Teir'dal

L'Teir'Dal Zhaun'ol

(The Teir'Dal Dictionary) An Adaptation of the Drow Tongue for use in Everquest

This dictionary is an adaption of the Drow Dictionary which was assembled from excerpts from "The Drow of the Underdark" by TSR, Inc. and other authorized D&D sources. This is by no means an attempt to rewrite that known as "Drow", only to serve as a reference for use in Everquest by those known as Teir'Dal (Dark Elves). No intent to infringe on any copyright or to plagiarize previous work has been made. Changes from Drow to Teir'Dal include renaming references to Lloth with reference to Innoruuk (as appropriate) and any Drow and D&D specific terms have been removed or modified.

This dictionary has been prepared by the Sorcere for the use of the Drow in dealing with other races and as a guide for other races in the proper dealings with the Drow. To facilitate such use, the majority of this Dictionary has been translated into Common.

Any Drow allowed contact with other races should have received training in proper conduct elsewhere, thus no effort has been made to supplement such training here. Non-Drow are advised to pay heed to these Usage Notes. Many Drow societies welcome mutually profitable or pleasurable dealings with other races or societies. However, the Drow are a justly proud people and are quick to take offense -- often fatal offense -- at what they perceive to be insults or breaches of etiquette.

This 2nd Edition Version was converted to HTML by Veldrindel with additional content contributions from Cyriex, Dkama, Nymxara, Xxtayce and others of the Fennin Ro server. As with any of these Teir'Dal Dictionaries there may be some slight differences in words that have been modified or newly created. Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think of something else that should be added here.

General, Grammar

PLURALIZATION

Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by "en" if it ends in a consonant or "n" if it ends in a vowel.

Singular	Plural
Jabbress	Mistress
Jabbressen	Mistresses
Velve	Blade
Velven	Blades

POSSESSIVE CASE

Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with "'s" except if the word ends in "s" where upon "'" is added.

Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen	Beware the assassin's schemes
Nindil zhah lil Valsharess' elgluth	That is the Valsharess' whip

VERBS

A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).

NUMBER: Withstanding irregular verbs, the singular form is completed with "ar".

Singular	Plural
Lil sargtlin elggar	The warrior kills
Lil sargtlinen elgg	The warriors kill
Uss jaluk elar	One male dies
Draa jaluken el	Two males die

PERSON: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with "e".

Usstan belbau	I give
Dos belbau	You give
Uk belbaue	He gives
Usstan luth	I cast
Dos luth	You cast
Il luthe	She casts

VOICE: A passive verb is a combination of a "be" verb and a past participle.

Active	Passive
L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik	Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil Yathrin
The Yathrin severs his head	His head was severed by the Yathrin

TENSE: Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with "us".

Active Voice	Passive Voice
Present Tense
Uk phlithe	He hates
Uk zhah phlithus	He is hated
Past Tense
Usstan phlithus	I hated
Usstan zhahus phlithus	I was hated
Future Tense
Dos orn phlith	You will hate
Dos orn tlu phlithus	You will be hated
Present Perfect
Dos inbal phlithus	You have hated
Dos inbal tlus phlithus	You have been hated
Past Perfect
Il inbalus phlithus	She had hated
Il inbalus tlus phlithus	She had been hated
Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal phlithus	I shall have hated
Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus	I shall have been hated

MOOD: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods.

Indicative Udos phuul raldarin l'waess da'fol rivvin. (We are stripping the skin from some humans)

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ful" suffix for many adjectives is indicated by "'urn".

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Olath - Dark	Olathur - Darker	Olathurl - Darkest
Ssin'urn - Beautiful	Mzild ssin'urn - More beautiful	Mzilst ssin'urn - Most beautiful

ADVERBS

Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ly" suffix for many adverbs is indicated by "ne" (or "e" if ending in "n").

