ára

noun. dry sand, grit

A noun given as {āra >>} àra in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dry sand, grit” given as a derivative of ᴱ√ARA “be dry” (QL/32), also mentioned as āra in contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon alongside its Gnomish cognate G. ôr of similar meaning (GL/62). It is not clear what (if any) significance the grave accent à has.

Changes

• āra → àra ✧ QL/032

Cognates

• G. ôr “dry sand” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

• ᴱ√ARA “(be) dry” ✧ QL/032

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√ARA > àra	[ārā] > [āra]	✧ QL/032

Variations

• āra ✧ GL/62; QL/032 (āra)
• àra ✧ QL/032

vardar

noun. king

túranu

noun. king

Variations

• tūranu ✧ QL/095

erus(ta)

noun/adjective. outside

Cognates

• G. edhos “just without, close by”

Derivations

• ᴱ✶eðus
  • ᴱ√EÐE “out”

Variations

• erus ✧ QL/036
• erusta ✧ QL/036

tur

noun. king

Cognates

• En. tîr “king” ✧ PE13/154
• G. tûr “king” ✧ LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi

Derivations

• ᴱ√TURU “am strong” ✧ LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; QL/095

Element in

• Eq. turwen “princess” ✧ QL/096
• Eq. túrin “king(dom)” ✧ QL/096
• Eq. Sorontur “King of Eagles” ✧ LT1A/Sorontur
• Eq. túrani “queen” ✧ QL/096
• Eq. túranu “king” ✧ QL/096
• Eq. turillo “prince” ✧ QL/096
• Eq. turinqi “queen” ✧ LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; QL/096
• Eq. turqin “queen” ✧ QL/096 (turqin)
• Eq. Turondo

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√TURU > Tur	[tur]	✧ QL/095

Variations

• -tur ✧ LT1A/Sorontur
• túr ✧ PE13/154; PE16/138
• Tur ✧ QL/096

ya(n)

conjunction. and

Derivations

• ᴱ√YA “*and” ✧ QL/104

Element in

• Eq. Eldar yan Indi “*Elves and Men” ✧ QL/043
• Eq. kuluvai ya karnevalinar “*of golden feathers and orange-red ones too” ✧ VT40/08
• Eq. mára mesta an ni véla tye ento, ya rato nea “good-bye until I see you next, and I hope it will be soon” ✧ LFC/030

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√YA > ya(n)	[jan]	✧ QL/104

Variations

• ya ✧ LFC/030; PE15/69 (ya); VT40/08
• yan ✧ PE15/69 (yan); QL/043