Latin (the original square)

Imaginative reading: The farmer Arepo holds the wheels with care

  • Sator: Sower/farmer
  • Arepo: Possibly an invented name
  • Tenet: He/she/it holds
  • Opera: Care/pains/effort
  • Rotas: Wheels

Spanish

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Sasac respects sagas, attacks houses

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Sasac: Invented name
  • Acata: Respects
  • Sagas: Sagas
  • Ataca: Attacks
  • Casas: Houses

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: To heal, he will roast pineapple, frogs, and guava

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Asará: Will roast
  • Sanar: To heal
  • Ananá: Pineapple (regional)
  • Ranas: Frogs
  • Arasá: Guava/guava tree (regional)

(Note: symmetry ignores accents)

Estonian

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Sisel kept lounging in the fathers’ shed

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Sisel: Invented name
  • Isade: Of the fathers
  • Saras: In the shed
  • Edasi: Further/continuing
  • Lesis: Lounged/rested

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: On stones of the fathers, needing further spread

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Kivel: On stones
  • Isade: Of the fathers
  • Vajav: Needing/requiring
  • Edasi: Further/continuing
  • Levik: Spread/distribution

Dutch

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Shipowner Treda neatly decorates go-karts with a veined pattern

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Karts: Go-karts
  • Adert: Decorates with a veined pattern
  • Reder: Shipowner
  • Treda: Invented name
  • Strak: Neatly/precisely; also stiffly/tightly/tautly; used adverbially

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Danish pasturing: [he] etched, moistened, and cut

Source

  • Deens: Danish
  • Etten: To pasture
  • Etste: Etched
  • Nette: Moistened; neat/tidy
  • Sneed: Cut

Serbian

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: The young man enchanted Madame Aračo with a dagger

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Момак: Young man [Momak]
  • Очара: Charmed/enchanted [Očara]
  • Мадам: Madame [Madam]
  • Арачо: Invented name [Aračo]
  • Камом: With a dagger [Kamom]

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Stay still! I’m chasing an idea; bite the lapel

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Мируј: Stay still [Miruj]
  • Идеју: An idea [Ideju]
  • Ревер: Lapel [Rever]
  • Уједи: Bite [Ujedi]
  • Јурим: I chase [Jurim]

Czech

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: In the vicinity of the oil lay Ejelo, an ulluco

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Kolem: Around/in the vicinity of
  • Oleje: Of oil
  • Ležel: Lay/was lying
  • Ejelo: Invented name
  • Melok: Ulluco plant

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Cupid’s catcher was grabbing the scent of floods

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Lapač: Catcher
  • Amora: Of Cupid
  • Potop: Of floods
  • Aroma: Aroma/fragrance
  • Čapal: Was grabbing

Hebrew

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: The beginning of my spring, which Yeviva will present, will remain

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • רֵאשִׁית Beginning of [reshit]
  • אֲבִיבִי My spring [avivi]
  • שֶׁיַּגִּישׁ Which...will present [sheyagish]
  • יְבִיבָא Invented name [yeviva]
  • תִּשָּׁאֵר Will remain [tisha'er]

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: They made him such that he would cry—and in his heart, the road—and he was saved

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • עָשׂוּהוּ They made him [asuhu]
  • שֶׁיִּבְכֶּה That he would cry [sheyivkeh]
  • וּבְלִבּוֹ And in his heart [uvlibo]
  • הַכְּבִישׁ The road [hakvish]
  • וְהוּשַׁע And he was saved [vehusha]

Turkish

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: In the recollection, Rapat cowers and worships your name

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Rapat: Invented name
  • Anıda: In the recollection/memory
  • Pısıp: Cowering/cowers and...
  • Adına: To your name
  • Tapar: Worships/adores

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Who am I? An administrative position; a voluntary facial expression

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Kimim: Who am I?
  • İdari: Administrative
  • Makam: Position/post/office
  • İradi: Voluntary/intentional
  • Mimik: Facial expression

Azerbaijani

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Friendless little İdirə hopped and melted

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Bikəs: Friendless/without anyone
  • İdirə: Invented name
  • Kiçik: Little/small
  • Əridi: Melted
  • Səkib: Has hopped/having hopped

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: His friendless little captive has hopped toward the toffee

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Bikəs: Friendless/without anyone
  • İrisə: To/toward the toffee
  • Kiçik: Little/small
  • Əsiri: His/her captive
  • Səkib: Has hopped/having hopped

Hungarian

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Your emblem, Ejere, is a veil; its power is magnetism

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Jeled: Your sign/emblem
  • Ejere: Invented name
  • Lepel: Veil
  • Ereje: Its power/strength
  • Delej: Magnetism

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: He shot at his ancestors, so Tieső conducts a burial

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Lőtte: He/she shot it/him/her
  • Őseit: His/her ancestors
  • Temet: He/she buries
  • Tieső: Invented name
  • Ettől: From this/because of this

Mongolian

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Having waited watchfully, Naadu will bear his father’s weight—for a long time

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Нааду: Invented name [Naadu]
  • Анаад: Having waited watchfully [Anaad]
  • Ааваа: His father [Aavaa]
  • Даана: Can/will bear the weight of [Daana]
  • Удаан: For a long time [Udaan]

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: And weld the quiver [of] a thirsty two-year-old horse

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Агаад: And [Agaad]
  • Гагна: Weld [Gagna]
  • Агсга: Quiver [Agsga]
  • Ангаг: Thirsty [Angag]
  • Даага: Two-year-old horse [Daaga]

South Bolivian Quechua

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: That generous twin Amuya is a striver

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Jaqay: That/that one
  • Amuya: Invented name
  • Qukuq: Generous
  • Ayuma: Twin
  • Yaqaj: Striver/one who pursues a goal

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: That fragrant grandchild Asapa is a striver

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Jaqay: That/that one
  • Asapa: Invented name
  • Q'apaq: Aromatic/fragrant
  • Apasa: Grandchild
  • Yaqaj: Striver/one who pursues a goal

(Note: symmetry ignores ejective apostrophe)

Oromo

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Ifaac, write a trail of tradition for me

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Ifaac: Invented name
  • Faana: Footprint, trail
  • Aadaa: [Of] culture, custom, tradition
  • Anaaf: For me
  • Caafi: Write!

