunil (return) · qonaz (hurt) · ruzdoob (cost) · nukh (agree) · dabor (promise) · fasht (touch)
People. vikheer (person) · zuslekh (man) · disnun (woman) · sofesht (child) · sekh (boy) · eft (girl) · hesh (father) · vazlakh (mother) · tasheng (son) · kekam (daughter) · firid (brother) · jaahee (sister) · mikhakh (husband) · jaash (wife) · baaraq (family) · ooznit (friend) · zasma (enemy) · ziten (stranger) · koorsha (king) · yeerorz (queen) · zeshal (lord) · shiz (lady) · nemees (priest) · shokhmi (soldier) · zokhqin (farmer) · dekh (merchant) · kereesh (servant) · faanid (people) · insish (name)
Body. durtarz (body) · fokh (head) · yernool (face) · tilmeed (eye) · parkhaq (ear) · heesh (nose) · zeenakh (mouth) · remkan (tooth) · vimlal (hair) · zurd (arm) · doshlar (hand) · mosht (leg) · dirzang (foot) · peft (heart) · sandaf (blood) · vomas (back (body))
World. kameeq (world) · zhaash (sun) · faakh (moon) · peenfid (star) · joomaaq (sky) · vushan (rain) · bemkust (snow) · saartus (wind) · mazbaaq (fire) · hussoos (water) · soozban (earth, soil) · vemen (stone) · hoonnof (river) · kebarz (lake) · baamar (sea) · darjal (mountain) · kulhil (hill) · chemoon (forest) · filtet (tree) · tisdeed (wood (material)) · tadood (flower) · dolest (field) · maaved (road) · jeebad (bridge) · jafib (city) · soommaz (town) · jard (village) · zashsam (land, country) · durkis (light (brightness))
Home. tameed (house) · shisht (home) · tamjim (door) · koozbaz (wall) · zhoor (room) · shahosh (bed) · kohaa (table) · shikh (hearth)
Time. zurfal (day) · tirris (night) · raskad (morning) · kaasdur (evening) · zartaal (month) · doormaf (year) · venvar (spring) · surnekh (summer) · tosqat (autumn) · tanut (winter) · hakh (time)
Food. rashzar (food) · lonim (bread) · zhem (meat) · lisooq (fish) · zasor (egg) · jeraan (milk) · shurlal (salt) · misam (wine) · finlaf (ale) · nadoon (meal) · zhurteq (grain)
Animals. khavid (animal) · kaasht (horse) · biq (dog) · lazmaz (cat) · zhis (cow) · yemvoob (ox) · fozerd (sheep) · shamtul (pig) · feesht (bird) · khaasho (wolf)
Things. dizhar (thing) · zetaar (sword) · nissham (bow) · khusjir (arrow) · tokun (shield) · finkeez (knife) · doodaq (boat) · nekoz (ship) · pash (cart) · zorlish (coin) · fatooz (money) · veszush (gold) · raznib (silver) · miruf (iron) · fishvol (clothes) · meereel (shoe) · fenreen (cup) · hujaq (book) · naf (letter) · nosham (paper) · hijeft (key) · nosht (tool) · reenas (gift) · terroor (ring) · hooson (bell)
Abstract. tezkozim (war) · paanaz (peace) · simdaan (law) · tartal (truth) · zarrit (luck) · tizash (trade) · vemhaq (price) · keesho (debt) · hurnar (tax) · ujataakh (word) · fejonkoon (story) · loneekh (song) · bazast (question) · saalsi (news) · neebaz (way) · tasremkar (place) · nodir (part) · jaadiz (end) · palgha (side) · zhodad (kind (type)) · lazdaaz (trouble) · heshaahan (reason) · tandidaab (idea) · makinaal (life) · hasghem (death) · lazadam (game) · takhtad (danger) · qolish (power) · nolas (dream) · zishid (soul) · kaakel (voice) · nemaasjat (number) · vebonis (oath) · kasaad (honor) · oohaasden (shame) · benrin (faith) · noombad (god) · jeerin (secret) · zeznoomas (plan) · khovavi (market) · dolir (wedding)
The Second 500
Five hundred more everyday words, the same for every language, bring the shared core list to 1,000.
Grammar. nesht (both) · chukakh (several)
Pronouns. kinbirvikheer (anyone) · kinbirdizhar (anything) · neesh vikheer (no one, nobody)
Prepositions. kaztar (across) · toozrit (along) · sikhhan (around) · chaakh (beside) · barqaad (beyond) · lunjaq (inside) · chozerz (outside) · seesh (toward) · bulnoos (until) · qit (among)
Conjunctions. tarlush (although) · sarzee (while) · ninmud (unless)
Adverbs. semnoos (almost) · yinkikh (later) · heeshaz (tonight) · ismir (forward) · sanrol (instead) · faaraq (even) · faveer (ago) · beezis (quickly) · kekum (slowly) · lervantasremkar (somewhere) · shemeetasremkar (everywhere) · neesh tasremkar (nowhere)
Numbers. tirdreeh (thirty) · choodreeh (forty) · paabreeh (fifty) · shaafreeh (sixty) · khoofreeh (seventy) · zheesreeh (eighty) · noostreeh (ninety) · vanmor (zero) · tozsee (third) · terin (fourth) · nirim (fifth) · suhaast (pair) · voozang (once) · toleekh (twice) · kovooz (dozen)
Verbs. juzun (wash) · bontaz (cook) · kheekh (bake) · shisot (boil) · pokhor (brew) · zinaaf (fill) · yosht (sew) · zoteet (weave) · pefan (spin) · hizmo (dig) · peerd (plant (put in the ground)) · jesht (hunt) · vosh (catch) · onshin (throw) · seshaan (climb) · panukh (jump) · mooshem (swim) · tamard (fly) · qekom (push) · pomaf (pull) · oorghas (drop) · peest (hang) · khool (tie) · fozis (count) · seesar (steal) · verud (hide) · dizet (seek) · pord (defend) · sighekh (attack) · inliq (escape) · zeef (chase) · chaanad (shoot) · shodaal (command) · zhuzikh (obey) · sinresh (serve) · zaseekh (forgive) · satoq (punish) · meezdar (bless) · yasfam (worship) · toskan (mourn) · homaft (bury) · kaarnud (kneel) · zardol (kiss) · hurzan (shout) · rakheed (lie down) · teekh (rise) · kildekh (smell) · tosir (taste) · taving (bleed) · tesht (sink) · yaavorz (arrive) · lordaan (enter) · paamir (choose) · vulsor (decide) · itel (prepare) · moniq (trust) · taanukh (share) · chust (gather) · deeft (protect) · kaldib (feed) · pomraar (earn) · yaatan (spend)
Adjectives. shadeen (slow) · shakan (thick) · dozneft (thin) · bibul (wide) · alshum (deep) · nanrol (flat) · palvi (round) · jalaam (sharp) · voorad (soft) · neenrif (smooth) · shenrul (rough) · chalnin (sweet) · sekhooq (bitter) · eeq (sour) · paashoz (clean) · yinrar (dirty) · yerraar (cheap) · naasaam (low) · jovaal (tall) · zooshhe (weak) · disaz (brave) · zojar (proud) · nisaarz (gentle) · jeedil (cruel) · bojar (clever) · zunen (foolish) · vub (lazy) · hozkoq (busy) · shoor (tired) · hoszukh (calm) · jaalaab (loud) · mosbikh (fresh) · saraam (rotten) · pirrash (ripe) · fuzler (raw) · nulvor (ugly) · roosht (fat) · ardab (blind) · runven (deaf) · shosust (thirsty) · laalsan (awake) · zazhiq (alive) · umjuz (healthy) · jid (broken) · reeshil (easy) · zanzakh (straight) · zeezokh (wild) · zhorir (purple) · danfin (pale) · narbord (false)
People. fazning (baby) · bemnooz (uncle) · makhmiz (aunt) · raazaal (cousin) · tiztir (nephew) · habeng (niece) · vezham (widow) · horhaam (orphan) · panjaz (bride) · saznal (bridegroom) · moolmer (parent) · fakib (guest) · nojeer (neighbor) · laardar (crowd) · masad (thief) · zitet (beggar) · bashtul (carpenter) · shedut (weaver) · dazeb (baker) · tamosh (fisherman) · varsaar (miller) · hasesh (potter) · jirtez (healer) · keemam (messenger) · surzher (rider) · amast (scribe) · parast (teacher) · larteng (student) · mazmooq (master (of a house or craft)) · qeezrez (hero) · mikhtin (singer)
Body. maamfaf (neck) · chosh (shoulder) · nontin (chest) · aasht (belly) · yeesaal (finger) · nekikh (toe) · hekhmad (knee) · khatad (elbow) · nanef (skin) · faaf (bone) · shizrat (lip) · saarid (tongue) · pezhiz (beard) · dozjoos (cheek) · sarikh (brow) · lomiq (chin) · puseekh (fist) · shird (lung) · anfirz (rib) · nuntash (skull) · hikaaz (sweat) · beshin (tear (from the eye)) · naakh (wound) · qee (pain) · elrash (illness) · khadesh (flesh)
World. tuzhar (cloud) · sefokh (thunder) · heeson (lightning) · kaqet (hail) · moovaad (rainbow) · khissar (weather) · vookin (heat) · laafiz (flood) · pazvi (drought) · khiq (plain) · rifar (cave) · sibaakh (sand) · tazsir (mud) · zoolan (dust) · bindeen (stream) · zanteel (pond) · anfakh (waterfall) · saarnil (slope) · qoodan (ridge) · koonkez (wilderness) · peshaaq (hole) · boorves (smoke) · dizokh (air)
Sea. jilteeq (wave) · qeenat (tide) · qeesh (shell) · qeerden (anchor) · ajesh (mast) · jalraa (deck) · vanarz (fleet) · zinjit (voyage) · rumeer (raft) · chakur (crab) · vornosh (pirate) · bunaz (current (of water)) · ahaz (net)
Home. heekh (roof) · shimvir (floor) · valdin (window) · pem (chair) · haamzad (bench) · shohin (box) · boomle (candle) · nomtaa (pot) · koost (jug) · banab (dish) · beqaan (spoon) · haarz (basket) · koomor (blanket) · meerd (barrel) · shanzes (sack) · kazaz (kitchen) · lelshon (hut) · chudid (ashes) · saatash (firewood) · soortun (well (for water)) · neerard (lock) · nookh (shelf) · vozeef (cradle) · naanos (bath) · darkhel (comb) · bidum (pillow)
Time. kakhfar (week) · zezdir (hour) · zokhaf (noon) · ritaz (midnight) · kimkhir (moment) · kinvos (age (an era)) · aamakh (century) · rontur (season) · zhoord (festival) · oosshum (afternoon) · azol (past (time gone by)) · ajud (future (time to come)) · yooszuz (generation)
