íta

flash

íta noun "a flash" (PM:363)

íta

noun. flash

A noun for “a flash” appearing in The Shibboleth of Fëanor as part of a discussion the name Q. Itarillë, S. Idril from the late 1960s, derived from the root √IT (PM/363). It seems to be a bright and direct flash of light, as opposed to ᴹQ. tinde “glint” for a less brilliant and reflected flash of light.

Derivations

• √IT “glitter, shine, shimmer, twinkle” ✧ PM/363

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√it > íta	[īta]	✧ PM/363

Variations

• íta ✧ PM/363

nár

flame

nár noun "flame", also nárë (NAR1).Translated "fire" in some names, see Aicanár(o), Fëanáro (where nár apparently has the masculine ending -o added to it). According to PE17:183, nár- is "fire as an element" (a concrete fire or blaze is rather called a ruinë).

nárë

flame

nárë, also short nár, noun "flame" (NAR1, Narqelion). Translated "fire" in some names, see Aicanáro, Fëanáro (where nár apparently has the masculine ending -o, though in the latter name it may also be the genitive ending since Fëa-náro** is translated "Spirit of Fire"). At one point, Tolkien mentioned "nār-" as the word for "fire (as an element)" (PE17:183). Cf. ruinë** as the word for "a fire" (a concrete instance of fire) in the same source.

velca

flame

velca ("k") noun "flame" (LT1:260; nár, nárë would be the normal word in Tolkien's later Quenya)

alca-

verb. to glitter, to glitter, *shine out, flash

A verb for “glitter” in the second version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa (TQ2) written around 1950 (PE18/87). Its ancient form ✶ak’la- was glossed “shine out, flash”, an abnormal vocalization of the verbal root √KAL “shine”, where Tolkien said “these formations appear to have been often intensive, or descriptive of sudden action”. Thus I think this verb was more properly used for a sudden flash of light. It is possible that the semantics of the verb changed to a more gentle or gradual glittering, but Quenya has other verbs for “twinkle”, “glitter” and “sparkle” (tintila-, mirilya-, ita-), and I would use alca- primarily with the sense “flash” in Neo-Quenya.

Cognates

• ᴺS. agla- “to shine out, flash”

Derivations

• ✶akla- “to shine out, flash” ✧ PE18/087
  • √KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE18/085; PE18/087; PE18/087
  • √KALAT ✧ PE18/087

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ak’la- > alka-	[akla-] > [alka-]	✧ PE18/087

Variations

• alka- ✧ PE18/087

tindë

glint

tindë noun "glint" (TIN)

tinwë

spark

tinwë noun "spark" (gloss misquoted as "sparkle" in the Etymologies as printed in LR, see VT46:19), also "star"; pl. tinwi "sparks", properly used of the star-imagines on Nur-menel (q.v.). Cf. nillë. (TIN, MR:388) In early "Qenya", tinwë was simply glossed "star" (LT1:269, cf. MC:214). In one late source, the meaning of tinwë is given as "spark", and it is said that this word (like Sindarin gil) was used of the stars of heaven "in place of the older and more elevated el, elen- stem" (VT42:11).

wintil

glint

wintil noun "glint" (LT1:261)

tin-

glint, spark, glitter

tin- vb. "glint, spark, glitter" (3rd pers. aorist tinë "it glints") (TIN, PE17:69)

lach

noun. (leaping) flame

lacho

verb. flame!

naur

noun. flame

lacha-

verb. to flame

gil-

prefix. spark

_ pref. _spark, often used for 'star'. Form of gail/geil in compounds. >> gail, geil, Gilgalad

naur

noun. fire

tin

noun. spark

_ n. _spark, sparkle (esp. used of the twinkle of stars). >> ithildin

tîn

spark

n. spark, star. Q. tinwe spark (Poet. star).

