-ya

elvish

-ya (5) adjectival ending, as in the word Quenya "Elvish" itself; when added to a verbal stem it may derive a kind of short active participle, as in melumatya "honey-eating" (mat- "eat"), saucarya "evil-doing" (car- "do"). (PE17:68)

quendya

noun. Elvish

Eldarin

eldarin, elvish

Eldarin adj. derived from Elda: "Eldarin, Elvish" (Silm, ÉLED). Also in the longer form Eldarinwa (pl. Eldarinwë in VT47:14, in the title Eldarinwë leperi ar notessi, "The Eldarin fingers and numerals")

quenelya

adjective. of the Elves

lambelë

language

lambelë noun "Language" (especially with reference to phonology), *"phonetics" (VT39:15)

tengwië

language

#tengwië noun "language" in the compound mátengwië "language of the hands" (VT47:9). Compare tengwë, tengwesta.

Quenderin

noun. Quendian

Quendian, name of all Elf-tongues

Quenderin

adjective. Quendian

Quendian

Quenderinwa

adjective. Quendian

Quendian

quenelya†

adjective. Quendian

Quendian

tengwelë

language

tengwelë noun "Language" (in all its aspects), a general word for the grouping and composing of tengwi (linguistic "signs", phonemes) into a linguistic system (VT39:16)

quenya

noun. Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech, Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech; [ᴹQ.] belonging to the Qendi, Quendian

Cognates

• Van. Quendya “Quendian language” ✧ WJ/361; WJ/373; WJI/Quenya

Derivations

• ✶kwenyā “Elvish” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138; WJ/360; WJ/393
  • √KWENED “spoken, articulate, spoken, articulate; [ᴹ√] Elf” ✧ PE19/093
  • √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093
    • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
  • √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ WJ/360
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
• √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093; SA/quen
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Element in

• Q. coirëa quenya “living speech” ✧ PM/399
• Q. Quenyarin “*of Quenya” ✧ PMI/Quenya
• Q. queta Quenya “speak Quenya” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138
• Q. quetë Quenya “*speaks Quenya” ✧ PE17/138

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶kwenyā > quenyā	[kwenjā] > [kwenja]	✧ PE17/137
✶kwend(i)ja > Quendya	[kwendja] > [kwenja]	✧ PE17/138
√KWEN > quenya	[kwenja]	✧ PE19/093
√quen- > Quenya	[kwenja]	✧ SA/quen
✶kwendjā > Quendya > Quenya	[kwendja] > [kwenja]	✧ WJ/360
✶kwendjā > Quenya	[kwendja] > [kwenja]	✧ WJ/393

Variations

• quenyā ✧ PE17/137
• Quendya ✧ PE17/138
• kwenya ✧ PE19/093
• quenya ✧ PE19/093; PM/399

Quenderin

quendian, belonging to the elves as a whole

Quenderin adj."Quendian, belonging to the Elves as a whole" (a learned word) (WJ:407). The phrase quenderinwë coar "Elvish bodies" (PE17:175) presupposes a longer form *quenderinwa, here attested in the pl.

tengwestië

language

tengwestië noun "Language" as abstract or phenomenon (WJ:394)

edhellen

adjective. Elvish

_ adj. _Elvish. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edhel

edhellen

adjective. elvish

Element in

• S. annon edhellen, edro hi ammen “Elvish gate open now for us” ✧ LotR/0307; PE17/045

Elements

Word	Gloss
Edhel	“Elf”
-ren	“adjective suffix”

edhellen

adjective. elvish, of the Elves

lam

noun. language

edhellen

elvish

edhellen (of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin

edhellen

elvish

(of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin****

lambë

noun. language

Cognates

• Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394

Derivations

• ✶lambē “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
  • √LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ VT39/15
  • ✶labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416

Element in

• T. Goldolambë “Quenya”
• T. Lindalambë “Telerin (Language)”

Variations

• lambe ✧ WJ/394

nimriyê

noun. Nimrian Tongue, *Elvish

The Adûnaic word for the Elvish language (SD/414), most likely a combination of the word Nimir “Elf” (evidently with the Adûnaic syncope) and a suffix meaning “language”, perhaps -iyê.

Elements

Word	Gloss
Nimir	“Elf, (lit.) Shining One”
-iyê	“language suffix”

Variations

• Nimriyē ✧ SD/414

aglâb

noun. language

Cognates

• Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394

kwenyā

adjective. Elvish

Changes

• Kwendya → kwenyā ✧ PE17/137

Derivations

• √KWENED “spoken, articulate, spoken, articulate; [ᴹ√] Elf” ✧ PE19/093
  • √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ PE19/093
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392
• √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ WJ/360
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Derivatives

• Q. Quenderin “Quendian, of the Quendi, belonging to the Elves as a whole” ✧ PE19/093
• Q. Quenya “Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech, Elvish, High-elven, Elf-latin, †speech; [ᴹQ.] belonging to the Qendi, Quendian” ✧ PE17/137; PE17/138; WJ/360; WJ/393
• Van. Quendya “Quendian language” ✧ WJ/360

Variations

• kwe-nyā ✧ PE17/137
• Kwendya ✧ PE17/137 (Kwendya)
• kwend(i)ja ✧ PE17/138
• kwendya ✧ PE19/093 (kwendya)
• kwenedyā ✧ PE19/093
• kwendjā ✧ WJ/360; WJ/393