Quenya 

erumë

desert

erumë noun "desert" (ERE)


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Qenya 

erume

noun. desert

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “desert” derived of the root ᴹ√ERE “be alone, deprived” and connected to the name ᴹQ. Eruman which was described in this document as a “desert N.E. of Valinor” (Ety/ERE).

Cognates

  • N. eru “waste, desert” ✧ Ety/ERE

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ER “be alone, deprived” ✧ Ety/ERE

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Eruman “desert N.E. of Valinor” ✧ Ety/ERE

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ERE > erume[erume]✧ Ety/ERE

Early Quenya

arqilis

noun. desert

A word given in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “desert”, apparently a noun formation from ᴱQ. arqa “arid, parched, dry” (QL/32).

Early Quenya [PME/032; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by