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Numbers
Units of measurement
Places
Military Ranks
Civilian Ranks
Insults
Names
Family Positions and Relationships
Useful Phrases
Rom'lesta Dictionary
Romulan Langauges Page
The majority of the listing is based upon Diane Duane's Star Trek Novels, in particular "The Romulan Way" Some are inventions of our own, but the collation used to formulate this list comes from John's TNG MUSE WWW Page (Very, very good site which is mostly in accordance of Nik's and my ideas of Romulan-ness). We have made a few "corrections", mainly to the military ranks to remove the non sensical ones, and removal of all Rom'lesta terms which of course have their own place hereabouts.
A | |
| ae | wing Cf |
|---|---|
| aefvadh | "Be welcome." |
| aefvriha | head administrator |
| aehallh |
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| aehkhifv | pain |
| Ael | "Winged." |
| ae'r | to laugh |
| aesnl | day, the light period of one tel (versus night, as opposed to tel (day meaning amount of time), which means 12 tarim) |
| aevr | flight |
| afweirrea | Instructor/teacher, professor |
| afvillhei | governor |
| afw'ein | reason, as in use of one's faculties. |
| ahyan | away team |
| Aidoann | "Moon." |
| aihai | plains, plain country. |
| aihr | "this is" (someone/something) |
| akdn | later |
| aled | able |
| akdn | later |
| amton'wi-kha | promiscuous |
| aoi | forever |
| areinnye | hell |
| arrain | 'Lieutenant' |
| arrian'riov | 'Lieutenant Commander |
| arrenhe | skilled |
| arrhai, arrhe-aevr | merchant, (literally "worth-in-cash flight") |
| arrhe | worth-in-cash |
| a'rhea | dear-heart |
| atlai | river |
| au | you |
| au'e | "Oh yes." |
| auethn | advise me, answer a query. |
| auethnen | advisor |
B | |
| Bah'joranna, Bah'jorannsu | Bajoran(s) |
| batlem | wounded |
| bedah | Farewell |
| bed aoi | goodbye forever |
| beest | stay |
| bhai | Farewell (very informal) |
| bhai'allh | farewell to several people(very informal) |
| Bhet'sadha, Bhet'sadhannsu | Betazoid |
| bontdet | give unwillingly |
| bontwe | give willingly |
C | |
| Card'hassinna, Card'hassinnsu | Cardassian(s) |
| caevra | heart |
| celliea | falling |
| ch'Havran | (planet) "of the Travelers." Remus in Terran parlance or Rav's in Rom'lesta |
| ch'Rihan | (Planet) "of the Travellers." Romulus in Terran parlance or Rom'lasz in Rom'lesta. |
| choch | quickly |
| chon | here |
D | |
| daie | yes (inferior to superior form) |
| daise | prefix: chief, principal, senior(etc.). |
| daisemi'in | chief among several. |
| dalaredh | busy |
| deihu | "elder": a member of the Senate: "Senator." Cf |
| dedreen | conceal |
| dekon | help |
| dhat | no |
| dhael | bird. General, conceptual, as often applied to real birds as to thought-image of a bird, gliding, soaring, etc. |
| dhivael | Nocturnal predatory avian native to ch'Rihan, best translated as stormbird. Stormbirds, often seen flying on the rising wind before a storm, are the size of a small Terran hawk; they are territorial and often fight among themselves. Cf |
| dinglh | food center, restaraunt |
| dinglha | hungry |
| diserhn | assistant |
| dvaer | only |
| dypshj | partner, ally |
E | |
| e'ayy | year |
| ehl'ein | without forethought or reason (see afw'ein) |
| eirhiss | grounds, property |
| Eisn | "homesun." The G9 star 128 Trianguli. |
| Eitreh'hveinn | the Farmer's Festival. |
| e'lev, heis'he | love (noun), "my love" |
| erei'riov | Subcommander: captain/commander. |
| erein | antecenturion/subcenturion: officer-cadet/ensign. |
| enriov | admiral class |
| eredh | cadet, student eredhin(plural) |
| etrehh | machine |
F | |
| Feh'renghi, Feh'renghinnsu | Ferengi(s) |
| fhaihuhhru | row, fight, uproar |
| fortnepas | all |
| fvai, fvaii | child's riding-beast and house-pet. |
| fvillha | One who serves in the fvillhaih ("Praetor") |
| fvillhaih | Praetorate |
| fvehai | worker |
