The status of this word is uncertain. This word’s cognate Q. hrón was revised to orma (MR/218) (later >> erma). Its root may also have changed, SRON >> SRAW.
Sindarin
rhû
matter
rhû
noun. matter
Changes
hrū→ rhû ✧ PE17/183Cognates
- Q. hrón “matter, substance, flesh; body” ✧ PE17/183
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √SRON > srōn > rhû [srōn] > [r̥ōn] > [r̥ō] > [r̥ū] ✧ PE17/183 Variations
- rhû ✧ PE17/183
- hrū ✧ PE17/183 (
hrū)
rhû
evil
adj. evil, wicked. Q. hruo. >> Rhudaur
rhû
evil
rhû
noun/adjective. evil, wicked
Cognates
Derivations
- √SRUG “*evil, wicked” ✧ PE17/115; PE17/170
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √srugu > rhû [srugu] > [r̥ugu] > [r̥uɣu] > [r̥ū] ✧ PE17/115 Variations
- rhû ✧ PE17/115; PE17/115; PE17/170
rû
noun. loud-sound, trumpet-sound
romru
noun. sound of horns
ogol
evil
1) ogol (wicked), pl. egyl (archaic ögyl) (VT48:32), 2) possibly also um (bad), pl. ym (or uim?) (David Salo would read *ûm with a long vowel. According to VT46:20, it may be that Tolkien intended um as a primitive base rather than as a ”Noldorin” word; the word ogol may therefore be preferred.)
ogol
evil
(wicked), pl. egyl (archaic ögyl) (VT48:32)
rû
noun. loud sound, trumpet-sound
lhûn
making sound
lenited ?thlûn or ?lûn (the lenition product of lh is uncertain), pl. lhuin. Verb
romru
sound of horns
pl. remry (idh remry) for archaic römry;
úmarth
evil fate
(pl. úmerth).
um
evil
(bad), pl. ym (or uim?) (David Salo would read ✱ûm with a long vowel. According to VT46:20, it may be that Tolkien intended um as a primitive base rather than as a ”Noldorin” word; the word ogol may therefore be preferred.)
law
noun. sound
Cognates
- Q. láma “sound, sound; [ᴹQ.] ringing sound, echo”
Derivations
- √LAM “(inarticulate voiced) sound”
ummas
noun. evil
Derivations
nellad
sound of bells
(pl. nellaid);
lammad
sound of voices
pl. lemmaid. May also be spelt with a single m.
n. matter. rhû << rhū. >> rhond, rhonn