Quenya 

Ilúvatar

all-father

Ilúvatar masc. name "All-father", God (SD:401, FS, IL; Ilúv-atar, ATA, Iluvatar with a short u, SD:346). Often in combination with the divine name as Eru Ilúvatar, "Eru Allfather", cf. MR:112. "Qenya" genitive Ilúvatáren "of Ilúvatar" in Fíriel's Song, LR:47 and SD:246, the genitive ending is -en instead of -o as in LotR-style Quenya. Cf. the later genitive Ilúvataro in the phrase Híni Ilúvataro (see "Children of Ilúvatar" in the Silmarillion Index)

ilúvatar

masculine name. Father of All

A Quenya name for God (S/15, Let/155), translated “Father of All” or “All-father” (Let/204, MR/39). It is a compound of the noun ilúvë “all” and atar “father” (SA/atar, ilúvë; WJ/402).

Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/49), though ᴱQ. Ilúvatar originally meant “Sky Father” or “Heavenly Father” (LTA1/Ilúvatar, QL/42). A revised translation “Lord for Always” appeared in the Name-list for the Fall of Gondolin (PE15/27) and the translation “All-father” emerged in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/78, LR/110). ᴹQ. Ilúvatar appeared in The Etymologies as the combination of ᴹQ. ilúve and ᴹQ. atar (Ety/ATA, IL).

Element in

  • Q. Híni Ilúvataro “Children of Ilúvatar” ✧ PE21/83; SI/Children of Ilúvatar

Elements

WordGloss
ilúvë“the whole, the all, allness, the whole, the all, allness; [ᴹQ.] universe, world; Heaven”
atar“father”
Quenya [Let/155; Let/204; LotRI/One; MR/039; MRI/Ilúvatar; PE21/83; PMI/Ilúvatar; SA/atar; SA/ilúvë; SI/Children of Ilúvatar; SI/Ilúvatar; UTI/Ilúvatar; WJ/402; WJI/Ilúvatar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ilúvë

allness, the all

ilúvë noun "allness, the all". In Ilúvatar "All-father". _(SA; WJ:402, MR:471, IL) _In MR:355, ilúvë seems to be equated with Heaven. Cf. SD:401: Ilúvë Ilu "Heaven, the universe, all that is (with and without the Earth)".


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Qenya 

ilúvatar

masculine name. All-father

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
ilúve“universe, world; Heaven”
atar“father”

Variations

  • Ilúv-atar ✧ Ety/ATA
Qenya [Ety/ATA; Ety/IL; LR/047; LR/072; LR/110; LR/156; LR/204; LRI/Ilúvatar; SD/246; SD/310; SD/401; SDI2/Ilúvatar; SM/078; SM/263; SMI/Ilúvatar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

ilon

masculine name. Ilúvatar, God

Changes

  • IlogIlon ✧ PE15/27

Cognates

  • Eq. Ilu ✧ GL/50
  • Eq. ilu “ether” ✧ LT1A/Ilwë; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ILU “ether, the slender airs among the stars”

Element in

  • G. Ilathon “Lord for Always” ✧ GL/50

Variations

  • Ilog ✧ PE15/27 (Ilog)
Gnomish [GL/50; LT1A/Ilwë; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

ilúvatar

masculine name. Heavenly Father, Sky-father; Lord for Always

Cognates

  • G. Ilathon “Lord for Always” ✧ GL/50; LT1A/Ilwë; PE15/23; PE15/27; LT2A/Ilúvatar; PE13/103

Elements

WordGloss
ilu“ether”
atar“father”

Variations

  • Ilūvatar ✧ PE13/103; PE15/20; PE15/23; PE15/27; PME/042; QL/042
  • Illu ✧ PE15/72
  • Illūvatar ✧ PE15/72
Early Quenya [GL/50; LT1/061; LT1A/Ilúvatar; LT1A/Ilwë; LT1I/Ilu; LT1I/Ilúvatar; LT2A/Ilúvatar; LT2I/Ilúvatar; PE13/103; PE15/20; PE15/23; PE15/27; PE15/72; PME/042; QL/042] Group: Eldamo. Published by