Amal/roots

These are the basic roots of Amal, from which all words are created. Many of these are derived from natural languages but heavily modified to conform to the aesthetic and functionality of Amal.

alha bet dal eyin gamla ha ita kapu lam mem nun pe qupa ra samka shin ta wa yad

b

• (bah)

abhak - adv - on purpose, intentionally, willingly

abhek - v - agree; consent; be willing

bahek - v - intend; be about to

ibha - n - intention; will

• (bak)

abak - n - number; digit; quantity; amount

bakim - n - numbers; amounts

bakra - v - count; enumerate; number

nabak - n - multitude; mass

d

• (daʔ)

da - num - ten; 10

dahesh - num - ten thousand; 10,000

dawa - num - eleven; 11

• (dan)

adan - n - unit of ~; piece; part

danek - v - be measure; weighed

nadan - n - assembly; quorum

h

• (hal)

dahalek - v - enter; go into

halek - v - walk; go; travel

kahalu - n - stair; step

shahalek - v - exit; depart; leave

m

• (maʔ)

ma - q - what; which

mabak - q - how much/many

mada - q - where

man - q - who; whom

manai - q - whose

mara - q - when

mawa - q - how

shum(a) - q - why

r

• (raj)

arya - n - eye

aryek - v - see; look; watch

rayek - v - dream; imagine

rayus - n - dream; vision

s

• (sed)

esed - n - sound; echo; noise

sedra - v - make sound; noise

seddan - n - phoneme

sh

• (ʃab)

ashab - n - knowledge; knowing

shabra - v - know [a fact]

y

• (jeg)

yegen - n - wife; bride

yeginai - n - in-law; relative by marriage

yegra - v - marry; wed

yegul - n - husband; groom

• (jem)

eyem - n - food; sustenance

yemek - v - eat; consume

yemiya - n - cuisine