Quenya 

lissë

noun. grace

Cognates

  • ᴺS. list “grace, favour, kindness”

Derivations

  • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey”

Element in

lára

blessed

[lára (3) adj. "blessed", also lárëa (VT45:26)]

manquë

blessed

manquë, manquenta adj. "blessed" (VT44:10-11; it cannot be ruled out that manquë spelt manque in the source is simply an uncompleted form of manquenta. Whatever the case, Tolkien decided to use the form manaquenta instead, q.v.)

manaitë

blessed

manaitë adj. "blessed" (VT49:41, 42)

almárëa

blessed

almárëa adj. "blessed". In a deleted entry in Etym, the gloss provided was "bless", but this would seem to be a mistake, since the word does not look like a verb. Another deleted entry agrees with the retained entry GALA that almárëa means "blessed" (GALA, VT45:5, 14)

manaquenta

blessed

manaquenta adj. "blessed" (VT44:10; see manquë, manquenta)

Eru

the one

Eru divine name "the One" = God (VT43:32, VT44:16-17), "the One God" (Letters:387), a name reserved for the most solemn occasions (WJ:402). Often in the combination Eru Ilúvatar, "Eru Allfather" (cf. MR:112). Genitive Eruo (MR:329, VT43:28/32), dative Erun (VT44:32, 34). The adjectival form Eruva "divine" (Eruva lissëo "of divine grace", VT44:18) would be identical to the form appearing in the possessive case. Compound nouns: Eruhantalë "Thanksgiving to Eru", a Númenórean festival (UT:166, 436), Eruhin pl. Eruhíni "Children of Eru", Elves and Men (WJ:403; SA:híni, cf. _Eruhîn _in Letters:345), Eruion *"son of God" (or "God the Son"?) (VT44:16), Erukyermë "Prayer to Eru", a Númenórean festival (UT:166, 436), Erulaitalë "Praise of Eru", a Númenórean festival (UT:166, 436), Eruamillë "Mother of God" (in Tolkien's translation of the Hail Mary, VT43:32, see also VT44:7), Eruontari, Eruontarië other translations of "Mother (Begetter) of God" (VT44:7, 18), Erusén "the children of God" (RGEO:74; this is a strange form with no plural ending; contrast the synonym Eruhíni.) #Eruanna and #erulissë, various terms for "grace", literally "God-gift" and "God-sweetness", respectively (VT43:29; these words are attested in the genitive and instrumental case, respectively: Eruanno, erulissenen).

aman

blessed, free from evil

aman adj. "blessed, free from evil". Adopted and adapted from Valarin (WJ:399), though in other versions Tolkien cited an Elvish etymology (cf. VT49:26-27). Place-name Aman the Blessed Realm, from the stem mān- "good, blessed, unmarred" (SA:mān), translated "Unmarred State" (VT49:26). Allative Amanna (VT49:26). Adj. amanya "of Aman, Amanian" (WJ:411), nominal pl. Amanyar "those of Aman", Elves dwelling there (with negations Úamanyar, Alamanyar "those not of Aman"). Also fuller Amaneldi noun "Aman-elves" (WJ:373).Masc. name Amandil *"Aman-friend" (Appendix A, SA:mān), the father of Elendil; also name of the Númenorean king Tar-Amandil (UT:210).

anna

gift

anna noun "gift" (ANA1, SA), "a thing handed, brought or sent to a person" (PE17:125), also name of tengwa #23 (Appendix E); pl. annar "gifts" in Fíriel's Song. Masc. name Annatar "Lord of Gifts, *Gift-lord", name assumed by Sauron when he tried to seduce the Eldar in the Second Age (SA:tar). Eruanna noun "God-gift", gift of God, i.e. "grace" (VT43:38)

anna, anwa

noun. gift

Quenya [PE 22:163] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

anwa

noun. gift

lissë

sweet

lissë adj. "sweet" (Nam, RGEO:66); also noun "sweetness", used metaphorically for "grace" (VT43:29, VT44:18); in this sense the word may be compounded as #Erulissë, q.v. Genitive lissëo in VT44:18. - In the entry LIS in the Etymologies, Tolkien originally gave lissë as the noun "honey", but then changed it to lis with stem liss- (VT45:28)

lissë

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • S. liss “fragrant, sweet”
  • S. laich “sweet” ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • lissĭ- ✧ PE17/154
    • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey” ✧ PE17/154

