Adûnaic Semantic Categories
1.
Physical World
1.11 World
- *aban n. “?world”
1.21 Earth, Land
- dâira n. “Earth”
- kamāt n. “earth (draft)”
- thâni n. “land”
- zâyan n. “land”
- *zen n. “land (draft)”
1.22 Hill, Mountain
- #urud n. “mountain”
1.241 Ravine, Pass
- akhâs n. “chasm”
1.27 Shore, Beach
- *sakal n. “shore”
1.32 Sea
- azra n. “sea”
- azra-zâin n. “sea-lands, maritime regions”
- pharaz² n. “sea”
1.351 Foam, Froth
- rôth n. “foam, white crest of waves”
1.37 Spring, Well
- khibil n. “spring”
1.51 Sky, Heavens
- menel n. “the heavens (draft)”
- minal n. “the heavens, sky”
1.52 Sun
- ûri n. “sun”
1.53 Moon
- nîlu n. “moon”
1.54 Star
- azar n. “star (draft)”
- gimil coll. “(all) stars; ?silver”
- gimli n. “star (in the sky)”
- igmil n. “star-shaped figure”
1.62 Darkness
- dâur n. “gloom”
- dolgu n. “dark, (evil) night”
1.63 Shade, Shadow
- #nâlu n. “shadow”
- ugru n. “shadow”
- ugrudâ- v. “to overshadow”
1.72 Wind
- #bawab n. “wind”
1.81 Fire
- *zôr n. “?fire, ?foam”
1.86 to Light, Kindle
- *nitir- v. “to kindle”
2.
Mankind
2.1 Human Being
- #Adûnâ n. “Númenórean, (lit.) Westerner”
- anâ n. “human being”
2.21 Man
- narû n. “man, male”
2.22 Woman
- kali n. “woman”
2.23 Male
- -û suf. “masculine suffix”
2.24 Female
- -êth suf. “feminine suffix”
- -î suf. “feminine suffix”
- zinî n. “female”
2.26 Girl
- nithil n. “girl”
2.27 Child
- *-hin suf. “child, patronymic”
2.28 Infant
- mîk n. “*baby boy”
- mîth n. “baby girl, maid-child, little girl”
- #miya n. “infant”
2.32 Wife
- banâth n. “wife”
2.35 Father
- attô n. “father”
2.36 Mother
- ammê n. “mother”
2.37 Parent
- nuphâr n. “parent”
2.41 Son
- *-thôr suf. “?-son”
2.42 Daughter
- *-phel suf. “?-daughter”
3.
Animals
3.41 Horse (generic)
- karab n. “horse”
3.61 Dog
- raba n. “dog”
3.641 Eagle, Hawk
- #narak n. “eagle”
3.642 Crow, Raven
- khô n. “crow”
3.73 Bear
- urug n. “bear”
4.
Body Parts and Functions
4.22 Ear
- huzun n. “ear”
4.33 Hand
- pâ n. “hand”
4.51 to Breathe; Breath
- pûh n. “breath”
4.75 to Die; Dead; Death
- agan n. “death”
4.87 Physician
- zôrî n. “nurse”
4.999 Body Parts and Functions (other)
- zidar n. “poise”
5.
Food and Drink
6.
Clothing and Adornment
6.72 Gem, Jewel
- *zimra n. “jewel”
7.
Dwelling and Furniture
7.12 House
- zadan n. “house”
8.
Agriculture and Vegetation
8.21 to Plow; Plow
- nadroth n. “hind-track”
- obroth n. “fore-cutting”
8.54 Root
- #kulbu n. “root”
- kulub coll. “roots, edible vegetables that are roots not fruits”
8.575 Lily
- inzil n. “flower, lily”
9.
Physical Acts and Materials
9.112 Doer, Agent
- *-ân² suf. “agental suffix”
9.26 to Break
- rahat- v. “to break, rend”
9.413 Horn, Trumpet
- sûla n. “trump”
9.42 Artisan, Craftsman
- *magân n. “wright, *builder”
9.44 to Build
- ?mag- v. “to build”
9.60 Smith
- tamar n. “smith”
9.64 Gold
- pharaz n. “gold”
10.
Motion and Transportation
10.23 to Fall
- dubud- v. “to fall (under influence/cover of)”
- kalab- v. “to fall (down)”
10.32 to Flow
- phurus- v. “to gush, flow”
10.45 to Walk
- *bat- v. “to walk”
10.47 to Go
- #yad- v. “to go”
10.48 to Come
- #nakh- v. “to come”
10.71 Road
- batân n. “road, path, way”
10.81 Ship
- #balak n. “ship”
10.87 Mast
- sulum n. “mast”
11.
Possession and Trade
11.15 to Hold
- kan- v. “to hold”
11.21 to Give
- *yô n. “gift”
12.
