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”.

Elements

WordGloss
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

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lamba “tongue” ✧ Ety/LAB

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lambe
    • ᴹ√LAB “lick” ✧ Ety/ÑGAL
  • ᴹ√LAB “lick” ✧ Ety/LAB

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAB > lham(b)[lambe] > [lamb] > [l̥amb] > [l̥amb] > [l̥amm] > [l̥am]✧ Ety/LAB

Variations

  • lham ✧ PE22/035
  • lhamb ✧ PE22/035 (lhamb)
Noldorin [Ety/LAB; PE22/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lham

noun. physical tongue

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