Veytharisch - Lexicon
Lexical guidelines
- Verbs appear in the lexicon as infinitives
-en. - Many basic words are clearly related to Veyrathi, but shifted phonologically and grammatically.
- Vocabulary favors dense syllables, hard word endings and reduced final vowels.
- Legal, council and seafaring vocabulary preserves particularly many old cognates.
Verbs
| Veythar | German | Veyrathi cognate |
|---|---|---|
| veiren | speak | veyra |
| seiren | see | seyra |
| talents | go, move | tala |
| hen | come | hena |
| vuren | travel | vura |
| naven | give | nava |
| keren | take | kera |
| melen | eat | mela |
| sunen | drink | suna |
| liren | read | lira |
| were | write | wera |
| mine | know, know | myra |
| teven | plan | teva |
| feren | do, do | fera |
| zoren | reply | zora |
| sherren | ask | sherra |
| demen | think | dema |
| diren | feel | dira |
| raven | help | rava |
| thelen | open | thela |
| veden | close | veda |
| peten | buy | peta |
| kiren | cooking | kira |
| doors | stand | tura |
| yemen | sit | yema |
| ions | live, stay | lona |
| soven | listen | sova |
| nolen | find | nola |
| rettalen | go back | rettala |
noun
| Veythar | German | plural | Veyrathi cognate |
|---|---|---|---|
| thal | council, assembly | thalei | thalor |
| naar | Homeworld | naaren | naar |
| veireth | speech | veirethi | veyrath |
| seireth | view | seirethi | seyrath |
| naveth | Gabe | navethi | navath |
| there | house | drunen | there |
| mey | Name | meyei | meya |
| selar | border | selarei | selar |
| enar | people | enarei | enar |
| sarin | day | sarins | sarin |
| lurin | night | lurinen | lurin |
| talents | city | taleni | talents |
| vilar | village | vilarei | vilar |
| norel | river | norelei | norel |
| feyan | sea | feyanen | feyan |
| meral | mountain | meralei | meral |
| senel | forest | senelei | senel |
| keth | Market | kethen | kethar |
| verun | harbor | verunen | verun |
| kevar | contract | kevarei | kevar |
| about it | dispute | darunen | about it |
| demeth | thought | demethi | demath |
| zoreth | Answer | zorethi | zorath |
| shereth | Question | sherethi | sherrath |
| lireth | Text | lirethi | lirath |
| wereth | document | werethi | werath |
| veth | law | vethen | vethan |
| yar | water | yaren | yaran |
| fel | fire | felt | felan |
| tir | Earth | tires | tires |
| var | air | varen | varun |
| goal | door | goals | goals |
| venar | window | venarei | venar |
| palun | Room | paluns | palun |
| merin | chair | merines | merin |
| tavar | table | tavarei | tavar |
| peth | food | pethen | pethan |
| sulen | fruit | sulenei | sulen |
| kerun | knife | kerunen | kerun |
Adjectives
| Veythar | German | Veyrathi cognate |
|---|---|---|
| draes | strong | draz |
| time | new | zeya |
| torim | open | torim |
| zorin | correct, valid | zorin |
| velan | clearly | velan |
| kovan | quickly | kovan |
| narin | calm | narai |
| kevarin | contractual | kevari |
| vethin | legal | vethani |
State and court vocabulary
Verbs
| Veythar | German | Family base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vezen | elevate, put in priority | Veyrathi veza | |
| veren | elect, appoint | Veyrathi vera | |
| niven | lead, manage | Veyrathi niva | |
| theren | judge, final decision | Veyrathi thera | |
| zanen | assess, determine tax | Veyrathi zana | |
| joren | to arrange, to bind, to bring into orderly form | old jora field / Veyrathi jorva | ### noun |
| Veythar | German | Family base | |
| --- | --- | --- | |
| yemeth | seat, official residence | yemen + -eth | |
| joreth | Order, confederation, bound sovereignty | Veyrathi jorath | |
| vezeth | Crown, primacy, primacy | vezen + -eth | |
