Quenya 

tant(il)a

noun. harp

Derivations

Variations

  • tanta ✧ VT41/10
  • tantila ✧ VT41/10

nanda-

to harp

nanda- ("ñ")vb. "to harp" (ÑGAN/ÑGÁNAD)

Sindarin 

ganna

harp

(i nganna = i ñanna, in gannar = i ñgannar); also gannada (i ngannada = i ñannada, in gannadar = i ñgannadar).

gannel

harp

(i ngannel = i ñannel, o n’gannel = o ñgannel), pl. gennil (in gennil = i ñgennil), coll. pl. gannellath. Archaic †gandel.

Primitive elvish

tanat Reconstructed

root. harp

Derivatives

Noldorin 

gannel

noun. harp

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nandelle “little harp, little harp, *lyre” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGAN(AD) “play (on stringed instrument)” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGANAD > gandel > gannel[ŋgandelle] > [gandelle] > [gandell] > [gannell] > [gannel]✧ Ety/ÑGAN
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

nande

noun. harp

Changes

  • ñanda → ñande ✧ Ety/ÑGAN
  • nanda → nande ✧ EtyAC/ÑGAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGAN(AD) “play (on stringed instrument)” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN

Element in

  • ᴺQ. cungandë “violin, (lit.) bow-harp”
  • ᴺQ. langandë “stringed instrument with a neck (lute, guitar, etc.)”
  • ᴹQ. nandele “harping, *repetition” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN
  • ᴹQ. nandelle “little harp, little harp, *lyre” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN
  • ᴹQ. tyalangan “harp-player”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGANAD > ñande[ŋgande] > [ŋande] > [nande]✧ Ety/ÑGAN
ᴹ√ÑGANAD > nande[ŋgande] > [ŋande] > [nande]✧ Ety/ÑGAN

Variations

  • ñande ✧ Ety/ÑGAN
  • ñanda ✧ EtyAC/ÑGAN (ñanda)
  • nanda ✧ EtyAC/ÑGAN (nanda)
Qenya [Ety/ÑGAN; EtyAC/ÑGAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

gangel

noun. harp

A noun meaning “harp” derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGAN(AD) (Ety/ÑGAN), probably from a primitive form ✱✶ngandellē based on its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. nandelle. Its plural form genglin is a good representation of the rules for plural nouns in Ilkorin: the suffix -in, the syncope of the final vowel and mutation of other vowels. It is also an example of how primitive [[ilk|[nd] sometimes became [ŋg]]] in Ilkorin. As suggested by Helge Fauskanger, this may be due to assimilation to the preceding [g] (AL-Ilkorin/gangel).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nandelle “little harp, little harp, *lyre” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGAN(AD) “play (on stringed instrument)” ✧ Ety/ÑGAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGANAD > gangel[ŋgandellē] > [ŋgandelle] > [ŋgandell] > [ŋgaŋgell] > [ŋgaŋgel] > [gaŋgel]✧ Ety/ÑGAN
Doriathrin [Ety/ÑGAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by