Quenya 

manë

good (moral)

manë adj. "good (moral)" (sc. *"good in a moral sense") (LT1:260, VT49:26)

Amarië

good

Amarië fem. name; perhaps derived from mára "good" with prefixing of the stem-vowel and the feminine ending -ië (Silm)

mára

adjective. good

Quenya [PE 22:154, 166] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

ala-

good

ala- (3), also al-, a prefix expressing "good" or "well" (PE17:146), as in alaquenta (q.v.) Whether Tolkien imagined this ending to coexist with the negative prefix of the same form (#2 above) is unclear and perhaps dubious.

manë

adjective. good (moral, not evil)

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Derivations

  • √MAN “good (morally), blessed, holy, unmarred, free from evil, good (morally), blessed, holy, unmarred, free from evil; [ᴹ√] holy spirit”

Sindarin 

maer

good

_ adj. _good.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:162] < MAY. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

maer

good

adj. good, proper, excellent. Q. mára good, proper, Q. maira excellent. >> mae-. This gloss was rejected.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:172] < (A)MAY suitable, useful, prosper, serviceable, right. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

ma

adjective. good

_ adj. _good. Archaic and obsolete except as interjection 'good, excellent, that's right'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:162] < *_magā_ < MAGA to thrive, be in good state. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

bain

good

_ adj. _good, wholesome, blessed, fair (esp. of weather). . This gloss was rejected.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:149] < ƀan fair. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

maer

good

_(”useful” of things _ not of moral qualities) maer (lenited vaer, no distinct pl. form) (fit, useful). For ”good” as an adjective describing human qualities, the word fael ”fair-minded, just, generous” may be considered.

maer

good

(lenited vaer, no distinct pl. form) (fit, useful). For ”good” as an adjective describing human qualities, the word fael ”fair-minded, just, generous” may be considered.

Primitive elvish

manrā

adjective. good

Derivations

  • √MAN “good (morally), blessed, holy, unmarred, free from evil, good (morally), blessed, holy, unmarred, free from evil; [ᴹ√] holy spirit” ✧ PE17/162

Derivatives

  • Q. mára “good, proper, good, proper; [ᴹQ.] useful, fit, good (of things), [ᴱQ.] excellent; mighty, power, doughty” ✧ PE17/162
Primitive elvish [PE17/162] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Old Noldorin 

magra

adjective. good

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAG “use, handle” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MAG > magra[magra]✧ EtyAC/MAƷ
Old Noldorin [EtyAC/MAƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

mawr

adjective. good

mora

adjective. good

Cognates

  • Eq. mára “mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAHA “grasp”

Element in

Variations

  • mawr ✧ PE13/115
Gnomish [GG/10; GG/15; GG/16; GL/17; GL/56; GL/57; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mairos

noun. mane, long hair

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for “mane, long hair”, a elaboration of G. †mair “horse” (GL/56).

Elements

WordGloss
mair“horse”

Early Noldorin

maur

adjective. good

Changes

  • moir → maur ✧ PE13/150
  • mór → maur ✧ PE13/150

Cognates

  • Eq. mára “mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)” ✧ PE13/122; PE13/125

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAHA “grasp”

Element in

Variations

  • môr ✧ PE13/122; PE13/124; PE13/125; PE13/125
  • mór ✧ PE13/124; PE13/150 (mór)
  • mor ✧ PE13/124
  • moir ✧ PE13/150 (moir)
Early Noldorin [PE13/122; PE13/124; PE13/125; PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

môr

adjective. good

Early Quenya

mane

adjective. good (moral)

Cognates

  • G. mani “good (of men and character only), holy” ✧ LT1A/Mánir

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MANA “*good (moral)” ✧ QL/058

Element in

  • Eq. manimo “holy soul” ✧ QL/058

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MANA > mane[mani] > [mane]✧ QL/058

Variations

  • manë ✧ LT1A/Mánir
Early Quenya [LT1A/Mánir; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

máne

noun. spirit of the air

Cognates

  • G. môna “spirits of the air” ✧ GL/56; LT1A/Eruman; LT1A/Mánir

Element in

  • Eq. Eruman “beyond the abode of the Mánir” ✧ LT1A/Eruman

Variations

  • māne ✧ GL/56
  • mánë ✧ LT1A/Mánir
Early Quenya [GL/56; LBI/Mánir; LT1A/Eruman; LT1A/Mánir; LT1I/Mánir; PE14/010] Group: Eldamo. Published by