Quenya 

arda

realm

arda noun "realm" (GAR under 3AR). It is said that arda, when used as a common noun, "meant any more or less bounded or defined place, a region" (WJ:402), or "a particular land or region" (WJ:413). Capitalized Arda "the Realm", name of the Earth as the kingdom of Manwë (Silm), "the name given to our world or earth...within the immensity of Eä"(Letters:283, there again rendered "realm"), "our planet" (MR:39), once translated "Earth" (SD:246). In a wider sense, Arda can refer to the entire Solar System (MR:337). Also name of tengwa #26 (Appendix E). Masc. name Ardamírë "Jewel of the World" (PM:348), shorter form Ardamir (UT:210); Ardaranyë "the Kingdom of Arda" (PE17:105)

artaurë

realm

artaurë noun "realm" (PE17:28). Cf. turmen.

turmen

realm

turmen noun "realm" (PE17:28). Turmen Follondiéva "Realm of the North-harbourage", old name for Arnor, TurmenHallondiéva "Realm of the South-harbourage", old name for Gondor (PE17:28)

turmen

noun. realm

Cognates

  • S. arthor “realm” ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
TUR“dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong”
MEN“go, move, proceed (in any direction); make for, go towards; have as object, (in)tend; direction, object, point moved toward; region”

Variations

  • Turmen ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028

harda

realm, region

harda noun "realm, region" _(VT45:12, 16, 17; the word also occurs, unglossed, in the entry EN in the Etymologies)_. Changed to arda later?

ména

region

ména noun "region" (MEN). Not to be confused with the present/continuative tense of #men- "go".

yón

noun. region

arda

noun. region, realm, particular land or region, region, realm, particular land or region; [ᴱQ.] place, spot

Cognates

  • S. gardh “region” ✧ WJ/402

Derivations

  • ✶gardā “region” ✧ WJ/402
    • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend”

Element in

  • Q. Arda “The World, (lit.) Realm” ✧ WJ/402
  • ᴺQ. liëarda “republic”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶gardā > arda[gardā] > [ɣardā] > [ardā] > [arda]✧ WJ/402

Variations

  • Arda ✧ MR/358
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Yón

region, any (fairly extensive) region between obstacles such as rivers or mountains

yón (2), variant of yondë, q.v. Defined as "a region, any (fairly extensive) region _between obstacles such as rivers or mountains" (PE17:43)_

Sindarin 

arthor

realm

_n. _realm.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:28] < _artaurē_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

arthor

noun. realm

Cognates

  • Q. turmen “realm” ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶artaurē > Arthor[artaurē] > [artaure] > [artʰaure] > [arθaure] > [arθaur] > [arθor]✧ PE17/028

Variations

  • Arthor ✧ PE17/028; PE17/028
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ardhon

noun. world

Sindarin [Calenardhon S/386, PM/348] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gardh

noun. world

Sindarin [WJ/402] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gardh

noun. region

Cognates

  • Q. arda “region, realm, particular land or region, region, realm, particular land or region; [ᴱQ.] place, spot” ✧ WJ/402

Derivations

  • ✶gardā “region” ✧ WJ/402
    • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend”

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶gardā > gardh[gardā] > [garda] > [garða] > [garð]✧ WJ/402
Sindarin [UT/034; WJ/402] Group: Eldamo. Published by

region

noun. holly-tree area

[HKF] reg (Dor. regorn “holly tree”) + ion (Dor. gen. pl. suffix) = Dor. Regornion [Etym. ERÉK-]

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ardhon

noun. great region, province

Sindarin [Calenardhon S/386, PM/348] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gardh

noun. bounded or defined region

Sindarin [WJ/402] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ardh

realm

ardh (region), pl. erdh

ardh

realm

(region), pl. erdh

ardh

region

1) ardh (realm), pl. erdh, also in augmented form ardhon (great region, great province, world), pl. erdhyn, coll. pl. ardhonnath. 2) dôr (i nôr, construct dor) (dwelling place, land), pl. dŷr (i ndŷr) (WJ:413), 3) gardh (i **ardh) (bounded or defined place), pl. gerdh (i ngerdh = i ñerdh), 4) gwaith (i **waith) (manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith).

ardh

region

(realm), pl. erdh, also in augmented form ardhon (great region, great province, world), pl. erdhyn, coll. pl. ardhonnath.

