Quenya 

-ya

elvish

-ya (5) adjectival ending, as in the word Quenya "Elvish" itself; when added to a verbal stem it may derive a kind of short active participle, as in melumatya "honey-eating" (mat- "eat"), saucarya "evil-doing" (car- "do"). (PE17:68)

quendya

noun. Elvish

Eldarin

eldarin, elvish

Eldarin adj. derived from Elda: "Eldarin, Elvish" (Silm, ÉLED). Also in the longer form Eldarinwa (pl. Eldarinwë in VT47:14, in the title Eldarinwë leperi ar notessi, "The Eldarin fingers and numerals")

quenelya

adjective. of the Elves

lambelë

language

lambelë noun "Language" (especially with reference to phonology), *"phonetics" (VT39:15)

tengwië

language

#tengwië noun "language" in the compound mátengwië "language of the hands" (VT47:9). Compare tengwë, tengwesta.

Quenderin

noun. Quendian

Quendian, name of all Elf-tongues

Quenya [PE 18:24 PE 18:72] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

Quenderin

adjective. Quendian

Quendian

Quenya [PE 18:30, 32 PE 18:82, 83] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

Quenderinwa

adjective. Quendian

Quendian

Quenya [PE 18:6] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

quenelya†

adjective. Quendian

Quendian

Quenya [PE 19:93] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

tengwelë

language

tengwelë noun "Language" (in all its aspects), a general word for the grouping and composing of tengwi (linguistic "signs", phonemes) into a linguistic system (VT39:16)

quenya

noun. Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech, Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech; [ᴹQ.] belonging to the Qendi, Quendian

Cognates

  • Van. Quendya “Quendian language” ✧ WJ/361; WJ/373; WJI/Quenya

Derivations

  • kwenyā “Elvish” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138; WJ/360; WJ/393
    • KWENED “spoken, articulate, spoken, articulate; [ᴹ√] Elf” ✧ PE19/093
    • KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093
      • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
    • KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ WJ/360
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
  • KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093; SA/quen
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kwenyā > quenyā[kwenjā] > [kwenja]✧ PE17/137
kwend(i)ja > Quendya[kwendja] > [kwenja]✧ PE17/138
KWEN > quenya[kwenja]✧ PE19/093
quen- > Quenya[kwenja]✧ SA/quen
kwendjā > Quendya > Quenya[kwendja] > [kwenja]✧ WJ/360
kwendjā > Quenya[kwendja] > [kwenja]✧ WJ/393

Variations

  • quenyā ✧ PE17/137
  • Quendya ✧ PE17/138
  • kwenya ✧ PE19/093
  • quenya ✧ PE19/093; PM/399
Quenya [LBI/Quenya; Let/176; LotR/1127; LotRI/Quenya; LT2I/Quenya; MRI/Quenya; PE17/137; PE17/138; PE18/072; PE19/093; PM/030; PM/399; PMI/Quenya; SA/quen; SDI1/Quenya; SDI2/Quenya; SI/Eldarin; SI/High-elven; SI/Quenya; SMI/Quenya; TII/Quenya; UTI/Quenya; WJ/361; WJ/373; WJ/374; WJ/393; WJ/407; WJI/Quenya; WRI/Quenya] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Quenderin

quendian, belonging to the elves as a whole

Quenderin adj."Quendian, belonging to the Elves as a whole" (a learned word) (WJ:407). The phrase quenderinwë coar "Elvish bodies" (PE17:175) presupposes a longer form *quenderinwa, here attested in the pl.

tengwestië

language

tengwestië noun "Language" as abstract or phenomenon (WJ:394)

Sindarin 

edhellen

adjective. Elvish

_ adj. _Elvish. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edhel

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:45] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

edhellen

adjective. elvish

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
Edhel“Elf”
-ren“adjective suffix”
Sindarin [LotR/0307; PE17/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by

edhellen

adjective. elvish, of the Elves

Sindarin [LotR/II:IV, RS/463] edhel+-ren. Group: SINDICT. Published by

lam

noun. language

Sindarin [WJ/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

edhellen

elvish

edhellen (of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin

edhellen

elvish

(of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin****

Telerin 

lambë

noun. language

Cognates

  • Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394

Derivations

  • lambē “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
    • LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ VT39/15
    • labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416

Element in

Variations

  • lambe ✧ WJ/394

Adûnaic

nimriyê

noun. Nimrian Tongue, *Elvish

The Adûnaic word for the Elvish language (SD/414), most likely a combination of the word Nimir “Elf” (evidently with the Adûnaic syncope) and a suffix meaning “language”, perhaps -iyê.

Elements

WordGloss
Nimir“Elf, (lit.) Shining One”
-iyê“language suffix”

Variations

  • Nimriyē ✧ SD/414
Adûnaic [SD/414; SDI2/Nimrian] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Khuzdûl

aglâb

noun. language

Cognates

  • Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
Khuzdûl [WJ/395; WJI/Dwarves] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Primitive elvish

kwenyā

adjective. Elvish

Changes

  • Kwendyakwenyā ✧ PE17/137

Derivations

  • KWENED “spoken, articulate, spoken, articulate; [ᴹ√] Elf” ✧ PE19/093
    • KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
  • KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ WJ/360
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Derivatives

  • Q. Quenderin “Quendian, of the Quendi, belonging to the Elves as a whole” ✧ PE19/093
  • Q. Quenya “Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech, Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech; [ᴹQ.] belonging to the Qendi, Quendian” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138; WJ/360; WJ/393
  • Van. Quendya “Quendian language” ✧ WJ/360

Variations

  • kwe-nyā ✧ PE17/137
  • Kwendya ✧ PE17/137 (Kwendya)
  • kwend(i)ja ✧ PE17/138
  • kwendya ✧ PE19/093 (kwendya)
  • kwenedyā ✧ PE19/093
  • kwendjā ✧ WJ/360; WJ/393
Primitive elvish [PE17/137; PE17/138; PE19/093; WJ/360; WJ/393] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

qendya

noun. Elvish

eldarin

noun/adjective. of the Elves, Elvish

Cognates

  • On. Eledrīna “of the Elves, Elvish” ✧ PE21/59

Element in

Qenya [Ety/ELED; LR/171; LRI/Eldarin; PE18/024; PE21/59; SDI2/Eldarin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

eledrīna

noun/adjective. of the Elves, Elvish

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Eldarin “of the Elves, Elvish” ✧ PE21/59

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ELED “Star-Folk, Elves”

Variations

  • Eledrī̆na ✧ PE21/59 (Eledrī̆na)
Old Noldorin [PE21/59] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

der

root. adult male, man

Middle Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

qenya

noun. Elvish

Cognates

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
Qen“Elf”
Early Quenya [GL/28; LT1I/Qenya; LT2I/Qenya; SMI/Qenya] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qenyarin

noun. *Elvish

Cognates

  • G. Cweneglin “*Elvish (Qenya)” ✧ PE14/009
Early Quenya [PE14/009] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-issa

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ISI “*know” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Element in

  • Eq. Eldarissa “Language of the Eldar” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
  • Eq. Noldorissa “Language of the Noldoli” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ISI > -issa[-issā] > [issa]✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
Early Quenya [LT2A/Eldarissa] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-qet(se)

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QETE “*speak” ✧ QL/077

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QETE > qet[kʷet]✧ QL/077

Variations

  • qet ✧ QL/077
  • -qetse ✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by