Qunlat

Qunari language

Qunari Vocabulary

A

• Aad: Possibly "unit"; used as a suffix in many qunari military ranks.
  
• Anaan: Victory.
  
• Antaam: Soldier rank.
  
• Ari: Possibly "person"; used as a prefix denoting singular or leadership, and as a suffix denoting a group.
  
• Arigena: One of the Triumvirate, the three pillars/leaders of the Qunari people, leader of the craftsmen.
  
• Arishok: One of the Triumvirate, the three pillars/leaders of the Qunari people, leader of the army.
  
• Ariqun: One of the Triumvirate, the three pillars/leaders of the Qunari people, leader of the priests.
  
• Armaas: Possibly "quartermaster"; provider of equipment.
  
• Arvaarad: "One Who Holds Back Evil"; a qunari who watches over the saarebas (qunari mages).
  
• Asala: "Soul."
  
• Ash: To seek.
  
• Ashaad: Soldier rank. Scout. ^{[confirmation needed]}
  
• Ashkaari: "One who seeks"; scientists, philosophers, or those who have found enlightenment.
  
• Ataash: Glory.
  
• Atashi: "Dragon."
  

B

• Bas: Foreign to the Qun, literal meaning "thing". Implication of being purposeless.
  
• Basalit-an: A non-qunari worthy of respect.
  
• Basvaraad: "Foreign leash-holder"; honorific bestowed upon Hawke by a saarebas.
  
• Ben-Hassrath: An order of qunari whose task is to police the qunari.
  
• Beresaad: A type of scouting unit, sent to "answer questions" for the Arishok.
  

D

• Dathrasi: A type of animal. Used as a derogatory term against indulgent individuals, comparable to the pig.
  

E

• Ebasit: A form of "to be."
  
• Ebost: To return.
  
• Esaam: "Can be found in" or "exists in the location of."
  

G

• Gaatlok: Explosive powder.
  

H

• Hissra: "Illusion"; often used to refer to deities.
  

I

• Imekari: A child.
  
• Issala: Dust.
  
• Itwasit: (It) falls.
  

K

• Kabethari: Simple person. Term used for all recently-conquered people who haven't converted to the Qun.
  
• Kadan: Friend, brother. Rarely bestowed upon non-qunari.
  
• Karashok: Infantry private.
  
• Karasten: A soldier.
  
• Karataam: A group of qunari mages and their handlers.
  
• Kata: The end, death.
  
• Katara: (You) die.
  
• Ketojan: A bridge, specifically a bridge between worlds (religion). It is the name given to the Saarebas by Sister Petrice.
  
• Kithshok: A military commander of the Seheron army. They also are in charge of negotiating trade between the qunari and foreign traders at ports.
  
• Kost: Peace.
  

M

• Maraas: "Nothing".
  
• Meraad: The tide.
  
• Meravas: "So shall it be."
  

N

• Nehraa: To do "for."
  

P

• Panahadan: "Goodbye".
  
• Parshaara: "Enough".
  

Q

• Qamek: Substance used to turn those who refuse to convert into mindless slaves.
  
• Qunari: People of the Qun.
  
• Qunaron Vhel: One who is an example to others.
  

S

• Saar: "Dangerous".
  
• Saar-qamek: Gas that causes madness in non-kossith.
  
• Saarebas: A "dangerous thing," the qunari word and title for mages. A "Bas Saarebas" denotes a non-qunari mage.
  
• Sataareth: Lit. "That which upholds"; an enforcer, defender, or foundation.
  
• Say: With.
  
• Shanedan: A respectful greeting.
  
• Shok: "War" or "struggle".
  
• Sten: Commander of infantry.
  

T

• Taam: Possibly "group" or "army".
  
• Taarbas: An agent who is sent to collect the swords of dead qunari warriors. Possibly a recoverer of any item/"bas".
  
• Tamassran: A priest who is charged with educating the young. Exclusively a role for women.
  

V

• Vashedan: Crap (literally "refuse" or "trash").
  
• Vashoth: "Grey Ones"; used to refer to qunari outcasts. These outcast call themselves Tal'vashoth, meaning "true grey".
  
• Viddathari: A recent convert to the Qun.
  

Qunari Phrases and Idioms

• Asit tal-eb: "The way things are meant to be." A driving principle of the qunari philosophy; "It is to be."
• Ataash varin kata: "In the end lies glory."
• Basra Vashedan: Used to refer to non-qunari ideas, and sometimes, people; "foreigner trash."
• Maraas imekari: "A child bleating without meaning."
• Nehraa sataa karasaam: Meaning unknown; spoken by Arvaarad to his men in Shepherding Wolves.
• Nehraa aqun ebra kata Arvaarad: Meaning unknown; spoken by Arvaarad to Saarebas, resulting in his voluntary execution when given the choice to submit to the Qun.
• Shok ebasit hissra. Meraad astaarit, meraad itwasit, aban aqun. Maraas shokra. Anaan esaam Qun: "Struggle is an illusion. The tide rises, the tide falls, but the sea is changeless. There is nothing to struggle against. Victory is in the Qun." Extract from the Qun.
• Teth a: A call for attention, or warning.
  
• Vinek kathas: An order to attack or kill.
  

Phrases used by Sten as battle cries:

• Ataash qunari!: Glory to the qunari!
• Nehraa Beresaad! For the vanguard!
• Katara, bas!: Die, thing!
• Ebost issala!: Return to dust!"
• Ashkost say hissra!: Seek peace with your gods!
• Nehraa kadan!: For my brothers!
• Anaan esaam Qun!: Victory in the Qun!