Thexar-IX: Sha-Ruun — Sha-El 02: Thel-ak Ruun — Core Roots
"500 roots give rise to 50,000 words. Each root is a seed from which a tree of meanings grows." — Etymologist Khal-Ven
Ruun-ak rass: → rhu [Thexar-IX, Sha-El 01, "Sha-Ruun Mor-El"], → rhu [Thexar-IX, Sha-El 03, "The-Xa Sha-Ruun"], → rhu [Thexar-IV, Sha-El 08, "Lexicon"] Mor-ven: The primary roots are the seeds of the whole lexicon: from ~500 roots grow ~50,000 words. This chapter catalogs the sixteen fundamental roots with their derivatives and dictionary IDs.
02.1 Primary Roots
| Root | Meaning | Derivatives | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| xa | life | xara (alive), xari (vital) | L-000001 |
| xha | mind, thought | xhari (sentient), xhav (idea) | L-000002 |
| ruun | people, community | ruuna (community), ruunen (communal) | L-000003 |
| khar | light, star | kharan (light), khari (shining) | L-000004 |
| the | soil, planet | thex (terrestrial), theri (soil) | L-000005 |
| sha | language, word | shari (speaking), shaven (dialect) | L-000006 |
| ven | truth, knowledge | vena (to know), venar (true) | L-000007 |
| mor | time, cycle | mora (to last), moran (temporal) | L-000008 |
| rass | unity, harmony | rasse (united), rassan (harmonious) | L-000009 |
| thar | strength, energy | thara (powerful), tharen (to act) | L-000010 |
| khal | life, action | khala (to live), khali (living) | L-000011 |
| tor | mountain, height | tora (to rise), toran (high) | L-000012 |
| vex | to give, to create | vexa (to create), vexi (creative) | L-000013 |
| el | unity | ela (to unite), elven (unity) | L-000014 |
| en | being | ena (to exist), enar (existing) | L-000015 |
| sha | word, writing | sharuu (writing system) | L-000016 |
Ruun Ven
- Sixteen primary roots, IDs L-000001 to L-000016.
- ~500 roots in total generate ~50,000 words.
- Core semantic domains: life, mind, people, light, planet, word, truth, time, harmony, energy, action, height, creation, unity, being, writing.
- The root sha appears twice — language/word and writing.
- Every derivative records its root origin (e.g. thexar = the + xa + ar).