Food. harfez (honey) · lishsad (butter) · tader (cheese) · zorleer (soup) · chanzis (porridge) · dusdeef (flour) · bimood (oil) · khirlun (apple) · darban (pear) · ilosh (grape) · hensukh (berry) · zaakhas (nut) · tokeesh (bean) · ponnod (onion) · leerkit (garlic) · mamkheb (cabbage) · pamfim (fruit) · damul (vinegar) · forbaam (sausage) · fenin (cherry) · fanring (feast)
Farm. jassaal (plow) · hejeesh (seed) · sosniq (wheat) · riboord (oats) · khulorz (hay) · jedon (straw) · ponbosh (barn) · fonmif (stable) · helraam (fence) · movish (pasture) · shuzzar (meadow) · hajaq (orchard) · jurhoon (scythe) · minsaan (sickle) · pezkir (spade) · bakhtaa (yoke) · keesil (crop) · tenem (flock) · daakhel (beehive) · verzosh (ditch)
Animals. joodard (hen) · roomdin (rooster) · biskhem (duck) · khaszar (goose) · reemhid (lamb) · vaalaar (calf) · dinrust (donkey) · enhes (mule) · havoosh (mouse) · kilsush (rat) · roosman (frog) · inhool (bee) · lonooz (fly (insect)) · oontim (ant) · selqaan (worm) · foomul (spider) · hirzakh (lion) · qaasekh (boar) · zhokakh (hawk) · parookh (dove) · zaroosh (tail) · joshun (wing) · sahaast (horn) · boolsor (hoof) · zifam (claw) · baamlen (beak) · zhaas (nest)
Plants. feekh (branch) · ratosh (bush) · soshan (vine) · boosa (weed) · deebarz (herb) · rosnas (mushroom) · tatakh (nettle) · feval (ivy) · vanreq (willow) · dirif (birch) · nijarz (yew) · mesdeb (clover) · yemban (acorn) · yaabar (trunk (of a tree))
Crafts. boornan (rope) · teelvob (needle) · qool (thread) · emhil (cloth) · saaheed (leather) · leenfa (loom) · vuroon (nail (metal spike)) · rokest (saw (tool)) · uzish (chisel) · doozor (knot) · zeeneen (wheel) · meemukh (ladder) · hulrukh (brick) · qalvirz (bronze) · qeenfal (copper) · mavash (steel) · nisash (dye) · vahaab (linen) · shoft (jar) · hooshol (chain) · namrard (beam (of wood)) · raafan (hook) · choost (blade) · zeqer (handle)
Trade. unjakh (shop) · toboozzer (stall (in a market)) · pulkhad (goods) · kerdar (profit) · sessal (wage) · yemam (purse) · harzat (scales (for weighing)) · pelkhen (weight) · lizkhar (fair (a market gathering)) · yotikh (value) · aarlash (wealth) · keetisral (peddler)
War. dasor (army) · lirqaar (battle) · kemeesh (siege) · nadib (armor) · naahun (club (weapon)) · morzaab (dagger) · pemlaan (banner) · zanber (ambush) · komloon (victory) · batuz (defeat) · umdor (ally) · rarban (plunder) · uzdeesh (hostage) · doznush (truce)
Law. zhazuz (judge) · melsham (court (of law)) · dishad (crime) · pishidooz (punishment) · zeezerib (fine (a penalty)) · zudaal (prison) · madid (prisoner) · sineesh (witness) · dikhaad (guilt) · nideng (justice) · olqimri (rule (a law or custom)) · misshoo (heir) · khimar (inheritance) · khornis (tithe) · qulbufan (toll) · tomfeen (traitor) · shakhaz (exile)
Faith. kakhsid (ghost) · nenkhazil (heaven) · fomosh (underworld) · peezbol (altar) · bestanil (blessing) · zadeed (curse) · jinsem (funeral) · zinlalad (corpse) · meerjenom (coffin) · vuzloos (monk) · ruzroz (nun) · qaazman (pilgrim) · pesisht (omen)
Music. hezmaabud (music) · mozqarz (flute) · kaasrad (harp) · tizoord (trumpet) · jafaskeen (tune) · novaar (verse) · neshnen (riddle) · tarrer (legend) · linjing (proverb) · lusinjir (joke) · jursom (dance)
Travel. zheenan (path) · jeezdir (journey) · pehakh (inn) · hoonash (tavern) · rizdur (traveler) · roomaar (map) · talsaan (crossroads) · khedood (horseshoe) · kulaan (mile) · daameng (shelter) · vaakaar (distance) · harzaz (innkeeper)
Abstract. barretuq (joy) · hanindan (sorrow) · hikhiq (grief) · kinleer (pity) · pokhesh (mercy) · darhaan (friendship) · vivaar (memory) · kheeqid (mistake) · harbus (skill) · hitoor (rumor) · tasleer (message) · hilkhad (task) · zaarit (reward) · orsul (blame) · laahatung (revenge) · kitassib (quarrel) · vilaft (noise) · kheseez (sound) · tatir (color) · kiziz (shape) · tevaaq (size) · momishvaz (middle) · zannoshar (corner) · jemsoos (sign (a mark or signal)) · haaden (anger) · nizvash (hunger)
5. Zarvand Words Beyond the Core
menren (kindness (in "please": do the kindness)) · khaasar (king of kings, ruler (old title "Shah")) · jaljid (realm of the ruler (old "Shahdom")) · jaarzeb (governor of a province (old title "Marzban")) · meemakh (province (old "marzbanate")) · rahaash (fire-priest (old title "Mobad")) · sarlonor (fire-temple) · dontir (the Eternal Flame) · salest (underground water channel (old name "qanat")) · vashos (caravanserai) · mozaaft (caravan) · diznesh (light (the Light, against Shadow)) · yiqamsakh (shadow) · kelong (flame) · fanjikh (desert) · tiqeez (oasis) · roveskol (dune) · daalher (date palm) · kermaab (camel) · yeevish (dome) · avist (poem) · jinzaal (poet) · eelral (astronomer) · anseesh (star table) · talod (gold coin (old name "zarin")) · balaal (silver coin (old name "sikka")) · faashab (fortress) · vonteen (palace) · koona (tomb) · feshfan (saffron) · khaavaruq (pomegranate) · hizikeen (naphtha fire) · onlanor (prince) · shurarlos (scholar) · zhinraz (learning, wisdom) · tarsun (pure) · isjukh (eternal) · kumirekh (red (of a tent-clan)) · khuhor (headwater, spring) · shorooq (salt lake) · kebid (garden) · nozdooz (rose)
Grammar endings and words: -eem plural (living) · -oot plural (things) · -i linking ending, "of" · person endings -um, -ish, -at, -ain, -itan, -ond · da- past · sha- future · neesh not · -eer royal names · -aad men's names
6. Dictionary: Zarvani to English
| Zarvani | English | Part of speech | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| aamakh | century | n | |
| aarlash | wealth | n | |
| aasht | belly | n | |
| ahaz | net | n | |
| ajesh | mast | n | |
| ajud | future (time to come) | n | |
| aljeq | maybe | adv | |
| alshum | deep | adj | |
| amast | scribe | n | |
| anfakh | waterfall | n | |
| anfirz | rib | n | |
| anseesh | star table | n | |
| ardab | blind | adj | |
| arraz | alone | adj | |
| ashreeb | than | conj | |
| avist | poem | n | |
| azol | past (time gone by) | n | |
| baamar | sea | n | |
| baamlen | beak | n | |
| baanaft | hungry | adj | |
| baaraq | family | n | |
| bakhtaa | yoke | n | |
| balaal | silver coin (old name "sikka") | n | |
| balbeer | sick | adj | |
| banab | dish | n | |
| banraab | true | adj | |
| barfikh | that | det | |
| barqaad | beyond | prep | |
| barretuq | joy | n | |
| bashtul | carpenter | n | |
| batuz | defeat | n | |
| bazast | question | n | |
| beezis | quickly | adv | |
| bemkust | snow | n | |
| bemnooz | uncle | n | |
| benrin | faith | n | |
| beqaan | spoon | n | |
| beshin | tear (from the eye) | n | |
| beshrur | turn | v | |
| bestanil | blessing | n | |
| bibul | wide | adj | |
| bidum | pillow | n | |
| bimood | oil | n | |
| bindarz | still, yet | adv | |
| bindeen | stream | n | |
| biq | dog | n | |
| bishvan | together | adv | |
| biskhem | duck | n | |
| biveb | think | v | |
| bojar | clever | adj | |
| bontaz | cook | v | |
| boolsor | hoof | n | |
| boomle | candle | n | |
| boornan | rope | n | |
| boorves | smoke | n | |
| boosa | weed | n | |
| bulnoos | until | prep | |
| bunaz | current (of water) | n | |
| bunrol | important | adj | |
| burvaan | safe | adj | |
| chaakh | beside | prep | |
| chaanad | shoot | v | |
| chaash | look | v | |
| chahirz | small | adj | |
| chajoor | too | adv | |
| chakur | crab | n | |
| chalnin | sweet | adj | |
| chanzis | porridge | n | |
| charbaq | kill | v | |
| chash | because | conj | |
| chemoon | forest | n | |
| chemrar | dry | adj | |
| chird | can, be able | aux | |
| chish | pray | v | |
| chizakh | this | det | |
| chood | four | num | |
| choodreeh | forty | num | from four + ten |
| choost | blade | n | |
| chosh | shoulder | n | |
| chozerz | outside | prep | |
| chudid | ashes | n | |
| chukakh | several | det | |
| chust | gather | v | |
| daafon | today | adv | |
| daakhel | beehive | n | |
| daalher | date palm | n | |
| daameng | shelter | n | |
| daannat | take | v | |
| daardub | strange | adj | |
| daarz | heavy | adj | |
| dabor | promise | v | |
| daf | bring | v | |
| damil | already | adv | |
| damul | vinegar | n | |
| danfin | pale | adj | |
| dankaa | right (side) | n | |
| daraas | lead | v | |
| darban | pear | n | |
| darhaan | friendship | n | |
| darjal | mountain | n | |
| darkhel | comb | n | |
| dartesh | against | prep | |
| dashlun | laugh | v | |
| dasor | army | n | |
| dazeb | baker | n | |
| dazzhil | brown | adj | |
| deebarz | herb | n | |
| deeft | protect | v | |
| deesim | sometimes | adv | |
| dekekh | never | adv | |
| dekh | merchant | n | |
| desht | by | prep | |
