Quenya 

illumë

always

illumë adv. "always" (VT44:9)

vora

always

vora, vorë adv. "always"; see voro

illumë

adverb. *always

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
il-“every, *all”
lúmë“time, period of time, hour”

Variations

  • illume ✧ VT44/09

vorë

adverb. *always

Changes

  • vora → vore “*always” ✧ VT44/09
  • vore → illume ✧ VT44/09

Variations

  • vora ✧ VT44/09 (vora)
  • vore ✧ VT44/09 (vore)

voro

ever, continually

voro, voro- adv. "ever, continually" (BOR, Narqelion) Compare vor. (Focusing on the gloss "continually", post-Tolkien writers have sometimes used voro for "still, yet", but for this sense the term en is available.) The variants vora, vorë were used for "always" in drafts for a Quenya version of the Sub Tuum Praesidium, but Tolkien eventually replaced such forms with the unrelated word illumë (VT44:9). Compare vórë, vórëa.

Ae

day

Ae (Quenya?) noun "day" (LEP/LEPEN/LEPEK - ae was written over ar [# 2] in the names of the Valinorean week, but ar was not struck out.)

ala

day

[ala (7) noun "day", also alan "daytime". The forms allen, alanen listed after these words could be inflected forms of them, genitive "of daytime", constracted (allen = al'nen) and uncontracted. However, Tolkien struck out all of this (VT45:13).]

ar

day

ar (2) noun "day" (PE17:148), apparently short for árë, occurring in the names of the Valinorean week listed below. Tolkien indicated that ar in these names could also be arë when the following element begins in a consonant (VT45:27). Usually the word for "day" in LotR-style Quenya is rather aurë (or ré), q.v.

ia

ever

[ia adv. "ever" (GEY, EY); replaced by oia.]

oi

ever

oi adv. "ever" (OY)

ré

day

ré noun "day" (of the sun), a full 24-hour cycle (Appendix D) composed of aurë (day, daylight) and lómë "night" (VT49:45). Short -rë in compounds like Ringarë (q.v.). Allative rénna (VT49:45).

vor

ever

vor, voro adv. "ever" (BOR, LT1:250, 273 [only voro_ in the Etymologies]; also in Narqelion)_

árë

day

árë noun "day" (PM:127) or "sunlight" (SA:arien). Stem ári- _(PE17:126, where the word is further defined as "warmth, especially of the sun, sunlight"). Also name of tengwa #31; cf. also ar # 2. Originally pronounced ázë; when /z/ merged with /r/, the letter became superfluous and was given the new value ss, hence it was re-named essë (Appendix E)_. Also árë nuquerna *"árë reversed", name of tengwa #32, similar to normal árë but turned upside down (Appendix E). See also ilyázëa, ilyárëa under ilya. In the Etymologies, this word has a short initial vowel: arë pl. ari (AR1)

úlumë

ever

úlumë adv. "ever", at all times (in a series or period) (PE17:156). Cf. ullumë.

Sindarin 

ui

always

ui (ever); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”.

ui

always

(ever); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”.

uilos

always snow-white

(name of Mount Taniquetil, or Oiolossë)

ui

ever

ui (always); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”. Also as prefix, as in *uidafnen ”ever-closed) (WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin

ui

ever

(always); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”. Also as prefix, as in ✱uidafnen ”ever-closed) (WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin

aur

noun. day, sunlight, morning

Sindarin [Ety/349, S/439] Group: SINDICT. Published by

calan

noun. day, period of actual daylight

Attested in the first edition of LotR, but omitted from the second.