| fveirrolh | perserverant |
| fvrihai | administrator |
G | |
| gen | stand |
| gletten | a thin, greasy, gruel-like soup |
H | |
| haerh, haerht | cargo space, cargo hold |
| hallh'na | "report to me now" (urgent) |
| han'etrehh | personal communicator |
| hann'yyo | "thank you" |
| haud | writing |
| haudet' | computer, from haud = writing and etrehh, machine |
| Havranha, Havrannsu | native(s) of the planet ch'Havran - (planet) "of the Declared |
| Havrannsu | Language "of the Declared" CF |
| heis'he | love |
| hfai, hfehan | bond-servant |
| hfihar, hfihrrn | noble house(s) |
| hlai, hlaiin | large flightless birds farmed for their meat. |
| hlai'hwy, hlaiin'hwy | tame hlai(s) |
| hlai'vnau, hlaiin'vnau | wild hlai(s) |
| h'levreinnye | love-devil, lust-devil (term of endearment) |
| hna | need, want (verb) |
| hnaai | ready |
| hnafirh | "see," but not an active verb |
| hnafirh'au-d | "can you see" (sarcastic) |
| hnafirh'rau | "let me/us see it" |
| hnafiv | "hear," but not an active verb |
| hnafiv'au-d | "can you hear" (sarcastic) |
| hnafiv'rau | "let me/us hear it" |
| hna'h | activation, imperative suffice, e.g. "Fire!" or "Engage!" |
| hnafirh | "see," but not an active verb. Cf. hnafirh'rau, "Let me/us see it." |
| hnafiv | "hear," as in "Let me hear it" |
| hnhaudr | computer data transfer |
| hnoiyika, hnoiyikar | predator(s), similar to Terran weasel but wolf-sized |
| hrrau | at/on/in, a general locative preposition or infix |
| hru'fir | bond-mate |
| hru'hfe | Head-of-Household, the senior servant |
| hru'hfirh | Head-of-House, euph. "The Lord." Most seniormember of a noble family. |
| h'ta-fvau | "To last place, immediate return!" |
| hteij | transporter (common usage) |
| hteij'rhae | "activate transporter," "transporter activated" |
| hveillh | territory. Usually an area of land but now accepted in terms of space as well. |
| hwaveyiir | command center, the flight bridge (as opposed to combat control area) of a ship |
| hwiiy | you are (adjective or some thing). ie. "hwiiy veruul," meaning "you are a fool." |
| hwy | suffix meaning held, tamed |
I | |
| i | and |
| Ie | Come, yes. General response/acknoweldgement. |
| iehyyak | "multiple" rather than "several" phasers. |
| ie'yyak-hnah | "Fire phasers!" |
| ihlla'hn | "you'll do," "that's just enough," barely adequate or sufficient |
| i'Ramnau | A small city on ch'Rihan |
J | |
| jhu | angel |
| jol | love (verb) |
| Jolan tru (Jhollan'trruh) | Generic semiformal greeting and farewell. ("Have a nice day") |
| ju | there |
K | |
| Kah'tanna, Kah'tannsu | Caitan(s) |
| kaleh | dagger, knife |
| ke'rhin, ke'rhinnsu | fellow Rihanha (Rihannsu) |
| khaiell | the atmosphere |
| kheh | a grain used to make ale. |
| kheinsa | counselor |
| khellian | arch. "hunter": also the name of a minor Praetorial house. |
| khell'oann-mhehorael | "More of Them, from Somewhere Else." The Klingons. |
| khent | content |
| khlenai, khlenaiin | replicator(s) |
| khnai'ra rhissiuy | warmly phrased expression of thanks |
| khoi | "switch off," "cease," "finish." |
| khoilmnriir | chancellor, head of an educational institution |
| khre'Enriov | "Senior Commander-General," Brigadier/Admiral |
| khre'riov | commander-general : Colonel/Commodore |
| Kiith Mrevhoqq'ghi | The Rihannsu diplomatic corps |
| kllhe | an annelid worm, introduced to domestic hlai pens, used as an insult |
| kll'inghann, kll'inghannsu | Klingon(s) (often used as an adjective) |
| kneu'ginye | a lush |
| kri | building |
| krowert | soon |
| knvuk | ugly |
| kyr lep | some |
L | |
| lacendt | small |
| lagga | a bush noted for its rose-colored flower |
| 'le | like, as (as in "looks like a Klingon") |
| lehe'jhme | fruit used to make wine |
| Levaeri V | fifth planet of the Levaeri system (113 Trianguli) |
| lhaerrh | lifter (object that lifts) |
| lhaerrhnen, lhaerrhnennsu | lifter (one who lifts) ie a bearer |
