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A list of words in Alzhedo, the primary language spoken in Calimshan.[1]

A[]

adh
belonging to[2]
akkhani
load-bearing corner piece holding up a dome[3]
al
article: the, of the[2]
ala
silk[4]
alimarif
(fem, alimarifa) learned stranger[5]
amhir
naval commander[5][6]
amlak
(pl, amlakkar) police officer[7]
amlakkhan
police station[8]
annuv
a symbol or a hand motion used to indicate that one's proper titles have been left unsaid[5]
asarth
almost always shortened to sarth: to sauté, to pan-fry with oil or butter.[9]
askar
archaic: soldier;[5][10] military rank: private[6]

B[]

bakkal
high priest[11]
balak
military rank: colonel,[5] major general[6]
brada
silent[4]

C[]

caleph
king[5]
cestys
spiked knuckles[12]
chawal
military rank: lieutenant[5][6]

D[]

dahyarif
(fem, dahyarifa) misplaced stranger[5]
dazar
whip or lash[13]
deen
pl, archaic: coins[14][15]
djawal
knight,[5] officer cadet;[10] military rank: corporal[6]
drudach
city precinct[16]
druzir
drudach leader[5][16]
dyram
arm[12]

E[]

el
article: the, of the[2]
enaza
spear[12]
enhir
archaic: tribune[5]
erat
A tower, peak, or isolated height.[17]


G[]

ghadabaan
anger[7]
gharab
foreigner[5]

H[]

hakkam
archaic: governor[5]
hamaad
war metal[18]
harakh
slang: rebellious/criminal activities (after a famous slave named Harakhti)[19]
hatori
a sand crocodile[20]
hydar
lion[7]


J[]

jambiya
dagger[12]
jhasin
(pl, jhasinni) handsome; male concubine[21]
jhasina
(pl, jhasinnar) beautiful; female concubine[21]
jhasinnadah
harem
jikholnar
handaxe[12]

K[]

katar
knife[12]
ke'aran
newly rich[22]
Khalahmjiri
place of deadly teeth[23]
khamarkha
family mausoleum[3]
khamarnari
tomb of fire[24]
khanduq
enclosed warehouse/marketplace[25]
kholnar
axe[12]

L[]

lumal
dung[26]

M[]

mameluk
warrior-slave[27]
markhout
tomb[3]
massatyr
archaic: baron[5]
min
blade, sword[7][4]
mitalib
(pl, mitalibbar) (wealth-)watcher[15]
monrativi teshy
first kingdom[28]
mumijn
archaic military rank: lieutenant colonel,[5] colonel[6]
murabir
warlord[29]
musadhyar
pl: hapless folk[5]
musar
sergeant[5][10][6]
muzha-dahyarif
idiom: shady, misplaced stranger, (i.e., a potential thief)[5]
muzhajaarnadah
city of shadow[30]

N[]

nadim
club[12]
nadhari
pl., not-slaves[31]
nallojal
navy[7]
nar'ysr
phoenix[32]
nataf
cord[12]
nazir
archaic: prefect[5]


P[]

pajabbar
pl: horns[7]
palintrike
a hybrid breadfruit–date[33]
pasha
guildmaster, clan leader[5]

Q[]

qayadin
military rank: general,[5] lieutenant general[6]
qysar
archaic: emperor[5]
qysara
archaic: empress[34]
qysaghanni
imperial guard[7]
qysanallojal
imperial navy[35]

R[]

rafayam
exalted sir[5]
rafayar
exalted madam[5]
ralbahr
admiral[5][6]
rif
(fem, rifa) stranger[36]
riqysar
archaic: regent emperor[37]
ruaìs
archaic: count[5]
rysal
naval captain[5][6]

S[]

sadhara
desert rose[38]
sabban
city district[30]
sabbalad
mayor,[5] sabban leader[30]
sabbaladah
sabbalad's villa[39]
sadidah
garrison[40]
sadimmin
pl: powerful swords; the Calishite army[7]
sadidrif
(fem, sadidrifa) powerful stranger[5]
sahrmak
military rank: general[6]
sala
bloody[4]
sama
queen[41]
samir
(fem, samira[42]) prince
saref
archaic: centurion[5]
sarefa
centurion's wife[43]
satrap
archaic: provincial governor[5]
sayedotta
cat-woman[44]
scimitar
scimitar[12]
shaani
idiom: a poor leader (a reference to an infamous queen in Calishite history)[19]
shanate
duchy[45]
sharakh
lowly thief[5]
shyk
military rank: major,[5][6] army commander[46]
sikaena
knife[7]
solbar
bright steel[18]
sultan
prince,[5] city mayor
syl
archaic: chief (still used as a prefix)[47]

T[]

tabarif
(fem, tabarifa) honorable stranger[5]
talu
grass[4]
tamra-mujah
greedy intruder[5]
trika
a potent, sweet wine made from palintrike[33]
tuldazrim
whipping or lashing[13]

V[]

vizar
chancellor,[5] advisor[45]

W[]

wedna
ear[48]

Y[]

yadhi
hand[12]
yanat
estate[49]
yestaadi
huntress[12]
yi
from[50]
yn
son of[2]
ynamalik
lesser prince[5]
yr
daughter of[2]
yrshelem
sing & pl: coin-collector[51][15]
yshah
duke[5]
yuzas
military rank: (non-naval) captain[5][52][6]

Z[]

zel
shadow[53][48]

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  35. Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 37. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
  36. inferred from Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 59. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  37. Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
  38. Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 79. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  39. inferred from Steven E. Schend (October 1998). Calimport. (TSR, Inc), p. 73. ISBN 0-7869-1238-3.
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  46. Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
  47. Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 58. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  48. 48.0 48.1 Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 108. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  49. Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 118. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  50. Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 54. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  51. Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 181. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  52. Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
  53. inferred from Steven E. Schend (October 1998). Calimport. (TSR, Inc), p. 45. ISBN 0-7869-1238-3.
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