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: For me, the language of tradition’s footprint is lame

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Afaan: Mouth, language, or opening
  • Faana: Footprint, trail
  • Aadaa: [Of] culture, custom, tradition
  • Anaaf: For me
  • Naafa: Lame

Urdu

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Completion—fashioned, madam: a gesture of maternal love

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • اتمام Completion [itmaam]
  • تراشا Carved/fashioned [taraashaa]
  • مادام Madam [maadaam]
  • اشارت Gesture/indication [ishaarat]
  • مامتا Maternal love [maamta]

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Total completion, madam: the imamate and maternal love

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • اتمام Completion [itmaam]
  • تماما Entirely [tamaaman]
  • مادام Madam [maadaam]
  • امامت Imamate [imaamat]
  • مامتا Maternal love [maamta]

Welsh

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: This year, useless Inele’s mine level was being sealed

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Seild: Was sealing/being sealed
  • Eleni: This year
  • Lefel: Level/mine level
  • Inele: Invented name
  • Diles: Useless

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: A neck was made—how beautiful!—a nameless neck

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Gwddw: Neck
  • Wneid: Was made
  • Deced: How beautiful
  • Dienw: Nameless
  • Wddwg: Neck

Portuguese

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Eamam, a tiny amine, cheers Mom up

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Eamam: Invented name
  • Amina: Amine
  • Mirim: Small/tiny
  • Anima: Enlivens/cheers
  • Mamãe: Mom/Mommy

(Note: symmetry ignores tilde)

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: A local person unable to speak pampers laccol—hooray!

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Álalo: Person unable to speak
  • Local: Local
  • Acoca: Coddles/pampers
  • Lacol: Laccol
  • Olalá: Hooray!/expression of joy

Swahili

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Is he getting married? Yes. He steals from Oyidn and intermarries

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Anaoa: He/she is marrying
  • Ndiyo: Yes/indeed
  • Aibia: He/she steals from/robs
  • Oyidn: Invented name
  • Aoana: He/she intermarries

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Auauk, keep going; he’s ill. Manage to examine him

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Auauk: Invented name
  • Udumu: Keep going/continue
  • Augua: He/she is ill
  • Umudu: Manage/cope
  • Kuaua: To inspect/examine

Latvian

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Grind up, Atāha, the agate llamas for the sisters

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Samal: Grind up
  • Atāha: Invented name
  • Māsām: For the sisters
  • Ahāta: Of agate
  • Lamas: Llamas

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Again, O gull of the gangway, to plow—a perch

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Atkal: Again
  • Trapa: Of the gangway
  • Kajak: O gull!
  • Apart: To plow
  • Lakta: Anvil; a perch/roost

Cusco Quechua

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: They say the delicacy is almost fragrant. Akaña, uproot it!

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Yaqas: Reportedly almost; almost, they say
  • Añaka: Delicacy/sweet thing
  • Q'apaq: Fragrant/perfumed
  • Akaña: Invented name
  • Saq'ay: Uproot!

(Note: symmetry ignores ejective apostrophes)

Tagalog

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Greet the skin; set aside worry [about its] effect

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Ibati: Greet
  • Balat: Skin
  • Alala: Worry; memory/remembrance
  • Talab: Effect/efficacy/potency
  • Itabi: Set aside

Malay

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Your fig tree is greedy; the rulers’ elder sibling is difficult

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Rakus: Greedy
  • Aramu: Your fig tree
  • Kakak: Older sibling
  • Umara: Rulers
  • Sukar: Difficult

Galician

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Sasam attacks sagas, defers to crowds

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Sasam: Invented name
  • Ataca: Attacks
  • Sagas: Sagas
  • Acata: Defers to/respects
  • Masas: Crowds/masses

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: Narrate: To cover with sand, to reread, I had cut. They err

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Narre: Narrate/tell
  • Arear: To cover/sprinkle with sand
  • Reler: To reread
  • Raera: I/he/she had cut/shaved close
  • Erran: They err

Polish

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: An unjust judge was catching adult insects with cane toads, Tałip

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Piłat: Unjust judge
  • Imaga: Adult insects
  • Łapał: Was catching
  • Agami: With cane toads
  • Tałip: Invented name

Bulgarian

Imaginative reading: We roast atoms; a rotor of the property is a mirage

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Жарим: We roast/grill [Zharim]
  • Атоми: Atoms [Atomi]
  • Ротор: Rotor [Rotor]
  • Имота: The property/estate [Imota]
  • Мираж: Mirage [Mirazh]

Swedish

Imaginative reading: Damn! Trot on; what was spoken is a distortion—put it to bed

Source

  • Attan: Damn!
  • Trava: To trot
  • Talat: Spoken
  • Avart: Distortion/perversion/malformation
  • Natta: To put someone to bed

French

Imaginative reading: A trace of beings on radar; a gap in [something] set with gems

Source

  • Êtres: Beings
  • Trace: Trace, sign, remnant
  • Radar: Radar
  • Écart: Gap
  • Serte: Set with gems

(Note: symmetry ignores accents)

English

Source

  • Warts: Skin growths
  • Apart: Separated
  • Radar: Tracking system
  • Trapa: Water chestnut plant
  • Straw: Dried cereal stalk