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Darnassian, Thalassian, and Najza seem to have many common phrases, and Thalassian might be so similar to Darnassian that it would be more correct to call it a dialect, rather than a separate language.
Words
| Thalassian | English | Used in: | Which means:
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| Anar/Anu | Light |
- Anar'alah belore
- Anu belore dela'na
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- By the light of the sun
- May the sun guide your path
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| Anore | People |
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| Aran | Fair or Well |
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- Starwell/Fair Star/Furywell/Fair Fury
- Farewell
- Appears to have a connection to Common, perhaps its a borrowed word from one or the other language.
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| Belore | (The) Sun |
- Anar'alah belore
- Anu belore dela'na
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- By the light of the sun
- May the sun guide your path
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| Danil | Peak/Vale |
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| Dal | Star or Fury |
- Thori'dal
- Dalar Dawnweaver
- Dalaran
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- The Stars' Fury
- Starwell or Fair Star; Furywell or Fair Fury
- Dalar is the name of an archmage of the Kirin Tor.
- Word may be similar to Common word or was borrowed into Common, or vice versa.
- May be connected to the Darnassian word "kal" which may mean "star".
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| Diel | Travel? |
- Al diel shala
- Doral ana'diel
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- Safe travels
- How fare you?
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| Dorei | Born, Children, or Elves |
- Kaldorei
- Quel'dorei
- Sin'dorei
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- Star borne
- High borne
- Blood borne
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| Nah | Enemies? |
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| Malanore | Traveler |
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| Medivh | keeper of secrets | When used as a proper noun, Medivh refers to the last Guardian of Tirisfal.
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| Shala | Safe |
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| Shan'dor | (Unkown) Note the similarity to the Darnassian word Shan'do, which means honored teacher. |
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| Shindu | Failing or breaking |
- Shindu Sin'dorei
- Shindu Fallah Na
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- Failing Children of the Blood
- Our enemies are breaking through).
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| Thondroril | Greenrush |
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| Thori | Fury or Stars |
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| Zaram | Blade |
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Phrases
| Thalassian | English | Usage and context
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| Al diel shala. | Safe travels. | A farewell.
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| Anar'alah belore. | By the light of the sun. | Used as either a battle cry or a vow.
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| Anaria shola. | Speak your business. | A greeting often used in a businesslike context.
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| Anu belore dela'na. | The sun guides us. | A greeting exchanged only with blood elves or high elves. Note that greeting a night elf with this phrase would not be particularly wise.
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| Bal'a dash, malanore. | Greetings, traveler. | A greeting.
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| Bash'a no falor talah! | Taste the chill of true death! | Not a widespread expression or battle cry. It seems reasonably clear, however, that the speaker is directing this threat against a group of undead.
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| Doral ana'diel? | How fare you? | A greeting.
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| Selama ashal'anore. | Justice for our people. | Used as either a vow or a farewell.
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| Shindu fallah na! | They're breaking through! | No meaning beyond the obvious: a warning that the enemy has breached the defenses.
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| Shorel'aran. | Farewell. | A farewell.
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| Sinu a'manore. | Well met. | A greeting.
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- Aran - May mean "fair" or "well" as in the word "Shorel'aran", which means "fairwell".
- Anu...bala balore...alon = Greet the light of the sun - Nethermancer Sepethrea
- Anar/Anu = Light — used in Anar'alah belore and Anu belore dela'na.
- Anore = People — used in Selama ashal'anore.
- Belore = (The) Sun — This translation has been all but confirmed. (-- implied as The Sun as it is the last words in the song book "Lament of the Highborne)
- Danil = Peak/Vale — used in Quel'Danil.
- Dal = Fury or Star — used in Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury.
- Dalar = found in Dalaran and Dalar Dawnweaver.
- Dalaran = Word may be split as Dal/aran or Dalar/an. Dal may be Star or Fury in Thalassian. Dalar is a name shared by the Archmage, Dalar Dawnweaver. Aran may mean fair or well. Thus Dalaran may mean; Starwell; or Furywell; or Fair Star; or Fair Fury.
- Diel = Travel — used in Al diel shala and Doral ana'diel.
- Dorei = Born, Children, or Elves — used in Kaldorei, Quel'dorei and Sin'dorei. (This is also Darnassian.)
- Nah = Enemies — used in Shindu fallah nah and in darnassian word for enemy, nal.
- Malanore = Traveler, plural Malanorei — used in Bal'a dash, malanore.
- Quel = High — used in Quel'Danil, Quel'dorei, Quel'Lithien Quel'Thalas, and Quel'Zaram. (This is also Darnassian.)
- Quel'Lithian = Quel is high, Lithien is unknown (It may mean Lodge, as that is both similar to the word and relevant).
- Serrar = Blade.
- Shala = Safe — used in Al diel shala.
- Shan'dor — Note the similarity to the Darnassian word Shan'do, which means honored teacher.
- Sin = Blood — used in Sin'dorei.
- Shindu = "Failing" or "breaking" — used in Shindu Sin'dorei and Shindu Fallah Na (Our enemies are breaking through).
- Shindu Sin'dorei = "Failing Children of the Blood" [1]
- Thalas = Home or "Kingdom"— used in Quel'Thalas.
- Thalassian = the Home language
- Thondroril = Greenrush
- Thori = Fury or Star — used in Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury.
- Zaram = Blade — used in Quel'Zaram.
Related Languages
For comparison and aiding purposes see Darnassian/speculation.
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