Arda/Henaudute

Description

Henaudute (Ἡναυδυτε) is a Dele language, spoken on Arda.

• Timespan: beginning from 1400s anno mundi ≈ classical times
• Setting: Yellow Empire (Ῥαυραρ Ἡνατε)

• Author: Muke Tever | ✎

Morphology

Adjectives

There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.

Comparison of adjectives is formed by prefixation.

	ου	-θα	= ουθα
	old	PART:T	: "old"
ἀμ-	ου	-θα	= ἀμουθα
COMP	old	PART:T	: "older"
ἰσ-	ου	PART:T	= ἰσουθα
SUP	old	ADJ:TAN	: "oldest"

Lexicon

In etymologies, ** indicates a root not in the Dele word list, while * is a regular Dele word.

The citation form is nom. sg., gen. sg. for nouns, and 1sg. for verbs. The symbol · in a verb indicates the infix point.

Α

• ἁ pron.rel. αὑ obl.
• ἁ·βνε v. to be four. ἁφθα num. four. ἁβρα num. fourth.
• ἁ·γνε v. to be red.
• ἁ·θνε v. to know.
• ἀιτε, -τεν l. name, noun.
• ἀιτλε, -λᾱν l. sg., t. pl. word.
• ἀλ pron. dem. that. ἀλλυ obl.
• ἁ·λνε v. to be nine. ἁλθα num. nine. ἁλδρα num. ninth.
• ἀ·μνε v. to sit.
• ἀν pron. dem. this; def. art. the. ἀννυ obl.
• ἁργλη, -λα t. jackal. —**srgāl-.
• ἀρ pron. dem. that yonder. ἀρῥυ obl.
• ἀρε, -ρεν l. the sun.
• ἁς conj. and.
• ἀτρα, -τρα t. brother's wife.
• α·ὑνε v. to be two. αὑ num. two. αὑρα num. second, 2nd.
• ἀ·χνε v. to bite.

Β

• βαι·νε v. to curse.
• βα·χνε v. to hide, conceal.
• βορῥι·νε v. to be warlike. βορῥη, -ρῥινα g. Borrhē, the third day of the week.
• βρελ, -λα t. month, about 35 days.
• βρερτη, -τεν l. Brertē, second week of the month.
• βῡ, βυα t. father's mother.

Γ

• γα·θνε v. to recline.
• γα·κνε v. to defecate; to be bad.
• γαλ, -λα t. bird.
• γαρη -ρνα g. earth, land; inanimate gender
• γαρνωβρελ, -λα t. Gar, the third nobrel of the lada.
• γαρτοι, -τοιχα t. gnome.
• γε pron. pers. 2pl. γευ obl.
• γοχλαδα, -δα t. the second lada of a rhike.
• γραρτη, -τεν l. Grartē, third week of the month.

Δ

• δα·θνε v. to dry.
• δαλ, -λα t. brother; elder brother.
• δε·βνε v. to swear. δεβη, -βνα g. oath.
• δελ, -λα t. tongue.
• δηθνε, -να t. father.
• δηκε, -κᾱν l. a horn.
• δηνα, -να t. man.
• δηνυ, -να t. son's wife.
• δη·χενε v. to be long (in space)
• δηψῑ, -ψῑν t. (pl. tant.) teachings.
• δλη·νε v. to be jovial. δλη, δληνα g. Dlē, the fifth day of the week.
• δρῑγι, -γα t. zodiac; a sequence of eleven rhiki, about 23,100 days.
• δῡνε (δυ·υνε) v. to mill, grind.
• δυ·ρνε v. to be round.

Ε

• εἰνε (ε·ενε) v. to be hot.
• εἱ·ννε v. to bless.
• ἑ·λνε v. to drink.
• ἑν, ἑμα t. eye.

Η

• ἠδα prep. before, in front of. ἠδη, -δανα g. front, face.
• ἠδε -δειν l. lake.
• ἡ·νανε v. to be yellow.
• ἡνωβρελ, -λα t. He, fourth nobrel of the lada.
• ἡτοι, -τοιχα t. sylph.
• ἡχε prep. behind.

Θ

• θρα·ννε v. to be holy; to go berserk. θρανη, -ννα g. Thranē, the second day of the week.
• θυ·τνε v. to be beautiful. θυτη, -τνα g. Thutē, sixth day of the week.

