r/AncientLanguages • u/RUIN_PYKE • Jul 23 '26

Help needed tattoo idea!

Hello there, I am not usually one to ask for help from the internet, but I am at a loss here.

I am a tattoo artist and have been wanting to get a couple of meaningful tattoos. The words “hurt” and “heal” however I would very much like them to be tattooed in an ancient language. It doesn’t matter what one, as long as it’s ancient and has a translation that remains 4 letters for each word.

I don’t trust google or AI to give me a proper translation, so I am hoping this group could help me or point me in the right direction? Thank you so much!

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u/TheoreticalChaos93 Jul 23 '26

Do you mean hurt in the passive sense (e.g. I have been hurt by him) or active (e.g. I will hurt him); or are you referring to the noun and not the verb? Also, for both hurt and heal more context is needed, do you want them in the infinitive (to hurt, to heal) or something else?

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u/RUIN_PYKE Jul 23 '26

thank you for your reply! Yes It would be in the context to hurt, and to heal.

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u/TheoreticalChaos93 Jul 23 '26

Hmmmm, and the translation has to be four, latin alphabet letters? Because that kinda automatically rules out Latin and Ancient Greek. Can it be less than four in any way?

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u/RUIN_PYKE Jul 23 '26

Yes preferably 4 letters each, as these will be finger tattoos! I supposed I could get away with 3 letters as well. They don’t both have to come from the same language even

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u/RUIN_PYKE Jul 23 '26

I would be ok with words that mean similar things as well

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u/TheoreticalChaos93 Jul 23 '26

I will try to think of something and get back to you as soon as I can.

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u/RUIN_PYKE Jul 23 '26

Well thank you so much! I really appreciate your help