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
lissĭ- > lisse[lissi] > [lisse]✧ PE17/154

Variations

  • lissë ✧ LotR/0377
  • lisse ✧ PE17/064; PE17/064; PE17/154; RGEO/58
  • lísse ✧ RGEO/58
Quenya [LotR/0377; PE17/064; PE17/154; RGEO/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

manna

blessed

manna adj. "blessed" (also mána, q.v.) (VT43:30, VT45:32, VT49:41)

mána

blessed

mána 1) adj. "blessed" (FS); also manna, q.v. 2) noun "any good thing or fortunate thing; a boon or blessing, a grace, being esp. used of some thing/person/event that helps or amends an evil or difficulty. (Cf. frequent ejaculation on receiving aid in trouble: yé mána (ma) = what a blessing, what a good thing!)" (VT49:41)

ainima

blessed, holy (of things)

ainima adj. "blessed, holy (of things)" (PE17:149)

amanya

blessed

amanya adj. "blessed" (VT49:39, 41)

Sindarin 

laich

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • Q. lissë “sweet” ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • lisyā “sweet” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154
    • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
lisyā > liχı̯ā > leχı̯ > leich > laich[lisjā] > [lixjā] > [lixja] > [lexja] > [lexia] > [lexi] > [leix] > [laix]✧ PE17/148
lisyā > lîch[lisji] > [lixji] > [lixī] > [lix] > [līx]✧ PE17/148

Variations

  • leich ✧ PE17/154
Sindarin [PE17/148; PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ann

noun. gift

n. gift.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:90] < _annā_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

ann

noun. gift

Cognates

  • Q. anna “gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, *present” ✧ PE22/163

Derivations

  • annā “gift” ✧ PE17/090
    • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus”
  • HAN “add to, increase, enhance, enrich, honour (especially by gift); give” ✧ PE22/163

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
annā > ann[annā] > [anna] > [ann]✧ PE17/090

Variations

  • ann ✧ PE17/090
  • anw ✧ PE22/163
Sindarin [PE17/090; PE22/163] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anw

noun. gift

Sindarin [PE 22:163] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

anw

noun. gift

leich

adjective. sweet

list

noun. grace, favour, kindness

Cognates

Derivations

  • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey”

Eru

the one

as a name of God: #Eru, isolated from CHILDREN OF THE ONE (Elves and Men) Eruchín** **(sg. *Eruchen)

ant

gift

ant, pl. aint, coll. pl. annath. Also ann (-an at the end of compounds), pl. ain.

ant

gift

pl. aint, coll. pl. annath. Also ann (-an at the end of compounds), pl. ain.

lend

sweet

(tuneful), pl. lind. Note: a homophone means ”way, journey”. No Sindarin adjective describing sweet taste occurs in published material.

melui

sweet

1) (= lovely) melui (lenited velui; no distinct pl. form) (VT42:18). 2) lend (tuneful), pl. lind. Note: a homophone means ”way, journey”. No Sindarin adjective describing sweet taste occurs in published material.

melui

sweet

(lenited velui; no distinct pl. form) (VT42:18).

Adûnaic

Reconstructed

noun. gift

An element in the name Yôzâyan “Land of Gift” (UT/184, SD/241). The final element of this name is zâyan “land”, so its initial element most likely means “gift”, as suggested by several authors (AAD/24, AL/Adûnaic, EotAL/YAW), though Andreas Moehn points out this word could have the form yôz instead (EotAL/YAW).

