Naming conventions

Names are important in MIlhamah RPG. So in order to create a more immersive story, we encourage you to come up with good names for your characters via some naming coventions. Consulting a dictionary of names based in Hebrew, Arabic or other Semitic languages may provide some good ideas.

The following are Hebrew names based off verb conjugations and “mishqalim” patterns. Transpose the 1, 2, and 3 into the letters for your shoresh root, reading right to left:

Normal verbs: (Example root: גמר)

Pa’al

Masculine

  • 1o2e3 (Present singular) Ex. Gomer
  • 1o23im (Present plural) Ex. Gomrim
  • 1a2a3 (Past singular 3rd) Ex. Gamar
  • 1a23u (Past plural 3rd) Ex. Gamru
  • 1a2a3tem (Past plural 2nd) Ex. Gamartem

Feminine

  • 1o2e3et (Present singular) Ex. Gomeret(h)
  • 1o23ot (Present plural) Ex. Gomrot(h)
  • 1a2a3ten (Past plural 2nd) Ex. Gamarten

Common (Either)

  • 1a2a3ti (Past singular 1st) Ex. Gamarti
  • 1a3a3nu (Past plural 1st) Ex. Gamarnu
  • Li12o3 (Infinitive) Ex. Ligmor

Pi’el

Masculine

  • 1i22e3 (Past singular 3rd) Ex. Gimmer
  • Me1a22e3 (Present singular 3rd) Ex. Megammer
  • Me1a223im (Present plural 3rd) Ex. Megammrim 

Feminine

  • Me1a22e3et(h) (Present singular 3rd) Ex. Megammeret(h)
  • Me1a223ot(h) (Present plural 3rd) Ex. Megammrot(h)

Common (Either)

  • Le1a22e3 (Infinitive) Legammer
  • 1i22a3ti (1st Past Singular) Gimmarti
  • 1i22a3nu (1st Past Plural) Gimmarnu

Pu’al

Masculine

  • Mu12a3 (Participle) Ex. Mugmar

Hif’il

Masculine
1
i22e3 (Past singular 3rd) Ex. Gimmer

Female

Huf’al

Mu12a3 (Participle) Ex. Mugmar

Hitpa’el

Masculine
Mit1a22e3 Ex. Mitgammer

Feminine

Mishqalim

Masculine
mi12a3 (Mishqal) Ex. Migmar
ta12i3 (Mishqal) Ex. Tagmir

Feminine
1a22a3ah Ex. Gammarah

II-Waw verbs: (Example root: קום)

Masculine

  • 1a3 (Present singular) Ex. Qam
  • 1a3im (Present plural) Ex. Saqim
  • 1a3 (Past singular 3rd) Ex. Qam
  • 1a3ta (Past singular 2nd) Ex. Qamta
  • 1a3tem (Past plural 2nd) Ex. Qamtem
  • Ta1i3 (Future singular 2nd) Ex. Taqim
  • Ya1i3 (Future singular 3rd) Ex. Yaqim
  • Ya1i3u (Future plural 3rd) Ex. Yaqimu
  • 1i3 (Imperative singular) Ex. Qim


Feminine

  • 1a3ah (Present singular) Ex. Qamah
  • 1a3ot (Present plural) Ex. Qamot
  • 1a3t (Past singular 2nd) Ex. Qamt
  • 1a3ten (past plural 2nd) Ex. Qamten
  • Ta1i3i (Future singular 2nd) Ex. Taqimi
  • Ta1i3 (Future singular 3rd) Ex. Taqim
  • Ta1e3nah (Future plural 3rd) Ex. Taqimnah
  • 1i3i (Imperative singular) Ex. Qimi

Common (Either)

  • 1a3ti (Past 1st Singular) Ex. Qamti
  • 1a3nu (Past 1st Plural) Ex. Qamnu
  • 1a3u (Past plural 3rd) Ex. Qamu
  • La1i3 (Infinitive) Ex. Laqim
  • Na1i3 (Future 1st Plural) Ex. Naqim
  • A1i3 (Future 1st Singular) Ex. Aqim
  • Ta1i3u (Future plural 2nd) Ex. Taqimu
  • 1i3u (Imperative plural) Ex. Qimu

Pi’el

Masculine
1
i22e3 (Past singular 3rd) Ex. Gimmer

Feminine

Pu’al

 

Hif’il

Masculine

Feminine

Huf’al

 

Hitpa’el

Masculine

Feminine

Mishqalim

Masculine

Feminine