| dikh | poor | adj | |
| dikhaad | guilt | n | |
| dinrust | donkey | n | |
| diq | do | v | |
| dirif | birch | n | |
| dirmal | stay | v | |
| dirzang | foot | n | |
| disaz | brave | adj | |
| dishad | crime | n | |
| disnun | woman | n | |
| dizet | seek | v | |
| dizhar | thing | n | |
| diznesh | light (the Light, against Shadow) | n | |
| dizokh | air | n | |
| dolest | field | n | |
| dolir | wedding | n | |
| dontir | the Eternal Flame | n | |
| doodaq | boat | n | |
| doormaf | year | n | |
| doosaan | dark | adj | |
| doozor | knot | n | |
| doram | goodbye | interj | |
| doshlar | hand | n | |
| doshsol | teach | v | |
| dozjoos | cheek | n | |
| dozneft | thin | adj | |
| doznush | truce | n | |
| durid | enough | adv | |
| durikh | rest | n/v | |
| durkis | light (brightness) | n | |
| durtarz | body | n | |
| dusdeef | flour | n | |
| eelkan | really, truly | adv | |
| eelral | astronomer | n | |
| eeq | sour | adj | |
| eft | girl | n | |
| elrash | illness | n | |
| emhil | cloth | n | |
| enhes | mule | n | |
| eshkat | also | adv | |
| ezash | again | adv | |
| faaf | bone | n | |
| faakh | moon | n | |
| faanid | people | n | |
| faaraq | even | adv | |
| faashab | fortress | n | |
| fadeq | same | adj | |
| fakhzin | yellow | adj | |
| fakib | guest | n | |
| fanjikh | desert | n | |
| fanring | feast | n | |
| fashraz | pay | v | |
| fasht | touch | v | |
| fatooz | money | n | |
| faveer | ago | adv | |
| fazning | baby | n | |
| feekh | branch | n | |
| feesht | bird | n | |
| fejonkoon | story | n | |
| fenin | cherry | n | |
| fenreen | cup | n | |
| feshfan | saffron | n | |
| feval | ivy | n | |
| fighekh | young | adj | |
| filtet | tree | n | |
| finkeez | knife | n | |
| finlaf | ale | n | in place of 'beer' |
| firid | brother | n | |
| fishvol | clothes | n | |
| fokh | head | n | |
| fomosh | underworld | n | |
| fonmif | stable | n | |
| foomul | spider | n | |
| forbaam | sausage | n | |
| foroord | few | det | |
| fozerd | sheep | n | |
| fozis | count | v | |
| fukhun | read | v | |
| fuzler | raw | adj | |
| ghib | who | pron | |
| ghif | why | adv | |
| ghird | which | pron | |
| ghom | how | adv | |
| ghom mirma | how much, how many | adv | |
| ghoob | what | pron | |
| ghoon | where | adv | |
| ghub | when | adv | |
| haab | yes | interj | |
| haaden | anger | n | |
| haakh | build | v | |
| haamzad | bench | n | |
| haarvim | wake | v | |
| haarz | basket | n | |
| habeng | niece | n | |
| hajaq | orchard | n | |
| hakh | time | n | |
| hakhsiz | warm | adj | |
| halir | like | v | |
| hamjis | get | v | |
| hanindan | sorrow | n | |
| harbus | skill | n | |
| harfez | honey | n | |
| harzat | scales (for weighing) | n | |
| harzaz | innkeeper | n | |
| hasal | quiet | adj | |
| hasesh | potter | n | |
| hasghem | death | n | |
| havoosh | mouse | n | |
| heban | much | det | |
| hebem | make | v | |
| heekh | roof | n | |
| heesh | nose | n | |
| heeshaz | tonight | adv | |
| heeson | lightning | n | |
| hejeesh | seed | n | |
| hekhmad | knee | n | |
| helraam | fence | n | |
| hensukh | berry | n | |
| hesh | father | n | |
| heshaahan | reason | n | |
| hevon | may, might | aux | |
| hezmaabud | music | n | |
| hijeft | key | n | |
| hikaaz | sweat | n | |
| hikh | become | v | |
| hikhiq | grief | n | |
| hilkhad | task | n | |
| hirzakh | lion | n | |
| hish | for | prep | |
| hitoor | rumor | n | |
| hizikeen | naphtha fire | n | |
| hizmo | dig | v | |
| homaft | bury | v | |
| hoonash | tavern | n | |
| hoonkoq | fast | adj | |
| hoonnof | river | n | |
| hoorkir | fight | n/v | |
| hooshol | chain | n | |
| hooson | bell | n | |
| hoqees | rich | adj | |
| horhaam | orphan | n | |
| hoszukh | calm | adj | |
| hozkoq | busy | adj | |
| hujaq | book | n | |
| hulrukh | brick | n | |
| hurnar | tax | n | |
| hurzan | shout | v | |
| hussoos | water | n | |
| -i | of | prep | the linking ending -i joins a thing to its owner or its description |
| -i maab | our | pron | "of us" |
| -i shoom | your | pron | formal; familiar is -i tooz |
| -i voon | his | pron | "of him" |
| -i vooneem | their | pron | "of them" |
| -i yod | my | pron | the linking ending: khaab-i yod, "book of me" |
| idur | eat | v | |
| ilosh | grape | n | |
| imshan | so, therefore | conj | |
| inhool | bee | n | |
| inliq | escape | v | |
| insish | name | n | |
| irteer | half | num | |
| isjukh | eternal | adj | |
| ismir | forward | adv | |
| itel | prepare | v | |
| jaadiz | end | n | |
| jaaft | answer | n/v | |
| jaahee | sister | n | |
| jaalaab | loud | adj | |
| jaaq | if | conj | |
| jaarzeb | governor of a province (old title "Marzban") | n | |
| jaash | wife | n | |
| jafaskeen | tune | n | |
| jafib | city | n | |
| jalaam | sharp | adj | |
| jaldaal | soon | adv | |
| jaljid | realm of the ruler (old "Shahdom") | n | |
| jalraa | deck | n | |
| jard | village | n | |
| jash | drink | n/v | |
| jassaal | plow | n | |
| jedon | straw | n | |
| jeebad | bridge | n | |
| jeedil | cruel | adj | |
| jeemmat | happy | adj | |
| jeerin | secret | n | |
| jeerom | sing | v | |
| jeezdir | journey | n | |
| jemsoos | sign (a mark or signal) | n | |
| jeraan | milk | n | |
| jesht | hunt | v | |
| jid | broken | adj | |
| jijes | should | aux | |
| jilteeq | wave | n | |
| jinsem | funeral | n | |
| jinzaal | poet | n | |
| jirtez | healer | n | |
| joodard | hen | n | |
| joomaaq | sky | n | |
| joosh | walk | v | |
| joshun | wing | n | |
| jovaal | tall | adj | |
| jurhoon | scythe | n | |
| jursom | dance | n/v | |
| juzun | wash | v | |
| kaakel | voice | n | |
| kaarnud | kneel | v | |
| kaasdur | evening | n | |
| kaasht | horse | n | |
| kaasrad | harp | n | |
| kajeeb | down | adv | |
| kakhfar | week | n | |
| kakhsid | ghost | n | |
| kaldib | feed | v | |
| kameeq | world | n | |
| kanjod | near | prep | |
| kaqet | hail | n | |
| kasaad | honor | n | |
| kashmad | try | v | |
| kazaz | kitchen | n | |
| kaztar | across | prep | |
| kebarz | lake | n | |
| kebid | garden | n | |
| keemam | messenger | n | |
| keereq | hit, strike | v | |
| keesho | debt | n | |
| keesil | crop | n | |
| keetisral | peddler | n | |
| kekam | daughter | n | |
| kekum | slowly | adv | |
| kelong | flame | n | |
| kemeesh | siege | n | |
| kemir | agreed, all right | interj | in place of 'okay' |
| kerdar | profit | n | |
| kereesh | servant | n | |
| kermaab | camel | n | |
| kerz | wear | v | |
| khaaded | hundred | num | |
| khaam | break | v | |
| khaasar | king of kings, ruler (old title "Shah") | n | |
| khaasho | wolf | n | |
| khaavaruq | pomegranate | n | |
| khadesh | flesh | n | |
| khamlos | thank you | interj | |
| khanar | green | adj | |
| khaszar | goose | n | |
| khatad | elbow | n | |
| khavid | animal | n | |
| khed | sad | adj | |
| khedood | horseshoe | n | |
| kheed | begin | v | |
| kheekh | bake | v | |
| kheeqid | mistake | n | |
| kheesh | work | n/v | |
| khemzes | meet | v | |
| kheseez | sound | n | |
| kheshol | about | prep | |
| khiher | understand | v | |
| khimar | inheritance | n | |
| khiq | plain | n | |
| khirlun | apple | n | |
| khissar | weather | n | |
| khoobar | ride | v | |
| khoodan | very | adv | |
| khoof | seven | num | |
| khoofreeh | seventy | num | from seven + ten |
| khool | tie | v | |
| khoor | difficult | adj | |
| khornis | tithe | n | |
| khorran | give | v | |
| khosh | sell | v | |
| khosht | after | prep | |
| khovavi | market | n | |
| khuhor | headwater, spring | n | |
| khulorz | hay | n | |
| khunnes | say | v | |
| khusjir | arrow | n | |
| kif | carry | v | |
| kildekh | smell | v | |
| kilsush | rat | n | |
| kimkhir | moment | n | |
| kinbir | any | det | |
| kinbirdizhar | anything | pron | from any + thing |
| kinbirvikheer | anyone | pron | from any + person |
| kinleer | pity | n | |
| kinvos | age (an era) | n | |
| kitassib | quarrel | n | |
| kiziz | shape | n | |
| kohaa | table | n | |
| kohar | then | adv | |
| kolsor | grow | v | |
| komloon | victory | n | |
| koomor | blanket | n | |
| koona | tomb | n | |
| koonkez | wilderness | n | |
| koorsha | king | n | |
| koost | jug | n | |
| koozbaz | wall | n | |
| kovooz | dozen | num | |
| kulaan | mile | n | |
| kulhil | hill | n | |
| kulnaad | wish | v | |
| kumirekh | red (of a tent-clan) | adj | |
| laafiz | flood | n | |
| laahatung | revenge | n | |
| laalsan | awake | adj | |
| laardar | crowd | n | |
| lakhkad | under, below | prep | |
| lakhrar | short | adj | |
| lamraas | hard | adj | |
| larghar | old | adj | |
| larteng | student | n | |
| lazadam | game | n | |
