THE ESHARI GLYPH ROOT ALPHABET
(1–39) — Describe Form and Meaning
Each glyph is described as though carved into stone or memorized through touch, not merely seen. The language of Eshari is tactile, resonant, and experiential.
1. Shéva — Silence before dawn
This glyph consists of three fine prongs or strokes pressed downward in a vertical pattern, converging just slightly at the base. Its feeling is one of poised stillness—like breath held before first light. In gesture, three fingers are brought together, then gently released outward. Often used to begin sacred phrases, this glyph evokes stillness, clarity, and the sacred pause before thought.
2. Vuré — Memory that does not decay
Formed as a simple circle with a faint inner spiral impression, this glyph is smooth, closed, and warm. To feel it is to sense wholeness with a hidden current. The gesture is drawing a circle on one’s palm with a fingertip. It represents perfect memory, especially that which endures through generations.
3. Luin — Moonlit vision, clarity in darkness
This glyph is a subtle crescent, open to the left, with faint hash marks within its arc. It holds the softness of a moonbeam—partial light that reveals without blinding. The gesture is a slow motion of a fingertip across the brow. It is often used for insight, secrecy, and moments of clarity amid confusion.
4. Theirn — The wind’s forgotten name
This symbol spirals once before breaking into fractured lines. It carries the sensation of an echo lost in the trees. Whistling into a cupped hand enacts its gesture. It is used for secrets, forgotten things, or communication carried by breath and wind.
5. Sellen — Flowing wisdom
This glyph mimics undulating waves, etched in smooth horizontal strokes that curve up and down. It feels like a river under the fingers. Gesture involves waving the hand fluidly. It represents adaptive intelligence, instinctive understanding, and wisdom that moves.
6. Kael — Change, evolution
Angular and triangular, this glyph has a sharpness to its edges—like tectonic shift or transformation under pressure. A twist of the wrist marks its gesture. It is invoked in rites of growth, renewal, and evolution—either internal or environmental.
7. Mor — Earthroot, stability
Two parallel vertical lines with a grounding horizontal stroke form this glyph. It feels anchored, dense, and firm. The gesture is placing the palm to the ground. Symbolically used for grounding, truth, and matters of stone or foundation.
8. Térah — Sun’s eye, illumination
Radiating outward in faint, symmetrical lines from a center point, this glyph carries warmth and alertness. One lifts the palm to the sky to invoke it. It is used in invocation, clarity, vision, and truth. It also signals divine-like internal realization in Aevori ritual.
9. Orix — Forbidden knowledge
A deeply etched X shape, sometimes intersected with additional faint slashes. It feels harsh to the touch. A cross on the chest marks its gesture. Often seen in tales of the Varashin or buried truths, this glyph is not used lightly.
10. Nira — Starborn hope
Sharp dots and intersecting spark lines create the texture of this glyph—fine and celestial. Gesture is fingers opened wide toward the sky. It expresses hope, destiny, or moments when the heart is lifted despite sorrow.
11. Kuraan — Sacred duality
Two mirrored spirals meeting in the middle make up this glyph. One can trace the balance with both hands at once, palm facing palm. It represents opposites held in reverence—light and dark, loss and love.
12. Ejan — Sudden insight, lightning thought
Etched as a jagged slash cutting through curved flow, this glyph crackles with energy. The gesture is a snap of fingers. It conveys moments of mental breakthrough or epiphany, and is often used to denote sudden understanding.
13. Aelith — Rain-memory, grief or rebirth
Vertical streaks falling from a cloudlike curve form this glyph. Touching fingertips to one’s temples or brushing under the eyes is its gesture. It is associated with tears that nourish growth—grief and healing as intertwined cycles.
14. Dovai — Union, ancestral bond
Woven rings and overlapping spirals form this glyph. The hands are laced together to mirror it. It appears in rituals of bonding, remembrance, and legacy. In carvings, it’s always set at equal depth to signal balanced memory.
15. Zirah — The lost one
A single downward-pointing line that ends in a fractured base. Its gesture is a closed fist held against the heart. It mourns absence, disappearance, or spiritual drift. Often used in names of the forgotten.
16. Ferah — Death as transformation
A vertical shape split by a diagonal line, like a doorway partly open. Gesture is palm to heart with eyes closed. It does not mean death as ending, but death as release. Used in funeral rites and spiritual passages.
17. Aurné — Eternal life, stillness
Two symmetrical arcs enclosing a still central stem form this glyph. Head bowed with hand on sternum reflects its presence. It honors stillness beyond time, moments when the self ceases to struggle.
18. Quen — A hidden path
A spiral within a closed shape, hard to detect by touch. Gesture is tracing a spiral with two fingers. Used in matters of mystery, secrecy, and journeying beyond the known.
