Quenya 

tengwa

letter

tengwa (pl. tengwar is attested) (1) noun "letter" Tengwa (ñ) is defined as "any one visible sign representing (theoretically) any one audible teñgwe" (phoneme) (VT39:17). In non-technical usage tengwa was equivalent to "consonant", since only the consonants were full signs (WJ:396, TEK). In the Etymologies, tengwa was apparently emended from tengwë (VT46:17).

tengwa

noun. (written) letter; sign, token, indicator, (written) letter; sign, token, indicator; [ᴹQ.] writing, grammar

Cognates

  • S. têw “letter” ✧ LotR/1117; PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/122; PE17/122; WJ/396

Derivations

  • tekmā “letter” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/044; PE18/104
    • TEK “make a written mark, sign, write, make a written mark, sign, write, [ᴹ√] write or draw (signs or letters)” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/044
  • teñwā “letter, sign, token” ✧ PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE19/097; PE22/149
    • TEÑ “indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at, indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at; [ᴱ√] know, understand” ✧ PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE19/097; PE22/149

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
tekmā > tegmā > teñma > tengwa[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE17/043
tek-mā > tengwa[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE17/044
teñwa > tengwa[teŋwa] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE17/044
teñma > tengwa[teŋwa] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE17/044
teñwa > tengwa[teŋwa] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE17/044
tekma > tengwa[tekma] > [tegma] > [teŋma] > [teŋgwa] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE18/104
teñ-wā > teñgwa[teŋwā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE19/097
teŋmā > tengwa[teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE22/149

Variations

  • teñgwa ✧ PE19/097; VT39/17
Quenya [Let/223; LotR/1117; LotRI/Tengwar; MRI/tengwar; PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/122; PE18/104; PE19/097; PE22/149; RSI/Tengwar; VT39/17; VT49/48; WJ/396] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sarat

letter

sarat (pl. sarati given) noun "letter", any individual significant mark, used of the letters of Rúmil after the invention of Fëanor's tengwar (WJ:396). Cf. sarmë.

Sindarin 

tew

letter

(dew), pl1. tiw _ n. _letter. tew << têw; tiw << tîw. >> téw

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:44] < _*teiw_ < _teñwa_ < TEÑ show, sign, indicate. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

têw

noun. letter, written sign

Sindarin [Ety/391, WJ/396, LotR/II:IV, LotR/E, Letters/427] Group: SINDICT. Published by

têw

noun. letter

Changes

  • têwtew ✧ PE17/044
  • tîwtiw ✧ PE17/044
  • tēwtew ✧ PE17/044

Cognates

  • Q. tengwa “(written) letter; sign, token, indicator, (written) letter; sign, token, indicator; [ᴹQ.] writing, grammar” ✧ LotR/1117; PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/122; PE17/122; WJ/396

Derivations

  • tekmā “letter” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044
    • TEK “make a written mark, sign, write, make a written mark, sign, write, [ᴹ√] write or draw (signs or letters)” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/044
  • teñwā “letter, sign, token” ✧ PE17/044; PE17/044; PE22/149
    • TEÑ “indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at, indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at; [ᴱ√] know, understand” ✧ PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE19/097; PE22/149

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
tekmā > tegmā > teŋw > tēw[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [tegma] > [teŋma] > [teŋwa] > [tēwa] > [tēw]✧ PE17/043
tekmāi > tekmī > tiŋw > tīw[tekmāi] > [tekmī] > [tegmī] > [tegmi] > [teŋmi] > [tiŋmi] > [tiŋwi] > [tīwi] > [tīw]✧ PE17/043
tek-mā > tew[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [tegma] > [teŋma] > [teŋwa] > [tēwa] > [tēw]✧ PE17/044
teñwa > teiw > tew[teŋwa] > [tēwa] > [tēw]✧ PE17/044
tekma > teŋ̃ma > tēw[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [tegma] > [teŋma] > [teŋwa] > [tēwa] > [tēw]✧ PE17/044
teñmi > tiñm(i) > tîw[tekmī] > [tegmī] > [tegmi] > [teŋmi] > [tiŋmi] > [tiŋwi] > [tīwi] > [tīw]✧ PE17/044
teñwa > tēwa > tēw[teŋwa] > [tēwa] > [tēw]✧ PE17/044
teŋmā > teŋwā > tēwa > tîw[teŋmā] > [teŋma] > [teŋwa] > [tēwa] > [tīwa] > [tīw]✧ PE22/149

