tadol

ordinal. double

tadol

adjective. double

ada

noun. father, daddy

adab

noun. building, house

adar

noun. father

adar

noun. father

adorn

Adorn

The name Adorn is said to be a of pre-Númenórean origin, adapted in form to suit the Sindarin language.

tadol

double

(lenited dadol, analogical pl. dedyl)

anta-

verb. add to

_ v. _add to, give. pa.t. ónen (with pron. suff.).

gwidhren

adjective. adolescent, pre-adult

A neologism “adolescent” coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo to replace various Gnomish words of similar meaning, an adjectival form of gwîn “youth”.

adar

noun. father

The Sindarin word for “father”, derived from the root √AT(AR) (PM/324; VT44/21-22; VT48/19).

Conceptual Development: N. adar “father” also appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√ATA of the same meaning (Ety/ATA). In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, however, G. †ador “father” was marked as archaic, and it seems {athon >>} G. nathon was the ordinary word for ”father” (GL/17, 59).

edaid

double

(adj.) 1) edaid; no distinct pl. form, 2) tadol (lenited dadol, analogical pl. dedyl)

adu

adjective. double

adar

noun. father

atheg

noun. "litte father"

atheg

noun. thumb (Elvish play-name used by and taught to children)

edaid

ordinal. double

edaid

adjective. double

ada

father

(pl. edai)

adab

building

1) adab (house), pl. edaib. In ”Noldorin”, the plural was edeb_. _2)

adab

building

(house), pl. edaib. In ”Noldorin”, the plural was edeb. 2)

adaba-

verb. to build, erect, establish

adanadar

father of men

normally pl. Edenedair "Fathers of Men", the early Edain.

adar

father

adar (pl. edair);

adar

father

(pl. edair);

car

building

car or cardh (i gar[dh], o char[dh]) (house), pl. cerdh (i cherdh) or cair (i chair). Note: cardh also means "deed, feat". Therefore, the form car (or adab) may be preferred for clarity.

car

building

or cardh (i gar[dh], o char[dh]) (house), pl. cerdh (i cherdh) or cair (i chair). Note: cardh also means "deed, feat". Therefore, the form car (or adab) may be preferred for clarity.

edaid

double

; no distinct pl. form

theriol

adjective. flourishing

ʒan

root. adorn; extend; long

at(ar)

root. father

As the basis for “father” words, √AT and its extended form √ATAR date all the way back to Tolkien’s earliest ideas. The root itself did not explicitly appear in the Qenya or Gnomish Lexicons of the 1910s, but forms like ᴱQ. atar, G. †ador “father” indicate its presence (QL/33; GL/17). The root ᴹ√ATA “father” did appear in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives ᴹQ. atar, N. adar (Ety/ATA) and the base √AT(AR) “father” was mentioned again in late 1960s notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals (VT48/19). In this late period, the Elvish words for “father” remained Q. atar and S. adar (PM/324).

atar

noun. father

atatya

adjective. double

netya-

verb. to trim, adorn

A verb for “to trim, adorn” derived from √NET “trim, pretty, dainty” in notes from the late 1960s associated with one of the etymologies for nettë “(little) girl” (VT47/33).

netya-

to trim, adorn

netya- 1) vb. "to trim, adorn" (VT47:33)

yentaro

noun. adoptive father (for a daughter)

yentarë

noun. adoptive mother (for a daughter)

yontaro

noun. adoptive father (for a son)

yontarë

noun. adoptive mother (for a son)

quilin

adjective. bright-coloured, adorned, embroidered, adorned; (orig.) bright-coloured, *embellished; embroidered

hinta-

verb. to adopt

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, a combination of √KHIN “child” and the verb suffix -ta. I made this neologism as a simplified replacement for various neologisms by Petri Tikka in PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s: ᴺQ. yenta- “adopt a daughter”, ᴺQ. yonta- “adopt a son”, ᴺQ. yentarë “adoptive mother (for a daughter)”, ᴺQ. yentaro “adoptive father (for a daughter)”, ᴺQ. yontarë “adoptive mother (for a son)”, ᴺQ. yontaro “adoptive father (for a son)”. This list seems like drastic overkill for what was likely a very rare event among the elves.

hristas

noun. stud, adorned nail for finishing touches

A neologism for “stud, adorned nail for finishing touches” coined by Arael posted on 2024-12-22 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), a combination of √SRIT “complete a work” and [ᴹQ.] taxe “nail”.

