Thexar-IX: Sha-Ruun — Sha-El 06: Mor-Ven Sha-Ruun — Time and Space

"We have four verb tenses, but six words for 'now.' The moment matters more than eternity — eternity is not going anywhere." — From the instructions of the Keeper Guild

Ruun-ak rass: → rhu [Thexar-IV, Sha-El 05, "Verbs and Tenses"], → rhu [Thexar-I, Ruun 34, "Théxar-mor The-ven Khal-sha-ak"], → rhu [Thexar-V, Sha-El 11, "Thar-Mor Rass"] Mor-ven: The spatiotemporal system is built on a senary base: 36 morin to a morsha, 36 morsha to a morak, 216 mormor to a century. Cardinal directions are named for observable phenomena, not abstract axes: east is "the giving side" of the rising star, north the side of the polar aurora.

06.1 Units of Time

Sha’Ruun	Translation	Value
mor	time, cycle	core root (L-000008)
morin	instant	A brief moment
morsha	fraction (paired unit)	36 morin
morak	hour	36 morsha
morkhal	day	27.3 Earth hours
morserrin	lunar month	Lunar cycle; distinct from a calendar month
mormor	year, full cycle	178 or 179 local days; six months and Renewal Days
morrass	sextennium	6 mormor
mormorak	century	216 mormor (6³)
morven	epoch	an indefinitely long period
morel	eternity, timelessness	mor + el

06.2 Temporal Deixis

Sha’Ruun	Translation	Etymology
moren	now, in the present	mor + -en (present tense)
morak-en	today	morak + en
mortor	the past, earlier	mor + tor (from)
morkhar	the future, ahead	mor + khar (toward)
mortorin	yesterday	mortor + -in
morkharin	tomorrow	morkhar + -in
morven-tor	long ago, in antiquity	morven + tor
morven-khar	one day (in the future)	morven + khar
morsha-en	meanwhile, simultaneously	morsha + en
morel-en	always, forever	morel + en
mortorel	never (in the past)	mortor + el
mor-ven?	when?	interrogative form

06.3 Space and Direction

Sha’Ruun	Translation	Etymology
the	earth, place	core root (L-000005)
thein	point, location	the + -in
theak	territory, region	the + -ak
tor	up, height	core root (L-000012)
thal	down, depth	from thalas (ocean)
khar	toward, in the direction of	khar (light — the source of bearing)
vex	outward, out	vex (to give)
el	inward, toward the center	el (unity)
rass	around, about	rass (unity, encompassment)
shatorel	opposite, facing	sha + tor + el
the-khar?	where?	interrogative form
the-khar-mor?	where to?	the-khar + mor

06.4 Cardinal Directions

Sha’Ruun	Translation	Etymology
kharthe	north	khar (light) + the — from the polar aurora
thalthe	south	thal (depth) + the — toward Ocean Gharra
vexthe	east (lit. "the giving side")	vex + the — the rising of Khar'Vex
torthe	west	tor (away) + the — the setting
kharthe-tor	northwest	composition
kharthe-vex	northeast	composition
thalthe-tor	southwest	composition
thalthe-vex	southeast	composition
rassthe	zenith, the point overhead	rass + the
thalrass	nadir	thal + rass

06.5 Measures of Distance

Sha’Ruun	Translation	Value
pa	pace, small measure	~0.8 m
paak	span	36 pa
mo	principal measure of length	8,200 m
moak	long measure	36 mo
mo-thar	planetary measure	1,296 mo
kharmo	astronomical unit	Théxar–Khar’Vex distance; 0.632 Earth AU
kharmoak	light-year	khar + mo + -ak
paak-the	area (square measure)	paak²
mo-the	square mo	mo²

06.6 Form and Size

Sha’Ruun	Translation	Etymology
torel	large, great	tor + el
torin	small, little	tor + -in
rassel	round, spherical	rass + el
torrass	tall	tor + rass
thalrassen	deep	thal + rass + -en
elthe	flat, level	el + the
shatorin	narrow	sha + tor + -in
rassven	wide, spacious	rass + ven
morel-the	infinite, boundless	morel + the
elin	whole, unified	el + -in

06.7 Summary

Section	Entries
Units of time	11
Temporal deixis	12
Space and direction	12
Cardinal directions	10
Measures of distance	9
Form and size	10
Total	64

Senary base: 36 morin → morsha, 36 morsha → morak, 216 mormor → century (→ rhu [Thexar-IV, Sha-El 09, "Numerals"]). Directions from observable phenomena: east = "the giving side" (rising star), north = the polar aurora. The language of a people who navigated by the sky before the compass.

Ruun Ven

64 entries across six domains.
Senary time base: 36/36/216 to a century.
A year has 178 or 179 local days: six months and the Renewal Days. Lunar cycles are distinct from calendar months.
Directions named for phenomena: vexthe (east) = "the giving side."
Length from pa (~0.8 m) to mo (1,296 pa ≈ 1 km) to kharmoak (light-year).