| vezar | Crown bearer, exalted | vezen + -ar | |
| level | Administration, control office | Veyrathi nivath | |
| nivar | Governor, administrator | niven + -ar | |
| thereth | Judgment, final decision | Veyrathi therath | |
| orven | Archive, Reich filing | Veyrathi orven | |
| koveth | Official complex, large state building | Veyrathi kovath | |
| gareth | guard, guard | Veyrathi garath | |
| zaneth | levy, tax, court customs | zanen + -eth | |
| zanar | Collector, tax officer | zanen + -ar | |
| vezeth-thal | Privy Council | vezeth + thal | |
| vezeth-yemeth | throne, throne seat | vezeth + yemeth | |
| vezeth-drun | Courtyard, crown house | vezeth + drun | |
| vezeth-koveth | Crown complex, palace and official complex | vezeth + koveth | |
| vezeth-kevar | Oath of elevation, crown covenant | vezeth + kevar | |
| vezeth-joreth | Monarchy, Crown Order | vezeth + joreth | |
| soveth | hearing, audience | soven + -eth | |
| soveth-drun | Audience House | soveth + drun | |
| thereth-drun | Arbitration House, Judgment Hall | thereth + drun | |
| wereth-drun | Chancellery, letter office | wereth + drun | |
| veth-wereth | Decree, legal text | veth + wereth | |
| naar-veth | Imperial Law | naar + veth | |
| naar-thereth | Reich Judgment | naar + thereth | |
| ireth | inner core, heart space | Veyrathi irath | |
| koren | Core, Central Zone | Veyrathi koren | |
| mureth | threshold, transitional space | Veyrathi muren | |
| vezeth-ireth | Crown Heartland | vezeth + ireth | |
| koren-naar | Heartland, core provincial area | koren + naar | |
| verun-naar | Coastal Empire, Harbor Core Province | verun + naar | |
| doren-naar | Valley kingdom, ritual or inland core province | doren + naar | |
| selar-naar | Markenland, Border Province | selar + naar | |
| mureth-naar | Emerging country, transition province | mureth + naar | |
| moran-naar | Outer space, orbital crown area | moran + naar | |
| saren-naar | Lunar Territory | saren + naar | |
| gareth drun | Guard house, garden house | gareth + drun |
Adjectives
| Veythar | German | Family base |
|---|---|---|
| vezethin | crown related | vezeth + -in |
| jorethin | regulatory | joreth + -in |
| nivethin | administrative, managerial | niveth + -in |
| garethin | garden-related, guarded | gareth + -in |
Function words and particles
| Veythar | part of speech | German |
|---|---|---|
| ae | Article | the, the, that |
| en | Article | a, a |
| aes | Demonstrative | this, this, this |
| our | Demonstrative | that, that, that |
| na | particles | from, belonging to |
| ta | particles | on, to, for |
| ke | particles | in, on, on, at |
| va | Connector | and, with |
| sho | Connector | or |
| dar | Connector | but |
| vas | Connector | therefore |
| dhei | Subjunction | that |
| ven | Subjunction | if, if |
| vash | Subjunction | because |
| parae | Subjunction | so that |
| mirae | Subjunction | while |
| goal | Subjunction | although |
| yae | Relative marker | the/the/the ... the/the/the |
| ha | Question particles | whether / sentence question |
| no | negation | not |
| shei | degree particles | very |
| len | degree particles | rather, quite a bit |
| sha | Auxiliary | future |
| lay | Auxiliary | History aspect |
| hey | Auxiliary | Resultative |
| kai | Auxiliary | Irrealis |
| senae | adverb | today |
| mora | adverb | tomorrow |
| yesterday | adverb | yesterday |
| vel | Discourse particles | good, understood |
| drai | Discourse particles | no, rather, objection |
| shem | Discourse particles | er, hmm |
| huh | Discourse particles | soft salutation, cautious opening |
| ooh | Discourse particles | Caution, surprise, warning |