Ι

• ἱ, ἱκα t. son.
• ῾ῑθιτε·νε v. to be gray.
• ἰμε, -μεν l. grease, fat.
• ᾿ῑνε (ἰ·ινε) v. to be many.
• ἱ·ννε v. to be one. ἱν num. one. ἱνδρα num. first.
• ἰσ·νε v. to poison. —Etym. uncertain.
• ἱ·τνε v. to spoil.
• ῾ῑ·φινε v. to be black.

Κ

• και·χνε v. to be all. καιχη, -χνα g. whole.
• καλε, -λεν l. neck.
• κενε, -νεν l. head.
• κη·νε v. to be three. κη num. three. κηρα num. third.
• κῑ·μινε v. to do.
• κιρη, -ρνα g. leather.
• κουνε (κο·ονε) v. to rain. κου, κοα t. rain.

Λ

• λᾱδα, -δα t. lada, or "long year", about 700 days.
• λαλη, -λνα g. a day.
• λαλλι, -λλα t. bitterness.
• λαλλιδρατη, -τεν l. Lallidratē, fifth week of the month.
• λαρ, -ρα t. ox.
• λου, λωα t. tiger. —**lōhu-
• λυ, λυκα t. wolf.
• λῡνωβρελ, -λα t. Lu, the second nobrel of the lada.
• λῡτοι, -τοιχα t. undine.
• λυσσα, -σσα t. young wolf.

Μ

• μαυ, μαα t. hare.
• μηϊδρατη, -τεν l. Mēidratē, fourth week of the month.

Ν

• ναυρ, -ρα t. strength.
• νολ, -λλα t. hog.
• νο·χινε v. to be silent. νοχη, -χινα g. Nochē, seventh day of the week.
• νωβρελ, -βρελα t. nobrel, or "quinquemester", about 175 days.

Ο

• ὁ·πνε v. to eat.
• οὐλαδα, -δα t. the third lada of a rhike.
• ὁφη, -φνα g. seed.

Π

• πανδῑγι, -γα t. panther. —**pan- *dīgi
• πιμβλαδα, -δα t. the first lada of a rhike.
• πωλαλε, -λεν l. a week, seven days.

Ρ

• ῥαρτη, -τεν l. Rhartē, first week of the month.
• ῥε·υνε v. to shine. ῥευτη, -τενα g. Rheutē, the first day of the week.
• ῥικε, -κιεν l. rhike, or cycle of three ladi, about 2,100 days.
• ῥοχυ, -χα t. turtle.

Σ

• σις, -σα t. lion. —**sisi-

Τ

• ταλλα, -λλακα t. phœnix.
• ταννωβρελ, -λα t. Tan, first nobrel of the lada.
• ταντοι, -τοιχα t. salamander.
• τοχον·νε v. to be obscure, be mysterious. τοχονη, -ννα g. Tochonē, fourth day of the week.

Υ

• ὑ prep. on top of. ὑη, ὑνα g. top (part).
• ὑ ὑτα t. daughter's husband.
• ὑδε, -δεν l. tail.
• ὑ·δνε v. to be big.
• ὑλε, -λεν l. muscle.
• ὑν- pref. neg.

Χ

• χα·μνε v. to see.
• χαρ, -ρα t. heart (seen as the seat of emotions). χαρε, -ρεν l. heart (body part).
• χατε, -τεν l. bone.
• χει, χειεν l. feather. χεισιφαπε, -πεν l. "featherbark", an aromatic medicinal plant.
• χεν pron. pers. 1pl. inclusive χεισυ obl.
• χευνε, -νεν l. sg., t. pl. member of a tribe. χευνηδα, -δα t. king, tribal chief.
• χηυλη, -λανα g. stone, rock.
• χι·λνε v. to be like or similar.
• χο·βνε v. to be eight. χοφθα num. eight. χοβρα num. eighth.
• χοδα, -δα t. father's father; head of household; fiancée's father; respectful term of address, Mr., sir.
• χο·ονε v. to croak; to caw.
• χοσι, -σα t. fish.
• χουλα, -λα t. charm, charisma.
• χυδη, -δνα g. root.
• χυρ prep. next to. χυρη, -ρνα g. side.

Ω

• ὡ·ρονε v. to drop, let go.