Míriel

noun. sparkling like a jewel

tinu

noun. spark, small star

agol

noun. flash

Derivations

• ✶akla- “to shine out, flash”
  • √KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE18/085; PE18/087; PE18/087
  • √KALAT ✧ PE18/087

lach

flame

(noun) 1) lach (leaping flame), pl. laich; 2) naur (in compounds nar-, -nor) (fire, sun), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath, 3) rill (construct ril) (brilliance, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).

lach

flame

(leaping flame), pl. laich;  2) naur (in compounds nar-, -nor) (fire, sun), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath, 3) rill (construct ril) (brilliance, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).

lacha

flame

(verb) *lacha- (i lacha, i lachar). Only the imperative form lacho is attested.

lacha

flame

(i lacha, i lachar). Only the imperative form lacho is attested.

lachenn

flame-eyed

pl. lachinn *(WJ:384, there cited in archaic form lachend)*.

ruin

red flame

(no distinct pl. form except with article: idh ruin) (blazing fire). Also used as an adj. ”fiery red, burning”. (Silm app, entry ruin; PM:366)

agla-

verb. to shine out, flash

A neologism for “to shine out, flash” posted by Elaran in 2018 on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord server based on the primitive form ✶ak’la- of the same meaning (PE18/87).

Cognates

• Q. alca- “to glitter, to glitter, *shine out, flash”

Derivations

• ✶akla- “to shine out, flash”
  • √KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE18/085; PE18/087; PE18/087
  • √KALAT ✧ PE18/087

Element in

• ᴺS. aglad “lightning”

lim

sparkling

(adj.) lim (clear, light), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.

lim

sparkling

(clear, light), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.

gîl

silver glint

(i ngîl = i ñîl, o n’gîl = o ñgîl, construct gil) (star, bright spark), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gîl = i ñgîl), coll. pl. *giliath (RGEO, MR:388)*

tinna

glint

(vb.) *tinna- (cited as a ”Noldorin” infinitive tinno) (i dinna, i thinnar). Noun

tinna

glint

(cited as a ”Noldorin” infinitive tinno) (i dinna, i thinnar). Noun

tint

spark

1) tint (i dint, o thint), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thint), coll. pl. tinnath; 2) tinu (i dinu, o thinu; also -din at the end of compounds), analogical pl. tiny (i thiny). The word is also used =

tint

spark

(i dint, o thint), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thint), coll. pl. tinnath

tinu

spark

(i dinu, o thinu; also -din at the end of compounds), analogical pl. tiny (i thiny). The word is also used =

míriel

sparkling like a jewel

(lenited víriel, pl. míril) (jewel-like)

tim

small star

(MR:388). Archaic tinw, so the coll. pl. is likely  tinwath. 3)

akla-

verb. to shine out, flash

Derivations

• √KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE18/085; PE18/087; PE18/087
• √KALAT ✧ PE18/087

Derivatives

• Q. alca- “to glitter, to glitter, *shine out, flash” ✧ PE18/087
• ᴺS. agla- “to shine out, flash”
• ᴺS. agol “flash”

Variations

• akla ✧ PE18/087
• aklat(a) ✧ PE18/087
• ak’la- ✧ PE18/087; PE18/087

aklata-

verb. *to shine out, flash

tini

noun. spark

Derivations

• √TIN “sparkle, spark, sparkle, spark, [ᴱ√] twinkle, [ᴹ√] emit slender (silver pale) beams”

Derivatives

• S. tîn “spark, sparkle, twinkle of stars”

Variations

• tĭnĭ ✧ PE21/80

thillu, thilnu

verb. shine out, appear (of star)

cûl

noun. flame

A word for “flame” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KUL “golden-red”, but this word was deleted (EtyAC/KUL).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kulo “flame” ✧ EtyAC/KUL

Derivations

• ᴹ√KUL “golden-red” ✧ EtyAC/KUL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KUL > cûl	[kūl]	✧ EtyAC/KUL

naur

noun. flame

naur

noun. flame

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nár(e) “flame” ✧ Ety/NAR¹

Derivations

• ᴹ√NAR “flame, fire” ✧ Ety/NAR¹

Element in

• N. Egnor ✧ Ety/EK
• N. Baranor
• N. Nardol
• N. naur ad i gaurhoth “*fire against the wolf-horde” ✧ TI/187
• N. Narothal “Firefoot”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NAR¹ > naur	[nār] > [nǭr] > [nour] > [naur]	✧ Ety/NAR¹

lhach

noun. (leaping) flame

naur

noun. fire

tint

noun. spark

tint

noun. spark

Derivations

• ᴹ√TIN “sparkle, emit slender (silver pale) beams” ✧ Ety/TIN

Element in

• N. Tinfang “Starbeard”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TIN > tint	[tinte] > [tintʰe] > [tinθe] > [tinθ] > [tint]	✧ Ety/TIN

gildin

noun. silver spark

tinna-

verb. to glint

tinw

noun. spark, small star