Lexicon: Slang

This page will contain list of words considered dialectical or colloquial, including specific to Modern Nûrlâm.

English	Nûrlâm	Part of speech	Etymology	Comments
's	ub	suffix	LOS < EL “-ob” (see corresponding article)	only in Colloquial speech; genitive case suffix used rarely with some pronouns instead of “-ob”
(far) away	baubarz	adv	HG “baub” (cf.)	only as standalone adverb
(time interval) back	krut	adv	LOS	only about time
?	ar	expr	TK, DBS, LOTR	intranslatable interjection
?	garn	expr	TK, DBS, LOTR	intranslatable interjection; other dialects translate it as “go on!”, “come on!”
?	hai	expr	TK, DBS, TH, LOTR	intranslatable interjection
?	harri	expr	TK, DBS, TH, LOTR, TT	interjection
?	hoi	expr	TK, DBS, TH, LOTR, TT	intranslatable interjection
?	hola	expr	TK, DBS, LOTR, TT	intranslatable interjection
?	ya	expr	TK, DBS, TH, LOTR, TT	intranslatable interjection
?	yoi	expr	TK, DBS, LOTR, TT	intranslatable interjection
above	ghu	adv	NL < DS “ghûr-” (BS, to rise), “ghûr” (SOW, tall) < Sindarin PN “Belegûr” (Mighty Arising), translation of name Melkor, however it should be splitted as “beleg” + “ōre” < Etym. “ORO” (up, high, rise), “RŌ” (to rise); modified in analogy with HG “dhu” (down)	only as standalone adverb, see “tala” for preposition
afar	baubarz	adv	HG “baub” (cf.)	only as standalone adverb
ago	krut	adv	LOS	only about time
ahead	dro	adv, prefix	NL < Gnomish “nodro” (further, forward) or LOS “ord” (forward) < HG written reversed	only as standalone adverb, see “dro” (n) for directional phrases similar to English “on” in phrasal verbs like “keep on”, “come on”, “go on”
all right	bhogûk	expr	NL, lit. “all good”; see “bhog”, “ûk”
along	ulmakh	prep, adv	SV	not recommended, use “as” instead; use with objects in accusative case
alongside	ulmakh	prep, adv	SV	not recommended, use “as” instead; use with objects in accusative case
any people	haikon	pro	NL, see “hai”, “kon”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashkon” in Standard Nûrlâm
anybody	haikon	pro	NL, see “hai”, “kon”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashkon” in Standard Nûrlâm
anybody else	haisk	pro	NL, see “hai”, “isk”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashisk” in Standard Nûrlâm
anyone	haikon	pro	NL, see “hai”, “kon”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashkon” in Standard Nûrlâm
anyone else	haisk	pro	NL, see “hai”, “isk”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashisk” in Standard Nûrlâm
attention!	hûz	expr	SV, also HG and ZA	interjection of alerting
backwards	krut	adv	LOS	only about time
be in charge	kul- bulir	expr	NL, lit. “be on [top of] duty”; see “kul-”, “bul”, “ir”
bed	kîf	n	NL < melting Noldorin “caew” < Etym. “KAY” (to lie down) with DS “kîbum” (life)	used only as slang with these meanings; proper translation is “lair, nest”
before (time)	ugil	prep	SV	use with objects in accusative case; only in colloquial speech, “ik” is more preferable variant
by (some time)	ugil	prep	SV	use with objects in accusative case; only in colloquial speech, “ik” is more preferable variant
creep (smb.)	thrak- zudgûl	expr	NL, lit. “bring the hair-phantoms”	(subject) thrak- zudgûl (object in Dative case or clitic Objective pronoun attached to the verb “thrak-”)
crier	omog	n	lit. “mouth”; compare with “Mouth of Sauron”
damn!	urk	expr	LOS	intranslatable interjection of upset
distance	gâb	n	LOS, SV, HG < MB
