-rē

suffix. -rē

-(a)rē

suffix. abstract noun

raitē

noun. peculiar hue, (special) fashion

yenā

adjective. female

ñ(g)alatā

noun. (reflected) radiance, glitter (of reflected light), glory

bes

root. to wed

-rë

suffix. abstract noun

ceura

adjective. renewed

An adjective for “renewed” in rough notes from the late 1960s. Where it first appeared, Tolkien had {keura “renewal” >>} keure “renewed” (VT48/7). Although keure is not a typical adjective form, it seems this change was intentional, since the corresponding Telerin form was T. ciure (VT48/7). However, on a later page Tolkien wrote keura again below Q. kēva “fresh, new, renewed” and adjacent to the Sindarin adjective S. cŷr; on this later page the noun form seems to be Q. keule (VT48/8). Thus it seems to be that ceura “✱renewed” was restored. Hat-tip to Luinyelle for this suggestion.

retto

noun. *climber

An apparently Quenya word in 1957 Notes on Names (NN), based on the root √RET and equivalent to S. reth, the latter an element in the name S. Orodreth “Mountaineer” (PE17/182). It is thus likely that Q. retto and S. reth means something like “✱climber”, though it is possible that retto is actually a primitive form.

tindómerel

feminine name. Daughter of Twilight

The Quenya name of Tinúviel (SA/tin, PE19/73). Since she was a Sindarin elf, this name is largely theoretical, as a development from the same primitive form: ✶Tindōmiselde. This name is a compound of tindómë and a suffixal form -rel of seldë “daughter”. In a couple places, Tolkien used this name to illustrated the development of primitive intervocalic ✶[s] into Quenya [r] (PE19/33, 73).

Conceptual Development: The earliest “Qenya” name for Tinúviel was ᴹQ. Tinúviel in linguistic notes from the early 1930s; it was declined in various noun cases, and was clearly intended to be a purely Qenya name rather than an adaptation of the Noldorin Tinúviel (PE21/35). The name ᴹQ. Tindómerel appeared in The Etymologies from the mid-1930s, where it already had the derivation described above (Ety/SEL-D, TIN). In some notes on Quenya phonology from the 1930s, this name appeared as Tindómirel with a medial i (PE19/33), but in a revision of those notes from the 1950s it was reverted back to Tindómerel (PE19/73). It appeared as (Tindómrl) in some examples of left-handed tengwar writing from the 1960s (VT47/37); Tolkien probably neglected to add the vowel diacritics in this case.

-më

suffix. abstract noun

-s(së)

suffix. he, she, it; him, her, it

-ssë

suffix. abstract noun

-ya

suffix. adjective suffix

ré

noun. day (period from sunset to sunset)

Ae

day

Ae (Quenya?) noun "day" (LEP/LEPEN/LEPEK - ae was written over ar [# 2] in the names of the Valinorean week, but ar was not struck out.)

Tindómiel

daughter of twilight

Tindómiel, fem. name (UT:210), probably *"daughter of twilight" (tindómë + -iel) and thus the equivalent of Sindarin Tinúviel. Compare tindómerel.

ala

day

[ala (7) noun "day", also alan "daytime". The forms allen, alanen listed after these words could be inflected forms of them, genitive "of daytime", constracted (allen = al'nen) and uncontracted. However, Tolkien struck out all of this (VT45:13).]

alcantaméren

made it shine

alcantaméren _("k")_vb. "made it shine" (with a fem.pl. subject; the ending -ren probably means "they" of women, but the ending does not have to be translated here) (MC:216; this is "Qenya")

ar

day

ar (2) noun "day" (PE17:148), apparently short for árë, occurring in the names of the Valinorean week listed below. Tolkien indicated that ar in these names could also be arë when the following element begins in a consonant (VT45:27). Usually the word for "day" in LotR-style Quenya is rather aurë (or ré), q.v.

ceura

renewed

ceura ("k"), probably adj. "renewed" (VT48:8). Also in the form ceurë (VT48:7), but ceura seems to be the form that would fit Tolkien's general principles best: there are many adjectives in -ra, whereas forms in -rë would normally be taken to be the plural form of such adjectives.

ceurë

renewed

ceurë ("k")adj. "renewed" (emended from a noun ceura "renewal") (VT48:7). See ceura and compare ceuranar.

ceurë

adjective. renewed

inimeitë

female

inimeitë adj.? ?"female" (INI)

inya

female

inya (1) adj. "female" (INI)

manyel

female

[manyel noun "female" (PE17:190)]

ré

day

ré noun "day" (of the sun), a full 24-hour cycle (Appendix D) composed of aurë (day, daylight) and lómë "night" (VT49:45). Short -rë in compounds like Ringarë (q.v.). Allative rénna (VT49:45).

tindómerel

daughter of twilight

tindómerel (also capitalized Tindómerel) fem. name "daughter of twilight", a kenning (poetic name) of the nightingale; = Sindarin Tinúviel. (TIN, SEL-D, SA:tin; "Tindómrl" in mirrored Tengwar in VT47:37 would seem to be an incomplete annotation of the same word). The form Tindómiel (UT:210) could well be an alternative Quenya equivalent of Tinúviel, and it is possibly to be preferred because the status of the ending -rel "daughter" is uncertain (it was to represent older -zel, -sel corresponding to the independent word seldë, but Tolkien changed the meaning of this word from "daughter" to "child", and since the word for "child" appears as hína in later texts, it may be that seldë and the corresponding ending -rel were dropped altogether).