Sindarin [aLotR/D] Group: SINDICT. Published by

him

adverb/adjective. ever, ever, [N.] enduring, continually; steadfast, abiding

Element in

  • S. Himring “Ever-cold” ✧ S/123

Variations

  • him ✧ S/123 (him)

oraearon

noun. seventh day of the Númenórean week, Sea-day

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+aearon. Group: SINDICT. Published by

oranor

noun. second day of the week, day of the Sun

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+anor. Group: SINDICT. Published by

orbelain

noun. sixth day of the week, day of the Powers or Valar

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+belain. Group: SINDICT. Published by

orgaladh

noun. fourth day of the Númenórean week, day of the White Tree

This day was formerly called orgaladhad in the Elvish calendar

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+galadh. Group: SINDICT. Published by

orgaladhad

noun. fourth day of the Elvish week, day of the Two Trees

This day was renamed orgaladh in the Númenórean calendar

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+galadh, with quenya influenced dual ending. Group: SINDICT. Published by

orgilion

noun. first day of the week, day of the Stars

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+gil, with archaic genitive. Group: SINDICT. Published by

orithil

noun. third day of the week, day of the Moon

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+ithil. Group: SINDICT. Published by

ormenel

noun. fifth day of the week, Heavens' day

Sindarin [LotR/D] aur+menel. Group: SINDICT. Published by

penninor

noun. last day of the year

Sindarin [Ety/400, X/Z] pant+în+aur. Group: SINDICT. Published by

ui

adverb. ever

Cognates

  • Q. oi(o) “ever, everlastingly; an endless period, ever, everlastingly; an endless period, *aeon”

Derivations

  • ✶oio “ever” ✧ Let/278
    • √OY “ever, continual, unceasing”

Element in

  • S. Fanuilos “Bright (Angelic) Figure upon Uilos” ✧ Let/278
  • S. Uilos “Ever-snow”
  • S. uilos “white flower like a star”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶oio > ui[oio] > [uio] > [ui]✧ Let/278

ui-

prefix. ever

Sindarin [uidafnen, uilos (see these words)] Cognate of the quenya oi. Group: SINDICT. Published by

aur

day

aur (morning), pl. oer. As prefix or- in names of weekdays.

aur

day

(morning), pl. oer. As prefix or- in names of weekdays.

calan

daytime

(i galan, o chalan), pl. celain (i chelain)

edinor

anniversary day

(pl. edinoer). Archaic edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar.

Primitive elvish

oio

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • √OY “ever, continual, unceasing”

Derivatives

  • S. ui “ever” ✧ Let/278
Primitive elvish [Let/278] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

ar-

prefix. day

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. are “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ari “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
    • ᴹ√AR “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Element in

  • N. Ar Fennuir “Day of the Fanturi, fourth day of the Valian week”
  • N. Ar Neleduir “Day of the three kings, fifth day of the Valian week”
  • N. Ar Nethwelein “Day of the younger Gods, fifth day of the Valian week”
  • N. Ar Uiar “Day of Ulmo, second day of the Valian week”
  • N. Ar Vanwe “Day of Manwe, first day of the Valian week” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • N. Ar Vedhwen “Day of the Spouses, third day of the Valian week”
  • N. Ar Velegol “Day of Aule, alternate name of the third day of the Valian week”
  • N. Ar Ifan “*Day of Yavanna”
  • N. edinar “anniversary day”
  • N. Aroeren “Sea-day”
  • N. Aranor “*Sun-day”
  • N. Arvelain “*Day of the Valar”
  • N. Argalad “Tree Day”
  • N. Argaladath “*Day of the Trees”
  • N. Argilion “*Star-day”
  • N. Arithil “*Moon-day”
  • N. Arvenel “*Heavens-day”
  • N. penninar “full year (last day of year)”
  • N. Ardórin “?Day of Kings”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ari- > ar-[ari] > [are] > [ar]✧ Ety/AR¹

Variations

  • ar- ✧ Ety/AR¹
Noldorin [Ety/AR¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aur

noun. day, sunlight, morning

Noldorin [Ety/349, S/439] Group: SINDICT. Published by

penninar

noun. last day of the year

Noldorin [Ety/400, X/Z] pant+în+aur. Group: SINDICT. Published by

ui

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY
  • On. uigo “everlasting” ✧ Ety/OY
    • ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Element in

