"Dovahkiin's Dictionary" or Learning to Speak Dragon

A

**Aak** - to lead, guide

Aal - to be in the right ("His soul is in the right...")

Aam - Hmm... (expression of distrust)

Aar - servant, employee

Aav - to unite

Aaz - mercy

Ag - to burn ("The brand of fire")

Ah - hunter

Ahmik - to serve

Ahmul - husband

Ahkrin - courage

Ahraan - wind

Ahrk - "and", "or"

Ahst - behind

Ahzid - bitter, sharp

Al - destroyer

Alok - to arise, appear

Alun - ever

Aus - suffering ("to bring suffering")

B

**Bah** - anger

Bahlok - hunger

Bein - to pollute

Beyn - contempt, to despise

Bex - to open

Bodiis - to borrow

Banaar - to humiliate

Bormah - father

Bovul - to run

Boziik - brave

Brendon - ghost

Brii - beauty

Briinah - sister

Brit - beautiful, charming

Brod - clan

Brom - north, northern

Bron - Nord

Bruniik - wild, savage

D

**Daanik** - to doom

Dah - push, to push

Dahmaan - to remember

Daal - to return

Daar - "it", "this", "these"

Denek - soil

Dein - to keep (sometimes "watchtower")

Dez - fate, destiny

Diin - to freeze

Diivon - sip (sometimes "swallow")

Dir - to die

Dinok - death

Dilon - dead

Do - "from", "of", "around", "about"

Dok - to pursue

Dov - race of dragons

Dovah - dragon

Dovahgolz - dragon stone

Dovahkiin - Dragonborn

Draal - to pray

Dreh - to make

Drem - peace

Drem Yol Lok - Greeting in Dragon Language (literal translation, like "peace, sky, fire")

Drey - did

Drog - lord

Drun - to bring, brought

Du - to devour

Dukaan - shame

Dun - grace

Dwiin - steel

Dwiirok - to cut, to carve

E

**Ek** - she

Enook - each

Ensosin - to enchant

Evenaar - to extinguish

Evgir - season, period

F

**Faad** - warmth

Faal - used to show a proper name ("Faal Sun")

Faas - fear

Faasnu - fearless

Fah - "for"

Fahdon - friend

Fahliil - elf

Feim - to vanish

Fel - wild

Fen - would like

Fent - must

Feykro - forest

Feyn - poison, to poison

Fiik - mirror, to reflect

Filok - to save, salvation

Fo - frost

Fod - when

Fodiiz - hoarfrost

Folaas - improperly

Folook - refuge

Fonaar - to blame, accusation

Frin - hot

Frod - field, expanse

Fron - family / related

Frul - ephemeral / temporary

Ful - thus

Fun - to speak

Fundein - to unfold

Funt - to fail, failure

Fus - force, to force

G

**Gaaf** - ghost

Gahrot - theft

Geh - yes

Gein - one, only

Geinmaar - alone

Gogil - goblin

Gol - earth

Golt - base

Golz - stone

Govey - to remove

Graan - to break

Grah - battle

Gravuun - autumn

Grind - to meet

Grohiik - wolf

Gron - to bind, intertwine

Gut - far, distance

H

**Haal** - hand

Haalvut - contact, to touch

Hadrim - opinion

Hahkun - axe

Hahnu - dream, sleep

Heim - to forge

Het - here

Hevno - feral

Heyv - obligation, duty

Hind - desire

Hin - your

Hokoron - enemy, foe, hostile

Horvutah - benefit

Hon - to hear

Hun - hero

Huzrah - listener

I

**Iiss** - ice

In - master, lord

J

**Jer** - east

Joor - mortal

Jot - womb

Jul - man/humanity

Jun - king

Junnesejer - King of the East

K

**Kaal** - champion

Kaan - any

Kaaz - cat, Khajiit

Kah - pride

Kein - war

Keizaal - Skyrim

Kel - ancient scrolls

Kendov - warrior

Kest - storm

Key - horse

Keyn - anvil

Kiin - birth, born

Kiir - child

Kinbok - leader

Kinzon - sharp

Klo - sand

Klov - head

Ko - "in", "for"

Kod - to possess

Kodaav - bear

Kogaan - to bless

Kos - to be

Komeyt - problem/task/to publish

Konahrik - warlord

Koor - summer

Kopraan - body

Kotin - within

Krah - cold

Krasaar - disease

Kreh - to bend

Kren - to break, destruction

Krent - broken

Krein - sun

Krif - struggle

Krii - murder, to kill

Kriid - killer

Kril - to endure

Krilot - courageous

Krin - brave

Kro - advisor

Kron - to conquer, to win

Kroniid - conqueror

Krosis - sorrow

Kruziik - antiquity

Kul - son

Kulaan - prince

Kulaas - princess

Kun - light

L

**Laan** - slowly

Laas - to live

Laat - past

Lahney - alive

Lahvu - army

Leh - to

Lein - peace

Liiv - to wither, to parch

Lingraph - long

Lo - to deceive

Loan - question, doubt

Lok - heavens

Loost - to have

Lost - to have/to be/to mean

Lot - great

Lovaas - song/music

Luft - face

Lun - leech

Luv - to tear, to rip, ripped

M

**Maar** - terror, horror

Mah - to fall, to drop

Mahfaeraak - forever, eternally

Mal - small

Med - similar, resembling

Mey - foolish, to fool

Meyz - to arrive, to become

Miin - eyes, gaze

Mir - devotion

Monahven - Throat of the World

Moro - glory, triumph

Morokei - Morokei, renowned

Motaad - shiver, to shake

Morah - center, focus

Motmah - miss

Mu - we

Mul - strong

Mulaag - force

Mun - man

Munax - evil

Muz - men

N

**Naak** - to eat

Naako - eaten

Naal - next to, "behind"

