Thal: Difference between revisions

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From High Valyrian dāria (singular); from High Valyrian dārī (plural).

IPA^(key): /θal/

Rhymes: -al

thal (celestial)

queen, queens
Ye Thal poghash koth nyeshá she yedhra.
The Queen says you may approach and speak.
-Missandei (Game of Thrones, Episode 406)

IPA^(key): /θal/

Rhymes: -al

thal (celestial, plural thalish)

I've always found this word to be incredibly powerful. I also like how sound changes have made it gender neutral (at least in the singular). I think it's the best thing to come out of the dār- root. -David J. Peterson 16:07, 23 January 2020 (PST)

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 ===Etymology 1===
-From {{der|meer|val|dāria}} (singular); from {{der|meer|val|dārī}} (plural).
+From {{inh|meer|hval|dāria}} (singular); from {{inh|meer|hval|dārī}} (plural).
 ====Pronunciation====
-{{IPA|/ˈθal/|lang=meer}}
+{{IPA|/θal/|lang=meer}}
+: {{rhymes|meer|al}}
 ====Noun====
 {{head|meer|noun|{{meer-cel-noun}}}}
-# queen
+# queen, queens{{MVexp|[[Ye]] [[Thal]] [[poghash]] [[koth]] [[nyeshá]] [[she]] [[yedhra]].|The '''Queen''' says you may approach and speak.|Missandei|4|06}}
-# queens
 ===Etymology 2===
-From {{der|meer|val|dārys}}.
+From {{inh|meer|hval|dārys}}.
 ====Pronunciation====
-{{IPA|/ˈθal/|lang=meer}}
+{{IPA|/θal/|lang=meer}}
+: {{rhymes|meer|al}}
 ====Noun====
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 # king
+====Creation and Usage Notes====
+{{djpnotes|quote=I've always found this word to be incredibly powerful. I also like how sound changes have made it gender neutral (at least in the singular). I think it's the best thing to come out of the ''dār-'' root.
+-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 16:07, 23 January 2020 (PST)}}