| lhai | ago, as in "three days ago" |
| lhhei | "Madam" |
| lhi | Rihannsu game of wits and riddles |
| llaekh | murder |
| llaekh-ae'rl | "laughing-murder," Rihannsu unarmed combat |
| llaet'rrh | Informal farewell |
| llaiir | flame (as opposed to fire) |
| llairhi, llaudh | ambassador |
| lleifven | attaché (the job) |
| llhrei'sian | diarrhea as a result of mild food-poisoning |
| llilla'hu | that will do, "that's just enough," barely adequate, sufficient |
| lliu | none, nothing |
| lloann'mhrahel | the UFP. The word translates as "Them, from There." |
| lloann'na, lloann'su | catchall title for a UFP member (s) |
| lloann'na'hwy, lloann'su'hwy | Held UFP member(s) |
| l'lorel'ei | attractive |
| lyret | truth |
| lyret dedreen | concealed truth |
M | |
| maenek | doctor |
| mayri | come |
| melakol | unit of measure for pressure |
| mhr'vaat | ambition, hubris, extreme pride |
| mliank'ie | suspicious |
| mnahe | hate |
| mnek'nra, mnekha | "correct,satisfactory."Inf.-Sup. and Sup.-Inf. modes, respectively. |
| mnhei'sahe | the Ruling Passion,honor,"face",courtesy |
| Mogai | a Rihannsu-sized carnivorous bird native to ch'Rihan |
| mrht | but |
N | |
| na | known as, called |
| nah'lai | or (conj) |
| nei'rrh | small birds, similar to Terran hummingbirds, with a poison beak. Also an insult. |
| neth ... nah'lai | either ... or |
| notht | health |
| nuhirrien | "look-toward", the quality of charisma or mass attractiveness. |
O | |
| oaii, oaii'n | everything |
| oal'lhlih | "announce the presence/the arrival." |
| oira | "battle-control", battle-bridge. |
| onkian | a unit used to measure temperature (12 onkians is roughly equivalent to 20K). |
P | |
| patned pra krsh | never |
| payr | may |
| pokot | warm |
Q | |
| qiuu, qiuu'n(oaii) | all, everything, "the lot." |
R | |
| raihiw'sheh | advocate, one who speaks for another in court |
| Ra'kholh | Avenger. A popular ship-name in the Rihannsu Fleet. |
| Ra'tleihfi | the capital city on ch'Rihan. |
| rawn | slowly |
| ray | poor, bad, ill, unsatisfactory |
| recendt | large |
| rehei | private or fourth name |
| rekkhai | "sir": inferior-superior high phase mode. |
| rha, rh'e | "indeed," "is that so"(colloq. volg. "oh yeah?"). |
| rhae (v) | switch on, activate, engage (a device) |
| rhaetelh | executive |
| Rhi | five |
| Rhian | Fire (the Element) |
| Rihannha, Rihannsu | native(s) of the planet ch'Rihan |
| riov | Commander, fleet rank equivalent to Captain or Colonel |
| rjudhe | target (the verb) |
| rrh'eilln | carrier (the noun) |
| rrh-thanai | hostage-fostering |
| ru | to |
| ryak'na | garbage, trash material (also an insult) |
S | |
| saeihr | sun |
| sahe | love, often used as a term of affection similar to 'beloved' |
| seiHehllirh | The Rihannsu government (lit. "The Tricameron") |
| sesketh | a dessert made of a sugary confection twisted on a spice stick |
| shad elet | today |
| shad onre | tomorrow |
| shaoi ben | salutation to inferior |
| shaoi dan | salutation to equal |
| shaoi kon | salutation to superior |
| s'harien | one of the swords built by the Vulcan of the same name (S'harien) and brought along with the Travellers on their journey. |
| show | hot |
| sienae | sword |
| siuren | "minutes": equal to 50.5 Terran seconds. |
| ssaedhe | steadfast |
| sseikea | a scavenger, analogous to the Terran hyena and employed as an insult |
| ssuaj | understand, know (inferior-sueprior mode, verb) |
| ssuaj-ha | "Understood!" (inferior-superior mode) |
| ss'ue | a tube |
| ssuej | understand, know (superior-inferior mode, verb) |
| ssuej-d'ifv | "Do you understand?" (superior-inferior mode) |
| ssuej'n | understandable |
| sthea'hwill | "I request (an action) be done at once" (Sup-Inf, courteous) |
| stev | now |
T | |
| ta | look (active verb) |
| takas | multi-unit living structure, apartment building |
| ta'khoi | "Screen off," usage for voice-activation equipment |
