mi

preposition. in, within

mirimor

collective name. Mirimor

Another name for the Teleri appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/MIS). It seems to mirima “free” pluralized as a collective name.

minda

adjective. prominent, conspicuous

miule

noun. whining, mewing

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “whining, mewing” derived from the root ᴹ√MIW “whine” (Ety/MIW).

Conceptual Development: A similar word ᴱQ. maule “crying, weeping” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√MAWA (QL/60), but that word seems to represent a lower sound, more like the bleating of sheep than the mewing of cats: compare G. maul “the lowing of cattle, bellowing” from the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon (GL/57).

mintye

noun. peak

A word in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s glossed “peak” given as an example for the Quenya declension of nouns ending in -ye (PE22/44). It is probably a derivative of ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out”.

miril

noun. shining jewel

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “shining jewel” derived from the root ᴹ√MBIRIL = ᴹ√MIR + ᴹ√RIL (Ety/MBIRIL).

miue

noun. cat

A word for “cat” in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s, from primitive {mauı̯ǝ >>} miuı̯ǝ (PE21/12-13), and so probably related to the root ᴹ√MIW “whine” from The Etymologies which had the derivative ᴹQ. miule “whining, mewing” (Ety/MIW). The stem form of this “cat” word is the rather unusual miuy-.

Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s, the word for “cat” was ᴱQ. meoi (QL/61; PME/61), as in ᴱQ. Vardo Meoita “Prince of Cats” (LT2/15), a sobriquet of ᴱQ. Tevildo. In Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, Tolkien instead gave ᴱQ. yaule “cat”, probably an onomatopoeic word as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE16/132).

Neo-Quenya: In PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s, Terry Dock suggested the neuter, feminine and masculine neologisms for “cat”: ᴺQ. miura, ᴺQ. miurë, and ᴺQ. miuro. However, this predates the publication of ᴹQ. miue “cat”, and I would recommend just sticking with the attested form.

minna

preposition/adverb. into, to the inside

minqe

cardinal. eleven

mir

preposition/adverb. to the inside, into

mitta

preposition/adverb. inwards, (?into)

mitya

adjective. interior

miksa

adjective. wet, wet, *damp

milka

adjective. greedy

milme

noun. desire, greed

milya

adjective. soft, gentle, weak

milya-

verb. to long for

min

cardinal. one

mindon

noun. (isolated) tower

minya

ordinal. first

mirima

adjective. free

mista-

verb. to stray about

miste

noun. fine rain

mitsa

adjective. small

minqetyarme

noun. accentuation

minyen

proper name. first day [of year]

miqilis

noun. kiss

mirilya-

verb. to glitter

mitta-

verb. to insert; to come in

mindo

noun. (isolated) tower

mine

cardinal. one

minta

preposition/adverb. inwards, (?into)

mittande

noun. infixion, insertion

mí

noun. small fly

tiristemindon

place name. Minas Tirith

A Quenya translation of Minas Tirith in linguistic notes from the 1940s (PE22/125). Its final element is clearly mindon “tower”, so its initial element tiriste most likely means, “watch, guard” as an abstraction of the verb tir- “to watch”.

tiristemindon hame ondoresse

Minas Tirith is/stands/is situated in Gondor

menelmin(do)

place name. Pillar of Heaven

ambarenya

place name. Middle-earth

Name for Middle-earth appearing as ambar-endya in notes for Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/241), and also appearing as Ambarenya in The Etymologies, apparently a compound of Ambar “Earth” and enya “middle” (Ety/MBAR).

arendien

proper name. Midyear’s Day

Name of the mid-year holidays from drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). It seems to be a combination of are “day”, ende “middle” and yén “year”, the last of these supported by its stem form Arendién- as seen in its plural Arendiéni.

endamar

place name. Middle-earth

Another name for “Middle-earth” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a compound of ende “middle” and mar “earth” (Ety/ÉNED, MBAR, NDOR).

