Glossary of Dune (franchise) terminology explained

This is a list of terminology used in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium", the glossary contained in the novel Dune (1965).

Dune word construction could be classified into three domains of vocabulary, each marked with its own neology: the names and terms related to the politics and culture of the Imperium, the names and terms characteristic of the mystic sodality of the Bene Gesserit, and the barely displaced Arabic of the Fremen language.Fremen share vocabulary for Arrakeen phenomena with the Empire, but use completely different vocabulary for Bene Gesserit-implanted messianic religion.[1]

Due to the similarities between some of Herbert's terms and ideas and actual words and concepts in the Arabic and Hebrew languages as well as the series' "Islamic undertones" and themes a Middle Eastern influence on Herbert's works has been noted repeatedly.[1] [2] There are over eighty terms used of Arabic origin, several other loanwords from Indo-European languages such as German and Persian, and words from the North American Na-Dene language Navajo.[3]

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See also: Zen and Sunni Islam.

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Arabic and Islamic themes in Frank Herbert's Dune . Bahayeldin . Khalid . January 22, 2004 . July 21, 2009 . Baheyeldin.com . May 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110512020025/http://baheyeldin.com/literature/arabic-and-islamic-themes-in-frank-herberts-dune.html . live .
  3. Singh . Manvir . Dune and the Delicate Art of Making Fictional Languages . . February 28, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . subscription . March 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308034106/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/dune-and-the-delicate-art-of-making-fictional-languages . live .
  4. Book: Herbert, Frank . Frank Herbert . 1965 . . Terminology of the Imperium.
  5. Herbert, Frank (1965). Dune.
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  7. Herbert, Frank (1981). God Emperor of Dune.
  8. Herbert, Frank (1984). Heretics of Dune.
  9. Herbert, Frank (1969). Dune Messiah.
  10. Book: Reilly, Jim. StickMan: The Story of Emmett Chapman and the Instrument He Created. Two Handed Press. 2015. 978-0991872916. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  11. Web site: Baliset. Tom McMahon.com. May 11, 2020. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421161205/http://www.tommcmahon.ca/baliset/. live.
  12. Web site: Dune Weirdest Creatures Probably Won't Be in the Movies. Timothy. Donohoo. James. Lynch. January 24, 2024. Comic Book Resources. January 29, 2024. May 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230520211644/https://www.cbr.com/dune-part-two-omit-chairdogs/. live.
  13. . The Secret History of Dune . Will . Collins . September 16, 2017 . October 20, 2017 . October 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060026/https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-secret-history-of-dune/#! . live .
  14. Herbert, Brian and Anderson, Kevin J. (2002-2004). Legends of Dune.
  15. Web site: Audio excerpts from a reading of Dune by Frank Herbert . Usul.net . October 6, 2010 . November 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101111172515/http://www.usul.net/books/sounds.htm . live .
  16. Book: Herbert, Frank . Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles: Book 1) . Afterword: by Brian Herbert (2005). 1965. Ace Books, NY. 0-441-01359-7 . 523–525 .
  17. Herbert, Frank (1965). Dune, Terminology of the Imperium (Ecaz).
  18. Herbert, Frank (1976). Children of Dune.
  19. Herbert, Frank (1985). .
  20. Herbert, Brian and Anderson, Kevin J. (2006) Hunters of Dune.
  21. Herbert, Frank (1965). Dune, Terminology of the Imperium (Snooper, Poison).
  22. Book: Herbert, Frank . Dune . registration . Appendix IV: The Almanak en-Ashraf (Selected Excerpts of the Noble Houses): Vladimir Harkonnen . 1965 .
  23. Book: Herbert, Frank. Chapterhouse: Dune. 1987-07-01. Ace. 9780441102679. Princeton, N.J.. 84. en. registration.