Quenya 

alcar

alkar

alcar (so spelt in CO, VT43:37-38, and VT44:32/34; otherwise "alkar")noun "glory, radiance, brilliance, splendour" (WJ:369, CO, VT43:37-38, VT47:13, AKLA-R; the latter source also lists an alternative longer form alcarë, also occurring in VT44:7/10) Compare Alcarin, Atanalcar.

alcar

noun. radiance

radiance, splendour

Quenya [PE 18:36 PE 18:87] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

alcar

noun. glory, splendour, radiance, brilliance

Cognates

  • S. aglar “glory, brilliance, splendour, radiance” ✧ PE17/024; PE17/105; PE17/124; PE18/087; RGEO/65; SA/aglar
  • T. aclar “glory, splendour” ✧ VT47/13

Derivations

  • aklar(a) “radiance, brilliance, glory” ✧ PE17/024; PE17/105; PE17/124; PE18/085; PE18/087; VT47/13
    • KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE17/024
    • KALAR “*be radiant, [ᴹ√] be radiant” ✧ PE17/105; PE17/124; PE18/085; PE18/085; PE18/087; VT47/13
    • KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE18/087
  • KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ SA/aglar

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
aklar > alkar[aklar] > [alkar]✧ PE17/024
aklar- > alkar[aklar] > [alkar]✧ PE17/105
ak(a)la-r > alkar[akalar] > [aklar] > [alkar]✧ PE17/124
aklar- > alkar[aklar] > [alkar]✧ PE18/085
áklara > alkar[aklara] > [aklar] > [alkar]✧ PE18/087
kal- > alkar[aklar] > [alkar]✧ SA/aglar
aklara > alkar[aklara] > [aklar] > [alkar]✧ VT47/13

Variations

  • alkar ✧ PE17/024; PE17/105; PE17/124; PE18/085 (alkar); PE18/087; SA/aglar; VT44/34; VT47/13; WJ/369; WJ/369
  • Alcar ✧ VT43/37
  • alcare ✧ VT44/10 (alcare)
Quenya [PE17/024; PE17/105; PE17/124; PE18/085; PE18/087; RGEO/65; SA/aglar; UT/305; UT/317; VT43/37; VT44/10; VT44/34; VT47/13; WJ/369] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alta

radiance

alta (2) noun "radiance" (VT42:32, PE17:50). Cf. variant ñalta.

alta

noun. radiance

alcarain

shining

alcarain _("k")_adj.? "shining" (pl - sg *alcara?) (MC:221; this is "Qenya")

nalta

radiance, glittering reflection

nalta ("ñ")noun "radiance, glittering reflection" (from jewels, glass or polished metals, or water) (PM:347)

alcarinqua

radiant, glorious

alcarinqua adj. "radiant, glorious" (AKLA-R [there spelt "alkarinqa"], WJ:412, VT44:7/10), "glorious, brilliant" (PE17:24), noun Alcarinquë, "The Glorious", name of a star/planet (SA:aglar - there spelt "Alkarinquë", but the Silmarillion Index has "Alcarinquë". The celestial body in question seems to be Jupiter, MR:435). Cf. also Alcarin, q.v.

fairë

radiance

fairë (3) noun "radiance" (PHAY)

sanda

noun. shield

Cognates

  • S. thand “shield” ✧ UT/281

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
thandā > sanda[tʰandā] > [θandā] > [θanda] > [sanda]✧ UT/282

corda

temple

corda _("k")_noun "temple" (LT1:257)

turma

shield

turma (1) noun "shield" (TURÚM).

umbas

shield

umbas (þ) noun "shield" (VT45:33)

tínë

shining

tínë participle? "shining" (MC:213; this is "Qenya")

corda

noun. temple

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. KOD “revere”

Element in

Sindarin 

aglar

noun. radiance

_n. _radiance, glory. Q. alkar. >> aglareb

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:24] < _aklar_ < KAL light. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

aglar

noun. glory, brilliance, splendour

Sindarin [Ety/348, S/427, LotR/II:I, LotR/VI:IV, RGEO/73, ] Group: SINDICT. Published by

galad

radiance

1a _ n. _radiance. >> Galadriel, Gil-galad

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:50] < _kalat_- radiance < GAL < KAL shine. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

thangail

noun. shield-fence, a battle formation of the Dúnedain

Sindarin [UT/281-282] thand+cail. Group: SINDICT. Published by

faen

adjective. radiant, white

Sindarin [Ety/381, X/OE] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thand

noun. shield

Sindarin [thangail UT/281-282] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thand

noun. shield

Cognates

  • Q. sanda “shield” ✧ UT/281

Derivations

Element in

  • S. thangail “shield-fence, shield-wall” ✧ UT/281

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
thandā > Than-[tʰandā] > [tʰanda] > [θanda] > [θand] > [θann]✧ UT/282

