Jemēla

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ɟeˈmeːla/

Rhymes: -eːla

Pronoun

jemēla (first declension lunar, nominative singular aōla)

  1. (reflexive) yourselves; second person plural reflexive personal pronoun, nominative case[1]
  2. (reciprocal) each other, one another; second person plural reciprocal personal pronoun, nominative case
  3. (emphatic) you, you all, you yourselves; second person plural emphatic personal pronoun, nominative case
    jemēla zȳhys[2] perzī ondurilāt?
    Or will you take up her flames yourselves?
    -Zanrush (Game of Thrones, Episode 601)
Inflection
Plural
Nominative jemēla
Accusative jemēle
Genitive jemēlo
Dative jemēlot
Locative jemēlā
Instrumental jemēlosa
Comitative jemēloma
Vocative jemēlus
Related Terms
Notes
  1. To force the reflexive meaning and distinguish it from the reciprocal, add hēnka before the pronoun (so Hēnke jemēle ūndāt can only mean "You saw yourselves").
  2. This is an error by Peterson; zȳhys here should properly be the accusative solar plural zȳhī.