dough	mugsh	n	LOS “mugsh” < MB (vomit; dough; paste); compare with Ilkorin “maig” (dough) < Primitive Elvish “mazgē” < Etym. “MASAG” (knead); compare with “mazg” (bread)	may be used as euphemism for “vomit”; uncountable
down	dhu	adv	HG (downward); compare with Etym. “NDU” (go down, sink) from which PN “Númenór” came (sink > sunset > West > West-land), also “NŪ”, “UNU” (down, underneath)
downwards	dhu	adv	HG (downward); compare with Etym. “NDU” (go down, sink) from which PN “Númenór” came (sink > sunset > West > West-land), also “NŪ”, “UNU” (down, underneath)
ejaculate	zgab-	v	NL < Qenya “hapta” (to eject, ejaculate) < Primitive Elvish “skapya” (to cause liquids to spurt out) < Etym. “KAP” (to leap)	about volcano, but may be used as euphemism for “ejaculation”
eject	zgab-	v	NL < Qenya “hapta” (to eject, ejaculate) < Primitive Elvish “skapya” (to cause liquids to spurt out) < Etym. “KAP” (to leap)	about volcano, but may be used as euphemism for “ejaculation”
else	arzisk	pro	NL, see “isk” and “arz”	used also as conjunction
empale	ghrûth-	v	NL, merging “ghru” with SV “hûth-”	may refer to coitus
erupt	zgab-	v	NL < Qenya “hapta” (to eject, ejaculate) < Primitive Elvish “skapya” (to cause liquids to spurt out) < Etym. “KAP” (to leap)	about volcano, but may be used as euphemism for “ejaculation”
everybody	hai-ûgh	pro	NL, see “hai”, “ûgh”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashûgh” in Standard Nûrlâm
everyone	hai-ûgh	pro	NL, see “hai”, “ûgh”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashûgh” in Standard Nûrlâm
far (away)	baubarz	adv	HG “baub” (cf.)	only as standalone adverb
far (from)	baub	postp	HG	use with nouns in Ablative
fire	gash	n	TK, DBS, LOTR, PN “Muzgash”; ? Valarin “igas” (heat) as in “Aþâraigas” (appointed heat)	ghâsh > ghash > gash; uncountable
fire	ghash	n	TK, DBS, SD, PN “Ghash”, replaced by “Muzgash” in LOTR; ? Valarin “igas” (heat) as in “Aþâraigas” (appointed heat)	ghâsh > ghash > gash; uncountable
fore-	dro	adv, prefix	NL < Gnomish “nodro” (further, forward) or LOS “ord” (forward) < HG written reversed	only as standalone adverb, see “dro” (n) for directional phrases similar to English “on” in phrasal verbs like “keep on”, “come on”, “go on”
forth	dro	adv, prefix	NL < Gnomish “nodro” (further, forward) or LOS “ord” (forward) < HG written reversed	only as standalone adverb, see “dro” (n) for directional phrases similar to English “on” in phrasal verbs like “keep on”, “come on”, “go on”
forward	dro	adv, prefix	NL < Gnomish “nodro” (further, forward) or LOS “ord” (forward) < HG written reversed	only as standalone adverb, see “dro” (n) for directional phrases similar to English “on” in phrasal verbs like “keep on”, “come on”, “go on”
frighten	thrak- zudgûl	expr	NL, lit. “bring the hair-phantoms”	(subject) thrak- zudgûl (object in Dative case or clitic Objective pronoun attached to the verb “thrak-”)
front	molz	n	HG	more like “frontline”; see also “drom”
gah!	skai	expr	TK, DBS, LOTR, OC	untranslatable interjection of contempt
give the creeps (to smb.)	thrak- zudgûl	expr	NL, lit. “bring the hair-phantoms”	(subject) thrak- zudgûl (object in Dative case or clitic Objective pronoun attached to the verb “thrak-”)
glow	ghâzh	n	DS (Moria) (just “light”) < DS (Proto-) “gâra” < Etym. “GAL” [1], “KAL” (light, shine, be bright); obviously also inspired by TK “ghâsh” (fire)	light of fire, reflected light, not sunlight; probably any light for orcs living in caves (like Moria) or never seen a Sun directly (e.g. near Orodruin)
