Quenya 

tarma

pillar

tarma noun "pillar" (SA:tar); Tarmasundar (þ) "the Roots of the Pillar", the slopes of Mt. Meneltarma in Númenor (UT:166)

tarma

noun. pillar

Element in

Variations

  • Tarma ✧ UT/166
Quenya [SA/tar; UT/166] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tulwë

pillar, standard, pole

tulwë noun "pillar, standard, pole" (LT1:270)

Sindarin 

thafn

pillar

(wooden pillar) thafn (post), pl. ?thefn, coll. pl. thavnath

thafn

pillar

(post), pl. ?thefn, coll. pl. thavnath

Adûnaic

târik

noun. pillar, that which supports

The Adûnaic word for “pillar” (SD/241). Tolkien explained that this word is perceived as having a verbal function: “that which supports” (SD/429). As such, it can be used with an objective form in the name Minul-târik “That Which Supports the Heavens”.

Conceptual Development: In earlier drafts of “The Notion Club Papers” stories, this word appeared tûbal (SD/363), tūbil (SD/305) and (Quenya?) tyūlā (SD/346).

Element in

Variations

  • tārik ✧ SD/241; SD/429
Adûnaic [SD/241; SD/429; SD/430] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

taul

noun. pillar

Changes

  • taultaul “burden” ✧ GL/69

Cognates

  • Eq. taule “pillar” ✧ PE13/104

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TULU “fetch, bear, bring; move, come; (originally) uphold, support, bear, carry”

Element in

  • G. Thlim Taul “*Folk of the Pillar” ✧ PE13/104

Variations

  • Taul ✧ PE13/104
Gnomish [GL/69; PE13/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

taule

noun. pillar

Cognates

  • G. taul “pillar” ✧ PE13/104

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAW̯A “*base” ✧ QL/090

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TAW̯A > taule[tawlē] > [tawle] > [taule]✧ QL/090

Variations

  • taule ✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [PE13/104; QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by