| lazdaaz | trouble | n | |
| lazmaz | cat | n | |
| leenfa | loom | n | |
| leerd | help | n/v | |
| leerkit | garlic | n | |
| lelshon | hut | n | |
| lensaas | sit | v | |
| lervan | some | det | |
| lervandizhar | something | pron | |
| lervantasremkar | somewhere | adv | from some + place |
| lervanvikheer | someone | pron | |
| lijaq | stand | v | |
| linjing | proverb | n | |
| lirqaar | battle | n | |
| lishsad | butter | n | |
| lisooq | fish | n | |
| lizkhar | fair (a market gathering) | n | |
| lomiq | chin | n | |
| loneekh | song | n | |
| lonim | bread | n | |
| lonooz | fly (insect) | n | |
| loormar | cold | adj | |
| lordaan | enter | v | |
| lunjaq | inside | prep | |
| lurnel | lie (deceive) | v | |
| lusinjir | joke | n | |
| maab | we | pron | |
| maab | us | pron | same as "we" |
| maakar | have | v | |
| maamfaf | neck | n | |
| maarmil | dead | adj | |
| maaved | road | n | |
| madid | prisoner | n | |
| makhmiz | aunt | n | |
| makinaal | life | n | |
| mamkheb | cabbage | n | |
| masad | thief | n | |
| masikh | well | adv | |
| mavash | steel | n | |
| mazbaaq | fire | n | |
| mazbar | wise | adj | |
| mazmooq | master (of a house or craft) | n | |
| meemakh | province (old "marzbanate") | n | |
| meemukh | ladder | n | |
| meerd | barrel | n | |
| meereel | shoe | n | |
| meerjenom | coffin | n | |
| meezdar | bless | v | |
| mehab | hear | v | |
| melsham | court (of law) | n | |
| menren | kindness (in "please": do the kindness) | n | |
| menren diq | please | interj | |
| merasht | good | adj | |
| mesdeb | clover | n | |
| mikhakh | husband | n | |
| mikhtin | singer | n | |
| mileen | just, only | adv | |
| mimnan | hello | interj | |
| mimsaan | kind | adj | |
| mimtan | in | prep | |
| minsaan | sickle | n | |
| mirma | many | det | |
| miruf | iron | n | |
| mirvaz | put | v | |
| misam | wine | n | |
| misshoo | heir | n | |
| mokon | full | adj | |
| momishvaz | middle | n | |
| moniq | trust | v | |
| moolmer | parent | n | |
| mooshem | swim | v | |
| moovaad | rainbow | n | |
| morzaab | dagger | n | |
| mosbikh | fresh | adj | |
| mosht | leg | n | |
| movish | pasture | n | |
| mozaaft | caravan | n | |
| mozqarz | flute | n | |
| mudaa | keep | v | |
| naahun | club (weapon) | n | |
| naakh | wound | n | |
| naanos | bath | n | |
| naarder | bad | adj | |
| naasaam | low | adj | |
| nadib | armor | n | |
| nadoon | meal | n | |
| naf | letter | n | in place of 'email' |
| nakhde | from | prep | |
| nammikh | on | prep | |
| namrard | beam (of wood) | n | |
| nanef | skin | n | |
| nanrol | flat | adj | |
| narbord | false | adj | |
| nard | love | n/v | |
| nazdaar | south | n | |
| neebaz | way | n | |
| neenrif | smooth | adj | |
| neerard | lock | n | |
| neerrin | at | prep | |
| neesh | not | adv | before the verb |
| neesh dizhar | nothing | pron | |
| neesh tasremkar | nowhere | adv | phrase: not + place |
| neesh vikheer | no one, nobody | pron | phrase: not + person |
| nekh | into | prep | |
| nekikh | toe | n | |
| nekoz | ship | n | |
| nemaasjat | number | n | |
| nemees | priest | n | |
| nenkhazil | heaven | n | |
| nenrid | marry | v | |
| neqaf | travel | v | |
| neshnen | riddle | n | |
| nesht | both | det | |
| nideng | justice | n | |
| nijarz | yew | n | |
| ninmud | unless | conj | |
| nirim | fifth | num | |
| nisaarz | gentle | adj | |
| nisash | dye | n | |
| nissham | bow | n | |
| nizvash | hunger | n | |
| nodir | part | n | |
| nojeer | neighbor | n | |
| nolas | dream | n | |
| nomtaa | pot | n | |
| nontin | chest | n | |
| nookh | shelf | n | |
| noombad | god | n | |
| nooq | no | interj | |
| noost | nine | num | |
| noostreeh | ninety | num | from nine + ten |
| nosham | paper | n | |
| nosht | tool | n | |
| novaar | verse | n | |
| nozdooz | rose | n | |
| nukh | agree | v | |
| nulvor | ugly | adj | |
| nuntash | skull | n | |
| oghiz | play | v | |
| okis | right, correct | adj | |
| olqimri | rule (a law or custom) | n | |
| onlanor | prince | n | |
| onshin | throw | v | |
| oofisht | be | v | also grammar |
| oohaasden | shame | n | |
| oolnast | speak, talk | v | |
| oontim | ant | n | |
| ooraarz | new | adj | |
| oorghas | drop | v | |
| oosshum | afternoon | n | |
| ooznit | friend | n | |
| ornaan | tomorrow | adv | |
| orsul | blame | n | |
| otem | back | adv | |
| paab | five | num | |
| paabreeh | fifty | num | from five + ten |
| paamir | choose | v | |
| paanaz | peace | n | |
| paashoz | clean | adj | |
| paazhud | different | adj | |
| palgha | side | n | |
| palvi | round | adj | |
| pamfim | fruit | n | |
| panjaz | bride | n | |
| panukh | jump | v | |
| parast | teacher | n | |
| pareed | wrong | adj | |
| parkhaq | ear | n | |
| parookh | dove | n | |
| parqim | more | det | |
| pash | cart | n | in place of 'car' |
| pasht | happen | v | |
| pazvi | drought | n | |
| peehool | here | adv | |
| peekim | first | num | |
| peenfid | star | n | |
| peerd | plant (put in the ground) | v | |
| peest | hang | v | |
| peezbol | altar | n | |
| pefan | spin | v | |
| peft | heart | n | |
| pehakh | inn | n | |
| pelkhen | weight | n | |
| pem | chair | n | |
| pemlaan | banner | n | |
| peshaaq | hole | n | |
| pesisht | omen | n | |
| petoom | now | adv | |
| pezhiz | beard | n | |
| pezkir | spade | n | |
| pirrash | ripe | adj | |
| pishidooz | punishment | n | |
| pokhesh | mercy | n | |
| pokhor | brew | v | |
| pomaf | pull | v | |
| pomraar | earn | v | |
| ponbosh | barn | n | |
| ponnod | onion | n | |
| pord | defend | v | |
| povift | run | v | |
| pulkhad | goods | n | |
| puq | none | pron | |
| puseekh | fist | n | |
| qaasekh | boar | n | |
| qaazman | pilgrim | n | |
| qaft | most | det | |
| qakh | ask | v | |
| qalvirz | bronze | n | |
| qarash | follow | v | |
| qaz | write | v | |
| qazheeq | there | adv | |
| qee | pain | n | |
| qeekish | other | det | |
| qeenat | tide | n | |
| qeenfal | copper | n | |
| qeerden | anchor | n | |
| qeesh | shell | n | |
| qeezrez | hero | n | |
| qekom | push | v | |
| qenast | between | prep | |
| qifeekh | bright | adj | |
| qimver | close | v | |
| qisht | hold | v | |
| qit | among | prep | |
| qokh | finish | v | |
| qokon | yesterday | adv | |
| qolish | power | n | |
| qonaz | hurt | v | |
| qoodan | ridge | n | |
| qool | thread | n | |
| qulbufan | toll | n | |
| qurift | with | prep | |
| raafan | hook | n | |
| raarsum | gray | adj | |
| raazaal | cousin | n | |
| rahaash | fire-priest (old title "Mobad") | n | |
| rakheed | lie down | v | |
| rarban | plunder | n | |
| rarshaq | out, out of | prep | |
| rashzar | food | n | |
| raskad | morning | n | |
| ratosh | bush | n | |
| raznib | silver | n | |
| reeh | ten | num | |
| reemhid | lamb | n | |
| reenas | gift | n | |
| reeshil | easy | adj | |
| remkan | tooth | n | |
| rerter | need | v | |
| riboord | oats | n | |
| rifar | cave | n | |
| rish | lose | v | |
| risht | find | v | |
| ritaz | midnight | n | |
| rivikh | always | adv | |
| rizdur | traveler | n | |
| rokest | saw (tool) | n | |
| rontur | season | n | |
| roomaar | map | n | |
| roomdin | rooster | n | |
| roosaad | strong | adj | |
| roosht | fat | adj | |
| roosman | frog | n | |
| roq | fear | n/v | |
| rosnas | mushroom | n | |
| roveskol | dune | n | |
| rumeer | raft | n | |
| runven | deaf | adj | |
| ruran | these | det | |
| rushrez | see | v | |
| ruzdoob | cost | v | |
| ruzroz | nun | n | |
| saaheed | leather | n | |
| saalsi | news | n | |
| saanbub | must | aux | |
| saarid | tongue | n | |
| saarnil | slope | n | |
| saartus | wind | n | |
| saatash | firewood | n | |
| sahaast | horn | n | |
| salest | underground water channel (old name "qanat") | n | |
| sandaf | blood | n | |
| sanrol | instead | adv | |
| saraam | rotten | adj | |
| sarikh | brow | n | |
| sarlonor | fire-temple | n | |
| sarmooz | cut | v | |
| sarraft | sorry | interj | |
| sarzee | while | conj | |
| satoq | punish | v | |
| saznal | bridegroom | n | |
| seesar | steal | v | |
| seesh | toward | prep | |
| sefokh | thunder | n | |
| sekh | boy | n | |
| sekhooq | bitter | adj | |
| selqaan | worm | n | |
| semnoos | almost | adv | |
| senoz | tell | v | |
| seseesh | thousand | num | |
| seshaan | climb | v | |
| sessal | wage | n | |
| shaaf | six | num | |
| shaafreeh | sixty | num | from six + ten |
| shaazun | feel | v | |
| shadeen | slow | adj | |
| shahosh | bed | n | |
| shakan | thick | adj | |
| shakhaz | exile | n | |
| shamtul | pig | n | |
| shanzes | sack | n | |
| sharz | afraid | adj | |
| shasan | west | n | |
