Haj

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Dothraki

Etymology

From Proto-Plains *hadʒ (strong).

Source

Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Game of Thrones.

Source Spelling

haj

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈhadʒ/

Adjective

haj (comparative ahajan, superlative ahajanaz, negative ohaj, contrastive ohajan, sublative ahajanoz)

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
    Rakh! Rakh! Rakh haj!
    A boy! A boy! A strong boy!
    -Dosh Khaleen (A Game of Thrones)

Verb

haj

  1. singular past tense positive of hajat

Creation and Usage Notes

Do you know how grateful I was for this? I swear, it's like George R. R. Martin was laying out all the conlang elements in his book as if it were a teach yourself manual. With translations occurring directly after the Dothraki, and repeated elements like this where there could be no possible confusion as to which word is which, and what the order is supposed to be... What a gift. He honestly could not have made my job any easier.

-David J. Peterson 15:39, 8 December 2019 (PST)