gem
adjective. sickly
gem
adjective. sickly
gemb
adjective. sickly
gern
adjective. worn, old, decrepit (of things)
flaew
adjective. sickly, sick, ill
gamp
noun. hook, claw, crook
gern
adjective. worn, old, decripit (used of things only)
mirion
noun. great jewel, Silmaril
mîr
noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure
thlaew
adjective. sickly, sick, ill
thloew
adjective. sickly, sick, ill
gem
sickly
gem (lenited em, pl. gim).
gem
sickly
gem (lenited em, pl. gim)
gem
sickly
(lenited ’em, pl. gim).
ingem
year-sick
(pl. ingim)
gamp
hook
1) gamp (i **amp) (claw, crook), pl. ?gaimp or ?gemp (i ngaimp = i ñaimp or i ngemp = i ñemp), coll. pl. gammath**
gamp
hook
(i ’amp) (claw, crook), pl. ?gaimp or ?gemp (i ngaimp = i ñaimp or i ngemp = i ñemp), coll. pl. gammath
gamp
claw
gamp (i **amp) (hook, crook), pl. ?gaimp or ?gemp (i ngaimp = i ñaimp or i ngemp = i ñemp), coll. pl. gammath**
gamp
claw
(i ’amp) (hook, crook), pl. ?gaimp or ?gemp (i ngaimp = i ñaimp or i ngemp = i ñemp), coll. pl. gammath
gamp
crook
gamp (i **amp) (hook, claw), pl. ?gaimp or ?gemp (i ngaimp = i ñaimp or i ngemp = i ñemp), coll. pl. gammath**
gamp
crook
(i ’amp) (hook, claw), pl. ?gaimp or ?gemp (i ngaimp = i ñaimp or i ngemp = i ñemp), coll. pl. gammath
gamp
noun. hook, claw, crook
lhaew
adjective. sickly, sick, ill
mírdan
noun. jewel-smith
mîr
noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure
mîr
noun. jewel
_ n. _jewel, precious thing. Q. míre, pl1. míri. >> advir
gern
worn
gern (old, of things), lenited ern, pl. girn
gern
worn
(old, of things), lenited ’ern, pl. girn
golovir
noldo-jewel
(i Ngolovir = i Ñolovir, o N’golovir = o Ñgolovir), no distinct pl. form except with article (in Golovir = i Ñgolovir). Adj.
lhaew
sick, sickly
*lhaew (ill), lenited ?thlaew or ?laew (the lenition product of lh is uncertain); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thloew, flaew.
lhaew
sick, sickly
(ill), lenited ?thlaew or ?laew (the lenition product of lh is uncertain); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thloew, flaew.
mirion
great jewel
(i Virion), pl. Míryn (i Míryn). (LR:373 s.v. MIR lists the archaic ”Noldorin” plural Miruin.)
mírdan
jewel-smith
(i vírdan), pl. mírdain (i mírdain)
míriel
jewel-like
(lenited víriel, pl. míril) (sparkling like a jewel)
mîr
treasure
mîr (i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, jewel), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath.
mîr
treasure
(i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, jewel), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath.
mîr
jewel
mîr (i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, treasure), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath. GREAT JEWEL (Silmaril) Mirion (i Virion), pl. Míryn (i Míryn). (LR:373 s.v. MIR lists the archaic ”Noldorin” plural Miruin.)
mîr
jewel
(i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, treasure), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath.
mírë
noun/adjective. jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious
A word first appearing with the gloss “jewel, precious thing, treasure” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√MIR (Ety/MIR). It appeared regularly in Tolkien’s later writings with the same etymology and glosses like “gem”, “jewel” and “precious thing”, and it was a common element in names. In one place Tolkien said it could also be used as an adjective “precious” (PE17/165).
mírëa
adjective. jewelled, jewelled, *gemmed
An adjective form of mírë “jewel” (PE17/83).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. sinqevoite “gemmed”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “mineral, gem, metal”
sincë
noun. mineral [as in any solid inorganic substance], gem, metal
ampa
hook
ampa noun "hook", also name of tengwa #14 (GAP, Appendix E, VT47:20)
ampa
noun. hook, hook, [ᴹQ.] crook
engwa
sickly
engwa adj. "sickly"; nominal pl. Engwar "the Sickly", Elvish name of Mortal Men (Silm, GENG-WĀ)
engwa
adjective. sickly
harma
treasure, a treasured thing
harma (1) noun "treasure, a treasured thing" (3AR), also name of tengwa #11, later (MET) called aha (Appendix E).
harma
noun. treasure, treasure, [ᴹQ.] treasured thing
harwë
treasure, treasury
harwë (2) noun "treasure, treasury" (3AR)(For clarity, harma may be used for "treasure")
laiwa
sick, sickly, ill
laiwa adj. "sick, sickly, ill" (SLIW, VT45:28). Since Tolkien eventually decided that roots in sl- yield Quenya words in hl- (though this was pronounced l- in late Exilic Quenya), it may be that the spelling *hlaiwa is to be preferred.
