MEASURES Ah-il - a unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, c. 18"; analoguous to the Earth cubit; 10 ah-il equal one ah-ral
Ah-ral - a unit of measure equalling 10 ah-il, or approx. 180"
Foot - a unit of measurement equal to 10 horts, or 12 1/2 Earth inches
Hort - (noun): a measure of distance equal to 1- 1/4 inches
Huda - a unit of measure equalling 5 tefa
Pasang - measure of distance equalling .7 miles
WEIGHTS Stone - a unit of measurement equal to 4 Earth pounds
Tef - unit of measure, consisting of a handful of whatever produce (such as dates) is being weighed; 6 tefs equal one tefa
Tefa - 1) a unit of measure equalling 6 tefs, or handfuls; 5 tefas equal 1 huda; 2) a small basket
TIME Ahn - the Gorean hour, of which there are 20 in a Gorean day; it consists of 40 ehn (minutes)
Ehn - the Gorean minute, of which there are 40 in an ahn (hour); it consists of 80 ihn (seconds)
Ihn - the Gorean second, of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute)
Tenth ahn - tenth 'hour', the Gorean noon
Twentieth ahn - twentieth 'hour', the Gorean midnight
CALENDAR & EVENTS En'Kara - (lit. 'first turning'): the first month of the Gorean calendar, that of the vernal equinox, which is the Gorean new year; roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of March
En'Var - (lit. 'first resting'): the fourth month of the Gorean calendar, that of the summer solstice, roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of June
Se'Kara - (lit. 'second turning'): the seventh month of the Gorean calendar, that of the autumnal equinox, roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September
Selnar - the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities)
Se'Var - (lit. 'second resting'): the tenth month of the Gorean calendar, that of the winter solstice, roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of December
Passage Hand- the 5-day period between Gorean months, which consist of 5, 5 - day weeks
Love Feast - common name for the 5th Passage Hand, occuring in late summer, which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves, esp. slavegirls
Sardar Fairs - huge fairs held 4 times each year at the foot of the Sardar Mountains; they coincide with the equinoxes and solstices (En'Kara, En'Var, Se'Kara, & Se'Var); for the duration of the Fair, the area is neutral territory: no one may be enslaved at the Fair (though slaves captured elsewhere may be sold), & no blood may be spilled, and serves as a trading point for information and merchandise; every Gorean is required to visit the Fair at least once before the age of 25
The Gorean to English Dictionary is much too long to include on a page here, however, if you would like to download it, you may do so Here. Is not all inclusive, but most of the terminology is there and will be helpful as you travel through the world of Gor.
