Quenya 

fara-

verb. to hunt

A verb for “to hunt” based on the root √SPAR. In the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948, Tolkien gave it as an example of an a-verb with an inherently continuative sense (PE22/113).

Derivations

  • sparā- “to hunt, pursue” ✧ PE22/138
    • SPAR “hunt, hunt, [ᴹ√] pursue”

Element in

  • ᴺQ. farasta “hunting, the chase”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
phár-alē > farále[pʰaralē] > [ɸaralē] > [ɸarale] > [farale]✧ PE22/138
Quenya [PE22/138; PE22/164] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

faroth

noun. (?) hunter, (?) group of hunters

Sindarin [Taur-en-Faroth S/431, Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

faron

hunter

(pl. feryn, coll. pl. faronnath, but the following attested form may be used instead):

feredir

hunter

1) feredir, (coll.) pl. faradrim; 2) faron (pl. feryn, coll. pl. faronnath, but the following attested form may be used instead):

feredir

hunter

(coll.) pl. faradrim

faroth

hunters

(pl. feryth) possibly refers to a group of hunters.

Noldorin 

faron

noun. hunter

Noldorin [Elfaron Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

faron

noun. hunter

A word for “hunter” in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing as an element in the name N. Elfaron “Sky-hunter”, an agental form of the verb N. fara- “to hunt” (Ety/SPAR).

Element in

  • N. Elfaron “Sky-hunter” ✧ Ety/SPAR

Elements

WordGloss
fara-“to hunt”
-(r)on“agental suffix”
Noldorin [Ety/SPAR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

feredir

noun. hunter

Noldorin [Ety/387] farad+dîr. Group: SINDICT. Published by

feredir

noun. hunter

A word for “hunter” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of the verb N. fara- “to hunt” with the agental suffix N. -dir (Ety/SPAR). It had a (class) plural form faradrim; perhaps in this case the class plural was also used as the ordinary plural. This word shows i-affection from its suffix -dir, causing the a’s in the word to become e’s. This is unusual, especially in later Sindarin, where in “recognized compounds” the initial element of the compound did not normally undergo i-affection: compare S. randir “wanderer” with initial element from ran-.

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” ✧ Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
fara-“to hunt”
dîr“man, adult male; agental suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SPAR > feredir[sparadēr] > [sparadīr] > [sɸaradīr] > [ɸaradīr] > [faradīr] > [feredīr] > [feredir]✧ Ety/SPAR
ᴹ√PHAR² > feredir[pʰaradīr] > [ɸaradīr] > [faradīr] > [feredīr] > [feredir]✧ EtyAC/PHAR²
Noldorin [Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faradrim

noun. hunters

Noldorin [Ety/387] farad+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

fara-

verb. to hunt

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “to hunt” derived from primitive ᴹ✶sparā- under the root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” (Ety/SPAR). The root form was initially given as ᴹ√PHAR (EtyAC/PHAR²).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. fara- “to hunt”

Derivations

  • On. sphara- “to hunt” ✧ Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²
    • ᴹ✶sparā- “hunt, pursue”
    • ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” ✧ PE22/113
    • ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” ✧ Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. (s)pharóbe > faro[sɸara-] > [ɸara-] > [fara-]✧ Ety/SPAR
Noldorin [Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

fara-

verb. to hunt

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶farā- ✧ PE22/111
  • ᴹ✶sparā- “hunt, pursue” ✧ PE22/113
    • ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” ✧ PE22/113

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶farāyā́ > fárăyā > farea[sparājā] > [ɸarājā] > [ɸarajā] > [ɸarea] > [farea]✧ PE22/111
ᴹ✶sparā > fara-[spara-] > [ɸara-] > [fara-]✧ PE22/113

Variations

  • pharā ✧ PE22/112 (pharā)
Qenya [PE22/110; PE22/111; PE22/112; PE22/113; PE22/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

sphara-

verb. to hunt

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶sparā- “hunt, pursue”
    • ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” ✧ PE22/113
  • ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” ✧ Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²

Derivatives

  • N. fara- “to hunt” ✧ Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SPAR > (s)pharóbe[spara-] > [sɸara-]✧ Ety/SPAR
ᴹ√PHAR² > pharóbe[pʰara-] > [ɸara-]✧ EtyAC/PHAR²

Variations

  • pharóbe ✧ EtyAC/PHAR² (pharóbe)
Old Noldorin [Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by