19. Shaelin — Dance of the horizon
Flowing curves stretched horizontally, always moving outward. Gesture is open arms swaying from side to side. It represents movement, liminality, and the places between worlds.
20. Isren — Breath of the forest
Thin branching lines stretch from a central stalk. Gesture is a deep, inhaled breath held in stillness. It speaks of vitality, air, and the living breath of nature.
21. Orunei — Awakening through touch
A circle with an inner point offset to one side. Gesture is tapping the forehead gently. It means awareness activated by contact—often in spiritual awakening or bonded healing.
22. Theria — Mirror-truth
A glyph of perfect bilateral symmetry—lines folding back upon themselves. Gesture is hands before the face. This root reveals inner truth as seen through another.
23. Uven — Absence or emptiness
An open form shaped like a hollowed eye or bowl. Gesture is hands moving apart slowly. It is not negative—used to create space, to mourn, or to invite something in.
24. Velu — Sacred mountain
This glyph has three layers: a wide base, rising peak, and interior spiral. Gesture is raising a closed fist above the head. It names the mountain Veu-Nahra and the concept of spiritual ascent.
25. Zulen — Flow of shared thought
Intertwining parallel lines. Gesture is touching the temple. It represents unspoken understanding between minds or souls.
26. Reili — A child’s question
An irregular curve, always slightly different in each carving. Gesture is a tilt of the head. It carries curiosity, innocence, and potential.
27. Drei — Stillness between events
Two strokes, equidistant, with a small interruption between them. Gesture is hands folded in the lap. It speaks of transition, the breath between choices.
28. Kaenar — A falling star, sacrifice
A descending line with a flame-tail hook. Gesture is a hand sweeping downward. It honors sacrifice, brilliance lost, and moments of necessary surrender.
29. Ishael — A storm carried within
Sharp, chaotic lines within a gentle frame. Gesture is tapping the chest three times. Used for internal conflict, passion, or sacred rage.
30. Thurein — Shielding intention
A closed circular form with barriers layered inside. Gesture is both palms raised, facing outward. Used for protection—spiritual, emotional, or physical.
31. Aluvar — Alchemical balance, internal shift
Two mirrored curves rotating around each other. Gesture is hands circling. Used in times of emotional transformation, growth, or mental stabilization.
32. Nuveth — Anchor in turmoil
A grounded base with rising vertical line, steady. Gesture is placing hands on hips, feet firm. It’s the stabilizer glyph—used when grounding in chaos.
33. Sorae — Message sent without sound
A pattern of radiating lines fading outward. Gesture is a flutter of fingers from the open palm. It’s the glyph for silent communication—used in combat, love, and secrecy.
34. Yural — A flower grown in shadow
Curved petals opening upward from a narrow stalk. Gesture is fingers blooming from a fist. This glyph reflects hidden beauty and growth born of hardship.
35. Raetha — Hidden command, inner law
A box-like structure containing a smaller spiral within. Gesture is palm over the solar plexus. Used to represent unseen power or deep resolve.
36. Miren — Sacred fire, feminine fury
Sharp flares crossing inward to a center. Gesture is arms crossed over the heart. This glyph burns with intention, especially in rites of justice or wrath.
37. Iovari — A circle within a circle; inner sanctum
Two full rings—one within the other—etched cleanly. Gesture is a finger tracing a double spiral. Symbol of deep introspection, sacred space, and layered protection.
38. Xithar — Energy that cannot be held
A dispersed, uncontained cluster of lines. Gesture is hovering hands that do not touch. It names resonance itself—vibration, magic, and the wild harmonics of Velun.
39. Vaelin — Royal soul, destined one
Three upward strokes rising from a shared root. Gesture is fingers on the collarbone, chin raised. It names those marked by fate or legacy, and is used in naming ceremonies.
II. The Eshari Language System – Full Breakdown
A. Core Vocabulary Construction
Eshari words are made by combining two or more glyph roots. Each root brings core meaning, emotional weight, and gestural association. Words are never spoken without intention, and never carved without memory.
Structure:
• [Eshari Word] = Glyph Root + Modifier Root (+ Optional Emotional Root)
• Words are spoken slowly, with syllables often sung or rhythmically pulsed.
Example:
• “Shévael” = Shéva (silence) + Sellen (flow)
• Literal meaning: “Silent flow”
• Used to describe nightdreams, unspoken emotion, or drifting through darkness.
Words can be:
• Nouns (identity-based)
• Verbs (gesture-based)
• Adjectives/Adverbs (emotion/quality-based)
Each word is built like a resonant chord, not a fixed note.
B. Word Categories
1. Nouns (Things, Places, Concepts)
Built from stabilizing glyphs + definers.
