Quenya 

nainië

noun. lament, lament, *lamentation

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
naina-“to lament”
-ië“gerund suffix, -ing”

nairë

lament

nairë noun "lament" (NAY)

naina-

lament

naina- vb. "lament" (NAY), also reduplicated nainaina- (VT45:37). Gerund nainië, "lament" as a noun (RGEO:66)

noi

lament

noi noun "lament" (NAY)

nyéna-

lament

nyéna- vb. "lament" (LT1:262). Compare naina- in Tolkiens later Quenya.

Sindarin 

naergon

noun. woeful lament

Sindarin [PM/362] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naergon

woeful lament

(pl. naergoen)

noe

lament

(noun) *noe (no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” nui.

noe

lament

(no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” nui.


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!

Qenya 

nui

noun. lament

Old Noldorin 

nuinor

feminine name. Lament

Variations

  • Nuinoer/Nuinor ✧ Ety/NAY
Old Noldorin [Ety/NAY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nui

noun. lament

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nāyǝ “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY
    • ᴹ√NAY “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Element in

  • On. Nuinor “Lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nāyǝ > noi > nui[nājǝ] > [nāj] > [nǭj] > [nǭi] > [nui]✧ Ety/NAY
Old Noldorin [Ety/NAY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

nay

root. lament

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶nāyǝ “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY
    • On. nui “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY
  • ᴹQ. nai “alas” ✧ Ety/NAY
  • ᴹQ. naina- “to lament” ✧ Ety/NAY
  • ᴹQ. naire “lament, sorrow, sorrow, *sadness, lament” ✧ Ety/NAY
  • N. nae “alas” ✧ Ety/NAY
  • N. noer “sad, lamentable” ✧ Ety/NAY

Element in

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NAY; Ety/NEI; EtyAC/NEI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nāyǝ

noun. lament

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NAY “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Derivatives

  • On. nui “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Variations

  • naye ✧ EtyAC/NAY
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NAY; EtyAC/NAY] Group: Eldamo. Published by