nalta

radiance, glittering reflection

nalta ("ñ")noun "radiance, glittering reflection" (from jewels, glass or polished metals, or water) (PM:347)

nalta

noun. radiance, glittering reflection

Cognates

• T. alata “radiance, glittering reflection” ✧ PM/347
• S. galad “radiance, glittering reflection; light, fire, brightness, shining; bliss, radiance, glittering reflection; light, fire, brightness, shining; bliss; [ᴱN.] dawn” ✧ PM/347

Derivations

• √Ñ(G)AL “gleam, sheen, shine (by reflection)” ✧ NM/350
• ✶ñ(g)alatā “(reflected) radiance, glitter (of reflected light), glory” ✧ PE17/050; PM/347
  • √Ñ(G)AL “gleam, sheen, shine (by reflection)” ✧ NM/350; NM/353; PE17/059; PE17/169; PM/347
  • √GAL “light; shine, be bright” ✧ PE17/050
  • √KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE17/050

Element in

• Q. Altáriel “Galadriel” ✧ PE17/050 (Altariel(le))
• Q. Naltariel “Galadriel” ✧ PM/347
• Q. naltalma “heliograph”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶galatā > alta	[galatā] > [galtā] > [ɣaltā] > [altā] > [alta]	✧ PE17/050
✶ñalatā > ñalta	[ŋgalatā] > [ŋgaltā] > [ŋaltā] > [ŋalta] > [nalta]	✧ PM/347

Variations

• ñalta ✧ NM/350 (ñalta); PM/347
• alta ✧ PE17/050

alta

radiance

alta (2) noun "radiance" (VT42:32, PE17:50). Cf. variant ñalta.

alta

noun. radiance

alcar

noun. radiance

radiance, splendour

fairë

radiance

fairë (3) noun "radiance" (PHAY)