  • N. Fenn Uiforn “Ever Closed [Door]” ✧ WR/341
  • N. Mindor Uilas “*Isolated Mountain of Ever-leaf”
  • N. Uiar “Ulmo”
  • N. Uilos “Everlasting Snow” ✧ Ety/EY (Uiloss); Ety/OY
  • N. Guilos “ever-snow” ✧ Ety/GEY (Guilos)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√EY > Ui-[eigo] > [oigo] > [uigo] > [uiɣo] > [uiɣ] > [ui]✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ√GEY > Gui-[geigo] > [goigo] > [guigo] > [guiɣo] > [guiɣ] > [gui]✧ Ety/GEY
On. Uigo > Ui-[uigo] > [uiɣo] > [uiɣ] > [ui]✧ Ety/OY

Variations

  • Ui- ✧ Ety/EY (Ui-); Ety/OY
  • Gui- ✧ Ety/GEY (Gui-)
  • ui ✧ WR/341
Noldorin [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY; Ety/OY; WR/341] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

ala

noun. day

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GALAN “bright” ✧ EtyAC/GAL¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GALÁN > ala[gala] > [ɣala] > [ala]✧ EtyAC/GAL¹
Qenya [EtyAC/GAL¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

are

noun. day

Cognates

  • N. ar- “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ari “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
    • ᴹ√AR “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Are Fanturion “Day of the Fanturi, fourth day of the Valian week”
  • ᴹQ. Are Manwen “Day of Manwe, first day of the Valian week”
  • ᴹQ. Arendien “Midyear’s Day”
  • ᴹQ. Are Veruen “Day of the Spouses, third day of the Valian week”
  • ᴹQ. artuile “dayspring, early morn”
  • ᴹQ. Ar Ulmon “Day of Ulmo, second day of the Valian week”
  • ᴹQ. enar “tomorrow”
  • ᴹQ. Mettare “Year’s end”
  • ᴹQ. sinar “today, this morning”
  • ᴹQ. Tuilear “Springdays”
  • ᴹQ. yáre “former days”
  • ᴹQ. Koirear “Stirringdays”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ari- > are[ari] > [are]✧ Ety/AR¹

ia

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶geiā “ever” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY
    • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Element in

  • ᴹQ. iale “everlasting age” ✧ Ety/GEY (iale)
  • ᴹQ. Iolosse “ever-snow, Everlasting Snow” ✧ Ety/EY (Iolosse)
  • ᴹQ. Ialasse “Everlasting Whiteness”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶eı̯ā > ia[eja] > [ia]✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ✶geı̯ā > ia[geja] > [ɣeja] > [ɣia] > [ia]✧ Ety/GEY
Qenya [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oi

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√OY > oi[oj] > [oi]✧ Ety/OY

Middle Primitive Elvish

ar

root. day

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “day” with various derivatives like ᴹQ. are, N. aur “day” and ᴹQ. arin “morning” (Ety/AR¹). In Tolkien’s later writings, the Quenya word for “day” became aurë (RC/727; S/190), and in 1957 Quenya Notes he devised a new etymology for these day-words from the root √UR “heat” as in ✶auri “heat, period of sun” (PE17/148). That opens the question whether the various 1930s Quenya “morning” words from ᴹ√AR remain valid, but many Neo-Quenya writers (including me) retain them since there aren’t really any good alternatives. They might be salvageable as derivatives of the later root √AS “warmth” (so that “day” = “hot” and “morning” = “warm”).