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Al - Well	Alur - Better	Alurl - Best
Ssin'urne - Beautifully	Mzild ssin'urne - More beautifully	Mzilst ssin'urne - Most beautifully

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General, City Institutes

L'Elghinyrr	The Dead (Shadowknights, Necromancers)
Melee-Magthere	Academy of Warfare - The Indigo Brotherhood (Warriors)
Ol'elghinn-Magthere	Academy of Assassination - The Ebon Mask (Rogues)
Sorcere	Academy of Wizardry - The Spurned (Enchanters, Mages Wizards)
Yath d'Quarval-sharuk	The Spires of Innoruuk (Clerics)

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General, Deities

Dark Elf Deity:

Innoruuk Prince of Hate, creator of the Teir'Dal race

Other Deities:

Bertoxxulous the Plaguebringer.

Brell Serilis the Duke of Below.

Bristlebane Fizzlethrope the King of Thieves.

Cazic-Thule the Faceless.

Erollisi Marr the Queen of Love.

Karana the Rainkeeper.

Mithaniel Marr the Lightbringer.

Prexus the Oceanlord.

Quellious the Tranquil.

Rallos Zek the Warlord.

Rodcet Nife the Prime Healer.

Solusek Ro the Burning Prince.

The Tribunal the Six Hammers.

Tunare the Mother of All.

Veeshan the Wurmqueen.

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General, Titles and Professions

TITLES

C'rintri	noble Teir'Dal (C'rintrin - nobles)
Ilharess	Matron (Used for female leaders of a House)
Ilharn	Patron (Used for male leaders of a House)
Jabbress	Mistress (female in charge of some task or office)
Jabbuk	Master (male in charge of some task or office)
Malla	honored (a term of respect preceding a title)
Shebali	rogue, non-noble Teir'Dal
Ulathtallar	Arch Priestess
Ul'Saruk	Warlord
Ul'Veldriss/Veldruk	Arch Shadow Mistress/Master
Valess/Valuk	female/male monarch (reference for non-Teir'Dal races)
Valsharess/Valsharuk	Queen/King
Veldriss/Veldruk	Shadow Mistress/Master
Yathtallar	High Priestess of Innoruuk

PROFESSIONS

Abban	Agent
Faern	Magic User
Sargtlin	Warrior
Ssins d'Aerth	Professional Entertainer (prostitute)
Velg'larn	Assassin
Vel'Sargtlin	Shadowknight
Yathrin	Cleric

Modifications to professions are placed before the name and can include:

Qu'el'	Of a House
Ul'	Arch or Highest
Valshar'	Royal
Yath'	Of the Temple

Examples:

Qu'el'Sargtlin = House Warrior

Ul'Velg'larn = Arch Assassin

Valshar'Faern = Royal Magic User

Yath'Abban = Temple Agent

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General, Races

Feir'Dal	wood elf/elves
Gol	goblin (Goln - goblins)
Hargluk	dwarf (Harglukkin - dwarves)
Koada'Dal	high elf/elves
Rivvil	human (Rivvin - humans), barbarian, erudites
Sakphul	halfling/halflings
Tagnik'zur	dragon/dragons, iksar
Teir'Dal	**Dark Elf/Elves
Tu'rilthiir	half-elf/elves
Yingil	gnome (yingilin - gnomes)

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General, Directions

Compass directions:

East	Luent
North	Trezen
Northeast	Trez'nt
Northwest	Trez'in
South	Werneth
Southeast	Wern'nt
Southwest	Wern'in
West	Linoin

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General, Numbers

uss	one	ust	first
draa	two	drada	second
llar	three	llarnbuss	third
quen	four	quenar	fourth
huela	five	huelar	fifth
rraun	six	rraunar	sixth
blyn	seven	blynar	seventh
lael	eight	laelar	eighth
thal	nine	thalar	ninth
szith	ten	szithar	tenth
szithus	eleven	szithusar	eleventh
szithdra	twelve	szithdrar	twelfth
szithla	thirteen	szithlar	thirteenth
szithuen	fourteen	szithuenar	fourteenth
szithuel	fifteen	szithuelar	fifteenth
szithraun	sixteen	szithraunar	sixteenth
szithlyn	seventeen	szithlynar	seventeenth
szithael	eighteen	szithaelar	eighteenth
szithal	nineteen	szithalar	nineteenth
draszith	twenty	draszithar	twentieth
hueszith	fifty	hueszithar	fiftieth
ravhel	hundred	ravhelar	hundredth
szithrel	thousand	szithrelar	thousandth

