Amal/thematic lexicon
Family
- amul - n - man
- shena - n - woman
- kadab - n - Mr., sir, gentleman, lord
- kaden - n - Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady
- eneb - n - name
- kesha - n - person; indiviual
- eshak - n - family
- aba - n - father
- ena - n - mother
- ahu - n - brother
- epan - n - sister
- deshu - n - boy; son
- neska - n - girl; daughter
- usaba - n - uncle
- usshen - n - aunt
- deshus - n - nephew
- neskus - n - niece
- abliya - n - grandfather
- liyena - n - grandmother
- deshísh - n - grandson
- neskísh - n - granddaughter
- yarin - n - cousin
- yegul - n - husband
- yegen - n - wife
- yegra - n - marriage; marry
- bushra - n - divorce
- yegai - n - in-law
- wamísh - n - baby; infant
- wama - n - child, offspring, son or daughter
- daqarin / dawam - n - teenager
- keshám - n - adult
- habin - n - friend; comrade
- shikebin - n - enemy
- relative |
amul man; male |
shena woman; female | |
keshliyám grandparent |
abliya grandfather |
liyena grandmother | |
keshám parent; adult |
aba father |
ena mother | |
- parent's sibling |
usaba uncle |
usshen aunt | |
- sibling |
ahu brother |
epan sister | |
- child |
deshu son; boy |
neska daughter; girl | |
- grandchild |
deshísh grandson |
neskísh granddaughter | |
yarin cousin |
- male cousin |
- female cousin | |
- nibling |
deshus nephew |
neskus niece |
Food
Numbers
- nul - zero
- wa - one
- ni - two
- ush - three
- ha - four
- kish - five
- sha - six
- seb - seven
- pu / eta - eight
- nen - nine
- da - ten
- sada - hundred
- kisshada - five hundred
- hesha - thousand
- dahesh - ten thousand
- sadesh - hundred thousand
- uhun - million
- ulun - billion
Higher Numbers
- dawa - eleven
- nidaqush or niqush - twenty-three
- usshada - 300
- pulun - 8 billion
Town
Time
Months of the Year
- wahil - January
- nihil - February
- ushehil - March
- hilha - April
- kishehil - May
- shahil - June
- sebhil - July
- etahil - August
- nenehil - September
- dahil - October
- dawahil - November
- danihil - December
Days of the week
- wagun - Monday
- nigun - Tuesday
- ushegun - Wednesday
- hagun - Thursday
- kishegun - Friday
- shagun - Saturday
- sebegun - Sunday
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Very basic words
Particles
the a, one
this (here) that (there)
past tense future tense would (conditional/subjunctive)
Pronouns
I, me my we, us our
you (singular) your (singular) you (plural) your (plural)
he, she, him, her it they, them himself, herself, itself, themselves one (indefinite pronoun) his, her, its, their, one's
what, that, which who, whom whose why
Conjunctions
and both… and or either… or neither… nor but if, whether then, consequently because in order that, so that that
Affirmation and negation
actually, indeed by all means by no means certainly evidently of course no, not maybe perhaps probably yes is it the case that…? (question particle)
Basic verbs
Very basic verbs
be become do, cause to let, allow, permit must, should, need want, intend can, could, be able
Simple movements
arrive come come back depart, leave enter exit fall fly follow go jump raise, rise, lift roll run sit stand rest stop swim travel walk
Change
begin break burn change close cool dry empty fall fill finish, end follow hang heat lead open wet, moisten
Weather
freeze rain shine snow
Biological actions
be born die drink eat hear listen live need see sleep smell taste waken
Emotions
cry, weep desire, wish fear feel (well, etc.) hate hope hurt, ache interest laugh like, enjoy love please prefer smile
Thoughts
believe decide dream forget know (a fact) know, be acquainted with learn make a mistake, err remember think understand, comprehend
Choice and exchange
buy choose, elect collect, gather, pick compare cost give have pay sell take
Speech
agree answer ask call (name) count define describe discuss explain forgive greet introduce (person), present invite joke, jest lie measure pardon permit promise pronounce read recommend refuse repeat say, tell shout sing speak spell suggest tell, relate thank translate write
Cultural actions
bathe celebrate comb cook cure, heal dance draw, sketch dress drive (a vehicle) fasten, fix kiss live, dwell play (game) send study teach visit wash wear (clothes) work
Other actions
avoid bring carry cause cut do, make find help hit, strike hurt, injure lose pull push put, place seem, appear throw tie touch, knock, play use win, gain
Basic adjectives
Spatial adjectives
closed covered deep distant empty enormous external flat following, next full heavy high intact internal large last left long low mixed mobile narrow near neighboring open parallel right (not left) round separate shallow sharp short small, little square steep straight, direct thick, not thin thin wide, broad
Existential adjectives
absent alone ambiguous common complete complicated different double entire equal general opposite only, sole other real same similar simple unequal
Evaluative adjectives
bad good just unjust doubtful false, wrong impossible necessary probable possible sure, certain TRUE
inferior major maximum mean, average middle minor minimum superior supreme
beautiful, pretty cheap clean comfortable comic correct dangerous dear, beloved delicate, easily damaged difficult dirty easy elegant exact expensive extreme forbidden foreign harmful holy important incredible interesting known laughable, ridiculous lost own, one's own painful perfect precise private public pure rare safe, secure secret severe special strange ugly uncomfortable unfortunate useful usual violent
