Quenya 

ardamírë

masculine name. Jewel of the World

The mother-name of Eärendil, it is a compound of Arda “World” and mírë “jewel” (PM/348). It also appeared in the shorter form Ardamir (PM/346, WJ/235).

Elements

WordGloss
Arda“The World, (lit.) Realm”
mírë“jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious”

Variations

  • Ardamir ✧ PMI/Ardamir; WJI/Ardamir
Quenya [PM/348; PMI/Ardamir; WJI/Ardamir] Group: Eldamo. Published by

artaurë

realm

artaurë noun "realm" (PE17:28). Cf. turmen.

arda

realm

arda noun "realm" (GAR under 3AR). It is said that arda, when used as a common noun, "meant any more or less bounded or defined place, a region" (WJ:402), or "a particular land or region" (WJ:413). Capitalized Arda "the Realm", name of the Earth as the kingdom of Manwë (Silm), "the name given to our world or earth...within the immensity of Eä"(Letters:283, there again rendered "realm"), "our planet" (MR:39), once translated "Earth" (SD:246). In a wider sense, Arda can refer to the entire Solar System (MR:337). Also name of tengwa #26 (Appendix E). Masc. name Ardamírë "Jewel of the World" (PM:348), shorter form Ardamir (UT:210); Ardaranyë "the Kingdom of Arda" (PE17:105)

harda

realm, region

harda noun "realm, region" _(VT45:12, 16, 17; the word also occurs, unglossed, in the entry EN in the Etymologies)_. Changed to arda later?

turmen

realm

turmen noun "realm" (PE17:28). Turmen Follondiéva "Realm of the North-harbourage", old name for Arnor, TurmenHallondiéva "Realm of the South-harbourage", old name for Gondor (PE17:28)

turmen

noun. realm

Cognates

  • S. arthor “realm” ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
TUR“dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong”
MEN“go, move, proceed (in any direction); make for, go towards; have as object, (in)tend; direction, object, point moved toward; region”

Variations

  • Turmen ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028

Sindarin 

arthor

realm

_n. _realm.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:28] < _artaurē_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

arthor

noun. realm

Cognates

  • Q. turmen “realm” ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
artaurē > Arthor[artaurē] > [artaure] > [artʰaure] > [arθaure] > [arθaur] > [arθor]✧ PE17/028

Variations

  • Arthor ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028
Sindarin [PE17/028] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mîr n’ardhon

Jewel of the World

Variations

  • mír n’Arðon ✧ PM/348

ardh

realm

ardh (region), pl. erdh

ardh

realm

(region), pl. erdh

Primitive elvish

artaurē

noun. Realm

Derivatives

  • S. arthor “realm” ✧ PE17/028

Elements

WordGloss
RĀ/ARA“noble, high, royal”
TUR“dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong”
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Noldorin 

ardh

noun. realm, region

Noldorin [Ety/360] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ardh

noun. realm

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. arda “realm, region” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA
  • Ilk. garth “realm” ✧ EtyAC/GAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA
  • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/GAR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ƷAR > ardh[ɣarda] > [arda] > [arða] > [arð]✧ Ety/ƷAR
Noldorin [Ety/ƷAR; Ety/NÁRAK; EtyAC/GAR; EtyAC/ƷARA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Primitive adûnaic

thāni

noun. realm

The primitive form of thâni “land”, written in allcaps as THĀNI (SD/420). Usually Tolkien used capitalization for primitive roots, but in this case it is more like to be a form derived from an unattested Primitive Adûnaic root ✱√THAN.

Derivatives

Element in

  • Ad. Amatthâni “Blessed Realm, (lit.) Land of Manwë” ✧ SD/420

Variations

  • THĀNI ✧ SD/420
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Qenya 

harda

noun. realm

Doriathrin

garth

noun. realm

A Doriathrin noun meaning “realm” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷAR or possibly ᴹ√GAR (Ety/ƷAR), perhaps from a primitive form ✱✶ɣarda or ✱✶garda given its cognates ᴹQ. arda and N. ardh. Likely the [[ilk|[d] became [ð] after [r]]] and then the [[ilk|final [ð] became [θ]]], a derivation that is supported by the (rejected) earlier entry Dor. garth (dh) in The Etymologies (EtyAC/ƷARA). These probable developments were noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/garth).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. arda “realm, region” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA
  • N. ardh “realm” ✧ EtyAC/GAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA
  • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/GAR

Element in

  • Ilk. Garthurian “Fenced Realm, Hidden Realm” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA (Garthurian)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ƷAR > garth[ɣarda] > [ɣarða] > [garða] > [garð] > [garθ]✧ Ety/ƷAR

Variations

  • garth (dh) ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA (Dor. garth (dh))
Doriathrin [Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/GAR; EtyAC/ƷARA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

bardha

noun. realm

Derivations