Ziry

High Valyrian

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈziry/

Pronoun

ziry (lunar/solar third person singular, nominative plural pōnta)

1. she, he, it; her, him; third person singular lunar/solar personal pronoun, nominative/accusative case

   Ziry kīviō dārilaros issa.

   S/he is the prince that was promised.

   Daorys ziry ōdrikilza.

   No one will harm him.

   -Daenerys (Game of Thrones, Episode 305)

Inflection

High Valyrian Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Lunar/Solar Terrestrial/Aquatic Nominative nyke ao ziry ūja īlon jeme pōnta Accusative yne avy ūī īlōn jemī pōnte Genitive yno aō zijo ūō īlo jemo pōnto Dative ynot aōt zijot ūjot īlot jemot pōntot Locative nykē aō zirȳ ūjā īlō jemē pōntā Instrumental ynoma aōma zijosy josa īloma jemme pōntosa Comitative zijomy joma pōntoma Vocative nykys aōs zirys ūjus īlos jemys pōntus Reflexive/Emphatic nykēla aōla zirȳla jāla īlōnda jemēla pōntāla Possessive ñuhon aōhon zȳhon jāhon īlvon jevon pōjon

Descendants

• Astapori Valyrian: ji, zer
• Meereenese Valyrian: ye, yel

Translations

Sense: third-person singular pronoun (he/she/it) ^[‌edit‌]

• Astapori Valyrian: zer (celestial), vi (terrestrial)
• Azrán: ezh
• Bodzvokhan: ba
• Chakobsa: ho
• Dothraki: me
• Engála: me (rabbit), zha (other animate), tu (inanimate)
• Gandal: lin
• G'Vunna: inngin
• Hen Linge: het
• High Valyrian: ziry (celestial), ūja (terrestrial)
• Inha: dei (fire), denen (stone), dea (water), te (wind)
• Irathient: iza (class I), iha (class II/XV/XVII), ita (class III), ika (class IV), ida (class V), iga (class VI), uta (class VII), eka (class VIII), ira (class IX), isa (class X), nuna (class XI/XVI/XVIII), itha (class XII), ina (class XIII), isha (class XIV)
• Kinuk'aaz: ts'ov (animate), bet (inanimate)
• Lhazareen: me
• Lishepus: sii
• Meereenese Valyrian: yel (celestial), we (terrestrial)
• Méníshè: 'ayás (magic), ìnás (human), wàás (air), t'anás (earth), jás (fire), sibás (water), a (generic)
• Munja'kin: lia
• Noalath: thil
• Ravkan: no (masculine), nya (feminine), et (neuter)
• Sangheili: mu (animate), tkha (inanimate)
• Shiväisith: vath
• Sondiv: eyo
• Trigedasleng: em, du (pejorative)
• Væyne Zaanics: vaw (dark), væy (light)
• Veda: lin (proximal), sen (medial), khon (distal)
• Yulish: shin
• Zemeni: ene

Creation and Usage Notes

I straight up hate this word. Ever since I started recording audio for the Duolingo course, I hate it even more. -David J. Peterson 16:02, 24 April 2019 (PDT)