Spatial Relations
12.14 to Lie, Recline
- #khay- v. “to lie (down)”
12.222 And
- kadô conj. “and so”
12.394 Up, Above, Over
- *-nud prep. “on”
12.395 Down, Below, Beneath
- dalad prep. “under, beneath”
12.3955 In Front
- *ob prep. “fore, *before”
12.396 Behind, At the Rear
- *nad prep. “hind, *behind”
12.398 To, Towards
- -ada prep. “to, toward, into, against, -ward”
12.399 From, Away
- *-ak prep. “away”
- -ô prep. “from”
12.44 Far
- êphal adj. “far”
- êphalak adj. “far away”
12.45 East
- #azûl n. “east”
12.46 West
- adûn n. “west, westward”
- adûni n. “the West”
- anadûni adj. “western”
12.73 Straight
- izindi adj. “straight, right, true”
12.74 Crooked
- #lôkhi adj. “bent, crooked”
13.
Quantity and Number
13.14 All, Every
- katha adj. “all”
13.54 Cardinal Number
- hazad n. “seven”
- satta n. “two”
14.
Time
14.18 Now
- îdô adv. “now”
14.36 Before (temporal)
- tâidô adv. “once, then”
14.42 Night
- lômi n. “(pleasant) night”
15.
Sense Perception
15.65 Black
- dulgu adj. “black, dark”
15.71 to Touch
- #tabad- v. “to touch”
15.81 Heavy, Weighty
- burôda adj. “(very) heavy”
16.
Emotion
16.24 Happy; Happiness
- *aphana n. “?bliss”
16.27 to Love; Love
- izrê n. “sweetheart, beloved”
- zîr- v. “*to love, desire”
16.272 Friendship
- #bêl- v. “*to befriend, love”
16.28 Dear
- zîrân adj. “beloved”
16.34 to Regret, Repent
- *zabath- v. “to (be) humble”
- zabathân adj. “humbled”
16.47 Fame, Glory
- ?aglar n. “glory”
16.622 Desire
- zâir n. “longing, yearning”
16.65 Faithful
- abâr n. “strength, endurance, fidelity”
17.
Mind and Thought
17.16 to Understand
- #saphad- v. “to understand”
17.22 Stupid, Foolish
- nûph n. “fool”
18.
Language and Music
18.13 to Shout, Cry Out
- rûkh n. “shout”
18.22 to Say
- #bith- v. “to say”
18.24 Language
- Adûnayân n. “language of Númenor”
- *-iyê suf. “language suffix”
- Nimriyê n. “Nimrian Tongue, *Elvish”
18.26 Word
- bêth n. “expression, saying, word”
19.
Social Relations
19.15 Town, City
- kadar n. “city”
19.21 People, Populace
- kadar-lâi n. “city folk”
- lâi coll. “folk”
19.31 to Rule, Govern
- *phazag- v. “?to rule, conquer”
19.32 King
- Ar- pref. “king or queen”
- ârû n. “king”
19.35 Prince
- phazân n. “prince, king’s son”
19.36 Noble, Nobleman
- bâr n. “lord”
- *khôr n. “lord”
19.43 Servant
- *bên n. “servant, ?person”
19.46 to Obey
- sâibêth n. “assent”
19.51 Friend
- #nimruzîr n. “Elf-friend”
20.
Warfare and Hunting
20.13 War
- *azga n. “war”
- azgarâ- v. “to wage war”
20.17 Soldier
- nardû n. “soldier”
20.27 Sword
- *zagar n. “?sword”
20.36 Tower
- târik n. “pillar, that which supports”
- tûbal n. “*pillar (draft)”
20.41 Victory
- kathuphazgân n. “conqueror”
21.
Law and Judgment
22.
Religion and Beliefs
22.12 God
- Avalê n. “goddess”
- Avalô n. “Power, God”
- #Balâ n. “*Vala (draft)”
22.431 Sorcerer, Wizard
- sapthân n. “wise man, wizard”
- zigûr n. “wizard”
22.44 Elf, Fairy
- Nimir n. “Elf, (lit.) Shining One”
22.45 Ghost, Specter, Phantom
- manô n. “spirit”
22.99 Religion and Belief (other)
- izindu-bêth n. “true-sayer, prophet”
- uruk n. “orc, goblin”
23.
Grammar
23.2 Negation
- bâ particle. “don’t”
23.3 Preposition
- -mâ prep. “with”
- -zê prep. “at”
23.4 Pronoun
- a pron. “*it”
- #hê pron. “me”
- #hi pron. “she”
- ki pron. “*you”
- *nê pron. “us”
- #u pron. “he”
- #ya n. “*they (neuter)”
- ?yi pron. “they (feminine)”
- yu pron. “they (masculine)”
23.5 Noun Inflection
- -a- suf. “subjective inflection”
- -an suf. “common subjective suffix”
- an- pref. “of; genitive/adjectival prefix”
- -at suf. “dual suffix”
- -î- suf. “plural inflection”
- -im suf. “gendered plural subjective suffix”
- -in suf. “feminine subjective suffix”
- -ma suf. “instrumental (draft)”
- -n suf. “predicate suffix”
- -ō suf. “genitive (draft)”
- -s suf. “dative (draft)”
- -u- suf. “objective inflection”
- -un suf. “masculine subjective suffix”
23.6 Verb Inflection
- *-ân¹ suf. “participle suffix”
- du pref. “should, so-as”
- *-m suf. “verb-plural”
- nai adv. “might (draft)”
23.9 Affix
- *-dâ- suf. “verbal suffix”
- -ôn suf. “adjective or agental suffix”
- *-râ- suf. “causative suffix”