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DRABÀSHABAL DICTIONARY

This living lexicon records the growing tongue of the Nodilani. Words are listed alphabetically by their root letter. Select a letter down below to explore.

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Drabàshabal → English

sha (num./art.) – one, a
shadunar (prop. n.) – sky beast (from awashadun + walanar = sky + animal)
shalel (n.) – number, amount, unit
shang (num.) – ten
shawa (adj./num.) – first
shawaboran (n.) – forenoon (shawa + boran = first day part)
Shawadjan (prop. n.) – the main continent (possibly from shawa + djan = first land)
shin (v.) – to see
shinal (n.) – sight

shin rakul (phrase) – to be afraid (to see evil)
shin te wa (phrase) – to know (to see what is)

shin te wa pan (phrase) – to remember (to see what was before)
shindja (v.) – to draw, to map, to register
shindjal (n.) – drawing, map, name, mark
shint'wadjun (n.) – science (shint’wal + djun = knowledge-vessel)
shint'wal (n.) – knowledge (from shin te wa = to see what is)
shint'walan (n.) – scholar, knowledge keeper (knowledge + person)
shinteje (v.) – to watch out, to guard
shintejel (n.) – nightwatch, guard

shulun (n.) – body, flesh

shulunbao (n.) – Mirewood Tree (shulun + ùmbao = body tree)

shulunemal (n.) – lovely body (from shulun vynutemal = body to fall in love with)

shulunora (v.) – to have sex (from shulunorag)

shulunorag (n.) – sex, sexual intercourse (shuluni + orag = bodies against each other)
subrim (komándan) (title) – Supreme Commander (Imperial title; possibly from Earth term)
sul (n.) – life, soul, spirit
sulana (v.) – to grieve, to feel sorrow/remorse (sul + rana = the soul bleeds)

sulanal (n.) – grief, sorrow, remorse (sul + rana = the soul bleeds)

sulanum (n.) – liberty cap mushroom (sul + walanum = soul-plant)

sulborol (n.) – beer, ale (sul + borol = soul-strength)
sulejel (prop. n.) – name of the death forest guardian (possibly sul + e + jel = spirit that walks)
sulmalan (prop. n.) – name of a goddess (sul + malàn = soul-mother)

sumal (n.) – warmth, feeling of security (sul + mala = good life)

sumala (adj.) – warm (sul + mala = good life)

English → Drabàshabal

safe / secure / strong → boro
safe embrace / spooning
→ borumal
sand
→ kosuk
sand person
→ kosuklan
scholar
→ shint’walan
science
→ shint’wadjun
sea / ocean
→ pàshun
second
→ djawa
see (verb)
→ shin
see (understand)
→ vyshin
see what is (know)
→ shin te wa
see what was before (remember)
→ shin te wa pan
secret / hidden
→ endor
secure anchor place / harbour
→ borùmvil
security / strength (adj)
→ boro
send / throw
→ toba
shelter / house
→ borojul
ship / vessel (world-ship)
→ dundjun
ship / boat (water)
→ pashadjun
sister
→ wakel
sit
→ guma
sky
→ awashadun
sky beast (Shadunar)
→ shadunar
sleep (verb)
→ ju
sleep (noun)
→ jul
small
→ kel
smile
→ (not defined)
snow → (not defined)
son → (no lexeme)
soon → hanpa
sound / resonance
→ bural
south
→ han daninsha
space / universe
→ gadun
sparkle / glitter
→ lanin
speak
→ aba
spirit / soul / life
→ sul
star
→ insha
star finder (person)
→ jiwashinshal
Starlight Rune
→ kulin inshalanin
stand (verb)
→ pona
stand up
→ ponak
storm / bad wind
→ rakulawash
strike / hit
→ dura
strip / bare
→ deran
strong / safe / secure
→ boro
student
→ (use lan with shint’wal context)
sun → Daninsha
supper / evening meal
→ (context via nodibaran “evening”)
sword / blade → (not defined)

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