Thalassian (speculation)

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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:
Anar/Anu	Light	Anar'alah belore Anu belore dela'na	By the light of the sun May the sun guide your path
Anore	People	Selama ashal'anore	Justice for our people
Aran	Fair or Well	Dalaran Shorel'aran Nielas Aran Fordred Aran Aran Spellweaver	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.
Belore	(The) Sun	Anar'alah belore Anu belore dela'na	By the light of the sun May the sun guide your path
Danil	Peak/Vale	Quel'Danil.	High Peak/Vale
Dal	Star or Fury	Thori'dal Dalar Dawnweaver Dalaran	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".
Diel	Travel?	Al diel shala Doral ana'diel	Safe travels How fare you?
Dorei	Born, Children, or Elves	Kaldorei Quel'dorei Sin'dorei	Star borne High borne Blood borne
Nah	Enemies?	Shindu fallah nah	They're breaking through
Malanore	Traveler	Bal'a dash, malanore	Greetings, traveler
Medivh	keeper of secrets	When used as a proper noun, Medivh refers to the last Guardian of Tirisfal.
Shala	Safe	Al diel shala	Safe travels
Shan'dor	(Unkown) Note the similarity to the Darnassian word Shan'do, which means honored teacher.	Runestone Shan'dor	(?)
Shindu	Failing or breaking	Shindu Sin'dorei Shindu Fallah Na	Failing Children of the Blood Our enemies are breaking through).
Thondroril	Greenrush	Thondroril River	Greenrush River
Thori	Fury or Stars	Thori'dal	The Stars' Fury.
Zaram	Blade	Quel'Zaram	High Blade

Phrases

Thalassian	English	Usage and context
Al diel shala.	Safe travels.	A farewell.
Anar'alah belore.	By the light of the sun.	Used as either a battle cry or a vow.
Anaria shola.	Speak your business.	A greeting often used in a businesslike context.
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.
Bal'a dash, malanore.	Greetings, traveler.	A greeting.
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.
Doral ana'diel?	How fare you?	A greeting.
Selama ashal'anore.	Justice for our people.	Used as either a vow or a farewell.
Shindu fallah na!	They're breaking through!	No meaning beyond the obvious: a warning that the enemy has breached the defenses.
Shorel'aran.	Farewell.	A farewell.
Sinu a'manore.	Well met.	A greeting.

• 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"
• 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.