go to	u	v	TK, DBS, LOTR, OC; was used as preposition	Used in orcish curse as preposition with verbal meaning. So in Colloquial speech it may be treated as verb denoting order to move somewhere
god	Balmâgz	n	see “bal”, “mâgz”	epithetic name, lit. “lords or divine power”
hail!	brosh	expr	all major DBS dialects < SV, probably short form MERP “broshan”, a wrong translation of Albanian “breshër” (hail = shower) as greeting “hail”, but with dropped ending there is a nice resemblance to English slang “bro”	interjection of greeting
halfling	piraga	n	NL, see “pir”; lit. past passive participle “halved”	offensive name, racial slur for Hobbits
hello!	brosh	expr	all major DBS dialects < SV, probably short form MERP “broshan”, a wrong translation of Albanian “breshër” (hail = shower) as greeting “hail”, but with dropped ending there is a nice resemblance to English slang “bro”	interjection of greeting
herald	omog	n	lit. “mouth”; compare with “Mouth of Sauron”
here	pot	pro	SV, also “pôt-” (to come)	dialectical, only in Colloquial speech (“zin” in Standard language)
here we are	zin amash dakûr	expr	NL, lit. “here what for us”
hey!	ai	expr	LOS, HG	interjection of compellation
hey!	brosh	expr	all major DBS dialects < SV, probably short form MERP “broshan”, a wrong translation of Albanian “breshër” (hail = shower) as greeting “hail”, but with dropped ending there is a nice resemblance to English slang “bro”	interjection of greeting
hi!	brosh	expr	all major DBS dialects < SV, probably short form MERP “broshan”, a wrong translation of Albanian “breshër” (hail = shower) as greeting “hail”, but with dropped ending there is a nice resemblance to English slang “bro”	interjection of greeting
hobbit	piraga	n	NL, see “pir”; lit. past passive participle “halved”	offensive name, racial slur for Hobbits
home	kîf	n	NL < melting Noldorin “caew” < Etym. “KAY” (to lie down) with DS “kîbum” (life)	used only as slang with these meanings; proper translation is “lair, nest”
huh?	mar	expr	LOS (LUG)	in Standard Nûrlâm used as prefix of interrogative mood
I	izg	pro	LOS, compare with Quenya “inyë”	standalone pronoun in Colloquial Nûrlâm only
I am fed of (…)	brus-(uz)-(â/û) thlûk (…)-ob dazûr	expr	lit. “There it have enough of … for me”
I am over (…)	brus-(uz)-(â/û) thlûk (…)-ob dazûr	expr	lit. “There it have enough of … for me”
I have had enough of (…)	brus-(uz)-(â/û) thlûk (…)-ob dazûr	expr	lit. “There it have enough of … for me”
impale	ghrûth-	v	NL, merging “ghru” with SV “hûth-”	may refer to coitus
insert	thruth-	v	NL, merging Qenya “ter” (to pierce), Gnomish “tertha” (to destroy, devour) < Etym. “TER” with LOS “thrug” (killer) < MERP and SV “thumbog-” (to stab, stick) < MERP (sting, spike) < Albanian “thumb”; see also “thurb”	may refer to coitus; target may be but in Illative case
inside	nâd	adv	NL, merging MERP “nâdar” (amongst) < Albanian with Primitive Elvish “ndē̆” (inside) < Etym. (AC) “(N)DI”; see also “nod”	used only as standalone adverb; see “nâd” (n) for direction words
interval	gâb	n	LOS, SV, HG < MB
it	za	pro	SV < EL	standalone pronoun, only in Colloquial Nûrlâm