Naan - any

Nah - rage

Nahgahdinok - necromancer

Nahkriin - revenge

Nahl - to revive, to live

Nahlaas - living, lively

Nahlot - silence

Nau - "on", "in",

Nax - cruel

Ney - both

Ni - not

Nid - no

Nivahriin - cowardice, fear

Nimaar - alone

Nin - stinger

Nir - to hunt

Nis - to have no right

Nok - to lie, lie

Nol - "from", "of"

Nonvul - noble

Norok - cruel, fierce

Nu - now

Nus - statue

Nust - they

Nuz - "but"

O

**Oblaan** - end

Od - snow, blizzard

Ofan - given, to give

Ogiim - orc

Ok - he, his

Okaaz - sea

Ol - since, as

Om - hair

Ond - here

Onik - old, elder

Orin - even, yet

Osos - common, same

Ov - faith, to trust

P

**Paal** - enemy

Paar - ambition

Paaz - just

Pah - all, entirety

Peyt - to rise, rose

Pindaar - plain

Pogaan - many

Pogaas - very many

Pook - to stink

Praan - to rest

Prem - patience

Prodah - to predict

Pruzah - well

Pruzaan - best

Q

**Qahnaar** - to conquer

Qeth - bone

Qethsegol - skeleton of the earth

Qo - lightning

Qolaas - herald, to proclaim

Qostiid - prophecy

R

**Raan** - animal

Rahgol - anger, to rage

Rein - roar

Rek - she

Revak - holy, sacred

Reyliik - legacy

Riik - storm

Rinik - most

Ro - balance, scale

Rok - he

Ronax - regiment

Ronaan - archer

Ronaaz - arrow

Ronit - rival

Rotmulaag - word of power (dragon shout)

Rovaan - to wander

Ru - to run away

Rul - though

Ruvaak - raven

Ruz - then

S

**Sadon** - gray

Sah - ghostly

Sahlo - weak

Sahqo - red

Sahqon - to dye

Sahrot - powerful

Sahsunaar - villager

Saviik - savior

Shul - sun (dragon shout)

Siiv - to find

Sil - soul

Sinak - to sort through

Sinon - instead

Sivaas - animal, creature

Sizaan - to lose

Slen - to clap

Smoliin - passion, zeal

Sonaan - bard

Sos - blood

Sot - white

Spaan - shield

Staadnau - to untie

Stin - free

Strun - storm

Strunmah - mountains

Su - air

Sul - day

Suleyk - power

Sunvaar - creature

Su'um - breath

T

**Tah** - to fill

Taazokaan - Tamriel

Tafiir - thief

Tahrodiis - treacherous, fickle

Tey - tale

Thur - tyranny

Thu'um - Thu'um, voice, power of shout

Tiid - time

Togaat - attempt

Tol - "what"

Toor - hell

Tu - hammer

Tuz - blade

U

**Ufiik** - troll

Ul - eternity

Unahzaal - unending

Unslaad - continuous

Unt - to try

Uznahgaar - unbridled

V

**Vaal** - bay

Vaat - to vow

Vah - spring

Vahdin - maiden

Vahlok - guardian

Vahriin - vow

Vahrukt - memories

Vahrukiv - to celebrate

Vahzah - truth, reality

Vanmindoraan - unfathomable

Ved - black

Ven - wound, wind

Vey - to cut

Veysun - ship

Viik - defeat

Viintaas - glow

Viing - wing

Vith - snake

Vod - back

Vodahmin - forgotten

Vokul - wicked

Vokun - shadow

Vol - horror

Volaan - swiftly

Voth - with

Voth Ahkrin - boldly

Vukein - warlike

Vul - dark

Vulom - darkness

Vulon - night

W

**Wah** - direction

Wahl - to build

Wahlaan - built

Wen - which

Werid - praise

Win - to lead

Wo - who

Wuld - whirlwind

Wuth - wise

Y

**Yah** - to seek

Yol - fire

Yoriik - border

Yuvon - gold, golden

Z

**Zaan** - cry

Zah - final

Zahkrii - sword

Zahrahmiik - sacrifice

Zeim - through

Zeymah - brothers

Zii - spirit, animus

Zin - honor

Zind - triumph

Zohungaar - heroic

Zok - majestic

Zoor - legend

Zu (Zu'u) - I

Zul - voice

Zun - weapon

Translation by this article

Thank you for your attention! Hope this dictionary helps in understanding Purtunax, Alduin, and Odaviing ;)

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