Sindarin 

baw

interjection. no, don't!

Sindarin [WJ/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

baw

noun. howling

howling

Sindarin [PE 19:107] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

baw

noun. howling

A word for “howling” the Outline of Phonology from the 1950s derived from primitive ✶ñgwaumē based on the root √ÑGWAW “howl” (PE19/106-107).

Neo-Sindarin: N. gaul “wolfhowl” is more distinct in form and part of a larger confluence of “howling” words.

Cognates

  • Q. nwámë “wolvish howling” ✧ PE19/106

Derivations

  • ñgwaumē “wolvish howling” ✧ PE19/107; PE19/107
    • ÑGAW “howl; falsify, deform, disguise” ✧ PE19/106

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ñgwaum- > baw[ŋgwaumē] > [mbaumē] > [mbaume] > [baume] > [baum] > [bauv] > [bau]✧ PE19/107
ñgwām > baw[ŋgwāmē] > [mbāmē] > [mbāme] > [mbǭme] > [bǭme] > [baume] > [baum] > [bauv] > [bau]✧ PE19/107

Variations

  • baw ✧ PE19/107; PE19/107
Sindarin [PE19/107] Group: Eldamo. Published by

baw

interjection. imperious negative imperative

interj. imperious negative imperative, 'do not, don't'. Q. .

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:143:145] < BĀ primitive ejaculation accompanied with jerk of head. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

baw

interjection. no, do not!

Cognates

  • Ad. “don’t”
  • Q. “will not, do not, shall not” ✧ PE17/143; PE17/145; WJ/371

Derivations

  • BĀ/ABA “refuse, forbid, prohibit, say nay (in refusal or denial), refuse, forbid, prohibit, say nay (in refusal or denial), [ᴹ√] deny; away, go away, depart” ✧ PE17/143; PE17/145; WJ/370; WJ/372

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
> baw[bā] > [bǭ] > [bau]✧ PE17/143
> baw[bā] > [bǭ] > [bau]✧ PE17/145
BA > baw[bā] > [bǭ] > [bau]✧ WJ/370
> baw[bā] > [bǭ] > [bau]✧ WJ/372

Variations

  • baw ✧ PE17/143; PE17/145; WJ/371; WJ/372
Sindarin [PE17/143; PE17/145; WJ/371; WJ/372] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ú

prefix. no, not (negative prefix or particle)

Sindarin [WJ/369, LotR/A(v)] Group: SINDICT. Published by

no, not

also ú

û

interjection. no

adv. or interj. no, not (of fact).

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:144] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

baw!

no

! (interjection expressing refusal or prohibition, not denying facts) baw! (dont!) Prefix

baw!

no

(don’t!) Prefix

baw!

don’

(= "no!", as interjection expressing refusal or prohibition)

a

don’

vo (+ lenited imperative, e.g. avo garo "don’t do"); av- (prefix added to imperative verbs, followed by lenition: avgaro! "don’t do!" as a negative version of caro! "do!")

gawad

howling

gawad (i ngawad = i ñawad), pl. gewaid (in gewaid = i ñgewaid) if there is a pl. Cf. also

gawad

howling

(i ngawad = i ñawad), pl. gewaid (in gewaid = i ñgewaid) if there is a pl. Cf. also

gaul

wolf-howl

(i ngaul = i ñaul), pl. goel (in goel = i ñgoel), coll. pl. golath. Note: A homophone means "light", but has different mutations.