| shedut | weaver | n | |
| shemee | every | det | |
| shemeedizhar | everything | pron | |
| shemeetasremkar | everywhere | adv | from every + place |
| shemeevikheer | everyone | pron | |
| shemqad | use | v | |
| shenrul | rough | adj | |
| shesoor | angry | adj | |
| shikh | hearth | n | |
| shilish | move | v | |
| shimvir | floor | n | |
| shird | lung | n | |
| shisht | home | n | |
| shisot | boil | v | |
| shiz | lady | n | |
| shizrat | lip | n | |
| shodaal | command | v | |
| shoft | jar | n | |
| shohin | box | n | |
| shokhmi | soldier | n | |
| shomlab | stop | v | |
| shood | let | v | |
| shoom | you (stranger, elder) | pron | formal; also the plural "you," and used for anyone above you |
| shoor | tired | adj | |
| shornam | white | adj | |
| shorooq | salt lake | n | |
| shostad | change | v | |
| shosust | thirsty | adj | |
| shozzaz | honest | adj | |
| shurarlos | scholar | n | |
| shurlal | salt | n | |
| shushre | big | adj | |
| shuzzar | meadow | n | |
| sibaakh | sand | n | |
| sidaash | leave | v | |
| sighekh | attack | v | |
| sikhhan | around | prep | |
| simdaan | law | n | |
| sinaam | believe | v | |
| sineesh | witness | n | |
| sinjurd | burn | v | |
| sinresh | serve | v | |
| sish | go | v | |
| sishar | left | n | |
| sisjar | blue | adj | |
| sofesht | child | n | |
| soommaz | town | n | |
| soortun | well (for water) | n | |
| soosaad | early | adj | |
| soozban | earth, soil | n | |
| soshan | vine | n | |
| sosniq | wheat | n | |
| suhaast | pair | num | |
| surnekh | summer | n | |
| surzher | rider | n | |
| susit | live | v | |
| taamost | dear | adj | |
| taanukh | share | v | |
| taarz | learn | v | |
| taasht | far | adj | |
| tader | cheese | n | |
| tadood | flower | n | |
| takhtad | danger | n | |
| talod | gold coin (old name "zarin") | n | |
| talsaan | crossroads | n | |
| tamard | fly | v | |
| tameed | house | n | |
| tamjim | door | n | |
| tamosh | fisherman | n | |
| tandidaab | idea | n | |
| tanut | winter | n | |
| tarlush | although | conj | |
| tarrer | legend | n | |
| tarsun | pure | adj | |
| tartal | truth | n | |
| tasheng | son | n | |
| tasleer | message | n | |
| tasremkar | place | n | |
| tatakh | nettle | n | |
| tatir | color | n | |
| taving | bleed | v | |
| tazsir | mud | n | |
| teekh | rise | v | |
| teelvob | needle | n | |
| teesht | sleep | n/v | |
| teevakh | second | num | |
| telir | over, above | prep | |
| teneet | welcome | interj | |
| tenem | flock | n | |
| terin | fourth | num | |
| terroor | ring | n | |
| tesht | sink | v | |
| tevaaq | size | n | |
| tezkozim | war | n | |
| tifif | without | prep | |
| tilmeed | eye | n | |
| tinen | wait | v | |
| tinnush | late | adj | |
| tiqeez | oasis | n | |
| tird | three | num | |
| tirdreeh | thirty | num | from three + ten |
| tirris | night | n | |
| tisdeed | wood (material) | n | |
| tizash | trade | n | |
| tizoord | trumpet | n | |
| tiztir | nephew | n | |
| toboozzer | stall (in a market) | n | |
| tokeesh | bean | n | |
| tokun | shield | n | |
| tolaarz | hot | adj | |
| toleekh | twice | adv | |
| tomfeen | traitor | n | |
| toosder | fall | v | |
| tooz | you (friend, child) | pron | familiar |
| toozrit | along | prep | |
| torvekh | next | adj | |
| tosht | up | adv | |
| tosir | taste | v | |
| toskan | mourn | v | |
| tosqat | autumn | n | |
| tozsee | third | num | |
| tunil | return | v | |
| tusheen | listen | v | |
| tuzhar | cloud | n | |
| ujataakh | word | n | |
| ukoosh | long | adj | |
| umdor | ally | n | |
| umjuz | healthy | adj | |
| unjakh | shop | n | |
| ursun | each | det | |
| ush | and | conj | |
| uzdeesh | hostage | n | |
| uzish | chisel | n | |
| vaafus | owe | v | |
| vaakaar | distance | n | |
| vaalaar | calf | n | |
| vaaluz | east | n | |
| vaalzun | ready | adj | |
| vaam | one | num | |
| vaasaaq | call | v | |
| vaf | through | prep | |
| vahaab | linen | n | |
| vakhiq | win | v | |
| valdin | window | n | |
| vamus | remember | v | |
| vanarz | fleet | n | |
| vanmor | zero | num | |
| vanreq | willow | n | |
| varsaar | miller | n | |
| vasad | light (not heavy) | adj | |
| vashos | caravanserai | n | |
| vazlakh | mother | n | |
| vebonis | oath | n | |
| veekh | show | v | |
| veelbat | beautiful | adj | |
| vekh | come | v | |
| velfif | all | det | |
| vemen | stone | n | |
| vemhaq | price | n | |
| venvar | spring | n | |
| vershed | high | adj | |
| verud | hide | v | |
| verzosh | ditch | n | |
| veszush | gold | n | |
| vezham | widow | n | |
| vikheer | person | n | |
| vilaft | noise | n | |
| vimad | north | n | |
| vimlal | hair | n | |
| vinooz | free | adj | |
| vivaar | memory | n | |
| vomas | back (body) | n | |
| vonteen | palace | n | |
| vookin | heat | n | |
| voon | he | pron | one word for he, she and it |
| voon | him | pron | same as "he" |
| voon | she | pron | same word as "he" |
| voon | her | pron | same as "he" |
| voon | it | pron | same word as "he" |
| vooneem | they | pron | "he" + living plural -eem |
| vooneem | them | pron | same as "they" |
| voorad | soft | adj | |
| voozang | once | adv | |
| vornosh | pirate | n | |
| vosh | catch | v | |
| vozeef | cradle | n | |
| vub | lazy | adj | |
| vubar | smile | v | |
| vulsor | decide | v | |
| vuroon | nail (metal spike) | n | |
| vushan | rain | n | |
| vuzloos | monk | n | |
| yaabar | trunk (of a tree) | n | |
| yaatan | spend | v | |
| yaavorz | arrive | v | |
| yakhir | open | v | |
| yasfam | worship | v | |
| yeerorz | queen | n | |
| yeesaal | finger | n | |
| yeevish | dome | n | |
| yeezrim | know | v | |
| yemam | purse | n | |
| yemban | acorn | n | |
| yemvoob | ox | n | |
| yerbam | behind | prep | |
| yernool | face | n | |
| yerraar | cheap | adj | |
| yinkikh | later | adv | |
| yinrar | dirty | adj | |
| yiqamsakh | shadow | n | |
| yirid | often | adv | |
| yiveq | to | prep | |
| yod | I | pron | |
| yod | me | pron | same as "I"; word order shows it |
| yooszuz | generation | n | |
| yor | or | conj | |
| yosht | sew | v | |
| yosid | send | v | |
| yotikh | value | n | |
| yulang | want | v | |
| zaakhas | nut | n | |
| zaarit | reward | n | |
| zadeed | curse | n | |
| zadod | away | adv | |
| zanber | ambush | n | |
| zannoshar | corner | n | |
| zanteel | pond | n | |
| zanzakh | straight | adj | |
| zardol | kiss | v | |
| zaroosh | tail | n | |
| zarrit | luck | n | |
| zartaal | month | n | |
| zaseekh | forgive | v | |
| zashhoz | before | prep | |
| zashsam | land, country | n | |
| zasma | enemy | n | |
| zasor | egg | n | |
| zazhiq | alive | adj | |
| zeef | chase | v | |
| zeejakh | black | adj | |
| zeenakh | mouth | n | |
| zeeneen | wheel | n | |
| zeerd | cry, weep | v | |
| zeetel | sure | adj | |
| zeezerib | fine (a penalty) | n | |
| zeezokh | wild | adj | |
| zeqer | handle | n | |
| zeshal | lord | n | |
| zetaar | sword | n | |
| zezdir | hour | n | |
| zeznoomas | plan | n | |
| zhaakh | mean | v | |
| zhaas | nest | n | |
| zhaash | sun | n | |
| zhafa | will, shall (future) | aux | grammar |
| zhazuz | judge | n | |
| zheenan | path | n | |
| zhees | eight | num | |
| zheesreeh | eighty | num | from eight + ten |
| zhem | meat | n | |
| zhenish | last | adj | |
| zhikh | hate | v | |
| zhinraz | learning, wisdom | n | |
| zhis | cow | n | |
| zhob | two | num | |
| zhobreeh | twenty | num | |
| zhodad | kind (type) | n | |
| zhokakh | hawk | n | |
| zholiz | red | adj | |
| zhoor | room | n | |
| zhoord | festival | n | |
| zhoosub | forget | v | |
| zhorir | purple | adj | |
| zhotekh | wet | adj | |
| zhubaa | own | adj | |
| zhud | die | v | |
| zhurteq | grain | n | |
| zhus | hope | n/v | |
| zhuzikh | obey | v | |
| zifam | claw | n | |
| zimmar | those | det | |
| zinaaf | fill | v | |
| zinjit | voyage | n | |
| zinlalad | corpse | n | |
| zishid | soul | n | |
| ziten | stranger | n | |
| zitet | beggar | n | |
| zof | but | conj | |
| zojar | proud | adj | |
| zokhaf | noon | n | |
| zokhqin | farmer | n | |
| zoolan | dust | n | |
| zooshhe | weak | adj | |
| zoost | buy | v | |
| zorleer | soup | n | |
| zorlish | coin | n | |
| zoteet | weave | v | |
| zudaal | prison | n | |
| zunen | foolish | adj | |
| zurd | arm | n | |
| zurfal | day | n | |
| zuslekh | man | n | |
| — | the | art | no word: Zarvani has no "the" |
| — | a, an | art | no word: Zarvani has no "a" |
| — | you (to the king) | pron | no word: the Khaasar is never spoken to, only spoken toward. One says "the Light hears" and addresses the room. |
7. Dictionary: English to Zarvani
