Mae

Dothraki

Etymology

From a blend of the accusative Proto-Plains *meja (“him, her, it”), the partitive Proto-Plains *mejǝ (“of him, of her, of it”), and the genitive Proto-Plains *mehi (“of him, of her, of it”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmae/

Pronoun

mae (accusative/genitive third person singular, accusative plural mora, genitive plural mori)

1. him, her, it; third person singular personal pronoun, accusative case

   Qora mae.

   Take hold of him.

   -Khal Drogo (Game of Thrones, Episode 106)

2. of him, of her, of it; third person singular personal pronoun, genitive case

   Anha laz rhelak dothrakes vezhvena ha zisoshaan mae.

   I can help the great rider with his cut.

   -Mirri Maz Duur (Game of Thrones, Episode 108)

Inflection

Dothraki Personal Pronouns First Person Second Person Third Person Singular Plural Singular Plural Formal Singular Plural Nominative anha kisha yer yeri shafka me mori Accusative anna yera mae mora Genitive anni kishi yeri shafki mori Allative anhaan kishaan yeraan yerea shafkea maan morea Ablative anhoon kishoon yeroon yeroa shafkoa moon moroa

Creation and Usage Notes

The original idea was an old [ei] diphthong would become modern [ae]. I'm not sure if I held to that throughout the language, though... -David J. Peterson 01:12, 18 February 2020 (PST)