árë

day

árë noun "day" (PM:127) or "sunlight" (SA:arien). Stem ári- _(PE17:126, where the word is further defined as "warmth, especially of the sun, sunlight"). Also name of tengwa #31; cf. also ar # 2. Originally pronounced ázë; when /z/ merged with /r/, the letter became superfluous and was given the new value ss, hence it was re-named essë (Appendix E)_. Also árë nuquerna *"árë reversed", name of tengwa #32, similar to normal árë but turned upside down (Appendix E). See also ilyázëa, ilyárëa under ilya. In the Etymologies, this word has a short initial vowel: arë pl. ari (AR1)

-reth

suffix. -reth

suff. >> Orodreth

-red

suffix. applied esp

suff. applied esp. to colours and shapes. >> rhaed, -rhed

-ren

suffix. adjective suffix

@@@ perhaps a later, S-only, innovation

-rhed

suffix. applied esp

suff. applied esp. to colours and shapes. >> -red, rhaed

-ion

suffix. -region, -land

@@@ appears in earlier names as Noldorized form of Ilk. genitive plural -ion.

-on(d)

suffix. -region, -land

cŷr

adjective. renewed

An adjective meaning “renewed” based on the root √KEW “new, fresh, renewed” (VT48/7-8).

reth

noun. *climber

A word/suffix in 1957 Notes on Names (NN), based on the root √RET and an element in the name S. Orodreth “Mountaineer” (PE17/182). It is thus likely means something like “✱climber”.

haered

noun. remoteness

_n._remoteness. >> hae, haer, na-chaered

orgaladh

noun. fourth day of the Númenórean week, day of the White Tree

This day was formerly called orgaladhad in the Elvish calendar

orgaladhad

noun. fourth day of the Elvish week, day of the Two Trees

This day was renamed orgaladh in the Númenórean calendar

rhaed

adjective. applied esp

adj. applied esp. to colours and shapes. rhaed << raed. >> -red, -rhed, rhîd

rhîd

adjective. applied esp

adj. applied esp. to colours and shapes. Maybe the plural form of rhaed. >> -red, rhaed, -rhed

-as

suffix. abstract noun

-eb

suffix. adjective suffix

-ed

suffix. gerund

-en

suffix. adjective suffix

-iel

suffix. adjective suffix

-th

suffix. abstract noun

@@@ mostly seems to use base vowel between suffix and root

haered

noun. remoteness, (remote) distance

rhaed

noun. peculiar hue, (special) fashion

inu

noun/adjective. female

-ad

suffix. gerund

-in

suffix. adjective suffix

aur

noun. day, sunlight, morning

calan

noun. day, period of actual daylight

Attested in the first edition of LotR, but omitted from the second.

inu

adjective. female

oraearon

noun. seventh day of the Númenórean week, Sea-day

oranor

noun. second day of the week, day of the Sun

orbelain

noun. sixth day of the week, day of the Powers or Valar

orgilion

noun. first day of the week, day of the Stars

orithil

noun. third day of the week, day of the Moon

ormenel

noun. fifth day of the week, Heavens' day

penninor

noun. last day of the year

rhîd

noun. peculiar hue, (special) fashion

aur

day

aur (morning), pl. oer. As prefix or- in names of weekdays.

aur

day

(morning), pl. oer. As prefix or- in names of weekdays.

calan

daytime

(i galan, o chalan), pl. celain (i chelain)

cŷr

renewed

cŷr (lenited gŷr; no distinct pl. form) (VT48:7-8). Another form, cîr, clashes with the word for ”ship”.s

cŷr

renewed

cŷr (lenited gŷr; no distinct pl. form) (VT48:7-8). Another form, cîr, clashes with the word for ”ship”.

edinor

anniversary day

(pl. edinoer). Archaic edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar.

inu

female

inu (analogical pl. iny)

inu

female

(analogical pl. iny)**

-ren

suffix. adjective suffix

-ion Reconstructed

suffix. -region, -land

inw

noun/adjective. female

A word appearing as N. inw “female” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√INI of the same meaning, the equivalent of the Quenya adjective ᴹQ. inya but altered in form to match N. anw “male” (Ety/INI).

Conceptual Development: The word for “female” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s was G. gwinwed, an adjectival form of G. gwin “woman, female” (GL/45). In Gnomish Lexicon Slips from the 1910s the adjective for “fem[ale]” became G. gwineth based on primitive {ᴱ✶u̯eniı̯ásta >>} ᴱ✶u̯eniı̯ássa (PE13/118).

Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. inu to better fit Sindarin phonology, as suggested in HSD (HSD). It seems likely the Noldorin form was intended to be an adjective, but for purposes of Neo-Sindarin I think it is acceptable to use it as both an adjective or a noun, like its male equivalent ᴺS. anu.

-as

suffix. abstract noun

-eb

suffix. adjective suffix

-ed

suffix. gerund

-en

suffix. adjective suffix

-iel

suffix. adjective suffix

-os

suffix. abstract noun

-th

suffix. abstract noun

-ui

suffix. adjective suffix

ar-

prefix. day

-ad

suffix. gerund

-in

suffix. adjective suffix

-rin

suffix. adjective suffix

aur

noun. day, sunlight, morning

inw

adjective. female

penninar

noun. last day of the year

zinî

noun. female

A noun translated “female” and fully declined as an example of an (archaic) feminine Strong II noun (SD/437). The archaic form of this word is †zini which is a Strong II noun since it ends in a single short vowel. Its non-archaic form is zinî, which is presumably declined as a Weak II noun; most masculine and feminine nouns became weak in Classical Adûnaic (SD/436).

-ya

suffix. adjective suffix

ceura

adjective. renewed