| English | Zarvani | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|
| a, an | — | art |
| about | kheshol | prep |
| acorn | yemban | n |
| across | kaztar | prep |
| afraid | sharz | adj |
| after | khosht | prep |
| afternoon | oosshum | n |
| again | ezash | adv |
| against | dartesh | prep |
| age (an era) | kinvos | n |
| ago | faveer | adv |
| agree | nukh | v |
| agreed, all right | kemir | interj |
| air | dizokh | n |
| ale | finlaf | n |
| alive | zazhiq | adj |
| all | velfif | det |
| ally | umdor | n |
| almost | semnoos | adv |
| alone | arraz | adj |
| along | toozrit | prep |
| already | damil | adv |
| also | eshkat | adv |
| altar | peezbol | n |
| although | tarlush | conj |
| always | rivikh | adv |
| ambush | zanber | n |
| among | qit | prep |
| anchor | qeerden | n |
| and | ush | conj |
| anger | haaden | n |
| angry | shesoor | adj |
| animal | khavid | n |
| answer | jaaft | n/v |
| ant | oontim | n |
| any | kinbir | det |
| anyone | kinbirvikheer | pron |
| anything | kinbirdizhar | pron |
| apple | khirlun | n |
| arm | zurd | n |
| armor | nadib | n |
| army | dasor | n |
| around | sikhhan | prep |
| arrive | yaavorz | v |
| arrow | khusjir | n |
| ashes | chudid | n |
| ask | qakh | v |
| astronomer | eelral | n |
| at | neerrin | prep |
| attack | sighekh | v |
| aunt | makhmiz | n |
| autumn | tosqat | n |
| awake | laalsan | adj |
| away | zadod | adv |
| baby | fazning | n |
| back | otem | adv |
| back (body) | vomas | n |
| bad | naarder | adj |
| bake | kheekh | v |
| baker | dazeb | n |
| banner | pemlaan | n |
| barn | ponbosh | n |
| barrel | meerd | n |
| basket | haarz | n |
| bath | naanos | n |
| battle | lirqaar | n |
| be | oofisht | v |
| beak | baamlen | n |
| beam (of wood) | namrard | n |
| bean | tokeesh | n |
| beard | pezhiz | n |
| beautiful | veelbat | adj |
| because | chash | conj |
| become | hikh | v |
| bed | shahosh | n |
| bee | inhool | n |
| beehive | daakhel | n |
| before | zashhoz | prep |
| beggar | zitet | n |
| begin | kheed | v |
| behind | yerbam | prep |
| believe | sinaam | v |
| bell | hooson | n |
| belly | aasht | n |
| bench | haamzad | n |
| berry | hensukh | n |
| beside | chaakh | prep |
| between | qenast | prep |
| beyond | barqaad | prep |
| big | shushre | adj |
| birch | dirif | n |
| bird | feesht | n |
| bitter | sekhooq | adj |
| black | zeejakh | adj |
| blade | choost | n |
| blame | orsul | n |
| blanket | koomor | n |
| bleed | taving | v |
| bless | meezdar | v |
| blessing | bestanil | n |
| blind | ardab | adj |
| blood | sandaf | n |
| blue | sisjar | adj |
| boar | qaasekh | n |
| boat | doodaq | n |
| body | durtarz | n |
| boil | shisot | v |
| bone | faaf | n |
| book | hujaq | n |
| both | nesht | det |
| bow | nissham | n |
| box | shohin | n |
| boy | sekh | n |
| branch | feekh | n |
| brave | disaz | adj |
| bread | lonim | n |
| break | khaam | v |
| brew | pokhor | v |
| brick | hulrukh | n |
| bride | panjaz | n |
| bridegroom | saznal | n |
| bridge | jeebad | n |
| bright | qifeekh | adj |
| bring | daf | v |
| broken | jid | adj |
| bronze | qalvirz | n |
| brother | firid | n |
| brow | sarikh | n |
| brown | dazzhil | adj |
| build | haakh | v |
| burn | sinjurd | v |
| bury | homaft | v |
| bush | ratosh | n |
| busy | hozkoq | adj |
| but | zof | conj |
| butter | lishsad | n |
| buy | zoost | v |
| by | desht | prep |
| cabbage | mamkheb | n |
| calf | vaalaar | n |
| call | vaasaaq | v |
| calm | hoszukh | adj |
| camel | kermaab | n |
| can, be able | chird | aux |
| candle | boomle | n |
| caravan | mozaaft | n |
| caravanserai | vashos | n |
| carpenter | bashtul | n |
| carry | kif | v |
| cart | pash | n |
| cat | lazmaz | n |
| catch | vosh | v |
| cave | rifar | n |
| century | aamakh | n |
| chain | hooshol | n |
| chair | pem | n |
| change | shostad | v |
| chase | zeef | v |
| cheap | yerraar | adj |
| cheek | dozjoos | n |
| cheese | tader | n |
| cherry | fenin | n |
| chest | nontin | n |
| child | sofesht | n |
| chin | lomiq | n |
| chisel | uzish | n |
| choose | paamir | v |
| city | jafib | n |
| claw | zifam | n |
| clean | paashoz | adj |
| clever | bojar | adj |
| climb | seshaan | v |
| close | qimver | v |
| cloth | emhil | n |
| clothes | fishvol | n |
| cloud | tuzhar | n |
| clover | mesdeb | n |
| club (weapon) | naahun | n |
| coffin | meerjenom | n |
| coin | zorlish | n |
| cold | loormar | adj |
| color | tatir | n |
| comb | darkhel | n |
| come | vekh | v |
| command | shodaal | v |
| cook | bontaz | v |
| copper | qeenfal | n |
| corner | zannoshar | n |
| corpse | zinlalad | n |
| cost | ruzdoob | v |
| count | fozis | v |
| court (of law) | melsham | n |
| cousin | raazaal | n |
| cow | zhis | n |
| crab | chakur | n |
| cradle | vozeef | n |
| crime | dishad | n |
| crop | keesil | n |
| crossroads | talsaan | n |
| crowd | laardar | n |
| cruel | jeedil | adj |
| cry, weep | zeerd | v |
| cup | fenreen | n |
| current (of water) | bunaz | n |
| curse | zadeed | n |
| cut | sarmooz | v |
| dagger | morzaab | n |
| dance | jursom | n/v |
| danger | takhtad | n |
| dark | doosaan | adj |
| date palm | daalher | n |
| daughter | kekam | n |
| day | zurfal | n |
| dead | maarmil | adj |
| deaf | runven | adj |
| dear | taamost | adj |
| death | hasghem | n |
| debt | keesho | n |
| decide | vulsor | v |
| deck | jalraa | n |
| deep | alshum | adj |
| defeat | batuz | n |
| defend | pord | v |
| desert | fanjikh | n |
| die | zhud | v |
| different | paazhud | adj |
| difficult | khoor | adj |
| dig | hizmo | v |
| dirty | yinrar | adj |
| dish | banab | n |
| distance | vaakaar | n |
| ditch | verzosh | n |
| do | diq | v |
| dog | biq | n |
| dome | yeevish | n |
| donkey | dinrust | n |
| door | tamjim | n |
| dove | parookh | n |
| down | kajeeb | adv |
| dozen | kovooz | num |
| dream | nolas | n |
| drink | jash | n/v |
| drop | oorghas | v |
| drought | pazvi | n |
| dry | chemrar | adj |
| duck | biskhem | n |
| dune | roveskol | n |
| dust | zoolan | n |
| dye | nisash | n |
| each | ursun | det |
| ear | parkhaq | n |
| early | soosaad | adj |
| earn | pomraar | v |
| earth, soil | soozban | n |
| east | vaaluz | n |
| easy | reeshil | adj |
| eat | idur | v |
| egg | zasor | n |
| eight | zhees | num |
| eighty | zheesreeh | num |
| elbow | khatad | n |
| end | jaadiz | n |
| enemy | zasma | n |
| enough | durid | adv |
| enter | lordaan | v |
| escape | inliq | v |
| eternal | isjukh | adj |
| even | faaraq | adv |
| evening | kaasdur | n |
| every | shemee | det |
| everyone | shemeevikheer | pron |
| everything | shemeedizhar | pron |
| everywhere | shemeetasremkar | adv |
| exile | shakhaz | n |
| eye | tilmeed | n |
| face | yernool | n |
| fair (a market gathering) | lizkhar | n |
| faith | benrin | n |
| fall | toosder | v |
| false | narbord | adj |
| family | baaraq | n |
| far | taasht | adj |
| farmer | zokhqin | n |
| fast | hoonkoq | adj |
| fat | roosht | adj |
| father | hesh | n |
| fear | roq | n/v |
| feast | fanring | n |
| feed | kaldib | v |
| feel | shaazun | v |
| fence | helraam | n |
| festival | zhoord | n |
| few | foroord | det |
| field | dolest | n |
| fifth | nirim | num |
| fifty | paabreeh | num |
| fight | hoorkir | n/v |
| fill | zinaaf | v |
| find | risht | v |
| fine (a penalty) | zeezerib | n |
| finger | yeesaal | n |
| finish | qokh | v |
| fire | mazbaaq | n |
| fire-priest (old title "Mobad") | rahaash | n |
| fire-temple | sarlonor | n |
| firewood | saatash | n |
| first | peekim | num |
| fish | lisooq | n |
| fisherman | tamosh | n |
| fist | puseekh | n |
| five | paab | num |
| flame | kelong | n |
| flat | nanrol | adj |
| fleet | vanarz | n |
| flesh | khadesh | n |
| flock | tenem | n |
| flood | laafiz | n |
| floor | shimvir | n |
| flour | dusdeef | n |
| flower | tadood | n |
| flute | mozqarz | n |
| fly | tamard | v |
| fly (insect) | lonooz | n |
| follow | qarash | v |
| food | rashzar | n |
| foolish | zunen | adj |
| foot | dirzang | n |
| for | hish | prep |
| forest | chemoon | n |
| forget | zhoosub | v |
| forgive | zaseekh | v |
| fortress | faashab | n |
| forty | choodreeh | num |
| forward | ismir | adv |
| four | chood | num |
| fourth | terin | num |
| free | vinooz | adj |
| fresh | mosbikh | adj |
| friend | ooznit | n |
| friendship | darhaan | n |
| frog | roosman | n |
| from | nakhde | prep |
| fruit | pamfim | n |
| full | mokon | adj |
| funeral | jinsem | n |
| future (time to come) | ajud | n |
| game | lazadam | n |
| garden | kebid | n |
| garlic | leerkit | n |
| gather | chust | v |
| generation | yooszuz | n |
