Nolmë

knowledge, philosophy (including science)

Nolmë ("ñ")noun "knowledge, Philosophy (including Science)" (PM:360 cf. 344)

nolmë

noun. knowledge, philosophy (including science), department of wisdom (science, etc.), knowledge, philosophy (including science), department of wisdom (science, etc.); *subject (in school)

A word derived from √ÑGOL meaning “knowledge, philosophy, science”, but generally on a specific topic as a department of wisdom or science, as opposed to ingolë for Science/Philosophy as a whole (PM/360). For example: hröangolmë “lore of the body and arts of healing” (NM/322).

Neo-Quenya: In a 2026-05-23 post in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle suggested it may also be used for a “subject (in school)”.

nólemë

deep lore, wisdom

nólemë (ñ) noun "deep lore, wisdom" (LT1:263). Perhaps replaced by Nolmë in Tolkien's later Quenya.

handë

knowledge, understanding, intelligence

handë noun "knowledge, understanding, intelligence" (KHAN). Note: *handë is (probably) also the past tense of the verb har- "sit".

issë

knowledge, lore

issë noun "knowledge, lore" (LT2:339; rather ista or istya in Tolkien's later Quenya)

ista

knowledge

ista (1) noun "knowledge" (IS). Also istya.

istare

noun. knowledge

istya

knowledge

istya noun "knowledge" (IS). Also ista (#1).