light	ghâzh	n	DS (Moria) (just “light”) < DS (Proto-) “gâra” < Etym. “GAL” [1], “KAL” (light, shine, be bright); obviously also inspired by TK “ghâsh” (fire)	light of fire, reflected light, not sunlight; probably any light for orcs living in caves (like Moria) or never seen a Sun directly (e.g. near Orodruin)
look out!	hûz	expr	SV, also HG and ZA	interjection of alerting
lubber	nalzauk	n	NL, see “nalz”	a clumsy, lazy, stupid or inexperienced person; army slang word for newbies
metal	raut	n	NL < Middle-Quenya “rauta”, Noldorin “rhaud” < Etym. “RAUTĀ” (copper, metal)	see also “tink” (more preferrable variant)
newbie	nalzauk	n	NL, see “nalz”	a clumsy, lazy, stupid or inexperienced person; army slang word for newbies
no one	narai	pro	NL, see “nar” and “hai”	only in Colloquial speech
nobody	narai	pro	NL, see “nar” and “hai”	only in Colloquial speech
noob	nalzauk	n	NL, see “nalz”	a clumsy, lazy, stupid or inexperienced person; army slang word for newbies
now	rad	adv	LOS	in Nûrlâm is used with meaning “now” only as clitic adverb of aspect, standalone word only in Colloquial speech (in Standard language use “zil” instead)
of	ub	suffix	LOS < EL “-ob” (see corresponding article)	only in Colloquial speech; genitive case suffix used rarely with some pronouns instead of “-ob”
OK	bhogûk	expr	NL, lit. “all good”; see “bhog”, “ûk”
okay	bhogûk	expr	NL, lit. “all good”; see “bhog”, “ûk”
otherwise	arzisk	pro	NL, see “isk” and “arz”	used also as conjunction
out	lût	adv	LOS (“out of”)	unlike LOS, used only as standalone adverb; for expressions “from outside”, “to the outside” see “lût” (n) or just use Ablative or Allative cases
outside	lût	adv	LOS (“out of”)	unlike LOS, used only as standalone adverb; for expressions “from outside”, “to the outside” see “lût” (n) or just use Ablative or Allative cases
paste	mugsh	n	LOS “mugsh” < MB (vomit; dough; paste); compare with Ilkorin “maig” (dough) < Primitive Elvish “mazgē” < Etym. “MASAG” (knead); compare with “mazg” (bread)	may be used as euphemism for “vomit”; uncountable
penis	ghru	n	LOS (stick, pole, penis, club) < SV “ghrû” (erected penis) < ? MB “rû”	lit. “peg”
pierce	ghrûth-	v	NL, merging “ghru” with SV “hûth-”	may refer to coitus
pierce	thruth-	v	NL, merging Qenya “ter” (to pierce), Gnomish “tertha” (to destroy, devour) < Etym. “TER” with LOS “thrug” (killer) < MERP and SV “thumbog-” (to stab, stick) < MERP (sting, spike) < Albanian “thumb”; see also “thurb”	may refer to coitus; target may be but in Illative case
prick	thruth-	v	NL, merging Qenya “ter” (to pierce), Gnomish “tertha” (to destroy, devour) < Etym. “TER” with LOS “thrug” (killer) < MERP and SV “thumbog-” (to stab, stick) < MERP (sting, spike) < Albanian “thumb”; see also “thurb”	may refer to coitus; target may be but in Illative case
prior to	ugil	prep	SV	use with objects in accusative case; only in colloquial speech, “ik” is more preferable variant
pro-	dro	adv, prefix	NL < Gnomish “nodro” (further, forward) or LOS “ord” (forward) < HG written reversed	only as standalone adverb, see “dro” (n) for directional phrases similar to English “on” in phrasal verbs like “keep on”, “come on”, “go on”
proclaimer	omog	n	lit. “mouth”; compare with “Mouth of Sauron”
range	gâb	n	LOS, SV, HG < MB
right?	mar	expr	LOS (LUG)	in Standard Nûrlâm used as prefix of interrogative mood
rookie	nalzauk	n	NL, see “nalz”	a clumsy, lazy, stupid or inexperienced person; army slang word for newbies
scream	shaik	n	HG (scream) < LOS “shîk”	high-pitched sound
she	na	pro	SV	standalone pronoun, only in Colloquial Nûrlâm