| gentle | nisaarz | adj |
| get | hamjis | v |
| ghost | kakhsid | n |
| gift | reenas | n |
| girl | eft | n |
| give | khorran | v |
| go | sish | v |
| god | noombad | n |
| gold | veszush | n |
| gold coin (old name "zarin") | talod | n |
| good | merasht | adj |
| goodbye | doram | interj |
| goods | pulkhad | n |
| goose | khaszar | n |
| governor of a province (old title "Marzban") | jaarzeb | n |
| grain | zhurteq | n |
| grape | ilosh | n |
| gray | raarsum | adj |
| green | khanar | adj |
| grief | hikhiq | n |
| grow | kolsor | v |
| guest | fakib | n |
| guilt | dikhaad | n |
| hail | kaqet | n |
| hair | vimlal | n |
| half | irteer | num |
| hand | doshlar | n |
| handle | zeqer | n |
| hang | peest | v |
| happen | pasht | v |
| happy | jeemmat | adj |
| hard | lamraas | adj |
| harp | kaasrad | n |
| hate | zhikh | v |
| have | maakar | v |
| hawk | zhokakh | n |
| hay | khulorz | n |
| he | voon | pron |
| head | fokh | n |
| headwater, spring | khuhor | n |
| healer | jirtez | n |
| healthy | umjuz | adj |
| hear | mehab | v |
| heart | peft | n |
| hearth | shikh | n |
| heat | vookin | n |
| heaven | nenkhazil | n |
| heavy | daarz | adj |
| heir | misshoo | n |
| hello | mimnan | interj |
| help | leerd | n/v |
| hen | joodard | n |
| her | voon | pron |
| herb | deebarz | n |
| here | peehool | adv |
| hero | qeezrez | n |
| hide | verud | v |
| high | vershed | adj |
| hill | kulhil | n |
| him | voon | pron |
| his | -i voon | pron |
| hit, strike | keereq | v |
| hold | qisht | v |
| hole | peshaaq | n |
| home | shisht | n |
| honest | shozzaz | adj |
| honey | harfez | n |
| honor | kasaad | n |
| hoof | boolsor | n |
| hook | raafan | n |
| hope | zhus | n/v |
| horn | sahaast | n |
| horse | kaasht | n |
| horseshoe | khedood | n |
| hostage | uzdeesh | n |
| hot | tolaarz | adj |
| hour | zezdir | n |
| house | tameed | n |
| how | ghom | adv |
| how much, how many | ghom mirma | adv |
| hundred | khaaded | num |
| hunger | nizvash | n |
| hungry | baanaft | adj |
| hunt | jesht | v |
| hurt | qonaz | v |
| husband | mikhakh | n |
| hut | lelshon | n |
| I | yod | pron |
| idea | tandidaab | n |
| if | jaaq | conj |
| illness | elrash | n |
| important | bunrol | adj |
| in | mimtan | prep |
| inheritance | khimar | n |
| inn | pehakh | n |
| innkeeper | harzaz | n |
| inside | lunjaq | prep |
| instead | sanrol | adv |
| into | nekh | prep |
| iron | miruf | n |
| it | voon | pron |
| ivy | feval | n |
| jar | shoft | n |
| joke | lusinjir | n |
| journey | jeezdir | n |
| joy | barretuq | n |
| judge | zhazuz | n |
| jug | koost | n |
| jump | panukh | v |
| just, only | mileen | adv |
| justice | nideng | n |
| keep | mudaa | v |
| key | hijeft | n |
| kill | charbaq | v |
| kind | mimsaan | adj |
| kind (type) | zhodad | n |
| kindness (in "please": do the kindness) | menren | n |
| king | koorsha | n |
| king of kings, ruler (old title "Shah") | khaasar | n |
| kiss | zardol | v |
| kitchen | kazaz | n |
| knee | hekhmad | n |
| kneel | kaarnud | v |
| knife | finkeez | n |
| knot | doozor | n |
| know | yeezrim | v |
| ladder | meemukh | n |
| lady | shiz | n |
| lake | kebarz | n |
| lamb | reemhid | n |
| land, country | zashsam | n |
| last | zhenish | adj |
| late | tinnush | adj |
| later | yinkikh | adv |
| laugh | dashlun | v |
| law | simdaan | n |
| lazy | vub | adj |
| lead | daraas | v |
| learn | taarz | v |
| learning, wisdom | zhinraz | n |
| leather | saaheed | n |
| leave | sidaash | v |
| left | sishar | n |
| leg | mosht | n |
| legend | tarrer | n |
| let | shood | v |
| letter | naf | n |
| lie (deceive) | lurnel | v |
| lie down | rakheed | v |
| life | makinaal | n |
| light (brightness) | durkis | n |
| light (not heavy) | vasad | adj |
| light (the Light, against Shadow) | diznesh | n |
| lightning | heeson | n |
| like | halir | v |
| linen | vahaab | n |
| lion | hirzakh | n |
| lip | shizrat | n |
| listen | tusheen | v |
| live | susit | v |
| lock | neerard | n |
| long | ukoosh | adj |
| look | chaash | v |
| loom | leenfa | n |
| lord | zeshal | n |
| lose | rish | v |
| loud | jaalaab | adj |
| love | nard | n/v |
| low | naasaam | adj |
| luck | zarrit | n |
| lung | shird | n |
| make | hebem | v |
| man | zuslekh | n |
| many | mirma | det |
| map | roomaar | n |
| market | khovavi | n |
| marry | nenrid | v |
| mast | ajesh | n |
| master (of a house or craft) | mazmooq | n |
| may, might | hevon | aux |
| maybe | aljeq | adv |
| me | yod | pron |
| meadow | shuzzar | n |
| meal | nadoon | n |
| mean | zhaakh | v |
| meat | zhem | n |
| meet | khemzes | v |
| memory | vivaar | n |
| merchant | dekh | n |
| mercy | pokhesh | n |
| message | tasleer | n |
| messenger | keemam | n |
| middle | momishvaz | n |
| midnight | ritaz | n |
| mile | kulaan | n |
| milk | jeraan | n |
| miller | varsaar | n |
| mistake | kheeqid | n |
| moment | kimkhir | n |
| money | fatooz | n |
| monk | vuzloos | n |
| month | zartaal | n |
| moon | faakh | n |
| more | parqim | det |
| morning | raskad | n |
| most | qaft | det |
| mother | vazlakh | n |
| mountain | darjal | n |
| mourn | toskan | v |
| mouse | havoosh | n |
| mouth | zeenakh | n |
| move | shilish | v |
| much | heban | det |
| mud | tazsir | n |
| mule | enhes | n |
| mushroom | rosnas | n |
| music | hezmaabud | n |
| must | saanbub | aux |
| my | -i yod | pron |
| nail (metal spike) | vuroon | n |
| name | insish | n |
| naphtha fire | hizikeen | n |
| near | kanjod | prep |
| neck | maamfaf | n |
| need | rerter | v |
| needle | teelvob | n |
| neighbor | nojeer | n |
| nephew | tiztir | n |
| nest | zhaas | n |
| net | ahaz | n |
| nettle | tatakh | n |
| never | dekekh | adv |
| new | ooraarz | adj |
| news | saalsi | n |
| next | torvekh | adj |
| niece | habeng | n |
| night | tirris | n |
| nine | noost | num |
| ninety | noostreeh | num |
| no | nooq | interj |
| no one, nobody | neesh vikheer | pron |
| noise | vilaft | n |
| none | puq | pron |
| noon | zokhaf | n |
| north | vimad | n |
| nose | heesh | n |
| not | neesh | adv |
| nothing | neesh dizhar | pron |
| now | petoom | adv |
| nowhere | neesh tasremkar | adv |
| number | nemaasjat | n |
| nun | ruzroz | n |
| nut | zaakhas | n |
| oasis | tiqeez | n |
| oath | vebonis | n |
| oats | riboord | n |
| obey | zhuzikh | v |
| of | -i | prep |
| often | yirid | adv |
| oil | bimood | n |
| old | larghar | adj |
| omen | pesisht | n |
| on | nammikh | prep |
| once | voozang | adv |
| one | vaam | num |
| onion | ponnod | n |
| open | yakhir | v |
| or | yor | conj |
| orchard | hajaq | n |
| orphan | horhaam | n |
| other | qeekish | det |
| our | -i maab | pron |
| out, out of | rarshaq | prep |
| outside | chozerz | prep |
| over, above | telir | prep |
| owe | vaafus | v |
| own | zhubaa | adj |
| ox | yemvoob | n |
| pain | qee | n |
| pair | suhaast | num |
| palace | vonteen | n |
| pale | danfin | adj |
| paper | nosham | n |
| parent | moolmer | n |
| part | nodir | n |
| past (time gone by) | azol | n |
| pasture | movish | n |
| path | zheenan | n |
| pay | fashraz | v |
| peace | paanaz | n |
| pear | darban | n |
| peddler | keetisral | n |
| people | faanid | n |
| person | vikheer | n |
| pig | shamtul | n |
| pilgrim | qaazman | n |
| pillow | bidum | n |
| pirate | vornosh | n |
| pity | kinleer | n |
| place | tasremkar | n |
| plain | khiq | n |
| plan | zeznoomas | n |
| plant (put in the ground) | peerd | v |
| play | oghiz | v |
| please | menren diq | interj |
| plow | jassaal | n |
| plunder | rarban | n |
| poem | avist | n |
| poet | jinzaal | n |
| pomegranate | khaavaruq | n |
| pond | zanteel | n |
| poor | dikh | adj |
| porridge | chanzis | n |
| pot | nomtaa | n |
| potter | hasesh | n |
| power | qolish | n |
| pray | chish | v |
| prepare | itel | v |
| price | vemhaq | n |
| priest | nemees | n |
| prince | onlanor | n |
| prison | zudaal | n |
| prisoner | madid | n |
| profit | kerdar | n |
| promise | dabor | v |
| protect | deeft | v |
| proud | zojar | adj |
| proverb | linjing | n |
| province (old "marzbanate") | meemakh | n |
| pull | pomaf | v |
| punish | satoq | v |
| punishment | pishidooz | n |
| pure | tarsun | adj |
| purple | zhorir | adj |
| purse | yemam | n |
| push | qekom | v |
| put | mirvaz | v |
| quarrel | kitassib | n |
| queen | yeerorz | n |
| question | bazast | n |
| quickly | beezis | adv |
| quiet | hasal | adj |
| raft | rumeer | n |
| rain | vushan | n |
| rainbow | moovaad | n |
| rat | kilsush | n |
| raw | fuzler | adj |
| read | fukhun | v |
