Aeldari - Words // A

My Eldar Encyclopedia is becoming a bit bloated and over complicated so I am attempting to fix this. Starting with the A-Z of Aeldari words I have over there. Whenever I have the urge I will post a section of that page, create a link to this page and see if it tidies up the page and makes me feel happy once more.

A

Aarthia: Showing

Addan: White

addankiamenad: Ash

addin: Dust

addinav: Sandman

Addol: Transparent

Aeldari: A catch-all term for the races of Dark Eldar, Harlequins, Corsairs, Exodites, Outcast and Craftworld Eldar.

ag-: False or lying

Agaith: False face and is the device that is worn by Harlequins to project their foe's worst fears.

Aiek: Grasping.

Aiel: Touching

Aika: Holding

​​aill- (prefix): Possibility or would

Ainaarin: Expecting

Ainiluin: Waiting

Ainulin: Delaying

Aith: Face

Aithben: Nose

Aithliam: Mouth

Alaitocii: From Alaitoc.

Alean: The mythological steed of Khaine.

Aliachemoranthrashe'ill: The swift and final twist of the crescent blade.

am-: Imperative

Amure: Waning

An: Then or Next

Anaris: Dawn Light

Anastari: Raven

Angau: Doom

Angau: Fate

Angaur: Destiny

Ann: Warring one

Anthemion: An Aeldari myth about a wanderer with a Golden Harp.

Arathi: Displaying

Arathinos: Manifesting

Ard: Master

Ardathair: High Avatar

Ard-Iadanna: Pirate Captain

Are: Honoured

Arebennian: The word given to Harlequin Solitaires.

Arioth: Yellow

Arith: Red

Arten: Woman

Ash: World/Planet

Asha: Soon and relates to in the near future

Ashafar: Looking

Ashafares: Seeking

Ashfar: Wanting

Ashkam/Asskam: Who?

Asturi: Respect

Asurentesh: Asuryan's Heart

Asurya: The Eldar word of Phoenix Lord.

at: Pale or light in colour

Athag: Face of

Athair: The Eldar word for the Harlequin unit 'the Harlequin Avatar,' and the same one who plays the Laughing God in their plays.

Athelin Bahail: Mind Choir.

Atherakhia: Destruction

Athesdan: High Warlock

Athe-Sier: Exodite Lord

Athistaur: Master Mime

Autarii: Shades (Shadow people).

Original Materials

This is a project that has been worked on for a while and mainly for my own needs so I never thought of recording page numbers etc. as I never thought it would leave my notebook but for those interested, it has been collected from the following locations:

Rogue Trader (1987), Warhammer 2nd/3rd/4th/5th Editions, Eldar codex (2nd ed/3rd ed/4th ed), Codex Dark Eldar, Citadel Journal #17, White Dwarf #127 (original Eldar army list), Codex: Titanicus, Codex Necrons, Warhammer 40,000 compendium, Warhammer 40k Wargear (2nd ed). Battletome Sylvaneth. Battletome Daughters of Khaine. Battletome Idoneth Deepkin.

Black Library Novels: Shadow Point, Harlequin, Chaos Child, Farseer, Tales from the Dark Millennium, Warrior Coven, Path of the Warrior, Path of the Seer, Eldar Prophecy, Valedor, Asurmen, Jain Zar, Rise of Ynnead: Ghost Warrior, Rise of Ynnead: Wildrider.

**Also there is this web version of an Eldar dictionary that turns out has been around since 1990. It's more complete than what I have collected and better organized. This link was requested to be added by David Grophland: Eldar Language.