gargish

The Gargish Dictionnary

"Gargoyle" is an English corruption of gargl, the Gargoyles' name for themselves and their language. An informal word for gargl as the name of the Gargoyle language is "Gargish".

Spoken Gargish is grammatically rather flexible. Distinctions between nouns, adjectives, and verbs are indicated by gestures and intonations. This flexibility is also apparent in the names of magic spells derived from Gargish phrases. "Vas Sanct Lor", for instance, is derived from the Gargish vas saengkt lor, but it is equally correct to say saengkt vas lor or even lor saengkt vas. Gargoyles tend to omit words they consider to be unnecessary complications, like pronouns, and they often speak in infinitives. While a Human attempting to speak Gargish might come up with something like í est ker í le vid ú prae, "I'm certain that I've seen you before", a Gargoyle would simply say ker le vid prae (or more idiomatically, ker prae vid le), "to be certain having seen before". With practice, it's possible to deduce the implied pronouns in a Gargoyle sentence, but it's not always easy.

Unlike spoken Gargish, the written language has no way to mark the intonations and gestures that make the speech intelligible, so there are suffixes that mark words as being verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and also indicate the tense and aspect of verbs. In many cases, these are words which are meaningful by themselves, such as the adjectival suffix -de, which means "of" in isolation. Here is a list of the most common suffixes:

-char "part" (names a tool used for doing a certain action, such as agrachar "weapon")
-de "of" (marks adjectives or adverbs formed from nouns, verbs, and other words)
-ku "with" (forms adjectives, such as mirku "watery")
-le "end" (marks past tense or perfective aspect of verbs)
-lem "one" (similar to English -er in baker, writer, miner, etc.)
-re "begin" (marks future tense of verbs)
-sa "able" (similar to English -able, ible)
-tas "quality" (marks abstract nouns, such as ámotas "love", vs. ámo "to love")
-te "in" (marks present tense or imperfective aspect of verbs)
-ve "like" (forms adjectives, such as misve "similar")