| ready | vaalzun | adj |
| really, truly | eelkan | adv |
| realm of the ruler (old "Shahdom") | jaljid | n |
| reason | heshaahan | n |
| red | zholiz | adj |
| red (of a tent-clan) | kumirekh | adj |
| remember | vamus | v |
| rest | durikh | n/v |
| return | tunil | v |
| revenge | laahatung | n |
| reward | zaarit | n |
| rib | anfirz | n |
| rich | hoqees | adj |
| riddle | neshnen | n |
| ride | khoobar | v |
| rider | surzher | n |
| ridge | qoodan | n |
| right (side) | dankaa | n |
| right, correct | okis | adj |
| ring | terroor | n |
| ripe | pirrash | adj |
| rise | teekh | v |
| river | hoonnof | n |
| road | maaved | n |
| roof | heekh | n |
| room | zhoor | n |
| rooster | roomdin | n |
| rope | boornan | n |
| rose | nozdooz | n |
| rotten | saraam | adj |
| rough | shenrul | adj |
| round | palvi | adj |
| rule (a law or custom) | olqimri | n |
| rumor | hitoor | n |
| run | povift | v |
| sack | shanzes | n |
| sad | khed | adj |
| safe | burvaan | adj |
| saffron | feshfan | n |
| salt | shurlal | n |
| salt lake | shorooq | n |
| same | fadeq | adj |
| sand | sibaakh | n |
| sausage | forbaam | n |
| saw (tool) | rokest | n |
| say | khunnes | v |
| scales (for weighing) | harzat | n |
| scholar | shurarlos | n |
| scribe | amast | n |
| scythe | jurhoon | n |
| sea | baamar | n |
| season | rontur | n |
| second | teevakh | num |
| secret | jeerin | n |
| see | rushrez | v |
| seed | hejeesh | n |
| seek | dizet | v |
| sell | khosh | v |
| send | yosid | v |
| servant | kereesh | n |
| serve | sinresh | v |
| seven | khoof | num |
| seventy | khoofreeh | num |
| several | chukakh | det |
| sew | yosht | v |
| shadow | yiqamsakh | n |
| shame | oohaasden | n |
| shape | kiziz | n |
| share | taanukh | v |
| sharp | jalaam | adj |
| she | voon | pron |
| sheep | fozerd | n |
| shelf | nookh | n |
| shell | qeesh | n |
| shelter | daameng | n |
| shield | tokun | n |
| ship | nekoz | n |
| shoe | meereel | n |
| shoot | chaanad | v |
| shop | unjakh | n |
| short | lakhrar | adj |
| should | jijes | aux |
| shoulder | chosh | n |
| shout | hurzan | v |
| show | veekh | v |
| sick | balbeer | adj |
| sickle | minsaan | n |
| side | palgha | n |
| siege | kemeesh | n |
| sign (a mark or signal) | jemsoos | n |
| silver | raznib | n |
| silver coin (old name "sikka") | balaal | n |
| sing | jeerom | v |
| singer | mikhtin | n |
| sink | tesht | v |
| sister | jaahee | n |
| sit | lensaas | v |
| six | shaaf | num |
| sixty | shaafreeh | num |
| size | tevaaq | n |
| skill | harbus | n |
| skin | nanef | n |
| skull | nuntash | n |
| sky | joomaaq | n |
| sleep | teesht | n/v |
| slope | saarnil | n |
| slow | shadeen | adj |
| slowly | kekum | adv |
| small | chahirz | adj |
| smell | kildekh | v |
| smile | vubar | v |
| smoke | boorves | n |
| smooth | neenrif | adj |
| snow | bemkust | n |
| so, therefore | imshan | conj |
| soft | voorad | adj |
| soldier | shokhmi | n |
| some | lervan | det |
| someone | lervanvikheer | pron |
| something | lervandizhar | pron |
| sometimes | deesim | adv |
| somewhere | lervantasremkar | adv |
| son | tasheng | n |
| song | loneekh | n |
| soon | jaldaal | adv |
| sorrow | hanindan | n |
| sorry | sarraft | interj |
| soul | zishid | n |
| sound | kheseez | n |
| soup | zorleer | n |
| sour | eeq | adj |
| south | nazdaar | n |
| spade | pezkir | n |
| speak, talk | oolnast | v |
| spend | yaatan | v |
| spider | foomul | n |
| spin | pefan | v |
| spoon | beqaan | n |
| spring | venvar | n |
| stable | fonmif | n |
| stall (in a market) | toboozzer | n |
| stand | lijaq | v |
| star | peenfid | n |
| star table | anseesh | n |
| stay | dirmal | v |
| steal | seesar | v |
| steel | mavash | n |
| still, yet | bindarz | adv |
| stone | vemen | n |
| stop | shomlab | v |
| story | fejonkoon | n |
| straight | zanzakh | adj |
| strange | daardub | adj |
| stranger | ziten | n |
| straw | jedon | n |
| stream | bindeen | n |
| strong | roosaad | adj |
| student | larteng | n |
| summer | surnekh | n |
| sun | zhaash | n |
| sure | zeetel | adj |
| sweat | hikaaz | n |
| sweet | chalnin | adj |
| swim | mooshem | v |
| sword | zetaar | n |
| table | kohaa | n |
| tail | zaroosh | n |
| take | daannat | v |
| tall | jovaal | adj |
| task | hilkhad | n |
| taste | tosir | v |
| tavern | hoonash | n |
| tax | hurnar | n |
| teach | doshsol | v |
| teacher | parast | n |
| tear (from the eye) | beshin | n |
| tell | senoz | v |
| ten | reeh | num |
| than | ashreeb | conj |
| thank you | khamlos | interj |
| that | barfikh | det |
| the | — | art |
| the Eternal Flame | dontir | n |
| their | -i vooneem | pron |
| them | vooneem | pron |
| then | kohar | adv |
| there | qazheeq | adv |
| these | ruran | det |
| they | vooneem | pron |
| thick | shakan | adj |
| thief | masad | n |
| thin | dozneft | adj |
| thing | dizhar | n |
| think | biveb | v |
| third | tozsee | num |
| thirsty | shosust | adj |
| thirty | tirdreeh | num |
| this | chizakh | det |
| those | zimmar | det |
| thousand | seseesh | num |
| thread | qool | n |
| three | tird | num |
| through | vaf | prep |
| throw | onshin | v |
| thunder | sefokh | n |
| tide | qeenat | n |
| tie | khool | v |
| time | hakh | n |
| tired | shoor | adj |
| tithe | khornis | n |
| to | yiveq | prep |
| today | daafon | adv |
| toe | nekikh | n |
| together | bishvan | adv |
| toll | qulbufan | n |
| tomb | koona | n |
| tomorrow | ornaan | adv |
| tongue | saarid | n |
| tonight | heeshaz | adv |
| too | chajoor | adv |
| tool | nosht | n |
| tooth | remkan | n |
| touch | fasht | v |
| toward | seesh | prep |
| town | soommaz | n |
| trade | tizash | n |
| traitor | tomfeen | n |
| travel | neqaf | v |
| traveler | rizdur | n |
| tree | filtet | n |
| trouble | lazdaaz | n |
| truce | doznush | n |
| true | banraab | adj |
| trumpet | tizoord | n |
| trunk (of a tree) | yaabar | n |
| trust | moniq | v |
| truth | tartal | n |
| try | kashmad | v |
| tune | jafaskeen | n |
| turn | beshrur | v |
| twenty | zhobreeh | num |
| twice | toleekh | adv |
| two | zhob | num |
| ugly | nulvor | adj |
| uncle | bemnooz | n |
| under, below | lakhkad | prep |
| underground water channel (old name "qanat") | salest | n |
| understand | khiher | v |
| underworld | fomosh | n |
| unless | ninmud | conj |
| until | bulnoos | prep |
| up | tosht | adv |
| us | maab | pron |
| use | shemqad | v |
| value | yotikh | n |
| verse | novaar | n |
| very | khoodan | adv |
| victory | komloon | n |
| village | jard | n |
| vine | soshan | n |
| vinegar | damul | n |
| voice | kaakel | n |
| voyage | zinjit | n |
| wage | sessal | n |
| wait | tinen | v |
| wake | haarvim | v |
| walk | joosh | v |
| wall | koozbaz | n |
| want | yulang | v |
| war | tezkozim | n |
| warm | hakhsiz | adj |
| wash | juzun | v |
| water | hussoos | n |
| waterfall | anfakh | n |
| wave | jilteeq | n |
| way | neebaz | n |
| we | maab | pron |
| weak | zooshhe | adj |
| wealth | aarlash | n |
| wear | kerz | v |
| weather | khissar | n |
| weave | zoteet | v |
| weaver | shedut | n |
| wedding | dolir | n |
| weed | boosa | n |
| week | kakhfar | n |
| weight | pelkhen | n |
| welcome | teneet | interj |
| well | masikh | adv |
| well (for water) | soortun | n |
| west | shasan | n |
| wet | zhotekh | adj |
| what | ghoob | pron |
| wheat | sosniq | n |
| wheel | zeeneen | n |
| when | ghub | adv |
| where | ghoon | adv |
| which | ghird | pron |
| while | sarzee | conj |
| white | shornam | adj |
| who | ghib | pron |
| why | ghif | adv |
| wide | bibul | adj |
| widow | vezham | n |
| wife | jaash | n |
| wild | zeezokh | adj |
| wilderness | koonkez | n |
| will, shall (future) | zhafa | aux |
| willow | vanreq | n |
| win | vakhiq | v |
| wind | saartus | n |
| window | valdin | n |
| wine | misam | n |
| wing | joshun | n |
| winter | tanut | n |
| wise | mazbar | adj |
| wish | kulnaad | v |
| with | qurift | prep |
| without | tifif | prep |
| witness | sineesh | n |
| wolf | khaasho | n |
| woman | disnun | n |
| wood (material) | tisdeed | n |
| word | ujataakh | n |
| work | kheesh | n/v |
| world | kameeq | n |
| worm | selqaan | n |
| worship | yasfam | v |
| wound | naakh | n |
| write | qaz | v |
| wrong | pareed | adj |
| year | doormaf | n |
| yellow | fakhzin | adj |
| yes | haab | interj |
| yesterday | qokon | adv |
| yew | nijarz | n |
| yoke | bakhtaa | n |
| you (friend, child) | tooz | pron |
| you (stranger, elder) | shoom | pron |
| you (to the king) | — | pron |
| young | fighekh | adj |
| your | -i shoom | pron |
| zero | vanmor | num |