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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 | ueen/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
| 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 | |
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| a | NATHA (seldom used) |
| about | BAUTH |
| above | PHOR |
| accomplish | XUN |
| accomplishment | XUNDUS |
| accomplishments | XUNDUSSA |
| achievement | XUNDUS |
| achievements | XUNDUSSA |
| across | NAUDAL |
| additional | MZLIN |
| after | P'LUIN |
| against | QUA'LAEN |
| agree | QUA'L |
| agreement | INTHIGG |
| aim (goal) | ILINDITH |
| alert | KYONE |
| alertly | KYONE |
| alike | ESAPH |
| alive | DRO |
| all | JAL |
| allure | SSINSS |
| ally | ABBAN |
| alone | MAGLUST |
| also | MZILN |
| although | D'RIL |
| am | UIL |
| ambush | THALACK'VEL |
| among | WUND |
| amulet | ILINSAR |
| and | LUETH |
| another | JALBYR |
| any | JALA |
| anybody | JALKHEL |
| anyone | JALUSS |
| anything | JALBOL |
| apart | MAGLUST |
| apprentice | WANRE |
| are | PHUUL |
| argument | QUA'LAELAY |
| arm | DA'RE |
| armor | KY'OSTAL |
| around | BAUTH |
| arrest | PLY'USS |
| arrow | B'LUTH'OL |
| as | IZIL |
| assassin | VELG'LARN |
| assassinate | OL'ELG |
| assassination | OL'ELGHINN |
| at | A |
| attractive | SSIN'URN |
| avoid | BAUTHA |
| avoiding | BAUTHIN |
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| back | RATH |
| backs | RATHA |
| backstab | RATH'ELG |
| band | AKH |
| barrier | KULGGEN |
| battle | THALACK |
| battle-might | SARGH |
| be | TLU |
| beauty | SSIN |
| beautiful | SSIN'URN |
| because | P'WAL |
| been | TLUS |
| before | P'LOS |
| behind | RATHRAE |
| below | HARL |
| beneath | HARL |
| beside | TU'SUUL |
| best | ALURL |
| better | ALUR |
| between | TU'FYR |
| beware | SARN |
| beyond | TU'JOL |
| birth | ILHAR |
| bitch | ELG'CARESS |
| bite | TRIL |
| bitter | RIKNUETH |
| blade | VELVE |
| bless | BEL'LA |
| block | KULG |
| blockage | KULG |
| blood | VLOS |
| brazier | LINTHRE |
| break | HARVENTH |
| brother | DALNINUK |
| body | KHEL |
| bond | VALM |
| book | ZHUAN'OL |
| both | TUTH |
| bow | B'LUTHYRR |
| bravery | HONGLATH |
| brightness | SSUSSUN |
| but | JHAL |
| by | A |
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| calm | HONGLATH |
| captive | KUL'GOBUSS |
| capture | PLY'USS |
| care | KYON |
| careful | KYONE |
| carefully | KYONE |
| carefulness | KYONA |
| carrion | IBLITH |
| cast | LUTH |
| cattle | ROTHE |
| cauldron | LINTH'EL |
| caution (distrust) | NE'KALES |
| caution (stealth) | OLIST |
| cave | HAR'OL |
| cavern | HAR'OL |
| chalice | SHANAAL |
| charm | SSINSS |
| chest | MAMULEN |
| child | DALHAR |
| children | DALHAREN |
| city | CHE'EL |
| climb | Z'ORR |
| cloak | PIWAFWI |
| coinage | BELAERN |
| cold | INTHUUL |
| come | DOER |
| command | QUARTH |
| commanded | QUARTHEN |
| commission | A'QUARTH |
| commissioned | A'QUARTHUS |
| complain | ELG'CAR |
| complaining | ELG'CARIN |
| complete (n) | XUNDUS |
| complete (v) | XUN |
| comrade | ABBIL |
| concealment | VELDRIN |
| confrontation | QUA'LAELAY |
| conquer | HAR'LUTH |
| conquering | ULTRINNAN |
| conqueror | ULTRIN |
| conqueror (Innoruuk) | ULTRINE |
| consider | TALINTH |
| considering | TALINTHIN |
| conspiracy | OLIS'INTH |
| continue | ELENDAR |
| continued | ELENDAR |
| continuing | ELENDARIN |
| contribution | FIELTHAL |
| council | TALTHALRA |
| coup | OLIS'INTHIGG |
| coward | RATH'ARG |
| cowardice | RATH'ARGH |
| create | BELDRO |
| cut | HARVENTH |
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| dagger | VELVE |
| danger | SREEN |
| dark | OLATH |
| darkness | OLOTH |
| dart | KYIL |
| darts | KYILEN |
| daughter | DALHARIL |
| dead | ELGHINYRR |
| death | ELGHINN |
| death (in Innoruuk's name) | STREEA |
| deceit | WAERR'ESS |
| dedicate | BEL'LA |
| despise | PLITH |
| destiny | UL-ILINDITH |
| destiny (of Innoruuk) | ELAMSHIN |
| destroy | ELGG |
| did | XUNUS |
| die | EL |
| different | ENDAR |
| disagree | QUA'LAE |
| disagreement | QUA'LAELAY |
| discover | RAGAR |
| dishonor | RATH'ARGH |
| distrust (n) | NE'KALES |
| distrust (v) | NE'KALSA |
| do | XUN |
| dodge | BAUTHA |
| dodging | BAUTHIN |
| doing | XUNIN |
| dominance | Z'RESS |
| done | XUNOR |
| don't | XUAT |
| door | OBSUL |
| down | HARL |
| dragon | TAGNIK'ZUR |
| dwelling | EL'LAR |
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| each | WETH |
| earth (element) | HAR'DRO |
| eat | CAL |
| effort | XUND |
| either | USBYR |
| electricity | NIZZRE' |
| encounter | THALRA |
| endure | ELENDAR |
| enemy | OGGLIN |
| escape | DO'BAUTH |
| escaping | DO'BAUTHIN |
| ESP | Z'TALIN |
| every | RIL |
| everybody | RILKHEL |
| everyone | RILUSS |
| everything | RILBOL |
| evil | VERIN |
| excrement | IBLITH |
| expedition | Z'HIND |
| extra | MZLIN |
| eye | SOL |
| eyes | SOLEN |
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| face | JINDURN |
| facing | ALUST |
| father | ILHARN |
| favor | ELAMSHINAE |
| fawn | S'LURPP |
| fawning | S'LURPPIN |
| fearless | STREEAKA |
| fearlessness | STREEAKA |
| female | JALIL |
| few | STATH |
| fighting | MELEE |
| fighting (magical) | MELAER |
| find | RAGAR |
| fire | CHATH |
| flame | CHATH |
| flatter | S'LURPP |
| flattering | S'LURPPIN |
| flesh | SILTRIN |
| food | CAHALLIN |
| fool | WAEL |
| foolish | WAELA |
| for | WHOL |
| force | Z'RESS |
| forefront | ALUST |
| forgive | NELGETH |
| forgiveness | NELGETHA |
| friend | ABBIL |
| from | DAL (often shortened to DA') |
| fun | JIVVIN |
| future | ULIN |
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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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