Mae

From The Languages of David J. Peterson
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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

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)