Telerin 

-riel

suffix. -riel

Sindarin 

-riel

suffix. crowned maiden

Sindarin [Let/428; PM/347] Group: Eldamo. Published by

riel

princess

#riel (garlanded maiden), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl), coll. pl. riellath. Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

princess

(garlanded maiden), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl), coll. pl. riellath. Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

garlanded maiden

(princess), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl). Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

garlanded maiden

#riel (princess), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl). Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

garlanded maiden

#riel (princess), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl). Isolated from the name Galadriel. The final element -wen in names means ”girl, maiden, virgin”.

garland

(construct ri) (wreath, crown), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rî);

garland

(construct ri) (wreath, crown), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rî);

Quenya 

riel

garlanded maiden

riel (*riell-) noun "garlanded maiden" (SA:kal-), full form riellë noun "a maiden crowned with a festival garland" _(PM:347). _In Altariel, Altariellë. Compare rië.

rië

garland

rië noun "garland", also apparently riendë (PE17:182).

rië

noun. garland

Silmarien

-riën

Silmarien (sometimes "-riën") fem. name, apparently incorporates sil(i)ma (Appendix A) and the feminine ending -ien, or -rien as a variant of -riel (garlanded maiden) as in Altariel (Galadriel).

aranel

princess

aranel noun "princess" (likely *aranell-) (UT:434)

aranel

noun. princess

Quenya [UT/209; UTI/Emerwen] Group: Eldamo. Published by

riel(lë)

noun. garlanded maiden, maiden crowned with a festive garland

A word meaning “a maiden crowned with a festive garland” (PM/347), a feminine agental form of ría or rië “garland” (NM/353; PM/347; PE17/182). Most notably it is an element in the Quenya name of Galadriel: Altáriel.

Quenya [PM/347; SA/kal] Group: Eldamo. Published by

riendë

noun. garland


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

turinthi

noun. princess

Gnomish [GL/72; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

turanwen

noun. princess

turille

noun. princess

turwen

noun. princess

Early Quenya [PME/096; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by