1.5 Language

x-  Pronunciation

 

-as in English-

 

b                                  m

d                                  n

f                                   p

g (get)                            s (set)

h                                  t

j                                   v

k                                  y

l                                   z

 

-

r-trilled

kh- Scottish loch

sh-sheep

ch-chat, chap

zh-French je

gh-no English equivalent, whatever works

 

-

glottle stop - ` bo`le for bottle

 

-double consonants-

each consonant is pronounced serperately

 

-vowels

 

 

a'-wash, on

a-hat

e-end

i-deed

o-French mot

u-ooh

 

diphthongs

 

e^i-raid

ow-mow

 

-verbs-negative and affermative forms

 

verb+an=affirmative

verb+on=negative

 

ex. Paridan -to jump

paridon- do not jump

 

Tenses:

 

Verbs - Present

I -am

You -i

He - hast

She - ast

We - im

You formal - id

They - and

 

 

Verbs - Past

I - am

You - i

He/She – remove ending

We - im

You Formal - id

They - and

 

 

Verbs – Future

I – khaham …

You – khahi …

He/She –khahad …

We – khahim …

You Formal – khahid …

They – khahand …

 

Vocabulary

A

a -ye

(to be) afraid- tarsidan

after ba`d

afternoon- ba`d az zohr

again- do bare

(to) agree- mova'feghat kardan

air- hava'

alive- zende

all- hame

ambassador- safir

and- o

angry- as^aba'ni

animal- heiven

another- digar

(to) ask- porsidan

at- dar

attack- (noun) hamle, (verb) hamle                     kardan

attractive- jazza'b

autumn- pa`iz

 

B

back- posht

battle- jang

(to) be- budan

(bead (clan marker)- mohre

because- bara'ye inke

before- pish az

big- bozorg

birth- tavallod

(to give) birth- zaida'n

(to) bite- ga'z gereftan

blood- khun

body- badan

bone- ostekha'n

book- keta'b

bottom- tah

border- ha'shie

box- ja`be

brother- bara'dar

but- amma'

butcher- ghassa'b

(to) buy- kharida'r

 

C

Camel- shotor

candle- sham

(to be) careful- mova'zab budan

carpet- farsh

(to) carry- ham kardan

cat- gorbé

(to) catch- gereftan

catnip- tarya'k

city- shahr

claw- changa'l

clothes- leba's

coin- sekke

cold- sard

comfortable- raha't

copper- mes

custom- ada't

 

D

dame- sangar

danger- khatar

dark- ta'rik

daughter- dokhtar

day- ruz

dead- morde

desert- da'shte

dinner- sha'm

dirty- kasif

down- pa`in

dusk- ghorub

 

E

east- mashregh

empty- kha'li

enemy- doshman

execution- e`da'm

 

F

family- kha'neva'de

far- dur

father- pedar

female- zan

festival- jashn

(to) fight- jangidan

fire- a'tesh

for- bara'ye

forest- jangal

from- az

 

G

(to) go- raftan

gold- tala'

good- khub

goodbye- khoda' ha'fez

 

H

hair- mu

healer- darma'n

heart- ghalb

help- komak

home- manzel

horse- asb

hot; heat- da'gh

 

I

if- agar

in- dar

iron- a'han

island- jazire

 

J

jewel- java'har

journey- safar

(to) jump- paridan

 

K

kidney- kolye

(to) kill- koshtan

kiss- ma'ch

kitten- bacheche gorbé

knife (sword)- cha'gu

 

L

lady- sanda'j

lake- dara'che

left- chap

liver- kabed

leather- charm

 

M

male- mard

many- kheili

mate- arus

mating (wedding)- arusi

meat- gusht

metal- felez

mother- madar

mood- ma'h

mountain- kuh

mage- seta're

 

N

near- nazdik

(to) need- la'zem dashtan

night- shab

no- na

noon- zohr

no one- hichkes

north- shoma'l

 

O

of- I

of course- albatte

off- az

old- pir

on- ruye

one- yek

open- ba'z

or- ya'

our- birun

 

P

pain- dard

port- bandar

pregnant- a'bestan

prison- zenda'n

(to) puncture- panchar

purr- ma'ch

 

Q

(to) question- so`al

quick- tond

quiet- sa'ket

 