Element in

Primitive elvish

annā

noun. gift

Derivations

  • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus”

Derivatives

  • Q. anna “gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, *present” ✧ SA/anna
  • S. ann “gift” ✧ PE17/090

Element in

Variations

  • anna ✧ SA/anna
Primitive elvish [PE17/090; SA/anna] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lisyā

adjective. sweet

Changes

  • leχalisya ✧ PE17/154

Derivations

  • LIS “*sweet, [ᴱ√] sweetness, [ᴹ√] honey” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154

Derivatives

  • S. laich “sweet” ✧ PE17/148; PE17/154

Variations

  • lisya ✧ PE17/154
  • leχa ✧ PE17/154 (leχa)
Primitive elvish [PE17/148; PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

ant

noun. gift

Noldorin [Ety/348] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ant

noun. gift

Changes

  • annant ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. anna “gift” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NĀ/ANA “to, towards” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ANA¹ > ant[anta] > [antʰa] > [anθa] > [anθ] > [ant]✧ Ety/ANA¹

Variations

  • ann ✧ EtyAC/ANA¹ (ann)
Noldorin [Ety/ANA¹; EtyAC/ANA¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

almárea

adjective. blessed

Qenya [Ety/GALA; EtyAC/AL; EtyAC/GAL(AS)] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anna

noun. gift

Cognates

  • N. ant “gift” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NĀ/ANA “to, towards” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ANA¹ > anna[anna]✧ Ety/ANA¹
Qenya [Ety/ANA¹; LR/072; PE22/023; PE22/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mána

adjective. blessed

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAN “holy spirit” ✧ EtyAC/MAN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. talantie “they are holy, blessed, and beloved — save the dark one: he is fallen” ✧ LR/072

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MAN > manna[manna]✧ EtyAC/MAN

Variations

  • manna ✧ EtyAC/MAN (manna)
Qenya [EtyAC/MAN; LR/072] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

gur

adjective. sweet

gûri

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • Eq. wóre “sweet (to taste only)” ✧ QL/104

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWORI “‽” ✧ QL/104

Element in

  • G. gurmir “drink of the Valar, *(lit.) sweet wine” ✧ GL/43

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GWORI > gur[gʷōri] > [gʷūri] > [gūri] > [gūr]✧ QL/104

Variations

  • gur ✧ QL/104
Gnomish [GL/43; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

list

noun. grace, favour, kindness

Cognates

  • Eq. lis “grace, blessing”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LISI “sweetness”

bless

noun. grace, kindness, good feeling

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MELE “love”

Element in

  • G. blethrin “gracious, kind” ✧ GL/23

Variations

  • Bless ✧ GL/23
Gnomish [GG/08; GL/23] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glis

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • Eq. líse “sweet” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LISI “sweetness”

ôn

noun. gift

Cognates

  • Eq. an “gift” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards”

Variations

  • ōn ✧ GL/19
  • ôn ✧ GL/62
Gnomish [GL/19; GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

lis

noun. grace, blessing

Cognates

  • G. list “grace, favour, kindness”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LISI “sweetness” ✧ QL/054

Element in

  • Eq. listea “full of grace, blessed” ✧ QL/054
  • Eq. listevoite “full of grace, blessed” ✧ QL/054

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LISI > lis[list] > [lis]✧ QL/054
Early Quenya [PME/055; QL/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

an

noun. gift

Cognates

  • G. ôn “gift” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards” ✧ QL/031

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ANA > an[and] > [an]✧ QL/031

Variations

  • āno ✧ GL/62
Early Quenya [GL/62; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

áno

noun. gift

líse

adjective. sweet

Cognates

  • G. glis “sweet” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LISI “sweetness” ✧ QL/054

Element in

  • Eq. lísele “sweetness” ✧ QL/055

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LISI > līse[līsē] > [līse]✧ QL/054

Variations

  • lîse ✧ GL/39
  • līse ✧ QL/055
Early Quenya [GL/39; QL/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

suksa

adjective. sweet

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SUKU “*sweet” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SUKU > suksa[suksā] > [suksa]✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sutya

adjective. sweet

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SUKU “*sweet” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SUKU > sutya[sukjā] > [sukja] > [sutja]✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

salistina

adjective. blessed

Early Quenya [QL/055; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by