shine	ghâzh	n	DS (Moria) (just “light”) < DS (Proto-) “gâra” < Etym. “GAL” [1], “KAL” (light, shine, be bright); obviously also inspired by TK “ghâsh” (fire)	light of fire, reflected light, not sunlight; probably any light for orcs living in caves (like Moria) or never seen a Sun directly (e.g. near Orodruin)
shriek	shaik	n	HG (scream) < LOS “shîk”	high-pitched sound
some people	haimûd	pro	NL, see “hai”, “mûd”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashmûd” in Standard Nûrlâm
somebody	haimûd	pro	NL, see “hai”, “mûd”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashmûd” in Standard Nûrlâm
somebody else	haisk	pro	NL, see “hai”, “isk”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashisk” in Standard Nûrlâm
someone	haimûd	pro	NL, see “hai”, “mûd”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashmûd” in Standard Nûrlâm
someone else	haisk	pro	NL, see “hai”, “isk”	only in Colloquial speech; use unanimated “ashisk” in Standard Nûrlâm
spook	thrak- zudgûl	expr	NL, lit. “bring the hair-phantoms”	(subject) thrak- zudgûl (object in Dative case or clitic Objective pronoun attached to the verb “thrak-”)
spurt	zgab-	v	NL < Qenya “hapta” (to eject, ejaculate) < Primitive Elvish “skapya” (to cause liquids to spurt out) < Etym. “KAP” (to leap)	about volcano, but may be used as euphemism for “ejaculation”
squeal	shaik	n	HG (scream) < LOS “shîk”	high-pitched sound
squirt	zgab-	v	NL < Qenya “hapta” (to eject, ejaculate) < Primitive Elvish “skapya” (to cause liquids to spurt out) < Etym. “KAP” (to leap)	about volcano, but may be used as euphemism for “ejaculation”
stab	thruth-	v	NL, merging Qenya “ter” (to pierce), Gnomish “tertha” (to destroy, devour) < Etym. “TER” with LOS “thrug” (killer) < MERP and SV “thumbog-” (to stab, stick) < MERP (sting, spike) < Albanian “thumb”; see also “thurb”	may refer to coitus; target may be but in Illative case
stick (in)	thruth-	v	NL, merging Qenya “ter” (to pierce), Gnomish “tertha” (to destroy, devour) < Etym. “TER” with LOS “thrug” (killer) < MERP and SV “thumbog-” (to stab, stick) < MERP (sting, spike) < Albanian “thumb”; see also “thurb”	may refer to coitus; target may be but in Illative case
stick (through)	ghrûth-	v	NL, merging “ghru” with SV “hûth-”	may refer to coitus
still	rad	adv	LOS	in Nûrlâm is used with meaning “now” only as clitic adverb of aspect, standalone word only in Colloquial speech (in Standard language use “zil” instead)
still	zizil	conj	see “zi”, “zil”	about time
sunlight	ûdhîr	n	NL, melting “ûzh” with “thîr” (see corresponding articles)	“thîr(um) ûzhob” (the light of the Sun) is more formal; uncountable
then	rîg	adv	NL < LOS “rad” (now) + SV “atîg” (there)	dialectical word, only in Colloquial Nûrlâm (“zîgil” in Standard language)
there	tîg	pro	SV, all major dialects, “atîg” (over there), probably from Albanian “atje” (there)	dialectical, only in Colloquial speech (“zîgin” in Standard language)
these	zaz	pro	EL “za” (this)	only in Colloquial speech
these (people)	zahai	pro	NL < “za” + “hai” (see corresponding articles)	only in Colloquial speech
they	ulû	pro	NL < TK “ul” + regular plural suffix “-û” < LOS “ulu”	standalone pronoun, only in Colloquial Nûrlâm
those (people)	zîghai	pro	NL < “zîg” + “hai” (see corresponding articles)	only in Colloquial speech
thou	lat	pro	AN, all; compare with Quenya “-lyë”, “-llë”, “-ldë”, “ellë”, “le”	standalone pronoun in Colloquial Nûrlâm only
