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abe
[ˈabɛ]
(adj.) Four.
am’tr
[ˈamːtɹ̩]
(n.) Water, blood, life.
Tangent: A person’s am’tr can either mean their life or their blood. There’s another word for blood, especially used in context of animals, but if a person dies then their am’tr was spilled/shed. Also used in reference for drinkable water/life-giving water. This means there are a lot of life metaphors related to water.
Am’trawwala
[ˌamːtɹaˈwala]
(n.) First Rain.
A ritual observed by Ishvalans on the first rain after the Ishvalan New Year (roughly around March).
ava
[ˈava]
(n.) Child.
Avat’ishval
[ˌavat’ˈiʃval]
(plural: Avayut’ishval, [aˌvajut’ˈiʃval])
(n.) Ishvalan
Literally, child of Ishval.
eba
[ˈɛba]
(n.) Daddy.
esam
[ˈɛsam]
(plural: esamyu, [ɛˈsamju])
(n.) Name.
This instance of a name is that of a person whose name has never been brought before Ishvalla.
esamala
[ɛˈsamala]
(plural: esamalayu, [ɛˈsamaˌlaju])
(n.) Holy name.
A name that has been brought before Ishvalla and written in his Book. Only Ishvalans have an esamala.
Esamekke
[ɛˈsamɛkɛ]
(adj.) Not to be named; Nameless.
To be Esamekke is to have your holy name returned to Ishvalla: a dead man walking, an incorrigible criminal.
haqarib
[haˈqaɾib]
(n.) A reference to an Ishvalan male whose name you know. Roughly translates to ‘brother’.
haqaribl
[haˈqaɾibl̩]
(n.) A reference to an Ishvalan female whose name you know. Roughly translates to sister.
in
[ˈin]
(adj.) One.
jush
[ˈd͡ʒuʃ]
(adj.) Ten.
kahiribla
[kaˈhiɾibla]
(plural: kahiriblayu, [kaˈhiɾiˌblaju])
(n.) Warrior priest.
katal-nabi
['kʰatalnaˌbi]
(n.) Slaughtering army.
'Katal' means to kill, 'nabi' is the same word used for a swarm, as in swarm of locusts. A katal-nabi is not just an invading army, but one meant to annihilate.
katal-shakh
['kʰatalˌʃax]
(plural: katal-shakhyu, [kʰa'talʃaˌxiju])
(n.) Assassin, slaughterer.
khams
['xams]
(adj.) Five.
loykume
['loiˌkumɛ]
(prep.) On you; to you.
Lughat’ishval
[ˌluɣatʼˈiʃval]
(n.) Tongue of Ishval
modhen
[moˈðɛn]
(plural: modhenyu, [moˈðɛnju])
(n.) Sinner.
mudalim
[muˈdalɪm]
(n.) Teacher, master.
mutiq
[ˈmutiq]
(n.) A brother-in-arms, a close ally.
nan
[ˈnan]
(adj.) Two.
rabiq
[ˈɹabiq]
(n.) Family, family group.
sadiq
[ˈsadiq]
(n.) A circle of friends, a friend group.
sbthe
[ˈspθɛ]
(adj.) Seven.
sharintil
[ˈʃaɾinˌtil]
(n.) A respectful name for an Ishvalan female whose name you have not been granted. Roughly translates to ‘cousin’ or ‘distant kin’.
sharintilib
[ˈʃaɾinˌtilɪb]
(n.) A respectful name for an Ishvalan male whose name you have not been granted. Roughly translates to ‘cousin’ or ‘distant kin’.
shureq
[ˈʃuɾeq]
(plural: shureqyu, [ˈʃuɾeqju])
(n.) Alchemist.
Implies ‘sinner’, though the word for a sinner who is not an alchemist is ‘mudhen’.
sti
[ˈsti]
(adj.) Six.
thamy
[ˈθami]
(adj.) Eight.
thela
[ˈθɛla]
(adj.) Three.
tse
[ˈt͡sɛ]
(adj.) Nine.
t’ishval
[t’ˈiʃval]
(adj.) Ishvalan, of the desert