Examples:
• Velumor = Velu (mountain) + Mor (earth)
→ “Mountain-Earth,” used for ancient lands
• Aurnevuré = Aurné (eternal life) + Vuré (memory)
→ “The Eternal Archivist,” a title of reverence
2. Verbs (Actions, Movements, Shifts)
Formed from motion glyphs + intent glyphs.
Examples:
• Shaevan = Shéva (silence) + Shaelin (horizon dance)
→ “To move in silence,” often used for stealth
• Therakai = Aurné (eternity) + Kael (change)
→ “To become eternal,” used in rebirth or spiritual transformation
3. Adjectives/Adverbs (Qualities, States)
Typically emotion glyphs + contextual glyphs.
Examples:
• Reilusora = Reili (child’s question) + Sorae (unsaid message)
→ “Curiously silent”
• Vaelinshaé = Vaelin (destined one) + Shéva (silence)
→ “Royally quiet,” used to describe poised leaders
C. Syntax and Flow
Unlike linear languages, Eshari uses a fluid triadic order often spoken in the following pattern:
[Verb] – [Subject] – [Object or Emotional State]
The order evokes intent, actor, and surrounding resonance.
Example:
• Shaevan Aurnevuré Ishaelin
→ “The archivist moves silently in grief”
→ Literally: “To move in silence – the archivist – storm of absence”
D. Plurality
Plural forms are not made by new words but through:
• Echo glyph repetition (the final glyph is repeated in a carving, or mirrored)
• Shadow line doubling (in tactile script)
• Echoing rhythm in spoken form
Example:
• Nuvethalenen
→ “Anchors of grief”
→ From: Nuveth (anchor) + Alen (flow into) + En (absence), doubled for weight
E. Tense
Tense is not marked by word endings but by accompanying gestures and tone:
• Present → steady, rhythmic hand motion
• Past → slow spiral motion near the chest
• Future → flicked or upward-sharp gestures
Example:
• Therakai (To become eternal)
• Future: sharp upward gesture = “Will become eternal”
• Past: slow spiral = “Had once transformed”
F. Possession
Possession is expressed by:
• Inward curling gesture (usually palm pulled inward toward the chest)
• Glyph proximity (possessor glyph placed immediately before possessed)
Example:
• Raethazu Térah
→ “The sun of the mind-guided one”
G. Emotional Emphasis (Embedded Resonance)
Emotion is embedded into Eshari via supplemental glyphs or internal pauses. These are never optional.
Examples:
• Sanctum reverence → Use of Iovari
• Stormed sorrow → Insertion of Ishael
• Royal significance → Vaelin added as a prefix/suffix
These roots affect how a sentence is carved, spoken, and felt.
H. Questions and Commands
Questions:
• Use Reili as a suffix (implying curiosity)
• Or end in a rising tone
• Often supported by head-tilt or flicked fingers
Example:
• Reili Xitharei? → “Will the child transcend?”
Commands:
• End with a downward spiral gesture or a touch to the solar plexus
• Spoken forcefully but reverently
Example:
• Kaenar Shaevan! → “Fall in silence!” (a sacred command to vanish quietly)
III. Sample Translations (Immersive Style)
1. Ancient Proverb
“To move in silence is to remember with the skin.”
Eshari Translation:
Shaevan ∴ Aurnevuré Vuré
• Shaevan = move in silence
• ∴ = Shéva (glyph root for sacred stillness)
• Aurnevuré = eternal archivist
• Vuré = unbroken memory
Gesture: A slow downward spiral from brow to heart, followed by hands opened flat.
2. Ritual Invocation
“Let the starborn hope bloom within the sanctum.”
Eshari Translation:
Nira Yural Iovari
• Nira = starborn hope
• Yural = flower grown in shadow
• Iovari = sanctum within
Gesture: Fingers raised, spread wide like blooming petals, traced inward.
3. Mourning Poem Fragment
“You stormed into absence, but your breath lives in the roots.”
Eshari Translation:
Ishaelven Uven, Isren Mor
• Ishaelven = stormed into emptiness
• Uven = absence
• Isren = breath of the forest
• Mor = earthroot
Gesture: Chest tapped thrice, hands then pressed to the soil.
4. Greeting of the Aspects-in-Stillness
“May your silence be luminous.”
Eshari Translation:
Shéva Térah
• Shéva = silence before dawn
• Térah = illumination, clarity
Gesture: Three fingers pressed to chest, lifted slowly to the sky with exhalation.
IV. Cultural Notes on Use
• Glyphs are sacred. They are engraved with fingers, sticks, or mind-scribed in dreams.
• Touch is language. The Aspects read carvings with fingertips; to trace a glyph is to honor its truth.
• Writing is ritual. Eshari is not written casually—it is carved into living wood, worn into skin, or pressed into ash.
• Gesture is grammar. One cannot speak Eshari without the body.
