Glifos/Índice

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
unknown	Adoda	Light
	Gesheh	Bridge
unknown	Idi	meaning unknown
	Javani	Life
	Kadulek	Weakness
	Kalak	Eternal	Note: Kalad in the Alethi Glyphs page is a typo.
	Katef	Strength
	Kecheh	High
	Khakh	Determination
	Khokh	meaning unknown	Shown here in the shape of a tower, as used by Dalinar Kholin.
unknown	Laial	meaning unknown
unknown	Lerel	meaning unknown
	Linil	meaning unknown	Shown here in the shape of a crown, as used by Dalinar Kholin.
	Mehlak	Journey
unknown	Merem	Honor
80px	Mevizh	Destination
unknown	Morom	meaning unknown
	Nahn	meaning unknown	Not related to the nahn caste.
unknown	Parap	meaning unknown
	Sas	meaning unknown	Presumably related to Sadeas princedom.
unknown	Sebes	meaning unknown
	Shash	Dangerous
unknown	Shesh	meaning unknown
	Tafar	Physician
	Tebel	Before
	Thath	Justice	Noted for being particularly complex.
	Tsameth	Death
	Zeras	Storm
	unknown	Braid
	unknown	Diamond
	unknown	Finish
	unknown	Freedom
	unknown	Iron
	unknown	Lure
	unknown	Stance
	unknown	Trap

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, but in the shape of a sword and crown for King Elhokar.
• merem khakh -- Amaram's glyphpair, drawn in the shape of a whitespine
• sas morom -- Slave brand, glyphpair of a highlord's district
• sas nahn -- Slave brand, possible glyphpair for Amaram's district
• sebes laial -- Highprince Sebarial's glyphpair, in the shape of a deep gold skyeel on a black field.
• shesh lerel -- Sheler's glyphpair
• Tower & Hammer -- Highprince Torol Sadeas's glyphpair

Glyph Phonemes

The glyph phonemes are illustrated in a letter from Nazh concerning his investigation of the Calligraphers Guild.

	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