Variations

  • Than- ✧ UT/281 (Than-)

agar

glory

agar (brilliance, glitter), pl. eglair if there is a pl. Also claur (i glaur, o chlaur) (splendour), pl. cloer (i chloer), coll. pl. clorath.

agar

glory

(brilliance, glitter), pl. eglair if there is a pl. Also claur (i glaur, o chlaur) (splendour), pl. cloer (i chloer), coll. pl. clorath.

galad

radiance

1) galad (i ngalad = i ñalad) (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid), 2) glaw (i **law), pl. gloe (in gloe), 3) thîl; no distinct pl. form, coll. pl. ?thiliath**.

galad

radiance

(i ngalad = i ñalad) (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid)

glaw

radiance

(i ’law), pl. gloe (in gloe)

amath

shield

(pl. emaith)

thangail

shield wall, shield fence

. No distinct pl. form. *(UT:281) ***

faen

radiant

faen (white). No distinct pl. form.

faen

radiant

(white). No distinct pl. form.

thand

shield

(noun) 1) thand, construct than, pl. thaind, coll. pl. thannath; 2) amath (pl. emaith);

thand

shield

construct than, pl. thaind, coll. pl. thannath

thîl

radiance

; no distinct pl. form, coll. pl. ?thiliath.

Adûnaic

aglar Speculative

noun. glory

An element of the name Aglarrâma that might be a noun meaning “glory”; see the entry for that name for further discussion.

Cognates

  • S. aglar “glory, brilliance, splendour, radiance”

Element in

Primitive elvish

gaili

noun. ray

Derivations

  • GAL “light; shine, be bright”

Variations

  • gailĭ ✧ PE21/80
Primitive elvish [PE21/80] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thandā

noun. shield

Derivatives

  • Q. sanda “shield” ✧ UT/282
  • S. thand “shield” ✧ UT/282
Primitive elvish [UT/282] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

aglar

noun. glory, brilliance, splendour

Noldorin [Ety/348, S/427, LotR/II:I, LotR/VI:IV, RGEO/73, ] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glaw

noun. radiance

Noldorin [Ety/362] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glaw

noun. radiance

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. kala “light” ✧ Ety/KAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶glā “radiance” ✧ Ety/KAL
    • ᴹ√GAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶g’lā́ > glaw[glā] > [glǭ] > [glou] > [glau]✧ Ety/KAL

amath

noun. shield

Noldorin [VT/45:33] Group: SINDICT. Published by

amath

noun. shield

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. umbas “shield” ✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MBAT(H) “screen, shield” ✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MBAT(H) > ambath > amath[ṃbatʰ] > [ambatʰ] > [ambaθ] > [ambaθ] > [ammaθ] > [amaθ]✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)
Noldorin [EtyAC/MBAT(H)] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ambath

noun. shield

Noldorin [VT/45:33] Group: SINDICT. Published by

foen

adjective. radiant, white

Noldorin [Ety/381, X/OE] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

alkar

masculine name. Radiant

A name for Melko appearing in the final version of the poem, Fíriel’s Song (LR/63, 72). According to Christopher Tolkien, it appeared nowhere else (LR/74 note 16). It seems to be alkar(e) “radiance” used as a name.

Elements

WordGloss
alkar(e)“radiance, brilliance”
Qenya [LR/063; LR/072; LRI/Alkar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar(e)

noun. radiance, brilliance

Cognates

  • N. aglar “glory, splendour” ✧ Ety/AKLA-R; PE18/036

Derivations

  • ᴹ√AKLA(R) “radiance, splendour” ✧ Ety/AKLA-R; PE18/036
    • ᴹ√KAL “shine” ✧ Ety/AKLA-R; Ety/KAL
    • ᴹ√KALAR “be radiant” ✧ PE18/036; PE18/062
    • ᴹ√KAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL; PE18/036

Element in

  • ᴹQ. alkarinqa “radiant, glorious” ✧ Ety/AKLA-R
  • ᴹQ. Alkar “Radiant”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√AKLA-R > alkar[aklar] > [alkar]✧ Ety/AKLA-R
ᴹ√aklar(a) > aklar[aklara] > [aklar] > [alkar]✧ PE18/036

Variations

  • alkar ✧ Ety/AKLA-R
  • alkare ✧ Ety/AKLA-R
  • aklar ✧ PE18/036
Qenya [Ety/AKLA-R; PE18/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faire

noun. radiance

Cognates

  • On. phaire “radiance” ✧ Ety/PHAY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHAY “radiate, send out rays of light” ✧ Ety/PHAY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHAY > faire[pʰajre] > [pʰaire] > [ɸaire] > [faire]✧ Ety/PHAY

Variations

  • faire ✧ Ety/PHAY

turma

noun. shield

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶turumā “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM
    • ᴹ√TURUM “*shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶turumā́ > turma[turumā] > [turmā] > [turma]✧ Ety/TURÚM

umbas

noun. shield

Changes

  • ambasumbas ✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)

Cognates

  • N. amath “shield” ✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MBAT(H) “screen, shield” ✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MBAT(H) > umbas[ṃbatʰ] > [ṃbaθ] > [umbaθ] > [umbas]✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H)

Variations

  • ambas ✧ EtyAC/MBAT(H) (ambas)
Qenya [EtyAC/MBAT(H)] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

trum

noun. shield

A noun for “shield” derived from primitive ᴹ✶turumbē (Ety/TER), where the unstressed vowel in the first syllable vanished to produce the favored combination [tr], and later the [[ilk|[mb] simplified to [m]]] when this cluster became final.