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Spoken, Common Phrases

Vendui'	I/we greet you
Aluve'	I/we leave you
Jal khaless zhah waela	All trust is foolish
Oloth zhah tuth abbil lueth ogglin	Darkness is both friend and enemy
Xun izil dos phuul quarthen, lueth dro	Do as you are ordered, and live
Innoruuk tlu malla, jal ultrinnan zhah ukt xunin	Innoruuk be praised; all victory is his doing
Ilharessen zhaunil alurl	Matrons know best
L'alurl velve zhal lil velkyn uss	The best knife is the unseen one
Lil waela lueth vaela ragar brorna lueth wund nind, kyorlin elghinn	The foolish and unwary find surprises and among them, waiting death
Khaless nau uss mzild taga dosstan	Trust no one more than yourself
Nindyn vel'uss kyorl nind ratha thalra elghinn dal l'alust	Those who watch their backs meet death from the front
Ulu z'hin maglust dal qu'ellar lueth valsharuk zhah ulu z'hin wund lil phalar	To walk apart from House and King is to walk into the grave
Kyorl jal bauth, kyone, lueth lil quarval-sharuk xal balbau dos lil belbol del elendar dro	Watch all about, warily, and the God (Innoruuk) may give you the gift of continued life
Vel'uss zhaun alur taga lil quarval-sharuk?	Who knows better than the God (Innoruuk)?
Zhaunil dal Waerr'ess	Knowledge from deceipt
Dal ultrinnan ulu el'inssrigg	From victory to an inn (battle cry)
Ssinssrigg lueth Belaern	Lust and Profit (House of Pleasure motto)
Jiv'elgg lueth jiv'undus phuul jivvin	Torture and pain are fun
Ssussun pholor dos! or Ssussun! (shortened)	Light upon you! (curse to Teir'Dal)
Oloth plynn dos! or Olot dos! (shortened)	Darkness take you! (curse to non-Teir'Dal)
(House Name) ultrin!	(House Name) supreme! (battle cry)
A'dos quarth!	At your command!
Innoruuk kyorl dos (d'jal)	Innoruuk guard you (you all)
Vith'os!	(see "vith" and "dos")
Vith'ir!	(see "vith" and "tir")

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Spoken, Common Proverbs

L'alurl khalus abbil zhah dosstan The best trusted friend is yourself Khal wun dossta belaern Trust in your wealth Jala cahallin xal tlu elg'cahlin Any food may be poison Sargh lueth kyona phuul dro'xundus Strength at arms and wariness are survival L'elamshin d'lil Teir'Dal zhah ulu har'luth jal The destiny of the Teir'Dal is to conquer all L'elend zhah alurl The traditional is best L'alurl faerbol zhah mrimm (mrann) d'ssinss The best magic item is a female (male) lover L'alurl gol zhah elghinyrr gol The best goblin is a dead goblin

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Common to Drow

Common to Drow A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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a	NATHA (seldom used)
about	BAUTH
about	PHOR
above	XUN
accomplish	XUNDUS
accomplishment
accomplishments
achievement
achievements
across
additional
after
against
agree
agreement
aim (goal)
alert
alertly
alike
alive
all
allure
ally
alone
also
although
am
ambush
among
amulet
and
another
any
anybody
anyone
anything
apart
apprentice
are
argument
arm
armor
around
arrest
arrow
as
assassin
assassinate
assassination
at
attractive
avoid
avoiding
B	Back to Top
back
backs
C	Back to Top
care	KYON
D	Back to Top
darkness	OLOTH
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effort	XUND
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Drow to Common A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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a	at, by
a'quarth	commission
a'quarthus	commissioned
abban	ally, not-enemy
abbil	comrade, "trusted" friend
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