mírë
jewel
mírë noun "jewel" (MIR, SA:mîr), "a treasure, a precious thing" (PE17:37).Cf. Elemmírë; short form -mir in Tar-Atanamir (SA:mîr); see also Artamir.
namma
claw, talon
namma noun "claw, talon" (also nappa) (VT47:20)
nappa
claw, talon
nappa noun "claw, talon" (also namma) (VT47:20)
quámëa
sick
quámëa ("q")adj. "sick" (evidently = nauseous, cf. quámë and the verb quama-) (QL:76)
rince
noun. hook
sa-rincë
hook
sa-rincë ("k"), apparently the name of the "hook" that may be attached to a tengwa letter to indicate a following s (VT46:11). If so, sa may be a name of S (as a sound).
gampa
noun. hook
zimra Reconstructed
noun. jewel
An element appearing in the names Zimraphel (UT/224) and Zimrathôn (UT/222) and also the Hadorian name Zimrahin (WJ/234). The corresponding Quenya names Q. Míriel and Q. Hostamir both seem to contain mírë “jewel”, so this is the likely meaning of the Adûnaic word as well, as suggested by most authors (AAD/25, AL/Adûnaic, EotAL/ZIM’R).
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
gem
root. *sick
gengwa
root. sick
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sick” with derivatives ᴹQ. engwa/N. gem “sickly” (Ety/GENG-WĀ). It was given as ᴹ√GENG-WĀ, and thus represented an extension of an otherwise unattested root ᴹ√GENG. In the entry for ᴹ√YEN from The Etymologies it appeared as ᴹ√GEM in the discussion of N. ingem “old, (lit.) year-sick” (EtyAC/YEN), but I believe this represents the Noldorin phonetic developments of the true primitive form rather than a conceptual variation. The continued appearance of Q. Engwar in The Silmarillion narratives of the 1950s and 60s hints that this root may have remained valid as well.
geng
root. *sick
kwam
root. *sick
A root connected to sickness, first appearing as ᴱ√QAMA from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. qáme “sickness, nausea”, ᴱQ. qama- “to be ill, vomit”, G. cwam “ill”, and G. côma “disease, illness” (QL/76; GL/26, 28). It reappeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as ᴹ√KWAM with derivatives ᴹQ. qáme, N. paw and Ilk. côm “sickness” (Ety/KWAM). It does not appear again in Tolkien’s later writing, but there is nothing contradicting its validity either.
sliw
root. sickly
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sickly”, with derivatives like ᴹQ. laiwa/N. flaew “sickly, sick, ill” and ᴹQ. líve/N. fliw “sickness” (Ety/SLIW). The root was first written as ᴹ√LIW (EtyAC/LIW). It is probably a later iteration of the unglossed root ᴱ√LEẆE from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives ᴱQ. leuke “sick, ill; pallid, wan” and ᴱQ. leume “sickness” (QL/53).
sinqe
noun. jewel, gem
A noun given as ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “mineral, metal, gem” in the Qenya Lexicon, a derivative of the root ᴱ√SINI “pale blue” (QL/83), transferred from the root ᴱ√SṆTYṆ “twinkle” where the word was only glossed “gem” (QL/85). The word sink (sinq-) “mineral, gem” also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/83). In the Early Qenya Grammar and word lists of the 1920s, this word became ᴱQ. sinqe “jewel, gem” (PE14/42, 71; PE15/72, 74).
Neo-Quenya: I think this word may be adapted to Neo-Quenya as ᴺQ. sincë (sinci-) based on the primitive form ✶sinki seen in ✶sinkitamo > Q. sintamo “smith” (PE17/108). I think this word refers to minerals in general (any solid inorganic substance), as opposed to words for more specific categories of substances like Q. ondo “stone”, Q. tinco “metal”, or Q. mírë “gem”.
sink
noun. mineral, gem, metal
sinqevoite
adjective. gemmed
qámea
adjective. sick
A word appearing as qāmea “sick” in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective form of ᴱQ. qáme “sickness, nausea” (QL/76).
Neo-Quenya: Since ᴹQ. qáme “sickness” appears in Tolkien’s later writings (Ety/KWAM), I would retain ᴺQ. quámëa for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but given the meaning of its noun form I would assume its primary meaning is “✱nauseous”, as opposed to generally sick which would be [ᴺQ.] hlaiwa.
himp
noun. jewel
naud
noun. treasure
engwa
adjective. sickly
crog
noun. hook
leẇe
root. *sick
qama
root. *sick
gampa
noun. hook
gimil
root. *star
One of the roots Tolkien used to illustrate various processes of Primitive Adûnaic word formation (SD/422-5). It also seems to be the basis of words related to stars, such as gimli.
mîr Reconstructed
noun. jewel
A word for “jewel” attested only in compounds, probably of the same derivation and meaning as its Noldorin cognate N. mîr.
An adjective for “sickly” in The Etymologies of the 1930s from the root ᴹ√GENG-WA “sick” (Ety/GENG-WĀ), where the ancient cluster ngw became mb as usual in Noldorin and Sindarin.