a (a)
ad (ad)
ade (ade)
a{o (aglo)
agra (ágra)
ágra-char:
ágra-char-in-lem:
ágra-lem:
ágra-tas:
ah (áh)
ai (ai)
ai-re:
ailem (áilem)
áilem-de:
ak (ak)
aki (aki)
alb (alb)
aksi (axi)
axi-múr:
ali (ali) (an)
alt (alt)
am (am)
amo (ámo)
ámo-lem:
an (an)
an-ai:
an-áilem:
an-ámo:
an-ámo-lem:
an-bal-sil-fer:
an-ben:
an-ex: slave;
an-ex-por:
an-flam: cold;
an-húr:
an-in:
an-jux:
an-kad-sa:
an-kal:
an-kans:
an-kred:
an-ku:
an-lor:
an-lor-tim:
an-mání:
an-múr:
an-múr-de:
an-nax:
an-nax-áilem:
an-ord:
an-ort:
an-por:
an-quas:
an-rel:
an-sá:
an-saengkt:
an-ten:
an-tim:
an-vol-de:
an-wís:
an-zen:
an-zú:
aniw (anísh)
ante (ánte)
aper (apér)
apér-ter:
apta (ápta)
ápta-de:
arb (arb):
arb-flam:
arc (arch)
arg (arg)
ari (arí)
ark (ark)
art (art)
atri (átri)
au (au)
aud (aud)
aud-char:
aur (aur)
auks (aux)
avatar (ávatar)
bal (bal)
bal-lem:
bal-sil:
bal-sil-fer:
bal-zen:
beh (beh)
beh-de:
beh-lem:
ben (ben)
ben-de:
ben-fin:
ben-in:
ben-in-áilem:
ben-in-lem:
ben-in-tas:
ben-mon-tas:
ben-om-mání:
ben-tas:
bet (bet)
bet-lem:
bet-ter-mír:
bet-tim:
bet-zen:
betra (betra)
bolew (bólesh)
brak (brák)
can (chan)
chan-por:
chan-por-tas:
car (char)
char-zen:
daemon (dáemón)
de (de)
delsa (delsa)
des (des)
des-áilem:
des-de:
des-in-tas:
des-lem:
des-por:
des-ter:
des-ter-múr:
dig (dig)
dis (dis)
don (don)
duk (dúk)
dur (dur)
drak (drak)
ek (ek)
ekui (equi)
er (er)
ew (esh)
est (est)
esta (esta)
esta-de:
esta-tim:
eks (ex)
ex-por:
fel (fel)
fel-tas:
fel-wís:
feluka (felúka)
fer (fer)
fin (fin)
firm (fírm)
flam (flam)
flam-tim:
fodus (fódus)
for (for)
ful (ful)
gar{ (gargl)
{or (glór)
grat (grat)
grav (grav)
gres (gres)
gres-por:
harm (harm)
hiuman (hiúman)
horffe (horffé)
hori (hori)
hur (húr)
i (í)
ide (íde)
ilem (ílem)
in (in)
in-bet:
in-des:
in-ex: free;
in-flam: ignite;
in-húr:
in-jux:
in-korp:
in-lor:
in-mání:
in-mání-lem:
in-nax:
in-ort:
in-ten:
in-por: go;
in-por-dis:
in-saengkt:
in-vas:
in-wís:
in-wís-lók:
in-wís-lor:
in-zen:
in-zú:
init (init)
int (int)
ista (ista)
ita (ita)
jur (júr)
juks (jux)
jux-ark:
jux-wís:
kad (kad)
kah (kah)
kah-mání-zen-de:
kans (kans)
kans-in-lem:
kal (kal)
kal-ort:
kas (kas)
kat (kat)
ker (ker)
ker-de:
kir (kír)
qar (klár)
qau (klau)
qep (klep)
klep-lem:
qi (klí)
klí-tim:
kodeks (kódex)
kor (kor)
korp (korp)
kred (kred)
kredon (kred-don):
ku (ku)
ku-ánte:
ku-por:
kul (kul)
lai (lai)
lap (lap)
le (le)
le-in:
le-in-tas:
leg (leg)
lem (lem)
lem-de:
lem-múr:
len (len)
len-tas:
librum (líbrum)
liy (ling)
lok (lók)
lók-de:
lor (lor)
lor-rel:
lor-rel-in-lem:
lor-tim:
lum (lum)
lup (lup)
mag (mag)
man (mán)
mán-char:
mani (mání)
mání áilem:
manu (mánu)
mar (mar)
mek (mek)
mek-lem:
mel (mel)
min (min)
mir (mír)
mír-mání:
mír-sarp:
mis (mis)
mis-tas:
mis-tim:
mis-ve:
mon (mon)
mon-wís:
mont (mont)
mu (mú)
mul (mul)
mur (múr)
múr-om:
naks (nax)
neb (neb)
nes (nes)
ni (ni)
nom (nóm)
o (o)
ok (ok)
ok-de:
om (om)
om-de:
om-jux:
or (or)
orb (orb)
orb-lap:
orb-rel:
ord (ord)
ort (ort)
ort-lem:
ort-mír:
os (os)
ov (ov)
pa (pa)
pal (pál)
par (par)
par-de:
ped (ped)
pen (pen)
per (per)
per-sa:
pisk (pisk)
plu (plú)
plú ben:
por (por)
por-áilem:
por-char:
por-mír:
pos (pos)
pos-tim:
prae (prae)
prae-tim:
prae-tim-de:
pri (prí) one;
prí-de:
prí-in:
prí-lem:
prí-tas:
kua (qua)
qua-lem:
qua-ter:
qua-tim:
qua-wís:
kuad (quad)
kuae (quae)
kuar (quar)
kuas (quas)
quas-korp:
quas-zen:
quas-áilem:
kui (quí)
kuo (quó)
ra (ra)
rap (rap)
rap-tim:
re (re)
re-in:
reg (reg)
rel (rel)
rel-por:
res (res)
reski (reskí)
rit (rit)
rot (rót)
ru (rú)
sa (sá)
sadis (sadis)
sadis-túrn:
saeykt (saengkt)
saengkt-grav:
saengkt-lor:
sal (sal)
sarp (sarp)
sarp-an-zen-ex-lem:
sarp-arí-lem:
sek (sek)
sek-de:
sel (sel)
sem (sem)
sem-de:
semi (semi)
sent (sent)
si (si) if;
sik (sik)
sil (sil)
sini (síní)
sit (sit)
ski (skí)
skí-tas:
skis (skis)
skri (skrí)
skrí-lem:
sku (sku)
sol (sol)
son (son)
sum (súm)
summ (summ)
sur (súr)
ta (ta)
ta-re-por:
tablap (tablap)
tan (tan)
tas (tas)
te (-te)
te-in:
te-mání:
te-mání-tas:
te-per-tas:
tem (tem)
ten (ten)
ter (ter)
ter-alt:
ter-áilem:
ter-ánte:
ter-ark:
ter-esta:
ter-flam:
ter-húr:
ter-init:
ter-ista:
ter-ista-por:
ter-mír:
ter-múr:
ter-ort:
ter-por:
ter-reg:
ter-vas-arb:
ter-zú:
tim (tim)
tim-por: arrive;
trak (trak)
trak-por:
trak-tas:
tramel (trámel)
tri (trí)
tu (tú)
tú-tas:
tú-tim:
turn (túrn)
u (ú)
ul (ul)
ul-tim:
ulem (úlem)
um (um)
un (ún)
uy (ung)
urs (urs)
us (us)
us-ágra-lem:
us-arb-vas-lem:
uus (úus)
úus-lem:
úus-por:
vaglem (vaglem)
vas (vas)
vas-áilem:
vas-an-ben:
vas-an-lor:
vas-arb:
vas-arg-sarp:
vas-des:
vas-korp-ágra:
vas-mír:
vas-por-áilem:
vas-quas:
vas-tim:
vas-úus:
vas-wís:
ve (ve)
vel (vel)
ven (ven)
ver (ver)
ver-de:
ver-in-de:
ver-vid:
vers (vers)
vest (vest)
vestas (vest-tas):
via (vía)
vid (vid)
vid-lem:
vidúk (vid-dúk):
vidúk-tas:
vir (vír)
vír-mír:
vit (vit)
vol (vol)
vol-de:
vorteks (vórtex)
ui (wí)
uide (wíde)
uilem (wílem)
uis (wís)
wís-char:
wís-de:
wís-lem:
wís-lor:
zaw (zash)
zen (zen)
zen-korp:
zen-múr:
zen-tú:
xel (zhel)
xen (zhen)
zu (zú)
zú-áilem:
zú-tim:

but; yet
upon
however
armor
attack; hit
weapon
weaponsmith
fighter; guard; warrior
struggle
sixty-four
there is; there are
there will be
matter; thing
solid
sharp
hawk
white
principle
the three principles
other
deep
honesty; honest
love
friend; loved one
negate; negative; not; none; no
absence
nothing
hate; hatred
enemy
False Prophet
sick; ill
slave; enslave
lock; locked; closed
cold; douse; put out
calm
destroy
safe; untrap; remove danger
infallible
banish
famine
discredit
without
darkness
night
hurt; harm
few
countless
cure poison
antidote
chaos
negate magic
motionless; stop; lock; rest
real; reality
static; constant; unchanging
cannot
unprotected; curse(d)
lack
never
wingless
unwise; forget
inanimate
awake; wake up, awaken
strange
enter; in; into; within
open
door; gate
proper; correct
properly
bush; vegetation
forest fire
bow
silver
berserk
hide; keep (away)
master
hall
or
hear; listen; ear
song
gold
help
Avatar
evil; bad; doom
Evil One
prophecy
prophet
monster
justice
proper
just one; judge
well
properly; well
success
craft
artifact
goodscrafter
precision
administration
prosperity
virtue
small
child
well
young; new
insect
Betra (name)
Bolesh (name)
arm
allow
admit
admittance
part
member
daemon
belong; possess; of; from; than; like
soft
reduce; lower; down
hail; meteor storm
below
foundation; underpinning
Gargoyle worker
descend
valley
underworld
finger
apart; asunder
give; drop; yield
guide
for (period of time)
dragon
six
horse
so
and
be; exist; is; are
that; those
thereby; therewith
then
freedom; free; release
open; unlocked
wrong
error
false; falsehood; lie; fable
Felucca (the moon)
bring; bear
end
close; shut
flame; fire; heat
summer
Fodus (name)
strong
brown
Gargoyle; Gargish
glory
thank(s)
energy; power
out; exit; way (out)
exit; leave; go out; hatch; begone
harmony
human
Horffe (name)
gray
wind; air
I, me
my
we, us (he/she/they and I)
make; create; cause; form; become
shrink; focus
reduce
free; release
ignite; burn
blow
threaten; endanger
die; kill
illuminate
heal
healer
poison (v)
enchant
maintain
come
avert
protect
enlarge
teach; study
interpret
create an image
birth
fall asleep
begin
join
this
thus; so
oath
danger; harm; damage
protect (from harm)
alert
fail; collapse
sacrifice
sacrificial
consume; eat
foodmaker
summon; call; greet; hello; usher in
cast (a spell)
helm
fall
sure; certain
to be sure; certainly
circle
bright
chamber
take; get; steal
thief; pirate
three
thrice
book; codex
courage
death; dead
believe; think; consider
entrust
with
within
combine
knife
joy
stone; rock
end; action completed; could
achieve
achievement
read
he, she, it, they; him, her, it, them; one; those
his, her, its, their
everyone; those
gentle
gentleness
librum
language
say; speak; tell
talking
light
lens
lensmaker
day; daytime
humility
wolf
important
remain
remains
life; healing; live
food
hand
sea
sword
swordsman; fighter
black
less
water
healing potion
sea serpent
same; too
balance
also
similar
to lead
advice
mountain
compassion
pride
number; multiple; group; many
society
poison (n); poisonous
mist
require; must; has to
no; neither
name
by
eight
eighth
spirituality
sacred; holy
desecrate
passion
moon
moonstone
phase of moon
order
magic
mage
magical potion
bone
egg
by
pale
equal
equally
foot
five
use; function
valuable
fish
more; most
better
move; movement; moving; bring
take; remove
leg
stream; river
follow; after
future; will; shall
before; precede
past; was; ago
ancient
one; unity; first
single
unify
lord; king; ruler
singularity
what; which; as
who; some
where
when
why; because; reason
cube
problem
four
illusion; illusionary
fear; illusion of death
clone
duplicate
any; anything
how
valor
quick; urgent; now
quickly approaching; nigh
to; to begin; will; shall
begin
home
change; changing
moongate; moongate travel
answer
remember
ritual
turn
red
can; able; may
pain; torture
dungeon
protection
force field
invisible; invisibility
spring (forth)
serpent; snake
snakecharmer
berserker
two; both; second
other
choose; select
seven
seventh
half
feel; feeling
if; whether
dry
star; astrology; prediction
blue
lie; rest
know; knowledge; tell
intelligence; knowledge
cut; tear apart; separate
write; writing
writer
shield
only; but
sound
suppose
honor
sun
shoot
boomerang
slab
touch
quality
present tense of verbs; action in progress; in
continue
survive
survival
persistence
storm
have
place
interior; bowels (of earth)
plane
entrance; mouth (of cave)
hiding place
there
fireplace
sky
original(ly)
here
come
lake
world
temple; shrine
reach
land
forest
bed
time; wait
arrive; come
to; toward; for; unto
pull; draw
direction
Trammel (the moon)
interesting
all
whole
always; forever
cave
you
final; last
ultimate
you (pl): you and they; "you-all"
shadow
control
claw
bear
diligence
troop-leader
leader of farmers
increase; raise; up
Gargoyle leader
ascend
wanderer
great; big; long; ultimate
everything
plague
eclipse
tree
silver serpent
bottom
battle; war
ocean
tremor
confusion
old; age; epoch; great time
top
(great) knowledge; (ultimate) wisdom
like; as
even
find
true; truth; right
truly
perfect
heed; respect
all right
search
quest
path; course; road
see; look; view; eye
seer
point
sign
green
swamp
glass
fly; wing
winged
vortex
we, us (you and I/me)
our
we, us; all of us (you, they, and I)
know; knowledge; wise; wisdom; intelligent
head
wisely
scholar
see; vision; image
something; somewhat
creature; being; animal
undead; daemon
race; people
body
iron
family
sleep
sleep dust
winter

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