toil	snag-	v	LOS, see “Snaga”	slang word for hard work
tomorrow	abârsh	n, adv	lit. “next day”, see “ârsh” and “ab”	variant of “ârshab”
troll	horg	n	TK, CBS, HOME 12 (PM); compare with Sindarin “torog” (troll)	breed of trolls tolerable to sunlight; appears only in earliest draft to LOTR's Appendix F, changed into “olog” (see article) in final text
underneath	dhu	adv	HG (downward); compare with Etym. “NDU” (go down, sink) from which PN “Númenór” came (sink > sunset > West > West-land), also “NŪ”, “UNU” (down, underneath)
until now	zizil	conj	see “zi”, “zil”	about time
up	ghu	adv	NL < DS “ghûr-” (BS, to rise), “ghûr” (SOW, tall) < Sindarin PN “Belegûr” (Mighty Arising), translation of name Melkor, however it should be splitted as “beleg” + “ōre” < Etym. “ORO” (up, high, rise), “RŌ” (to rise); modified in analogy with HG “dhu” (down)	only as standalone adverb, see “tala” for preposition
upside	ghu	adv	NL < DS “ghûr-” (BS, to rise), “ghûr” (SOW, tall) < Sindarin PN “Belegûr” (Mighty Arising), translation of name Melkor, however it should be splitted as “beleg” + “ōre” < Etym. “ORO” (up, high, rise), “RŌ” (to rise); modified in analogy with HG “dhu” (down)	only as standalone adverb, see “tala” for preposition
upwards	ghu	adv	NL < DS “ghûr-” (BS, to rise), “ghûr” (SOW, tall) < Sindarin PN “Belegûr” (Mighty Arising), translation of name Melkor, however it should be splitted as “beleg” + “ōre” < Etym. “ORO” (up, high, rise), “RŌ” (to rise); modified in analogy with HG “dhu” (down)	only as standalone adverb, see “tala” for preposition
Vala®	Balmâgz	n	see “bal”, “mâgz”	epithetic name, lit. “lords or divine power”
very well	bhogûk	expr	NL, lit. “all good”; see “bhog”, “ûk”
watch out!	hûz	expr	SV, also HG and ZA	interjection of alerting
we	izgû	pro	NL < LOS “izgu”	standalone pronoun in Colloquial Nûrlâm only
what's up?	mar	expr	LOS (LUG)	in Standard Nûrlâm used as prefix of interrogative mood
whether	maikon	pro	NL, see “mai”, “kon”	only in Colloquial speech; only with interrogative (questions) and dubitative moods
whichever	maikon	pro	NL, see “mai”, “kon”	only in Colloquial speech; only with interrogative (questions) and dubitative moods
whine	shaik	n	HG (scream) < LOS “shîk”	high-pitched sound
whoever	maikon	pro	NL, see “mai”, “kon”	only in Colloquial speech; only with interrogative (questions) and dubitative moods
within (place)	nâd	adv	NL, merging MERP “nâdar” (amongst) < Albanian with Primitive Elvish “ndē̆” (inside) < Etym. (AC) “(N)DI”; see also “nod”	used only as standalone adverb; see “nâd” (n) for direction words
without	shanar	postp	see “sha”, “nar”	only in analytical forms
work hard	snag-	v	LOS, see “Snaga”	slang word for hard work
ye	latû	pro	NL < LOS “latu”	standalone pronoun in Colloquial Nûrlâm only
yell	shaik	n	HG (scream) < LOS “shîk”	high-pitched sound
yelp	shaik	n	HG (scream) < LOS “shîk”	high-pitched sound
yet	rad	adv	LOS	in Nûrlâm is used with meaning “now” only as clitic adverb of aspect, standalone word only in Colloquial speech (in Standard language use “zil” instead)
yet	zizil	conj	see “zi”, “zil”	about time
you (pl.)	latû	pro	NL < LOS “latu”	standalone pronoun in Colloquial Nûrlâm only
you (sing.)	lat	pro	AN, all; compare with Quenya “-lyë”, “-llë”, “-ldë”, “ellë”, “le”	standalone pronoun in Colloquial Nûrlâm only

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