El

Bodzvokhan

Etymology 1

From Sungdin *ʕjl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛl/

Orthographic Form

el

Cyrillic Orthographic Form

эл

Adjective

el

1. what, which

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	el	elef
Genitive	elan	elem

Pronoun

el

1. what

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	el	elef
Genitive	elan	elem

Etymology 2

An advertisement for Dark Orcish Ale on the set of Bright.

From Russian эль (elʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛl/

Orthographic Form

el

Cyrillic Orthographic Form

эл/эль

Noun

el

1. ale

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	el	elyef
Genitive	elyan	elyem

Creation and Usage Notes

This was used in my absolute favorite graphic (see above) in the film—perhaps one of my favorite graphics ever. One of the best uses of a writing system I created I have ever seen. This art department absolutely got the fact that I created a writing system, and they could create different font faces for it. Extraordinary work. -David J. Peterson 15:28, 5 January 2020 (PST)

Veda

Etymology

From Proto-Veda *ʔjl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔel/

Orthographic Form

el

Noun

el

1. tooth

Yulish

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈel/

Noun

el (indefinite plain/vocative singular)

1. (mythology) elf (as in one of Santa's elves, who are real in this universe)
2. individual, person

Inflection

	Indefinite		Definite
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Plain	el	elp	elva
Objective	elvin	elvim	elvinna	elvimma
Vocative	el		elvish	elviship

Possessed forms of el Singular Plural First Person elvi elvim Second Person elvla elffa Third Person elvish elvir

Translations

Sense: individual

• Astapori Valyrian: mero
• Azrán: uchíg
• Bodzvokhan: lǝg
• Castithan: famifyo
• Dothraki: voj (generic), vekhikh (technical)
• Irathient: zime (Irathient), himi (non-Irathient)
• High Valyrian: issaros
• Kinuk'aaz: tal (person or creature)
• Lishepus: insu (earthly), dhi'agu (celestial)
• Meereenese Valyrian: mel
• Munja'kin: chala
• Noalath: tef
• Övüsi: nuu (generic), övi (elf)
• Shiväisith: rouh
• Sondiv: ken
• Trigedasleng: raunon
• Veda: zukh
• Yulish: krüft (generic), el (elf), erin (human)

Creation and Usage Notes

I specifically created the nominal inflections of Yulish in order to support the irregular voicing of the "f" from English "elf" to "elves". The idea was the Yulish word would have inspired the English word. Essentially, the older root would have been *elv, and the final [v] would be dropped in word-final position. I apparently used elp as an indefinite plural, something I don't necessarily agree with anymore, but I used it in a line of background dialogue, so elp it remains. -David J. Peterson 16:25, 15 October 2023 (PDT)