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!

Early Quenya

maksima

adjective. powerful, having possession of or authority over

Cognates

Early Quenya [QL/057] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maksilistea

adjective. powerful, having possession of or authority over

Early Quenya [QL/057] Group: Eldamo. Published by

valma

adjective. powerful

Derivations

  • ᴱ√WALA “fortune, happiness; *power”
Early Quenya [PE16/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turwa

adjective. powerful

An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).

Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TURU “am strong” ✧ QL/095

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TURU > turwa[turwā] > [turwa]✧ QL/095
Early Quenya [QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by