*ilpirin (hypothetical form; the word actually appears in Q as ilfirin) adj. "immortal" (PHIR)
Quenya
alfirin
adjective. immortal
ilfirin
immortal
alfírima/alfírimo
immortal
ilpirin
immortal
Sindarin
alfirin
noun/adjective. immortal
alfirin
noun/adjective. name of a flower, bell-like and running through many soft and gentle colours
alfirin
noun/adjective. also used for another small white flower
alfirin
immortal
alfirin (no distinct pl. form). Note: the word alfirin is also used as name of a flower.
alfirin
immortal
(no distinct pl. form). Note: the word alfirin is also used as name of a flower.
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Qenya
alfírima
adjective. immortal
An adjective for “immortal” in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948 appearing only in its plural form alphírimar, using the adjective plural formation of QVS (PE22/124). Its more typical Quenya adjective plural form would be alfírime. It also appeared in a noun plural form Alphírimor “Immortals”. It is a combination of ᴹQ. fírima “mortal” with the negative prefix ᴹQ. al-.
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s the word for “immortal” was ᴹQ. ilfirin, a combination of ᴹQ. il- “not” and firin “dead (by natural cause)” (Ety/PHIR).
Element in
- ᴹQ. Eldar alphírimar “Elves are Immortals” ✧ PE22/124
Elements
Word Gloss al(a)- “not, negative prefix” fírima “mortal”
alfírimo
noun. Immortal
Element in
- ᴹQ. Eldar Alphírimor “Elves are Immortals” ✧ PE22/124
Elements
Word Gloss al(a)- “not, negative prefix” Fírimo “Mortal”
ilfirin
adjective. immortal
Cognates
- S. alfirin “immortal, (lit.) not dying; a species of flower”
Derivations
- ᴹ✶ilpirin “immortal” ✧ Ety/PHIR
Elements
Word Gloss il- “no, not” firin “dead (by natural cause)” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶ilpirin > ilfirin [ilpʰirin] > [ilɸirin] > [ilfirin] ✧ Ety/PHIR
Middle Primitive Elvish
ilpirin
adjective. immortal
Derivatives
- ᴹQ. ilfirin “immortal” ✧ Ety/PHIR
ilfirin adj. "immortal" (PHIR)