| ta'krenn | "Look here, look at this" |
| Tal Shiar | the Rihannsu secret police and intelligence agency. Derived from Vulcan Tal'shaya or formal execution method. |
| ta'rhae | "screen on" |
| terrh | darkness |
| thaliij | mountain |
| th'ann, th'ann-a | "a/the prisoner" |
| th'ann'vnau, th'ann-a'vnau | escaped prisoner(s) |
| tharon | sit |
| theirr | guardian |
| Thieurrull | Hellguard, a failed colony planet (uninhabited) |
| thlhe | he |
| thlem | him |
| thllen | result, as in "I want results" |
| thlhem | his |
| thlho | me (subjective form) |
| thlom | me (objective form) |
| thlhom | my, mine |
| thrad | to lie, deceive |
| thrai, thraiin | predator, analogous to the Terran wolverine |
| thural | a small rodent-like aquatic mammal sometimes used as a pet |
| tlaru | intelligence (spying) |
| tlhei | "my word," given as in "my (given) word" or "my command/order/bidding" |
| t'li | it (subjective form) |
| t'lii | it (objective form) |
| t'lim | its |
| t'lhim | that, as in "that warbird" |
| t'liss | a bird of prey (the Rihannsu Warbird) |
| tlhojur | hour |
| Trh'illha, Trg'illannsu | Trill(s) (native(s) of the Federation world Trill). |
| t'shel | she |
| t'selm | her |
| t'shelm | her |
U | |
| urru | "go to ..." A non-mode imperative. |
| urstev | leave, dismissed |
V | |
| vaed'rae | "hear me/attend me," "attention." More imperative than "listen," and more formal. |
| vaed'rehai | professor |
| vah-udt | "what rank?" "who are you (to be asking/doing this)?" |
| viinerine | a traditional dish (food) |
| vnau | suffix meaning loose, wild |
| Vorta Vor | Rihannsu Eden or Heaven |
| vriha | highest, most superior |
W | |
| wagi | a type of dense, prickly brush |
X | |
Y | |
| ya | armed, as in "disruptor armed," or "ya-ie'yakk" |
| yhea | agile or maneuverable |
| yhfi | to travel |
| yhfi-etrehh | turbolift |
| yhfi-ss'ue | "travel-tubes" or subway |
| y'hhau | informal greeting |
| yy'a | die, dead |
Z | |
| zhown | cold |
General prefixes and suffixes | |
| ehl | noun prefix meaning lost or without |
| el | Upper, as in el'Ustlha (Upper Worker) |
| erei | Sub, as erei'Eredh (Subcadet, where Eredh means Cadet) |
| khe | more (as '-er' in English) |
| khre | General, as khre'Eredh (Cadet-General, where Eredh means Cadet) |
| lh' | verb prefix denoting past tense |
| ne | Lower, as in ne'Ustlha (Lower Worker) |
| v' | verb prefix denoting future tense |
| v | verb prefix denoting future tense or noun prefix meaning adopted |
| asi | suffix equivalent to -ing in English |
| hwy | suffix meaning held, tamed |
| ih | an agent, office, official, or group of officials |
| in | standard plural ending for words ending in an i |
| vnau | suffix meaning loose, wild |
Military Ranks | |
| eredh | "Cadet". |
| khre'eredh | "Senior Cadet". |
| erein | "Ante-Centurion", Ensign. Lowest officer rank. Second Lieutenant in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| erei'arrain | "Sub-Centurion", Lieutenant junior grade. in ground forces/Tal Shiar. Lieutenant in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| arrain | "Centurion", Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander. Captain in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| khre'arrain | "Senior Centurion", Commander. The third officer on most vessels and second officer on smaller vessel. This is more a title than a rank and ther will only be one per vessel under all but extraordinary circumstances. Major in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| erei'riov | "Sub-Commander", Commander/Captain. Lowest rank at which command of a ship maybe held, in exceptional circumstances may be First officer on a mjor vessel. Major in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| riov | "Commander"Captain. Usual rank of a ship's commanding officer. Colonel in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| khre'riov | "Commander-General", commodore/rear admiral. Brigadier in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| erei'enriov | "Sub-Senior commander", Rear admiral. Lieutenant General in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| enriov | "Senior Commander", Vice Admiral. General in ground forces/Tal Shiar. |
