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This page is an index of glyphs used on Roshar.
Known Glyphs
The following is a list of all known glyphs.
Fundamental Glyphs
The Fundamental Glyphs are associated with the Ten Essences and the orders of the Knights Radiant.
Glyph | Word | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Jes | Zephyr, Jezrien, Windrunners | ||
Nan | Vapor, Nale, Skybreakers | ||
Chach | Spark, Chanarach, Dustbringers | ||
Vev | Lucentia, Vedel, Edgedancers | ||
Palah | Pulp, Pailiah, Truthwatchers | ||
Shash | Blood, Shalash, Lightweavers | ||
Betab | Tallow, Battar, Elsecallers | ||
Kak | Foil, Kalak, Willshapers | ||
Tanat | Talus, Talenel, Stonewards | ||
Ishi | Sinew, Ishar, Bondsmiths |
Surges
Glyphs of the ten Surges associated with Surgebinding.
Glyph | Word | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
unknown | Surge of Adhesion | ||
unknown | Surge of Gravitation | ||
unknown | Surge of Division | ||
unknown | Surge of Abrasion | ||
unknown | Surge of Progression | ||
unknown | Surge of Illumination | ||
unknown | Surge of Transformation | ||
unknown | Surge of Transportation | ||
unknown | Surge of Cohesion | ||
unknown | Surge of Tension |
Alethi Highprinces
The following glyphs are associated with the Alethi highprinces.
Glyph | Word | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
- | Highprince Aladar | ||
- | Highprince Bethab | ||
- | Highprince Hatham | ||
- | Highprince Kholin | ||
- | Highprince Roion | ||
- | Highprince Ruthar | ||
- | Highprince Sadeas | ||
- | Highprince Sebarial | ||
- | Highprince Thanadal | ||
- | Highprince Vamah |
Other Glyphs
Other known glyphs are listed below in alphabetical order.
Glyph | Word | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
80px | Abara | Family[1] | |
unknown | Adoda | Light | Used in Adolin Kholin's name.[2] |
Gesheh | Bridge[3] | ||
unknown | Idi | meaning unknown[4] | |
Javani | Life[5] | ||
Kadulek | Weakness[5] | ||
Kalak | Eternal[5] | Note: kalad in the Alethi Glyphs page is a typo.[1] | |
Katef | Strength[5] | ||
Kecheh | High[5] | ||
Khakh | Determination[6] | ||
Khokh | meaning unknown | Shown here in the shape of a tower, as used by Dalinar Kholin.[7] Note: the descriptions of khokh and linil in The Way of Kings chapter 28 are mixed up.[8] | |
unknown | Laial | meaning unknown | Used with sebes in Sebarial's glyphpair.[9] |
unknown | Lerel | meaning unknown[10] | |
Linil | meaning unknown | Shown here in the shape of a crown, as used by Dalinar Kholin.[7] Elhokar Kholin uses the glyph stylized as a sword.[11] Note: the descriptions of khokh and linil in The Way of Kings chapter 28 are mixed up.[8] | |
Mehlak | Journey[5] | ||
unknown | Merem | Honor[6] | |
80px | Mevizh | Destination[5] | |
unknown | Morom | meaning unknown[12] | |
Nahn | meaning unknown[13] | Not related to the nahn caste.[14] | |
unknown | Parap | meaning unknown[4] | |
Sas | meaning unknown[13] | Presumably related to Sadeas princedom. | |
unknown | Sebes | meaning unknown | Used with laial in Sebarial's glyphpair.[15] |
Shash | Dangerous[12] | ||
unknown | Shesh | meaning unknown[10] | |
Tafar | Physician | [1] | |
Tebel | Before | [5] | |
Thath | Justice | Noted for being particularly complex.[16] | |
Tsameth | Death | [5] | |
Zeras | Storm | The modern glyph for zeras.[5] Earlier versions of zeras include: Old and Middle | |
unknown | Braid[1] | ||
unknown | Diamond[1] | ||
unknown | Finish[1] | ||
unknown | Freedom[17] | ||
unknown | Iron[1] | ||
unknown | Lure[1] | ||
unknown | Stance[1] | ||
unknown | Trap[1] |
Glyphpairs
The following is a list of all known glyphpairs:
- khokh linil -- House Kholin's glyphpair, in the shape of a tower and crown for most of House Kholin,[7] but in the shape of a sword and crown for King Elhokar.[7][11]
- merem khakh -- Amaram's glyphpair, drawn in the shape of a whitespine[6]
- sas morom -- Slave brand, glyphpair of a highlord's district[12]
- sas nahn -- Slave brand, possible glyphpair for Amaram's district[13]
- sebes laial -- Highprince Sebarial's glyphpair, in the shape of a deep gold skyeel on a black field.[9]
- shesh lerel -- Sheler's glyphpair[18]
- Tower & Hammer -- Highprince Torol Sadeas's glyphpair[19]
Glyph Phonemes
The glyph phonemes are illustrated in a letter from Nazh concerning his investigation of the Calligraphers Guild.[5]
A | I | M | Sh | ||||
B | F | N | T | ||||
V | P | O | Th | ||||
Ch | G | U | Y | ||||
K | H | R | J | ||||
D | L | S | Z | ||||
E |
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Creating Stormlight Glyphs: A JordanCon Workshop with Isaac Stewart
— 17th Shard forums - 2018-05-04# - ↑ Oathbringer chapter 49#
- ↑ JordanCon 2014
— Arcanum - 2014-04-11# - ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 52#
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Page of Alethi glyphs
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 47#
- ↑ a b c d The Way of Kings chapter 28#
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings Typos List
— 17th Shard forums - 2017-10-26# - ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 40#
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 67#
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 4#
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 2#
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings chapter 51#
- ↑ Slave Brands
— 17th Shard forums - 2017-07-02# - ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 40#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 69#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 2#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 77#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 6#