Quenya 

intyalë

imagination

intyalë noun "imagination" (INK/INIK, VT49:33)

isima

imagination

isima (þ?) noun "imagination" (if a variant of síma, q.v.; the form isima as such is not clearly glossed) (VT49:16)

nausë

imagination

nausë (Þ) noun "imagination" (NOWO, VT49:33)

isima

noun. imagination, mind

síma

mind, imagination

síma noun "mind, imagination" (VT49:16); variant isima. Also attested with endings: símaryassen "in their imaginations" (with the ending -rya used = "their" rather than "his/her", according to colloquial useage) (VT49:16)

síma

noun. imagination, mind

Derivations

  • IS “know” ✧ VT48/25

Element in

Variations

  • isima ✧ VT49/16

sanar

mind

sanar noun "mind" (literally "thinker" or "reflector", suggesting an underlying verb #sana- "to think, to reflect") (VT41:13)

sáma

mind

sáma noun "mind" (pl. sámar and dual samat [sic, read *sámat?] are given) (VT39:23, VT41:5, VT49:33, PE17:183)

sáma

noun. mind

Derivations

  • SAM “mind, think, reflect, be aware” ✧ PE17/183; VT41/05

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
SAM > sāma[sāma]✧ PE17/183
sam > sāma[sāma]✧ VT41/05

Variations

  • sāma ✧ PE17/183; VT41/05
Quenya [PE17/183; VT39/23; VT39/30; VT41/05] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

ind

mind

ind (inner thought, meaning, heart), no distinct pl. form;, coll. pl. innath.

ind

mind

(inner thought, meaning, heart), no distinct pl. form;, coll. pl. innath.

gûr

inner mind

(i ’ûr, construct gur) (heart), pl. guir (i nguir = i ñuir). Note: A homophone means ”death”, but has different mutations. (VT41:11)


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Qenya 

intyale

noun. imagination

Elements

WordGloss
intya-“to guess, suppose”
-le“abstract noun”

nause

noun. imagination

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nauthe “imagination” ✧ Ety/NOWO
    • ᴹ√NOW “think, form idea, imagine” ✧ Ety/NOWO

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nau̯þe > nause[noutʰe] > [nouθe] > [nauθe] > [nause]✧ Ety/NOWO

Middle Primitive Elvish

nauthe

noun. imagination

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NOW “think, form idea, imagine” ✧ Ety/NOWO

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. nause “imagination” ✧ Ety/NOWO

Variations

  • nau̯þe ✧ Ety/NOWO
  • nauþe ✧ EtyAC/NOWO
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NOWO; EtyAC/NOWO] Group: Eldamo. Published by