| khre'enriov | "Senior Commander-General", Fleet Admiral. Field Marshall in ground forces/ Tal Shiar. |
Civilian Ranks | |
| Hfai | servant |
| Hfehan | citizen |
| ne'Arrhai | junior merchant |
| Arrhai | merchant |
| el'Arrhai | senior merchant |
| Eredh | student |
| ne'Fvehai | junior worker |
| Fvehai | worker |
| el'Fvehai | senior worker |
| ne'Rhaetelh | junior executive |
| Rhaetelh | executive |
| el'Rhaetelh | senior executive |
| ne'Fvrihai | junior administrator |
| Fvrihai | administrator |
| el'Fvrihai | senior administrator |
| ne'Aefvriha | assistant head administrator |
| Aefvriha | head administrator |
| Praetelh | president |
| ne'Afvillhei | junior governor |
| Afvillhei | governor |
| el'Afvillhei | senior governor |
| ne'Auethnen | junior advisor |
| Auethnen | advisor |
| el'Auethnen | senior advisor |
| hru'Auethnen | chief advisor |
| ne'Lleifven | junior attaché |
| Lleifven | attaché |
| el'Lleifven | senior attaché |
| ne'Llairhi | junior ambassador |
| Llairhi | ambassador |
| el'Llairhi | senior ambassador |
| hru'Llairhi | chief ambassador |
| Praetor | landowner |
| en'Deihu | lower senator |
| Deihu | senator |
| Fvillha | head praetor |
Insults and Obscenities | |
| Areinnye | Hell |
| Bkhell'gyum | Lowland country liable to flooding and smelling bad |
| Dha'rudh | Total Idiot. This is a severe insult. |
| eneh hwau' kllhwnia na imirrhlhhse | an obscenity |
| Fvadt | generic interjection, like "Damn!" |
| Hnaev | Offal, crap |
| Hnoiyika(r) | Weasel(s) |
| Khoi-udt | Drop Dead |
| Kllhe | Worm, shit-eater |
| Kllhe'mnhe | worm food, shit |
| Llaudh | Underhanded person, not always an insult. |
| Nei'rrh | Annoying Gnat |
| Sseikea | Hyena, scavenger |
| Susse-thrai | She-wolf, bitch |
| Urru Areinnye | Go to hell |
| Vah'areinnye | What the hell? |
| veruul | fool |
Family Positions | |
| auethnen | Advisor |
| dianvm | Brother |
| di'ranov | Father |
| eri'hfirh | Heir of House |
| hru'diranov | Grandfather |
| hru'hfirh | Head of House |
| hru'nanov | Grandmother |
| ia'rinam | Oldest Sister |
| ira'dianvm | Oldest Brother |
| llaugh | Representative |
| rianov | Weaponsmaster |
| rian | Cousin |
| rinam | Sister |
| ri'nanov | Mother |
| v'dianvm | Adopted Brother |
| v-di'ranov | Adopted Father |
| v-hru'diranov | Adopted Grandfather |
| v'rian | Adopted Cousin |
| v'rinam | Adopted Sister |
| v-ri'nanov | Adopted Mother |
Useful Phrases | |
| a'hyan hnaai ll'anha | "(persons name), get an away team ready to go." |
| lagga ch'jhu | "a flower for an angel" |
| hwiiyo her'u | "I am lonely" |
| hnalo-stev thllen-a | "I want results now" |
| hnalo thlo hru'fir | "I need my bondmate," or "I need to bond" |
| hwiiy amton'wi-kha | "you are promiscuous" |
| hwiiy kneu'ginye | "you are a lush" |
| tal 'le kll'inghann | "you look like a Klingon" |
| hwiiy l'lorel'ei | "you are attractive" |
| ssuej-ay thlom? | "do you know me?" |
| jol-ao au | "I love you" |
| kll'inghann-a fvaiin aefvadh-ayar'dhat chon | "Klingon dogs are not welcome here" (aefvadh is the verb, meaning "are welcome," with -ayar being the suffix to denote a singular third person subject-verb combo) |
| ssuej-ay t'lhim lloann'na? | "do you know that Fed?" |
| hriah-ay th'ann(-a) hrrau br'terrh | "take the prisoner(s) to the brig" |
| urruyo oira | "I'm on (going to) the bridge" |
| ya-ie'yakk | "armed and ready to open fire" |
| hwiiy kllhe | "you (are a) worm" |
| v'yy'al, fvai | "(you will) die, dog" |
| v'rhaen-ao'au | "I'll kill you" |
| Ie-a'rhea | "Yes, dear heart?" |
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