Moghul

This page was copied from http://www.geocities.com/rodlox/Conlangs/Faux_Farsi.html and serves primarily as a notebook for it.

Not Really Persian, This is a Conlang

References for the phonemes and a few language rules:
"Punjabi-English English-Punjabi Dictionary" by Dr. K.K. Goswami.
"Urdu: Dictionary And Phrasebook" by Nicholas Awde.
"Lonely Planet: Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook: The Language of Iran"
"the Afghans" by Willem Vogelsang.
"The Rough Guide To Hindi & Urdu: Dictionary Phrasebook" compiled by Lexus.



To avoid any confusion, I'll explain here and now what some of the perhaps odd-looking letters represent, since I only know the English alphabet when it comes to text-only formats.

é and a= are e and a with a line over the vowel.

d. and r.are those consonants with a . beneath them.

n. is n with a . overtop of it.
' is an apostrophe...though it may be used as an 'ayn.
" is a glottal stop...like the Cockney bo"le.

And now, for some interlinears:

n.at ond.h-n.an
wing has[2]bird
bird is greater part of wing
*
n.ate ond.hn.an
wings[pair] has[2]bird
bird has two wings
*
Na’at ibv-(a=)n.ate
Glider is-wings
The glider is wings
*
d.ha=q suuv(a)1812 a=f-na’ate
invent(ed)-in-1812 is/was-gliders
**
A=f prefix’s time is determined by sentence context, not by its attached word.
**
Éx-n.ate ond.-Kiwi
No-wings has[2]Kiwi
Kiwis have no wings
*
Ok.t swen-Tim swen-Jim a=f-am-ichar
And both[of a pair]Tim both[of a pair]Jim is-was-being-done-hike
Jim and Tim are [both] hiking
*
Ok.t swe-Daisy swe-Jim a=f-(am)-swe
Daisy and Jim are married
*
Chey ’ven
Welcome[inclusive into-family
Welcome to the family
**
The ’ role is largely determined by the preceeding words.
**
Mera’shey ’(a)ghaf-aw
Welcome[non-inclusive] into-house-mine
Welcome to my house
*
Sevas r.ha=n
Child how-like/typical-of
How like a child, typical [of] child (usually refers to behavior)
*
Qes-Tur.q
Flower-Turks[from]
Flower from [the]Turks
Tulip
*
Qust-Bahas’
Fruit-Bahasa[from]
Fruit from [the] Bahasa
Nutmeg

Plural Forms
__	pair	three	four	five and more
-t	-te	thhe	té	t.e
-d, -dh	___	da, dha	dé, dhé
-d.	d.a	d.ha	d.a'	d.a=
n	na	nhe	ne	na=
n.	n.e	n.he	n.e'	n.é
verbs	-ob	-obt	-obh	-ob.n
guess	-ah	-ah	-ahn	-ahn
negation	éx-	éxa=-	éxa=-	éxa=-
"group of..."	swe, swen-(both)	sun	sut	su'a, sua
reciprocating	o"ol-	o"ola-	o"ola-	o"ole-
describing	éda-	éd-	éd-	édu-

English	Moghul	what it describes
to you		travelling (ie, frisbee)
to you			present, presenting
to me		travelling
to me		present, presenting

saying "Welcome"
greeting [inclusive]	greeting [non-inclusive]
chey	shey
greeting [for duration of stay]	greeting [other]
mera'chey, mera'shey

And then there are the words derived from pre-existing languages...

Name / Word	in Moghul	"from...(s)"	in Moghul
Turk	Turq	from Turks	Tur.q
Bahasa	Bahas	from Bahasa	Bahas'
Merbaha (hello)	Marhaba=
farr	var.			for more, see the "Justice" section below.
nang (honour)	na=n.			for more, see the "Justice" section below.
malmastriya^ (hospitality)	malma=strya=			for more, see the "Justice" section below.
nanawa^tay (asylum)	nan.a=tay			for more, see the "Justice" section below.
badal (revenge)	badal			for more, see the "Justice" section below.

Animal names

animal's name	name in Moghul
Giraffe, deba & ana (Chaldean)	debana=

Food names

food's	name in Moghul

____ names

____'s name	name in Moghul

Degrees of Animacy
Words are arranged higher (top) to lower (bottom), and higher (left) to lower (right).

