saira adj. "wise" (SAY, VT46:12; a later source has the alternative formation #saila as above)
Quenya
saila
wise
saila
adjective. wise
Cognates
- S. sael “wise”
Derivations
- ᴹ√SAY “know, understand”
Element in
- Q. alasaila “unwise” ✧ VT41/18
- ᴺQ. sailiendil “philosopher”
saira
wise
iswa
wise
iswa adj. "wise" (LT2:339); rather saila in Tolkiens later Quenya.
canya
adjective. wise
isqua
wise
isqua ("q") adj. "wise" (LT2:339).
nóla
wise, learned
nóla ("ñ") (1) adj. "wise, learned" (ÑGOL) (note that this and the next nóla would be spelt differently in Tengwar writing, and originally they were also pronounced differently, since nóla "wise, learned" was ñóla in First Age Quenya).
tára
wise
tára (2) ?"wise". (From tentative notes trying to explain Daur [unlenited *Taur] as Sindarin name of Frodo; the more normal word for "wise" seems to be saila/saira.)
tára
adjective. wise
Derivations
- ✶dāra “wise” ✧ PE17/102
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶dāra > tāra [dāra] > [tāra] ✧ PE17/102 Variations
- tāra ✧ PE17/102
istima
adjective. wise, knowledgeable, v.well informed
#saila adj. "wise" (isolated from alasaila [q.v.] "unwise" in a late source)