endien

proper name. Midyear (week)

A Mid-year week of holidays appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a compound of ende “middle” and yén “year” (Ety/LEP, YEN). It also appeared in the early drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices as an alternate name for Autumn (PM/135).

nikse

noun. minnow, little fish

A word appearing in the Declension of Noun from the early 1930s as nis (niks-) or nikse “minnow, little fish” (PE21/20, 27). It reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System from the 1940s in the phrase ᴹQ. niksi koitar nenesse “fish live in water” (PE22/125). It might be related to the root √NIK “small”.

endor

place name. Middle-earth

au(ve)

adverb. might (have), would (have)

enya

adjective. middle, *central, middle

híse

noun. mist, fog

qenso

noun. minstrel

taura

adjective. mighty

nis

noun. minnow, ‘little fish’

entarda

place name. Thither Lands, Middle-earth, Outer Lands, East

A name for the lands of the East in The Etymologies from the 1930s, also appearing as Entar (Ety/EN). It is apparently a compound of enta “that yonder” and arda “region”. Oddly, it was also glossed “Middle-earth”, though The Etymologies had plenty of other names with that meaning.

poldore

noun. *physical strength, [ᴱQ.] physical strength; might

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s that was a noun form of ᴹQ. polda “strong, burly” under the root ᴹ√POL(OD) “physically strong” (Ety/POL), so probably meaning something like “✱physical strength”. There is a similar form ᴱQ. poldor in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “physical strength” under the early root ᴱ√POLO (QL/75); this 1910s word was glossed “might” in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa. For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d use this word primarily for “physical strength”.

ende

noun. centre, middle, core

hísime

noun. November, *Misty-one

makso

noun. sticky substance, mire

qentaro

noun. narrator, reciter, minstrel

inya

pronoun. *mine

hiswe

noun. fog

A noun for “fog” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶khithme under the root ᴹ√KHITH “mist, fog” (Ety/KHIS; EtyAC/KHIS).

Neo-Quenya: The phonetic developments thm > þm̌ > þw > sw were consistent with Quenya phonology of the 1930s (PE19/44), but sometime around 1960, or shortly before, Tolkien revised these rules as discussed in the entry on the phonetic development of voiceless stops and aspirates before nasals (PE19/87 plus p. 88 note #88). I personally prefer the pre-1960 rules, and would retain this form for Neo-Quenya. If, however, you prefer the later rules, you should (a) stick to Q. hísë for both “mist” and “fog”, (b) revise this word to ᴺQ. ✱hitwe to fit later phonology, or (c) assume the primitive form was ✱khithwē rather than ᴹ✶khithme.

noldomír(e)

proper name. Silmaril

Another name for a Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a compound of Noldo and míre “jewel” (Ety/ÑGOLOD).

ilumíre

proper name. Silmaril

Another name for a Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/IL), apparently a compound of ilu “world” and míre “jewel”.

toron

noun. brother

A noun for “brother” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√TOR of the same meaning, with a somewhat irregular plural torni (Ety/TOR). Its stem form is torn-, since with most inflected forms the Quenya syncope comes into play and the second o is lost.

Neo-Quenya: In notes from the late 1960s, Tolkien introduced a new word háno for “brother” (VT47/14). However, I think toron might be retained to mean a “metaphorical brother”, a close male associate who may or may not be related by blood, as with such words as melotorni “love-brother, ✱close male friend” or ᴹQ. otorno “sworn brother”. In this sense, háno would be limited to biological relationships, but toron would refer to brotherly (or brother-like) affection.

elda

noun. Elf

míre

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

míwa

adjective. small, tiny, frail

silmaril

proper name. Silmaril

úrien

feminine name. Sun-maiden

An earlier name for Q. Arien (SM/97, LR/243). Its initial element seems to be Ûr, an early name Tolkien used for “Sun”.