Distinction		finer distinctions
human		King	Nobles & Chiefs	Commoners
useful		higher (horses, wine, barley)	lower (sheep, oats)
no-use		Onagers (wild noble animals)	Dogs (feral beasts)	(?)
beneath		Keep (rocks, water - clean things of drink and shelter)	Muck (thatch, mud - unclean things of shelter)	No-touch (feces - unclean things of no use)

Note: the "belonging/possessing" is dependant upon the rank of the subject - a stallion might be the leader of a herd, but a colt would only belong to the herd.

word - English	word - Moghul	form	Animacy Distinction	example in a sentance
have	qaen	1st Person Possessing, Present Tense		I have a glove, I have a horse.
have	qaen-sa	1st Person Possessing, Past Tense	person	I had a horse.
have	sa-qaen	1st Person Possessing, Future Tense	person	I will have a horse.
have	qada=	2nd Person Possessing, Present Tense	person	You have a glove, You have a horse.
have	qada-sa	2nd Person Possessing, Past Tense	person	You had a horse.
	sa-qada	2nd Person Possessing, Future Tense	person	You will have a horse.
have	qa"an	Possessing, Past & Present Tense	beneath	The boulder has lichen (on it), The boulder had moss growing (on it), The book is damaged, The book has damage (to it).
have	qa"ana	Possessing, Future Tense	beneath	The boulder will have moss on it.
have, attached-to	qeda=	Possessing, Present Tense	useful - higher	The horse has a leech (on it).
have, attached-to	qe"eda	Possessing, Past Tense	useful - higher	The horse had a leech (on it)	there is no Future Tense.
have			useful - lower
have, attached-to	qeta		useful - lower	The sheep has a leech (on it).
have	qe"ate	Belonging/Possessing, Past Tense	no-use	The Onager had a herd.
have	qe"atet	Belonging/Possessing, Present Tense	no-use	The Onager has a herd.
have, attached-to	qe"ata	Possessing, Past Tense	no-use	The Onager had a leech (on it).
have, attached-to	qe"atat	Possessing, Present Tense	no-use	The Onager has a leech (on it).
have	qa"an	Possessing, Past & Present Tense	beneath	The boulder has lichen (on it), The boulder had moss growing (on it), The book is damaged, The book has damage (to it).
have	qa"ana	Possessing, Future Tense	beneath	The boulder will have moss on it.
made (crafted, invented)	dha=q	Done, Present Tense		The (current) creation of flying machines.
made (crafted, invented)	d.ha=q	Done, Past Tense		The (past) creation of flying machines.
made (crafted, invented)	dhaq	Planning, Future Tense		(Planning the day when/with) the creation of flying machines.
made (crafted, invented)	d.haq-en	Planning, Present Tense		(Planning today's) creation of flying machines.
made (crafted, invented)	dhaq-en	Planning, Past Tense		The creation of flying machines (was planned).
of		1st Person
of the		1st Person
of		2nd Person
of the		2nd Person
hide (finding shelter)	seudu	Action		The child hides from the attacking army.
hide (playing)	seu"edu	Action		The child hides with his playmates.
hide (animal camoflaging)	sequ
"hide" (can't see it)	seu"u	1st Person		You can keep pointing at it - but I still see a hidden.
"hide" (can't see it)	seu	2nd Person		I can keep pointing at it - but you still see a hidden.
these, those	qoln			These three bears, Those three bears.
this, that	qolv			That feral dog, This feral dog.
On	sov	Non-Possessive
On the	soq	Animate, Possessive		A flea on the dog's back.
On the	soqa	Inanimate, Possessive		A pancake on the plate.
Around	quqa=	Action		(Going) around the enemy's defenses.
Around	ququ	State of existance		A hedge around the house.
To (destination)
To (addressee)
From (to destination)
From (addresser)
Inside
Outside
Rear
Fore
Side, flank
With (in the company of)
At
Until
By

Forms of justice in the Moghul National Realm.
These have to do with the level of authority in the decree, and the odds of a petitioner having the decree overturned. (the King can overturn a Court decision, but not the other way around; for example).

used by...	word in Moghul	Justified / Unjustified form & details
Regnal (from the Royal Family)	qal-nan._	Justified
Court (from those who attend the palace functions)	qaalu	Justified
Court (from those who attend the palace functions)	qa=lu	Unjustified, baseless
Court (from those who attend the palace functions)	qélu	Unjustified, revenge
Court (from those who attend the palace functions)	qélu'a	Unjustified, snubbing
Regional (from tribal chiefs)	qa=sa-lu	Justified
Regional (from tribal chiefs)	qasa-lu	Unjustified, baseless
Regional (from tribal chiefs)	qasa-lu'a	Unjustified, revenge
Regional (from tribal chiefs)	qasa-lu'a=	Unjustified, snubbing
Family (from the head of a household)	a=lu	Justified
Family (from the head of a household)	alu	Unjustified
Personal (from an individual)	a=lu'a	Justified
Personal (from an individual)	alu'a	Unjustified

borrowed word	word in Moghul	Tense	Definition
farr	var.	Past Tense	the obligation to remove bad rulers
farr	var	Present Tense	the obligation to remove bad rulers
nang (honour)	na=n.	Present Tense	honour
nang (honour)	na=n	Past Tense	honour
malmastriya^ (hospitality)	malma=strya=	Present Tense	hospitality
malmastriya^ (hospitality)	malma=stréya=	Past Tense	hospitality
nanawa^tay (asylum)	nann.a=tay	Past Tense	asylum
nanawa^tay (asylum)	nan.a=tay	Present Tense	asylum
badal (revenge)	badal		revenge