Author: Poet
Date:Oct 7 1997
Official BatMUD Drow to English Dictonary
- A -
abban ally, not-enemy
abbil comrade, trusted friend
akh band, group
alur better, superior
alurl best, foremost
alust in front, facing, in the forefront
- B -
bauth around, about
bautha dodge, to dodge
belaern wealth, coinage, treasure
belbau to give
belbol gift
bol item, thing (unknown, unidentified,
mysterious, or imporant)
brorn suprise
brorna suprises
- C -
cahallin food (produce or harvest, including
raid-spoils, but not hunted game or
cooking)
colbauth path, known way
- D -
dal from
darthiir faeries, surface elves, traitors
del of
doeb out
dobluth outcast
dos you
dosst yours
dosstan yourself
draa two
drada second
dro life, alive
- E -
elgg kill, slay, destroy
elghinn death
elamshin detiny, he will of lolth
elend usual, traditional
elendar continue, continued, continuing,
enduring
- F -
faer magic
faerl magical
faerbol magical item
faern wizards, magic-worker (of either
sex, any race)
- G -
gol goblin
golhyrr trick, ruse, trap
goln goblins
- H -
harl down, under, below
haszak illithid (mind flayer)
haszakkin illithids
honglath clear thinking, calm, bravery,
good behavior
- I -
iblith offal, excrement, carrion (oath)
ilharn patron (of House; title)
ilhar mother, to mother (to give give
birth to young - not to comfort
or rear)
ilharess matron (of House; title)
ilharessen matrons
ilindith aim, goal, hoped-for event
inth plan,stratagem, scheme
inthigg agreement, treaty
izil as
- J -
jabbuk master (male in charge of some
task or office; rank or title)
jal all
jees yes
jivvin fun, play (amusing cruelty,
"animal spirits")
- K -
khaless trust (especially misplaced or
foolish)
kulg snag, hitch, blockage (wo will,
or actual - e.g. debris in a
shaft or passage)
kulggen deliberate rampart, shield, or
other barrier
kyone alert/alertly, wary/warily,
careful/carefully
kyorl watch, wait, guard
kyorlin watching, waiting, guarding
- L -
lil the
llar three
llarnbuss third
lueth and
luth cast, throw, hurl
- M -
maglust apart, alone
malla honered (term of respect)
mrimm guide, key, inspiration
mzild more
- N -
nau no
natha a
nind they, them, their, theirs
nindyn those
noamuth wanderer, lost, unknown
- O -
obsul opening, door, gap or chink
ogglin rival, opponent, enemy (active;
all creatures are considered
potential ogglin)
olist caution, stealth
oloth darkness (utter natural darkness
or magical darkness)
orbb spider
orthae holy, sacred
- P -
phalar grave, battle-marker
phindar monster, dangerous being (especially
a non-intelligent creature)
pholor on, upon
phuul are
plynn take, seize
- Q -
qua'laely disagreement, argument, confrontation
(not yet open conflict)
quarth order (exercise of authorith)
quarvalsharess goddess (Lolth; other goddesses are
"quar'valsharess")
quarthen ordered, commanded
qu'ellar House (titled noble family)
- R -
ragar find, discover, uncover
rath back
ratha backs
rathrae behind
rivvil human
rivvin humans
- S -
sargh confidence in weapons, battle-might,
strength-at-arms, valor
sargtlin (drow) warrior
sarn! beware! warning!
sreen danger
ssinssrigg passion, lust, greed, longing, love
streea suicide, death in the service of Lolth,
a House, or a community
streeaka reckless(ness), fearless(ness)
ssussun light, brightness
- T -
taga than
talinth think, consider
thalra meet, encounter
talthalra meeting, council, parley
thalack war, open fighting
thalackz'hind raid, attack from afar
tlu be, to be
tuth both
- U -
ul-Ilindith destiny
ultrin supreme, highest, conqueror ("ultrine"
when applide to Lolth only)
ultrinnan conquering, victory, to win or prevail
ulu to
uss one
usstan this one (self, I)
usstil one in my place
ust first
- V -
valsharess queen
veldrin shadows, concealment afforded by varying
light
velkyn unseen, hidden, invisible
vel'uss who
velve blade (dagger, knife, sword)
- W -
wael fool
waela foolish, unaware/unwary
wun in
wund among, within, into
- X -
xal may, might, perhaps
xun do, to complete or accomplish
xund striving, effort, work
xundus doing, achievement, work completed or
manifested in some concrete result
- Y -
yath temple, of the temple (property, work,
or decree)
yathrin (drow) priestess
yathtallar high priestess
yorn power/will/servant-creature of the
Goddess (Lolth)
- Z -
zhah is
z'har ride
zhaun to learn, to know
zhaunil learning, wisdom, knowledge
z'hin walk
z'hind trip, journet, expedition
z'orr climb
z'ress power, strength, force, dominance
(especially of the will - i.e. success
in manipulation)
Some common Drow phrases:
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.
Lolth tlu malla; jal ultrinnan zhah xundus.
Lolth be praised; all victory is her doing.
Ilharessen zhaunil alurl.
(Matron) Mothers know best.
Lil alurl velve zhah lil velkyn uss.
The best knife is the unseen one.
Lil waela lueth waela ragar brorna -
lueth wund nind, kyorlin elghinn.
The follish and unwary find suprises -
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 lil alust.
Those who watch their backs meet death
from the front.
Ulu z'hin maglust dal Qu'ellar lueth
Valsharess zhah ulu s'hin wund lil phalar.
To walk apart from House and Queen
is to walk into the grave.
Kyorl jal bauth, kyone, lueth lil Quarvalsharess
xal belbau dos lil belbol del elendar dro.
Watch all about, warilt, and the Goddess may give
you the gift of continued life.
Vel'uss zhaun alur taga lil Quarvalsharess?
who knows better than the Goddess?