Quenya 

lambe

noun. tongue

Quenya [PE 22:102] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

lambë

tongue, language

lambë noun "tongue, language" (the usual word for 'language' in non-technical use) (WJ:368, 394, ÑGAL/ÑGALAM), "the language or dialect of a particular country or people...never used for 'language' in general, but only for particular forms of speech" (VT39:15); also name of tengwa #27 (Appendix E). (In early "Qenya", lambë was defined as "tongue" of body, but also of land, or even = "speech" [LT2:339]. In LotR-style Quenya lambë only means "tongue = speech", whereas the word for a physical tongue is lamba.) Lambë Valarinwa "Valarin tongue" (WJ:397), lambë Quendion "the language of the Elves" (PM:395), Lambengolmor pl. noun "Loremasters of Tongues", a school founded by Fëanor (WJ:396); sg. #Lambengolmo. Spelt Lambeñgolmor in VT48:6.

lambë

noun. language, tongue, dialect

Quenya [LotR/1123; PE17/046; PE17/104; PE17/123; PE17/126; PE18/008; PE18/071; PE22/151; PM/395; UT/304; VT39/15; VT39/16; WJ/368; WJ/369; WJ/394; WJ/397; WJ/416] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lamba

tongue

lamba (1) noun "tongue" (physical tongue, while lambë = "language") (WJ:394, LAB; according to VT45:25, Tolkien first wrote lambe, but as noted, this alternative form is rather used for "tongue" in the sense of "language")

lambelë

language

lambelë noun "Language" (especially with reference to phonology), *"phonetics" (VT39:15)

lambe eldaiva

the language of the Eldar

lambe eldaron

the language of the Eldar

elda-lambë

proper name. Language of the Eldar

A term for Elvish languages as adopted by other peoples (WJ/369), a compound of Elda “Elf” and lambë “language”.

Elda-lambë

the language of the eldar

Elda-lambë noun "the language of the Eldar" (WJ:368)

lambë valarinwa

Language of the Valar

Quenya [WJ/397; WJI/Lambë Valarinwa; WJI/Valarin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lamma-

verb. ?to echo

lav-

verb. to lick

A verb for “to lick” based on the root √LAB of similar meaning (PE17/72; PE22/151-152; RGEO/59).

Conceptual Development: This verb dates all the way back to ᴱQ. lava- “lick” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s where it was derived from the early root ᴱ√LAVA (QL/52). It retained this form in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/134), and in The Etymologies of the 1930s it appeared as ᴹQ. lavin “I lick” under the root ᴹ√LAB “lick” (Ety/LAB). The verb and root continued to appear regularly in Tolkien’s later writings.

Quenya [PE17/072; PE22/151; PE22/152; RGEO/59] Group: Eldamo. Published by

manen lambë quendion ahyanë

How did the language of the Elves change?

quetil

tongue, language

quetil ("q")noun "tongue, language" (KWET)

tengwelë

language

tengwelë noun "Language" (in all its aspects), a general word for the grouping and composing of tengwi (linguistic "signs", phonemes) into a linguistic system (VT39:16)

tengwestië

language

tengwestië noun "Language" as abstract or phenomenon (WJ:394)

tengwië

language

#tengwië noun "language" in the compound mátengwië "language of the hands" (VT47:9). Compare tengwë, tengwesta.

Telerin 

lambë

noun. language

Primitive elvish

lambē

noun. tongue, language, dialect

Primitive elvish [PE17/126; VT39/15; WJ/394] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

lamben

place name. Tongue

A transient name for the Naith in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Tongue” (TI/280). It seems to be an elaboration or variant form of N. lham(b) “tongue”.

Noldorin [TI/280; TII/Lamben] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhamb

noun. physical tongue

Noldorin [Ety/367, WJ/394, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lham(b)

noun. tongue

Noldorin [Ety/LAB; PE22/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lham

noun. physical tongue

Noldorin [Ety/367, WJ/394, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Sindarin 

lam

tongue

_ n. _tongue. Q. lambe. >> lammen

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:46] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

lam

noun. physical tongue

Sindarin [Ety/367, WJ/394, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lam

noun. language

Sindarin [WJ/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lam

tongue

(both body-part and = ”dialect, language”) lam (pl. laim, coll. pl. lammath). (WJ:394, 416) Not: lam is also used = ”echo, voice, echoing voice”.

lam

tongue

(pl. laim, coll. pl. lammath). (WJ:394, 416) Not: lam is also used = ”echo, voice, echoing voice”.

lammen

my tongue

.

lammas

account of tongues

Khuzdûl

aglâb

noun. language

Khuzdûl [WJ/395; WJI/Dwarves] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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!

Middle Primitive Elvish

lambe

noun. lambe

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÑGAL; PE21/09] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

lambe

noun. tongue of body but also occasionally of land or even = speech

Early Quenya [LT2A/Eglamar; PE14/042; PE14/071; PE16/136; PME/052; QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-issa

suffix. language

Early Quenya [LT2A/Eldarissa] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-qet(se)

suffix. language

Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eldaqet

noun. language of the Eldar

Early Quenya [LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin; QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eldarissa

noun. Language of the Eldar

Early Quenya [LBI/Eldarissa; LT2/149; LT2A/Eldarissa; LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin; LT2I/Eldarissa; PME/035; QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

lambe

noun. language, tongue

Qenya [EtyAC/LAB; PE18/023; PE21/09; PE22/022; PE22/050; PE22/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lamba

noun. tongue

Qenya [Ety/LAB; EtyAC/LAB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

lham(b)

noun. tongue

Early Noldorin [PE13/120; PE13/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by