Quenya 

tengwesta

system or code of signs

tengwesta ("ñ")noun "a system or code of signs", "Language", referring particularly to structure, including morphology and grammar (VT39:15). As a technical term for "language", this includes languages not made up of sounds (WJ:394), but usually it means "spoken language" when unqualified (WJ:395). In the Etymologies, tengwesta is glossed "grammar" (TEK).

tengwesta

noun. grammar

grammar

Quenya [PE 18:6] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

tengwesta

noun. grammar, morphology, system or code of signs, collection of matter concerning writing, *language structure

Element in

  • Q. tengwestië “language [as a concept]” ✧ WJ/394

Elements

WordGloss
tengwë“sign, token, indication; writing, sign, token, indication; writing; [ᴱQ.] knowledge, understanding; idea, notion, thought”
-sta“land, part, part; [ᴹQ.] close grouping, land”

Variations

  • teñgwesta ✧ PE17/138; PE21/82; VT39/15
  • Tengwesta ✧ PE18/008; PE18/071
Quenya [PE17/138; PE18/008; PE18/071; PE21/82; VT39/15; WJ/394; WJ/395] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tengwestië

language

tengwestië noun "Language" as abstract or phenomenon (WJ:394)

tengwië

language

#tengwië noun "language" in the compound mátengwië "language of the hands" (VT47:9). Compare tengwë, tengwesta.

tengwelë

language

tengwelë noun "Language" (in all its aspects), a general word for the grouping and composing of tengwi (linguistic "signs", phonemes) into a linguistic system (VT39:16)

lambelë

language

lambelë noun "Language" (especially with reference to phonology), *"phonetics" (VT39:15)

Sindarin 

lam

noun. language

Sindarin [WJ/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Telerin 

lambë

noun. language

Cognates

  • Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394

Derivations

  • lambē “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
    • LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ VT39/15
    • labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416

Element in

Variations

  • lambe ✧ WJ/394

Khuzdûl

aglâb

noun. language

Cognates

  • Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
Khuzdûl [WJ/395; WJI/Dwarves] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

tengwesta

noun. grammar; collection of writing

Elements

WordGloss
tengwe“writing”
-sta“close grouping”

Variations

  • Tengwesta ✧ PE18/023
Qenya [Ety/TEK; PE18/023; PE21/57; PE22/014; PE22/020] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

-issa

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ISI “*know” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Element in

  • Eq. Eldarissa “Language of the Eldar” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
  • Eq. Noldorissa “Language of the Noldoli” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ISI > -issa[-issā] > [issa]✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
Early Quenya [LT2A/Eldarissa] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-qet(se)

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QETE “*speak” ✧ QL/077

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QETE > qet[kʷet]✧ QL/077

Variations

  • qet ✧ QL/077
  • -qetse ✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by