alasse

noun. joy, merriment

hiswa

adjective. grey, grey [of weather], *foggy, overcast; [ᴱQ.] dim, fading

This word is glossed “grey” in The Etymologies, but perhaps means “✱foggy, overcast”, since Sindarin cognate hethw means “foggy, obscure, vague” and related noun hiswë means “fog”. @@@

ho

preposition. from

isse

conjunction. where

masse

adverb. where

tanna

adverb. thither

qende

noun. Elf

árien

feminine name. Sun-maiden

(a)ranya

adjective. free

-el

suffix. friend

-on

suffix. great

-rasta

suffix. twelve

-ser

suffix. friend

a

preposition. [unglossed]

aikale

noun. peak

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a peak”, an abstract noun formation of ᴹQ. aika “sharp” (Ety/AYAK).

alama

noun. [unglossed]

amaldume

noun. [unglossed]

ambo

noun. hill

anaristya

noun. [unglossed]

arin

noun. morning

@@@ may be reconceived as a derivative of AS.

assa

pronoun. [unglossed]

asse

pronoun. [unglossed]

asso

pronoun. [unglossed]

engwa

?. [unglossed]

enna

adjective. first

ente

pronoun. [unglossed]

ento

pronoun. [unglossed]

ereáma

?. [unglossed]

es

[unglossed]

esta

adjective. first

felya

noun. cave

harya-

verb. to possess

helde

noun. friend

heldo

noun. friend

helle

noun. sky

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sky” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷEL of the same meaning (Ety/ƷEL).

helmo

noun. friend

hont

adverb. inwards

hyelle

noun. glass

hyelma

?. [unglossed]

ilduma

noun. heaven

inga

adjective. first

intyale

noun. imagination

ista

noun. knowledge

istare

noun. knowledge

istya

noun. knowledge

kaltua

?. [unglossed]

kanda

noun. [unglossed]

kanta

cardinal. four

karpalimaite

noun. [unglossed]

káno

noun. chief

laiqa

adjective. green

laire

noun. summer

laqe[t]-

verb. [unglossed]

lau(w)e

?. [unglossed]

le

pronoun. you

lepse

noun. finger

let

noun. finger

linqe

adjective. wet, wet, [ᴱQ.] flowing; water, stream

luina

adjective. pale

lóna

adjective. dark

mahtya

?. [unglossed]

mai(y)a

noun. [unglossed]

maldo

noun. [unglossed]

mat-

verb. to eat

me

pronoun. we, us

melin

adjective. dear, dear, [ᴱQ.] beloved

melme

noun. love

málo

noun. friend

nandakka-

verb. [unglossed]

nause

noun. imagination

nerno

?. [unglossed]

nilmo

noun. friend

niule

?. [unglossed]

olta-

verb. [unglossed]

ostirion

noun. fort

qelle

noun. Autumn

qen

noun. Elf

rampa

?. [unglossed]

ranya

adjective. free

rauta

noun. metal

ríe

noun. crown

sahte

noun. [unglossed]

sarya

noun. [unglossed]

sermo

noun. friend

seron

noun. friend

sisíria-

verb. [unglossed]

sondo

noun. friend

séra

?. [unglossed]

sóla

?. [unglossed]

tante

noun. [unglossed]

tatalta-

verb. [unglossed]

telpe

noun. silver

teuka

?. [unglossed]

thar-

verb. [unglossed]

timpana

noun. [unglossed]

tinko

noun. metal

to

preposition. in

toina

adjective. [unglossed]

tol

noun. island

toróma

noun. [unglossed]

tyel

noun. end

tyelpe

noun. silver

tyue

noun. [unglossed]

tári

noun. queen

varinye

noun. [unglossed]

yelme

noun. [unglossed]

yondo

noun. son

yuale

noun. twilight

yúkale

noun. twilight

éma

?. [unglossed]

úra

adjective. large

úrien

proper name. Summer

Another name for laire “summer” in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). Its initial element seems to be Ûr “Sun”.