Colors
color black light blue, sky blue dark blue, navy blue brown clear dark fair, blond gray green orange pale pink purple red white yellow
Other sensory adjectives
bitter boiling cold cooked cool damp dense dry edible firm, fixed fresh, new fried hard hollow hot light, lightweight loose, slack loud, strong mild raw rigid ripe rough (not smooth) salty silent, mute smooth soft, not hard sour sticky sweet tender tight warm, tepid wet
Biological adjectives
awake blind busy dead deaf drunk dumb fat feeble, weak female fertile healthy hungry lean male naked poor pregnant rich satisfied sick, ill sober strong thirsty tired young
Mental adjectives
able, capable agreeable amusing angry astonished brave, courageous cheerful content cruel curious, inquisitive dishonest educated employed faithful foolish free friendly grateful guilty happy honest human, humane jealous joyous just, fair kind lazy mad, crazy married nice polite proud quiet, calm rude sad unhappy wise
“Where?” words
Prepositions
at, to in front of behind from, out of in, into outside on above, over below, under between, among by, beside, up to along across, through beyond, past around against, opposite
Adverbs
above, upstairs, upward around backwards, behind before, in front of, forward below, downstairs, downward inside on the left on the right opposite, facing outside through, across
nearby far away home, homeward, at home abroad
here, hither there, thither hence, from here thence, from there here and there
area, locale location, place
somewhere anywhere, wherever elsewhere everywhere nowhere
“How many?” words
Particles
all every, each many some any few no, none same other, else
person thing everyone someone anyone no one certain both
enough such too sole, only
Numbers
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
eleven twenty hundred thousand million
first whole unitary, simple
once twice
more… than less… than as… as, like as many as, as much as
Measures
meter are liter gram degree
micro- milli- centi- deci- deka- hecto- kilo- mega-
Adverbs
about above all almost also, too as much, so, so much at least at most besides chiefly completely enough even exactly, just so extremely first, in the first place hardly, scarcely lastly less and less little, not much more and more more or less mostly much, very not at all not even only partly somewhat too, too much
“When?” words
Nouns
time occasion, time past present future
second minute hour midday, noon midnight day morning evening night
week month year decade century millenia era, epoch
spring summer autumn winter
Months
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Days of the week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Adjectives
ancient fast late, tardy future monthly next new old past previous, preceding present (of time) ready recent slow sudden
Prepositions
at before after since in (… from now) until during
Conjunctions
after before since till, until while
Adverbs
now, at once, at present then, at that time, then after, afterwards before, previously, formerly from then on, since then from now on, henceforth until then until now not yet, not now again
at times at all times every time at any time often, repeatedly sometimes, from time to time, now and then seldom, occasionally formerly, at other times this time not this time
on time, in time always never at the same time
early, quick, soon, shortly as soon as possible soon after next late at the latest lately meanwhile already still, yet at first at last in the past in the future
in the morning in the evening at night this morning every morning today yesterday tomorrow yesterday morning tomorrow evening the other day the day before yesterday the day after tomorrow this week last week next week in one week
daily weekly monthly yearly
what is the time? it is one o'clock half past five quarter to five quarter past five twenty to five twenty past five
“How?” words
Prepositions
of, about, concerning for, as a means of, in order to, on behalf of by (actor, author) because of with, by means of, in company of without, except opposite, against, in spite of approximately
Adverbs
aloud as it were, you could say, as if, like… badly by chance by heart deliberately, carefully directly for instance, for example fortunately hastily in general in vain little by little loudly notably, nota bene on purpose, intentionally, willingly quickly rather, preferably slowly so, thus softly suddenly together unfortunately well
Basic nouns
The sky
air cloud darkness frost ice light night noise rain shadow sky smoke snow storm thunder weather wind
The water
bay beach bottom cape coast island lake pond river sand sea stream water wave
The land
cave countryside desert land field flower forest garden grass hill hole meadow mountain mud plain rock valley view
Other nature nouns
east north south west
nature world
sun moon earth star
Atlantic Pacific Europe Asia Africa Australia America
The body
ankle arm back beard blood body bone brain breast cheek chest chin ear elbow eye face finger flesh foot hair (on head) hand head heart hip knee leg lip moustache mouth muscle nail neck nose shoulder skin stomach tear throat thumb toe tongue tooth wrist