yenta-

verb. to adopt (a daughter)

yonta-

verb. to adopt (a son)

quilya-

verb. to adorn, embellish, colour, to colour, color, embellish, *paint, adorn

Návatar

father

Návatar noun a title of Aulë referring to his position as the immediate author of the Dwarvish race, apparently including atar "father", but the first element cannot be related to any known term for "Dwarf" (PM:391 cf. 381)

ampano

building

ampano noun "building" (especially of wood), "wooden hall" (PAN; alternative form umpano, VT45:36, which Tolkien in one case altered to ampano, VT46:8). In the pre-classical Tengwar system presupposed in the Etymologies, ampano was also the name of tengwa #6 (VT46:8), which letter Tolkien would later call umbar instead (changing its value from mp to mb).

ampano

noun. building, construction, edifice

atar

father

atar noun "father" (SA; WJ:402, UT:193, LT1:255, VT43:37, VT44:12). According to the Etymologies (ATA) the pl. is atari, but contrast #atári in Atanatári "Fathers of Men" (q.v.); possibly the word behaves differently when compounded. Atarinya "my father" (LR:70), atar(inya) the form a child would use addressing his or her father, also reduced to atya (VT47:26). Diminutive masc. name Atarincë ("k") "Little father", amilessë (never used in narrative) of Curufinwë = Curufin (PM:353). Átaremma, Ataremma "our Father" as the first word of the Quenya translation of the Lord's Prayer, written before Tolkien changed -mm- as the marker of 1st person pl. exclusive to -lm-; notice -e- as a connecting vowel before the ending -mma "our". In some versions of the Lord's Prayer, including the final version, the initial a of atar "father" is lengthened, producing #átar. This may be a contraction of *a atar "o Father", or the vowel may be lengthened to give special emphasis to #Átar "Father" as a religious title (VT43:13). However, in VT44:12 Atar is also a vocative form referring to God, and yet the initial vowel remains short.

atar

noun. father

atar

noun. father

The Quenya word for “father”, derived from the root √AT(AR) (PM/324; WJ/402; VT48/19).

Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. atar “father” dates all the way back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, though in that document it was “a more solemn word ... usually to 1st Person of the Blessed Trinity”, as opposed to more ordinary ᴱQ. attu “father” (QL/33). In the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, ᴱQ. atar was the ordinary word for “father”, but with variant archaic form †attar (PE15/72). ᴹQ. atar “father” reappeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√ATA of the same meaning (Ety/ATA). It appeared again in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948 in various inflected forms (PE22/118-119). It continued to appear regularly in Tolkien’s later writings. Thus this word was established early and retained its form throughout Tolkien’s life with only minor variations.

atatya

double

atatya vb? adj.? "double" (VT42:26)

atatya

adjective. double

atto

father, daddy

atto noun "father, daddy" (hypocoristic)(ATA, LR:49), supposedly a word in "actual 'family' use" (VT47:26), also used in children's play for "thumb" and "big toe" (VT47:10, 26, VT48:4, 6). The dual form attat listed in VT48:19 seems to be formed from the alternative form atta, though attat was changed by Tolkien from attot. - Compare atya.

atwa

double

atwa adj. "double" (AT(AT) )

carasta-

verb. to build, to build, construct

A verb meaning “to build” derived from √KAR “do, make” and related to carassë “built fort or dwelling” (PE17/84).

tanta

double

tanta (2) (prob. adj.) "double" (TATA)

walmë

excitement, emotion

walmë noun "excitement, emotion" (PE17:154, 189)

attô

noun. father

A noun for “father” (SD/434). Tolkien gave two forms of this word, attû and attô, with no indication as to which would be preferred. For reasons similar to those given in the entry for ammê “mother”, my guess is that attû is an archaic form, and attô was preferred by the time of Classical Adûnaic. This word is probably related to the Elvish root √AT(AR) “father”, perhaps from Primitive Elvish ᴹ✶atū.

mag- Speculative

verb. to build

A hypothetical verb from which the agental-formation magân “wright, ✱builder” is derived, itself attested only as an element in the name Balkumagân “Shipwright”. It may be related to the Elvish root ᴹ√MAG “use, handle”, as suggested by Andreas Moehn (EotAL/MAG).

atta

noun. father