Elven language
| Elven | |
| Spoken in: | Celene, Highfolk, Duchy of Ulek, Sunndi, other areas |
|---|---|
| Spoken by: | Elves |
| Script: | Elven |
| Language family: | Elven |
Elven, or Elvish, is the native language of elves. It utilizes its own alphabet.
Related languages
- Lendorian Elven: This new language is spoken only by the high elves and aquatic elves of the Lendore Isles. It is a philosophical, religious language, and cannot be learned except through visions sent by Sehanine Moonbow.
Selected glossary
Elven to English
- -ae (-nae): whisper
- Ael: knight
- Aer: law, order
- Af: ring
- Al: sea
- Am: swan
- Ama: flower, beauty, beautiful
- Amne: oak
- An: hand
- Ar: above
- Ashanelath: year
- Atamar: adamantine
- Athel: bow (weapon)
- Aul: in
- Belath: tomorrow
- Benerel: city
- Bhen: human
- Biir: ugly
- Cael: archer, arrow
- Cerlyn: black
- Cor: king
- Desha: so
- Deshu: after
- Don: silver
- Drii: air
- Elandi: arrow
- Eli: azure, blue
- Ent: and
- Enyor: battle (noun)
- Erkatam: dwarf
- Esk: bag
- Faenya: heal
- Gala: whisper
- Hakarmaskannar: dragon
- Hakavarn: orc
- Hithar: armor
- Holi: dew
- Iasa: wine
- Ilphu: blossom
- Irasku: ale
- Ivae: white
- Jar: dove
- Jharren: rope
- Karask: demon
- Keryth: war
- Kesha: before
- Kesir: elf
- Kiir: gem
- Lath: tree
- Lia: frond
- -lis (-elis, -lys): breeze
- Lo: night
- Mal: war
- Mara: priest
- Maskan: fire
- Meli: heel
- Mion: diamond
- Mithral: mithral
- Mor: die (verb)
- Mormhaor: undead
- Nai: breeze, oak
- Neh: no
- Nehel: you
- Nodel: moon
- Ny: diamond
- -or (-oro): flower
- Py: sapphire
- -que: forgotten, lost
- Quen: we
- Ravan: forest
- Rell: many
- Rilis: wood
- Ry: jade
- Scennal: inn
- Scient: gold
- Sehan: travel
- Shaalth: axe
- Shan: go
- Sherekir: halfling
- Sian: brook
- Stacia: star
- Tarine: animal
- Tha: blue
- Ther: sky
- Thuen: yellow
- Uth: wizard
- Vaarn: evil
- Vesve: high
- -wyn: music, musician
- Xilo: petal
- Ya: bridge, path, way
- Za: royal
English to Elven
- Above: ar
- Adamantine: atamar
- After: deshu
- Air: drii
- Ale: irasku
- And: ent
- Animal: tarine
- Archer: cael
- Armor: hithar
- Arrow: elandi, cael
- Axe: shaalth
- Azure: eli
- Bag: esk
- Battle (noun): enyor
- Beautiful: lani, ama
- Beauty: ama
- Before: kesha
- Black: cerlyn
- Blossom: ilphu
- Blue: tha, eli
- Bow (weapon): athel
- Breeze: nai, -lis (-elis, -lys)
- Bridge: ya
- Brook: sian
- City: benerel
- Crafty: ah
- Demon: karask
- Dew: holi
- Diamond: mion, ny
- Die (verb): mor
- Dove: jar
- Dragon: hakarmaskannar
- Dwarf: erkatam
- Elf: kesir
- Evil: vaarn
- Fire: maskan
- Flower: ama, -or (-oro)
- Forest: ravan
- Forgotten: -que
- Frond: lia
- Gem: kiir
- Go: shan
- Gold: scient
- Halfling: sherekir
- Hand: an
- Heal: faenya
- Heel: meli
- High: vesve
- Human: bhen
- In: aul
- Inn: scennal
- Jade: ry
- King: cor
- Knight: ael
- Law: aer
- Lost: -que
- Many: rell
- Mithral: mithral
- Moon: nodel
- Music, musician: -wyn
- Night: lo
- No: neh
- Oak: amne, nai
- Orc: hakavarn
- Order (noun): aer
- Path: ya
- Petal: xilo
- Priest: mara
- Ring: af
- Rope: jharren
- Royal: za
- Sapphire: py
- Sea: al
- Silver: don
- Sky: ther
- Sly: ah
- So: desha
- Star: stacia
- Swan: am
- Tomorrow: belath
- Travel: sehan
- Tree: lath
- Ugly: biir
- Undead: mormhaor
- War: keryth, mal
- Way: ya
- We: quen
- Whisper: gala, -ae (-nae)
- White: ivae
- Wine: iasa
- Wizard: uth
- Wood: rilis
- Year: ashanelath
- Yellow: thuen
- You: nehel
Bibliography
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Reynolds, Sean K. "An Elven Lexicon." Dragon #279. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- Tweet, Jonathan, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams. Player's Handbook Core Rulebook I v.3.5. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2003.
- Williams, Skip. Races of the Wild. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005.
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