age appetite cold complexion cough danger disease fever health pulse surgery wound
Animals
animal mammal bear cat cattle dog donkey elephant fox goat hare horse lion monkey mouse mule pig rabbit rat seal sheep squirrel tiger whale wolf
bird chicken duck goose
fish cod eel herring salmon trout tuna shark lizard snake frog
insect ant bee butterfly fly mosquito wasp spider
lobster mussel octopus oyster snail worm
feather fin horn skin, fur tail wing
Trees
tree oak pine vine nut berry branch fruit leaf root seed, pip
Fruits
apple apricot cherry date fig grape lemon lime melon olive orange peach pear pineapple plum raspberry strawberry
Vegetables
artichoke asparagus bean cabbage carrot cauliflower celery chive cucumber garlic herbs legume lentil lettuce mint mushroom onion parsley pea potato pumpkin radish sage spinach tomato turnip grain barley maize, corn oats rice rye wheat
Meals
meal, dinner breakfast lunch supper food dessert salad soup stew
Meats
meat bacon beef chicken cut fat mutton pork rib roast sausage steak
Other foods
biscuit bread cake flour roll, bun
butter cheese cream egg omelet
honey jam mustard oil pepper salt sauce sugar vinegar
Beverages
beverage, drink alcohol beer brandy coffee milk soda water tea wine
The table
cup glass plate, dish saucer tray, platter fork knife spoon napkin tablecloth
The kitchen
basin, bowl bottle coffeepot frying pan jug kettle lid pot saucepan, pan scale (for weighing) teapot
Tools
tool, instrument machine
axe chisel hammer shovel, spade gun pliers saw screwdriver wrench, spanner
broom bucket iron (for ironing) ladder sponge
needle pin scissors
bag ball box key lock
cord line match nail net nut pipe (water, etc.) razorblade screw wire
Materials
metal brass copper gold iron lead silver steel
brick concrete glass leather marble stone wood
Clothes
item of clothing fashion
panties, underpants petticoat slip sock stocking tights undershirt
nightgown pyjamas
apron dress shirt shorts skirt trousers tunic suit
coat, jacket overcoat, raincoat waistcoat, vest
boot glove hat sandal shoe
belt handkerchief tie
jewelry jewelry case bracelet earring necklace ring
briefcase handbag parasol glasses, spectacles umbrella wallet, purse watch
cigar cigarette pipe
button collar pocket
cloth, fabric cloth, piece of cloth cotton silk wool
brush comb powder soap toothbrush
People
man woman boy girl Mr., sir, gentleman, lord Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady
name person
family father mother brother sister son daughter uncle aunt nephew niece grandfather grandmother grandson granddaughter cousin
husband wife marriage divorce in-law
baby child teenager adult friend enemy
Work
actor ambassador author baker butcher captain cashier, purser chef chemist, pharmacist, druggist client, customer cook dentist doctor engineer judge king lawyer maid, valet manager mechanic musician nurse (hospital) official painter policeman porter postman, postwoman programmer queen servant shoemaker shopper singer student surgeon tailor teacher waiter, waitress workman, laborer, peasant
Thoughts
idea manner memory mind mood, temper need sense, meaning sentence voice word
Reading and writing
book date dictionary eraser, rubber ink lesson, lecture map menu news newspaper note number page paper pen pencil periodical, magazine poetry signature
case, instance detail example fact point problem
address bill card email envelope letter mail mailbox parcel postage postcard post office sender stamp
Music
orchestra band soloist musician singer instrument
flute saxophone horn trumpet violin cello guitar piano accordion organ drum bell
The town
city town village
building dairy farm bakery bank boarding house, B&B bookshop butcher's shop hospital hotel, inn laundry library market restaurant theater embassy, consulate factory office police station prison school university
castle cathedral church museum palace tower
bridge courtyard fountain square
highway railroad road (country) street (city) walk, sidewalk, pavement
The house
house flat, apartment
bathroom bedroom closet dining room kitchen living room, lounge pantry, larder room toilet
balcony basement ceiling chimney corner door
elevator floor, story ground floor roof stairs wall window
armchair bed cabinet, cupboard carpet chair, seat couch, sofa drawer furniture stool table wardrobe
air conditioner bath fan freezer furnace, heater oven refrigerator sink stove telephone vacuum cleaner washer, washing machine
alarm clock basket bell (door) blanket candle candlestick curtain cushion fire flame flower pot lamp mirror picture pillow CD, record sheet towel toy
electricity switch on off
The computer
computer mouse modem printer
memory disk data file folder document menu software, program, application
internet world wide web browser online offline
Transportation
arrival baggage connection customs delay departure entrance exit passenger passport platform station suitcase ticket
airplane automobile bicycle boat coach, railroad car locomotive, engine motorcycle ship train tram, trolley car truck, lorry
brake engine gasoline, petrol pump puncture sail steering wheel tire, tyre wheel windshield, windscreen
Society
accident army art company country crime government group history language, tongue luxury law money nation peace people, community politics price prize right, just claim rule, regulation science sport wages war