(noun) eru (pl. ery). Note: Eru is also a name of God, "the One".
Quenya
erumë
desert
Sindarin
Eru
waste
eru
waste
(pl. ery). Note: Eru is also a name of God, "the One".
lothren
waste
(adj.) lothren (wild), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)
lothren
waste
(wild), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)
aliavren
adjective. barren
Elements
Word Gloss iavren “fertile”
Noldorin
Eru
noun. waste, desert
eru
noun. waste, desert
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “waste, desert”, the cognate of ᴹQ. erume and a derivative of the root ᴹ√ERE “be alone, deprived” (Ety/ERE).
Conceptual Development: N. eru is probably a later iteration of G. ermin “desert, waste” from Gnomish Lexicon Slips of the 1910s (PE13/113), itself replacing G. armin with the same gloss from the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/20). These 1910s forms are probably derived from the early root ᴱ√ARA “be dry” (QL/32), with G. ermin the result of i-affection.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. erume “desert” ✧ Ety/ERE
Derivations
- ᴹ√ER “be alone, deprived” ✧ Ety/ERE
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ERE > eru [erume] > [erume] > [erum] > [eruv] > [eru] ✧ Ety/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
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ERE > erume [erume] ✧ Ety/ERE
Gnomish
armin
noun. desert, waste
Cognates
- Eq. arean “wilderness, deserted place”
Derivations
- ᴱ√ARA “(be) dry”
Variations
- ermin ✧ PE13/113
ermin
noun. desert, waste
arf
adjective. barren, dry, desert
arp
adjective. barren, dry, desert
Cognates
- Eq. arqa “arid, parched, dry” ✧ GL/20
Derivations
- ᴱ√ARA “(be) dry”
Variations
- arf ✧ GL/20
- arg ✧ GL/20 (
arg)
gwivrin
adjective. barren
Derivations
- G. uivrin “barren” ✧ GL/46
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources G. uivrin > gwivrin [wivrin] > [gʷivrin] ✧ GL/46
ilgiol
adjective. barren
A word for “barren” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. giol “fecund” with the negative prefix G. il- (GL/50).
Elements
Word Gloss il- “the opposite, the reversal” giol “fecund; conceiving, having conceived, just pregnant”
uivrin
adjective. barren
An adjective appearing as G. uivrin “barren” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed, the negated form of G. ivrin “fertile” (GL/46, 74). It had a variant form G. gwivrin “barren” where with the “ui- being replaced by analogy” (GL/46).
Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to ᴺS. aliavren “barren” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, based on the updated word ᴺS. iavren “fertile”.
Derivatives
- G. gwivrin “barren” ✧ GL/46
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).
erumë noun "desert" (ERE)