Variations

  • tēw ✧ PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/044 (tēw); PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/122
  • tew ✧ PE17/044; PE17/044
  • tîw ✧ PE17/044 (tîw); PE22/149
Sindarin [Let/427; LotR/0305; LotR/1117; PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/122; PE22/149; WJ/396] Group: Eldamo. Published by

têw

letter

têw (i dêw, o thêw, construct tew) (sign, tengwa), pl. tîw (i **thîw), coll. pl. téwath**

têw

letter

(i dêw, o thêw, construct tew) (sign, tengwa), pl. tîw (i thîw), coll. pl. téwath

Primitive elvish

tekmā

noun. letter

Changes

  • tek-māteñwa ✧ PE17/044

Derivations

  • TEK “make a written mark, sign, write, make a written mark, sign, write, [ᴹ√] write or draw (signs or letters)” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/044

Derivatives

  • Q. tengwa “(written) letter; sign, token, indicator, (written) letter; sign, token, indicator; [ᴹQ.] writing, grammar” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/044; PE18/104
  • S. têw “letter” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/043; PE17/044; PE17/044; PE17/044

Variations

  • tek-mā ✧ PE17/044 (tek-mā)
  • tekma ✧ PE17/044; PE18/104
Primitive elvish [PE17/043; PE17/044; PE18/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

tew

noun. letter

@@@ tîw (Ety/TEK) appears to be plural, but is clearly glossed as singular “letter” with primitive form tekmē

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tengwa “letter; writing, grammar” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/031
  • On. tegma “letter” ✧ PE22/031

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tekmē “letter, symbol, writing” ✧ Ety/TEK
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK
  • On. tegma “letter” ✧ PE22/031
    • ᴹ✶tekmā “writing, grammar”
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/043

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tekmē > tîw[tekmē] > [tegmē] > [tegme] > [teŋme] > [teime] > [tīme] > [tīm] > [tīv] > [tīw]✧ Ety/TEK
On. tegma > teiw > tew[tegma] > [teŋma] > [teima] > [teim] > [teiv] > [teiw] > [tew]✧ PE22/031

Variations

  • tîw ✧ Ety/TEK
Noldorin [Ety/TEK; PE22/031; TI/182] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tîw

noun. letter


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Qenya 

tengwa

noun. letter; writing, grammar

Changes

  • tengwetengwa ✧ Ety/TEK

Cognates

  • N. tew “letter” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/031

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tekmā “writing, grammar” ✧ EtyAC/TEK; PE19/043
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/043

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tekma > tengwa[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ EtyAC/TEK
ᴹ✶tekmā > tegmā > teñma > teñgwa[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]✧ PE19/043

Variations

  • tengwe ✧ EtyAC/TEK (tengwe)
  • teñgwa ✧ PE19/043
Qenya [Ety/TEK; EtyAC/TEK; PE19/043; PE22/031; SDI2/tengwar; TII/Tengwar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

tegma

noun. letter

Cognates

  • N. tew “letter” ✧ PE22/031

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tekmā “writing, grammar”
    • ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/043

Derivatives

  • N. tew “letter” ✧ PE22/031
Old Noldorin [PE22/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

teket

noun. letter

@@@ used for “letter (epistola)” in NQNT

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/090

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TEKE > teket[tekett] > [teket]✧ QL/090

Variations

  • teketta ✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teketta

noun. letter