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶ari “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
    • ᴹQ. are “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
    • N. ar- “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • ᴹQ. ára “dawn, day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • ᴹQ. arie “daytime” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • ᴹQ. arin “morning” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • ᴹQ. arya “day (twelve hours)” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • N. arad “daytime, a day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • N. aur “day, morning” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Árien “Sun-maiden” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • ᴹQ. artuile “dayspring, early morn” ✧ Ety/TUY
  • ᴹQ. Aryante “Day-bringer” ✧ Ety/ANA¹
  • N. Eriant “Day-bringer” ✧ Ety/AR¹
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ANA¹; Ety/AR¹; Ety/TUY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ari

noun. day

Derivations

  • ᴹ√AR “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. are “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹
  • N. ar- “day” ✧ Ety/AR¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√AR¹ > ari-[ari]✧ Ety/AR¹

Variations

  • ari- ✧ Ety/AR¹
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/AR¹; EtyAC/AR¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

geiā

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. ia “ever” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Variations

  • eı̯ā ✧ Ety/EY (eı̯ā)
  • geı̯ā ✧ Ety/GEY (geı̯ā)
  • eyā ✧ EtyAC/EY (eyā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY; EtyAC/EY; EtyAC/GEY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

bóra

adverb. always, ever, continuously

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VORO “*ever, always”

Element in

Variations

  • bōra ✧ GL/23

danuin

masculine name. Day

Changes

  • Danos → Danuin ✧ LT1/222
  • Dana → Danuin ✧ LT1/222
  • Dana → Danuin ✧ LT1A/Danuin
  • Danos → Danuin ✧ LT1I/Danuin
  • Dana → Danuin ✧ LT1I/Danuin

Variations

  • Danos ✧ LT1/222 (Danos); LT1I/Danuin (Danos)
  • Dana ✧ LT1/222 (Dana); LT1A/Danuin (Dana); LT1I/Danuin (Dana)
Gnomish [LT1/217; LT1/222; LT1A/Danuin; LT1I/Danuin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dân

noun. day

Early Primitive Elvish

voro

root. *ever, always

Derivatives

  • Eq. vorne “an aeon” ✧ QL/102
  • Eq. vor(o) “ever, always” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • G. born “age, great period”
  • En. boron “steadfast”
  • En. brond “firm”
  • G. bron(n) “steadfast, firm” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg
  • G. bront “perpetually”
  • G. bóra “always, ever, continuously”

Element in

  • Eq. vorinqile “monotony” ✧ QL/102
  • Eq. voruva “age long” ✧ QL/102
Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ðana

root. day

A primitive form in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives meaning “day” (GL/38). There were a variety of different roots for “day” in later writings such ᴹ√AR or √UR.

Derivatives

  • Eq. sana “day (24 hours)”
  • G. dana “day (24 hours)”
  • G. dôn “[unglossed]”

Element in

Variations

  • ðana ✧ GL/66 (ðana)
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/66] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

vor(o)

adverb. ever, always

Cognates

  • G. bóra “always, ever, continuously”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VORO “*ever, always” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102

Element in

  • Eq. na voru “for always” ✧ PE15/69 (na voru)
  • Eq. ve sangar voro úmeai “*like throngs ever large” ✧ VT40/08
  • Eq. vorima “everlasting” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • Eq. voronda “faithful” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • Eq. vorokantele “harping, vain or monotonous repetition” ✧ QL/102
  • Eq. Voronwe “the Faithful” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • Eq. Vorotemnar ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; LT1A/Vorotemnar

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VORO > vor[βor] > [vor]✧ QL/102

Variations

  • vor ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • voro ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; LT1A/Vorotemnar; QL/102; VT40/08
  • voru ✧ PE15/69 (voru)
Early Quenya [LT1A/Bronweg; LT1A/Vorotemnar; PE15/69; QL/102; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kale

noun. day

Changes

  • kale → tantare “day” ✧ PE14/043

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”
Early Quenya [PE14/043] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lá

noun. day

Element in

  • Eq. Ambalar “the East” ✧ PE16/075

Variations

  • lá ✧ PE16/075
Early Quenya [PE16/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by