R

rib- dande

right- ra'st

river- rudkha'ne

road- ja'dde

rogue- dozd

(to) rot- pusidan

(to) run- davidan

 

S

sad- ghamgin

safe- amn

(to) scratch- kha'ra'ndan

secret- ra'z

(to) see- didan

shut- bastan

sick- mariz

silk- abrisham

silver- noghre

sister- kha'har

skin- pust

(to) sleep- kha'bidan

slow- a'heste

small- kuchak

smell- bu

son- pesar

(I'm) sorry- bebakhsid

south- jonub

spice- adviyye

spring- baha'r

(to) steal- dozdian

stone- sang

(to) stop- ista'dan

summer- ta'besta'n

sun- a'fta'b

 

T

rable- miz

(to) take- gereftan

(to) talk- harf zadan

tea- chai

(to) teach- dars da'dan

tears- ashk

that- a'n

then- a'nvaght

there- a'nja'

these- inha'

(to) throw- anda'khtan

(to) tie- kera'va't

to- be

today- emrus

tomorrow- farde

tonight- emshab

too- ham

(to) touch- dast zadan

town- shahr

traveller- mosa'fer

tree- derakht

tribe (clan)- ghabile

 

U

ugly- zesht

under- zire

up, upper- ba'la'

urgent- fowri

(to) use- nada'rad

 

V

valuable- arzande

veil- tha'^dor

very- kheili

village- deh

 

W

(to) walk- ra'h raftan

wall- diva'r

(to) want- kha'stan

war-jang

warm- garm

water- a'b

waylay- kond

we- ma'

weapon- aslahe

week- hafte

west- gharb

wet- khis

what- ch^I

when- kei

where- koja'

which- ke

who- ki

why- chera'

wine- shara'b

winter- zemesta'n

with- ba'

without- bedune

wood- chub

 

Y

year- sa'l

yes- bale

yesterday- diruz

 

--Numbers

zero- sefr

one- yek

two- do

three- se

four- chaha'r

five- panj

six- shesh

seven- haft

eight- hasht

nine- noh

ten- dah

twenty- bist

 

-- numbers over ten

ex. 15- dah o panj

            ten and five

32-  bist o dah o do

twenty and ten and two

 

--days of the week

 

Sunday- Yekshambe

Monday- Doshambe

Tuesday- Seshambe

Wednesday- Chara'rshambe

Thursday- Panjshambe

Friday- Jom`e

Saturday- Shambe

 

--pronouns

 

I-  man  we- ma'

you- to  you (formal)- shoma'

he, she, it- u      they- isha'h

 

-the verb "to be"- budan

I am - budam

you are- budi

he, she, it is- ast

we are- budim

you are (formal)- budid

they are- budand

 

--insults

 

dog-sag

puppy- tule sag

mouse- mush

eater of leaves- khordan barg

 

--curses

 

cage- ghafas

collar- yaghe

chain- zanjir

 

* monsters

 

iron golem- a'han ma'rd

stone golem- sang ma'rd

werewolf- sag tarkib

wraith, spectre- sa'ye

goblin- mar

undead (deneric)- marg

lizard man- khonak ma'rd

kobold- ma'rin

troll- gorosnegi

ogre- anda'z sang

 

-races

 

elf- ghadimi

barbarian- vahshi

dwarf- fara'mush

hobling- dozdari

gypsy- masa'far

human- ensa'ni

gorbé- gorbé

 

Gorbé Alphabet

 

Please Note: I have taken these symbols from the original packet and from the calligraphy of Iran, which most closely resembles the Persian calligraphy used in the original Gorbé packet.

For a full table, see http://www.cit.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/hobbies/iran/alphabet.html, and the end of this packet.
Resources

 

From NERO Chicago: http://www.nerochicago.com/races.htm#Gorbé

General Gorbé information

From Ember's Library NERO Massachusetts

            Tales of a Gorbé

            A Dragon Tale

From http://www.larp.com/neroatl/marentha/padash.html

            A Treatise on the Founding of Padash

From http://www.warweb.org/people.htm

            Khala Sarr information

From the Iranian Alphabet Site (Persian)

http://www.cit.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/hobbies/iran/alphabet.html

Gorbé Alphabet letters