Cognates

  • ᴹT. trumbe “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶turumbē “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM
    • ᴹ√TURUM “*shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶turúmbē > trumb > trum[turúmbē] > [turúmbe] > [trúmbe] > [trúmb] > [trúm]✧ Ety/TURÚM
Doriathrin [Ety/TURÚM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

phaire

noun. radiance

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. faire “radiance” ✧ Ety/PHAY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHAY “radiate, send out rays of light” ✧ Ety/PHAY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHAY > phaire[pʰajre] > [pʰaire] > [ɸaire]✧ Ety/PHAY
Old Noldorin [Ety/PHAY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

glā

noun. radiance

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL

Derivatives

  • N. glaw “radiance” ✧ Ety/KAL

Variations

  • g’lā́ ✧ Ety/KAL
  • g’lā ✧ EtyAC/KAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAL; EtyAC/KAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turumbē

noun. shield

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TURUM “*shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Derivatives

  • Ilk. trum “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM
  • ᴹT. trumbe “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Variations

  • turúmbē ✧ Ety/TURÚM
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TURÚM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turumā

noun. shield

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TURUM “*shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. turma “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Variations

  • turumā́ ✧ Ety/TURÚM
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TURÚM; EtyAC/TURÚM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Telerin

trumbe

noun. shield

Cognates

  • Ilk. trum “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶turumbē “shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM
    • ᴹ√TURUM “*shield” ✧ Ety/TURÚM
Middle Telerin [Ety/TURÚM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

aglar

noun. glory

Cognates

  • Eq. alkar “glory” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
a-“?”
glar(os)“glare, blaze, splendour”
Gnomish [GL/17; GL/39; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aglath

noun. glory

Early Noldorin

aglar

noun. glory

Derivations

Element in

  • En. aglareb “glorious” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158
Early Noldorin [PE13/136; PE13/158] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alcor

noun. temple

Early Noldorin [PE13/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

agladhren

adjective. radiant

Changes

  • aglathrenagladhren ✧ PE13/136

Variations

  • aglathren ✧ PE13/136 (aglathren)
Early Noldorin [PE13/136; PE13/158] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alch

noun. shield

Cognates

  • Eq. alkar “shield” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158

Element in

  • En. alaith “shielding, warding off, protect(ion)” ✧ PE13/158
  • En. elaig- “to shield, ward off, protect” ✧ PE13/158
Early Noldorin [PE13/136; PE13/158] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

ak’lā

noun. ray

Derivations

Derivatives

  • Eq. alka “ray (of light), light of day; shining” ✧ QL/030
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ḷk/kal

root. *glory

Derivatives

  • ᴱ✶ak’lā “ray” ✧ QL/030
    • Eq. alka “ray (of light), light of day; shining” ✧ QL/030
  • Eq. alkana- “to blaze” ✧ QL/030
  • Eq. alkar “glory”
  • Eq. alkar(in) “temple, shrine” ✧ QL/030
  • G. alc(hor) “shrine, fane, temple”

Variations

  • ḶKḶ ✧ QL/030
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

alkar

noun. glory

Cognates

  • G. aglar “glory” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

Variations

  • alkar ✧ GL/39
Early Quenya [GL/39] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar

noun. shield

Cognates

  • En. alch “shield” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158

Variations

  • alkar ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158
Early Quenya [PE13/136; PE13/158] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar

noun. shining, light of day

alka

noun. ray (of light), light of day; shining

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ak’lā > alka[aklā] > [akla] > [alka]✧ QL/030

Variations

  • alkar ✧ PE16/075
Early Quenya [MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar(in)

noun. temple, shrine

Cognates

  • G. alc(hor) “shrine, fane, temple” ✧ GL/18; GL/18

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ḶK/KAL > alkar-[ḹkar] > [alkar]✧ QL/030

Variations

  • alkar ✧ GL/18
  • alkarin ✧ GL/18; QL/030
  • alkar- ✧ QL/030
Early Quenya [GL/18; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

korda

noun. temple

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KOÐO “revere‽” ✧ LT1A/Kôr; QL/048

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KOŘO¹ > korda[korðā] > [korða] > [korda]✧ QL/048
Early Quenya [LT1A/Kôr; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tilwindea

adjective. shining

tilwínea

adjective. shining

Variations

  • tilwīnea ✧ QL/092 (tilwīnea)
  • tilwindea ✧ QL/092 (tilwindea)
Early Quenya [QL/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by