ant, pl. aint, coll. pl. annath. Also ann (-an at the end of compounds), pl. ain.
Noldorin
-ant
suffix. regular past tense
ant
noun. gift
ant
noun. gift
Sindarin
-ant
suffix. 3rd person pa
-ant
suffix. 3rd person past tense
ant
gift
ant
gift
pl. aint, coll. pl. annath. Also ann (-an at the end of compounds), pl. ain.
ann
noun. gift
n. gift.
ann
noun. gift
The most commonly accepted Sindarin word for “gift” is S. ann, equivalent to Quenya Q. anna “gift”, both derived from ✶annā based on the root √ANA “towards” (PE17/90). It was also an element in the names Melian “Dear Gift” (SA/mel) and Rían “Crown Gift” (Ety/RIG). However, Tolkien experimented with a variety of other forms throughout his life.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. ôn “gift” related to the verb G. antha- “give” (GL/19, 62), both based on the early root ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/31). The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. {ann >>} ant “gift” under the root ᴹ√ANA “to, towards” (Ety/ANA¹; EtyAC/ANA¹). S. ann “gift” < ✶annā appeared in notes from around 1967 (PE17/90). In Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 Tolkien had S. anw as the equivalent of Q. anwa “gift” (PE22/163), perhaps derived from ✱(h)an-mā.
anw
noun. gift
anw
noun. gift
Primitive elvish
annā
noun. gift
Quenya
anna
gift
anna noun "gift" (ANA1, SA), "a thing handed, brought or sent to a person" (PE17:125), also name of tengwa #23 (Appendix E); pl. annar "gifts" in Fíriel's Song. Masc. name Annatar "Lord of Gifts, *Gift-lord", name assumed by Sauron when he tried to seduce the Eldar in the Second Age (SA:tar). Eruanna noun "God-gift", gift of God, i.e. "grace" (VT43:38)
anna, anwa
noun. gift
anwa
noun. gift
pímótar
noun. ant, (lit.) insect-worker
Adûnaic
yô Reconstructed
noun. gift
An element in the name Yôzâyan “Land of Gift” (UT/184, SD/241). The final element of this name is zâyan “land”, so its initial element yô most likely means “gift”, as suggested by several authors (AAD/24, AL/Adûnaic, EotAL/YAW), though Andreas Moehn points out this word could have the form yôz instead (EotAL/YAW).
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!
Gnomish
ant
noun. cheek; face
ôn
noun. gift
Early Noldorin
ant
noun. face, front, forward surface, face, front, forward surface; [G.] cheek
A word in Early Noldorin Word-lists with glosses “face, front, forward surface”, cognate to ᴱQ. anta “cheek” (PE13/137, 160).
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, G. ant instead had the gloss “cheek” and was derived from ᴱ✶ṃ̄t- (GL/19), probably related to ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/59). In Gnomish Lexicon Slips correcting that document, Tolkien revised the gloss to “face” (PE13/110).
Early Quenya
an
noun. gift
áno
noun. gift
Qenya
anna
noun. gift
_ pron. suff. _3rd person pa.t. ending. Tolkien compares it to Medieval Welsh -as, or modern Welsh -odd (PE17:43). >> echant, teithant