dôr

region

(i nôr, construct dor) (dwelling place, land), pl. dŷr (i ndŷr) (WJ:413)

gardh

region

(i ’ardh) (bounded or defined place), pl. gerdh (i ngerdh = i ñerdh)

gwaith

region

(i ’waith) (manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith).

gilwen

region of stars

(Quenya Ilmen), also Gilith. In the Etymologies, this word is derived from a root GIL (LR:358) and would then have the form ’Ilwen (’Ilwith) when lenited. But in a later source, Tolkien cited the relevant root as ÑGIL (MR:388), and the lenited form would then be Ngilwen (Ngilwith).

aran

king of a region

(pl. erain)

Primitive elvish

artaurē

noun. Realm

Derivatives

  • S. arthor “realm” ✧ PE17/028

Elements

WordGloss
RĀ/ARA“noble, high, royal”
TUR“dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong”
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gardā

noun. region

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend”

Derivatives

  • Q. arda “region, realm, particular land or region, region, realm, particular land or region; [ᴱQ.] place, spot” ✧ WJ/402
  • S. gardh “region” ✧ WJ/402
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Noldorin 

ardh

noun. realm

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. arda “realm, region” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA
  • Ilk. garth “realm” ✧ EtyAC/GAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA
  • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/GAR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ƷAR > ardh[ɣarda] > [arda] > [arða] > [arð]✧ Ety/ƷAR
Noldorin [Ety/ƷAR; Ety/NÁRAK; EtyAC/GAR; EtyAC/ƷARA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ardh

noun. realm, region

Noldorin [Ety/360] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Primitive adûnaic

thāni

noun. realm

The primitive form of thâni “land”, written in allcaps as THĀNI (SD/420). Usually Tolkien used capitalization for primitive roots, but in this case it is more like to be a form derived from an unattested Primitive Adûnaic root ✱√THAN.

Derivatives

Element in

  • Ad. Amatthâni “Blessed Realm, (lit.) Land of Manwë” ✧ SD/420

Variations

  • THĀNI ✧ SD/420
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Qenya 

harda

noun. realm

arda

noun. realm, region

Changes

  • arda → harda ✧ EtyAC/EN
  • arda → arda “day (period of 12 hours)” ✧ PE22/021

Cognates

  • N. ardh “realm” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA
  • Ilk. garth “realm” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” ✧ Ety/EN; EtyAC/ƷARA
  • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/ƷAR|GAR
  • ᴹ√GARAT “*defend” ✧ EtyAC/ƷAR
    • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/GAR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ƷAR > harda[ɣarda] > [harda]✧ Ety/EN
ᴹ√GAR > arda[garda] > [ɣarda] > [arda]✧ Ety/ƷARGAR
ᴹ√ƷARA > harda[ɣarda] > [harda]✧ EtyAC/ƷARA

Variations

  • harda ✧ Ety/EN; EtyAC/EN; EtyAC/ƷAR (harda); EtyAC/ƷARA (harda)
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ména

noun. region

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MEN “go, proceed” ✧ Ety/MEN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MEN > ména[mēna]✧ Ety/MEN

Doriathrin

garth

noun. realm

A Doriathrin noun meaning “realm” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷAR or possibly ᴹ√GAR (Ety/ƷAR), perhaps from a primitive form ✱✶ɣarda or ✱✶garda given its cognates ᴹQ. arda and N. ardh. Likely the [[ilk|[d] became [ð] after [r]]] and then the [[ilk|final [ð] became [θ]]], a derivation that is supported by the (rejected) earlier entry Dor. garth (dh) in The Etymologies (EtyAC/ƷARA). These probable developments were noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/garth).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. arda “realm, region” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA
  • N. ardh “realm” ✧ EtyAC/GAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA
  • ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/GAR

Element in

  • Ilk. Garthurian “Fenced Realm, Hidden Realm” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA (Garthurian)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ƷAR > garth[ɣarda] > [ɣarða] > [garða] > [garð] > [garθ]✧ Ety/ƷAR

Variations

  • garth (dh) ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA (Dor. garth (dh))
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Gnomish

bardha

noun. realm

Derivations

hermin

noun. realm, tutelage

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HERE “rule, have power”