Quenya 

heri

lady

heri noun "lady" (KHER, LT1:272)

heri

noun. lady

Derivations

  • kherī “lady”
    • KHER “possess, possess, [ᴹ√] rule, govern, [ᴱ√] have power”

Element in

Variations

  • héri ✧ UT/195 (héri)

aranel

princess

aranel noun "princess" (likely *aranell-) (UT:434)

aranel

noun. princess

Elements

WordGloss
aran“king”
-iel“-daughter; feminine suffix”

Variations

  • Aranel ✧ UT/209; UTI/Emerwen
Quenya [UT/209; UTI/Emerwen] Group: Eldamo. Published by

quimellë

lady

quimellë noun "lady" (GL:45)

Sindarin 

híril

noun. lady, lady; [G.] princess, †queen

Element in

  • S. Hírilorn “Tree of the Lady” ✧ SA/heru

heruin

noun. lady

n. lady. >> heryn, Rocheruin

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:97] < _kherū _Lord, Master. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

heruin

noun. lady

Element in

heryn

noun. lady

Sindarin [Roheryn S/436] hîr+dî. Group: SINDICT. Published by

heryn

noun. lady

n. lady. >> heruin, Rocheryn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:97] < _kherū _Lord, Master. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

heryn

noun. lady

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
herūnī > heruin[kʰerūnī] > [kʰerūni] > [xerūni] > [xeruin] > [heruin]✧ PE17/097
herūnī > heryn[kʰerūnī] > [kʰerunī] > [kʰeruni] > [xeruni] > [xeryni] > [xeryn] > [heryn]✧ PE17/097

Variations

  • heruin ✧ PE17/097
Sindarin [PE17/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rodel

lady

1a _n._lady, high lady. >> Nimrodel

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:49] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

hiril

lady

(i chiril, o chiril), no distinct pl. form even with article (i chiril), coll. pl. hirillath.

riel

princess

#riel (garlanded maiden), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl), coll. pl. riellath. Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

princess

(garlanded maiden), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl), coll. pl. riellath. Isolated from the name Galadriel.

brennil

lady

(i vrennil), pl. same as sg. except with article: i mrennil. Coll. pl. brenillath.

lady

(i nî, o ndi) (bride), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndî).

heryn

lady

1) heryn (i cheryn, o cheryn), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i cheryn), 2) hiril (i chiril, o chiril), no distinct pl. form even with article (i chiril), coll. pl. hirillath. 3) brennil (i vrennil), pl. same as sg. except with article: i mrennil. Coll. pl. brenillath. 4) bassoneth (bread-giver) (i massoneth, o mbassoneth), pl. bassonith (i mbassonith). Archaic *bassauneth. 5) (i nî, o ndi) (bride), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndî).

heryn

lady

(i cheryn, o cheryn), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i cheryn)

bassoneth

lady

(bread-giver) (i massoneth, o mbassoneth), pl. bassonith (i mbassonith). Archaic ✱bassauneth.

Primitive elvish

kherī

noun. lady

Derivations

  • KHER “possess, possess, [ᴹ√] rule, govern, [ᴱ√] have power”

Derivatives

Variations

  • herī ✧ PE17/097
Primitive elvish [PE17/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kherūnī

noun. lady

Changes

  • herūnīcherūnī ✧ PE17/098

Derivatives

  • S. heryn “lady” ✧ PE17/097

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
kherū“lord, master”
NĪ/INI“*female, [ᴹ√] female”

Variations

  • herūnī ✧ PE17/097; PE17/098 (herūnī)
  • cherūnī ✧ PE17/098
Primitive elvish [PE17/097; PE17/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

hiril

noun. lady

Noldorin [Ety/364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hiril

noun. lady

Cognates

  • Ilk. hiril “lady”
  • ᴹQ. heri “lady” ✧ Ety/KHER

Derivations

  • On. khíril “lady” ✧ Ety/KHER
    • ᴹ√KHER “rule, govern, possess” ✧ Ety/KHER

Elements

WordGloss
hîr“master, lord”
-(r)il“feminine suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. khíril > hiril[xīril] > [hīril] > [hiril]✧ Ety/KHER
Noldorin [Ety/KHER; EtyAC/KHER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

brennil

noun. lady

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brennil

noun. lady

Element in

Noldorin [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Edain

hiril

feminine name. Hiril

hareth

noun. lady

Element in

Qenya 

heri

noun. lady

Cognates

  • On. khíril “lady” ✧ Ety/KHER
  • N. hiril “lady” ✧ Ety/KHER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHER “rule, govern, possess” ✧ Ety/KHER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KHER > heri[kʰeri] > [xeri] > [heri]✧ Ety/KHER

nissa

noun. lady

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NIS “woman”

Doriathrin

hiril Reconstructed

noun. lady

A Doriathrin noun for “lady” attested only as an element in the name Hirilorn (Ety/NEL). It probably had essentially the same derivation as its Noldorin cognate N. hiril (Ety/KHER).

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHER “rule, govern, possess”

Element in

Old Noldorin 

khíril

noun. lady

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. heri “lady” ✧ Ety/KHER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHER “rule, govern, possess” ✧ Ety/KHER

Derivatives

  • N. hiril “lady” ✧ Ety/KHER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KHER > khíril[kʰēril] > [kʰīril] > [xīril]✧ Ety/KHER
Old Noldorin [Ety/KHER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

hiril

noun. princess, †queen

Cognates

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
HERE“rule, have power”
-(r)il“feminine agent”
Gnomish [GG/11; GL/49; GL/71; LT2A/Hirilorn] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwiniel

noun. lady

Cognates

  • Eq. qimelle “little woman” ✧ GL/45

turinthi

noun. princess

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TURU “am strong” ✧ LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi

Element in

Variations

  • Turinthi ✧ GL/72
Gnomish [GL/72; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

heri

noun. lady

Cognates

  • G. hiril “princess, †queen”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HERE “rule, have power” ✧ LT1A/Valahíru; QL/040

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√HERE > heri[xerī] > [xeri] > [heri]✧ QL/040
Early Quenya [LT1A/Valahíru; PME/040; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

heruni

noun. lady

Cognates

  • G. hiril “princess, †queen”
Early Quenya [QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turille

noun. princess

turanwen

noun. princess

turwen

noun. princess

Changes

  • urwenturwen ✧ QL/096
  • turilliturille ✧ QL/096

Variations

  • turanwen ✧ PME/096; QL/096
  • turinqilis ✧ QL/096 (turinqilis)
  • turille ✧ QL/096
  • urwen ✧ QL/096 (urwen)
  • turilli ✧ QL/096 (turilli)
Early Quenya [PME/096; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by