Quenya 

angaitya

torment

angaitya noun "torment" (LT1:249); rather nwalmë in Tolkien's later Quenya

nwalmë

torment

nwalmë noun "torment", also name of tengwa #20. Originally pronounced ngwalmë; initial ng had become n in Third Age pronunciation (Appendix E). In Tengwar writing, the initial NW would be represented by the letter nwalmë.

nwalmë

noun. torment

Derivations

  • √(Ñ)GWAL “suffer torment, (suffer) torment, agony”

Element in

Variations

  • nwalme ✧ LotR/1123
  • ngwalme ✧ LotR/1123 (ngwalme)

nwalya-

to pain, torment

nwalya- vb. "to pain, torment" (ÑGWAL; this must represent earlier *ñwalya = *ngwalya; these forms are not given in Etym, but compare nwalmë_ above. In Tengwar writing, the initial NW would be represented by the letter nwalmë.)_

unqualë

noun. death agony, death agony, torment, [ᴹQ.] agony, death

Changes

  • unquale → anquale ✧ PE19/078

Cognates

  • Os. amphala “death agony” ✧ PE18/092

Derivations

  • √KWAL “die, pain, die, pain, [ᴹ√] die in pain” ✧ PE18/092; PE19/078
  • ✶ṇ̃kwalē “torment” ✧ PE19/078

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√KWAL > unquale[ŋ̣kwale] > [uŋkwale]✧ PE18/092
✶ṇ̃kwalē > unquale[ŋ̣kwalē] > [uŋkwalē] > [uŋkwale]✧ PE19/078

Variations

  • unquale ✧ PE18/092; PE19/078 (unquale); PE19/078 (unquale)
  • anquale ✧ PE19/078
Quenya [PE18/092; PE19/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

unquale

noun. death agony

death agony

Quenya [PE 18:42, 65 PE 18:92] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

nwalma

pain

nwalma noun "pain" _(VT46:4. In Tengwar writing, the initial NW would be represented by the letter nwalmë.)_

Sindarin 

naegra-

verb. to pain

Sindarin [Ety/375, X/Z] Group: SINDICT. Published by

baul

torment

(noun) baul (i maul, o mbaul), pl. boel (i mboel). Also bol- at the beginning of compounds.

baul

torment

(i maul, o mbaul), pl. boel (i mboel). Also bol- at the beginning of compounds.

naegra-

verb. to pain

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

naeg

pain

(noun) naeg (no distinct pl. form)

naeg

pain

(no distinct pl. form)

naegra

pain

(verb) *naegra- (i naegra, in naegrar). Suggested Sindarin form of a word that actually appears with e instead of ae in the source (LR:375 s.v. NÁYAK), but cf. the noun naeg ”pain”.

naegra

pain

(i naegra, in naegrar). – Suggested Sindarin form of a word that actually appears with e instead of ae in the source (LR:375 s.v. NÁYAK), but cf. the noun naeg ”pain”.

Primitive elvish

ṇ̃kwalē

noun. torment

[rejected because primitive nasal-voiceless-stop clusters no longer valid]

Derivatives

  • Q. unqualë “death agony, death agony, torment, [ᴹQ.] agony, death” ✧ PE19/078
Primitive elvish [PE19/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

baul

noun. torment

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

baul

noun. torment

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(Ñ)GWAL “(suffer) torment, agony” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Element in

  • N. Balrog “*Torment Demon” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL
  • N. Boldog “Torment-slayer” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGWAL > baul[ŋgwāla] > [mbāla] > [mbǭla] > [bǭla] > [boula] > [baula] > [baul]✧ Ety/ÑGWAL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGWAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

negra-

verb. to pain

Noldorin [Ety/375, X/Z] Group: SINDICT. Published by

negra-

verb. to pain

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NAYAK “pain” ✧ Ety/NÁYAK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NÁYAK > negro[naikra-] > [naigra-] > [naegra-] > [negra-]✧ Ety/NÁYAK
Noldorin [Ety/NÁYAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amphala

noun. death agony

ON. death agony

Noldorin [PE 18:92] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

naeg

noun. pain

Noldorin [Ety/375] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naeg

noun. pain

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. naike “sharp pain” ✧ Ety/NÁYAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NAYAK “pain” ✧ Ety/NÁYAK

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NÁYAK > naeg[najke] > [naike] > [naik] > [naig] > [naeg]✧ Ety/NÁYAK
Noldorin [Ety/NÁYAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Old sindarin

amphala

noun. death agony

Cognates

  • Q. unqualë “death agony, death agony, torment, [ᴹQ.] agony, death” ✧ PE18/092

Derivations

  • √KWAL “die, pain, die, pain, [ᴹ√] die in pain” ✧ PE18/092

Derivatives

  • ᴺS. ammal “(death) agony”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√KWAL > amphala[ŋkwala] > [ṃpala] > [ampala] > [ampʰala] > [amɸala]✧ PE18/092
Old sindarin [PE18/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

nwalme

noun. torment

Variations

  • ŋwalme ✧ PE22/022
  • ñwalme ✧ PE22/051
Qenya [PE22/022; PE22/051] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nwalya-

verb. to pain, torment

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(Ñ)GWAL “(suffer) torment, agony” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGWAL > nwalya-[ŋgwalja-] > [ŋwalja-] > [nwalja-]✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Variations

  • ŋwalya- ✧ PE22/019
Qenya [Ety/ÑGWAL; PE22/019] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nwalma

noun. pain

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(Ñ)GWAL “(suffer) torment, agony” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGWAL > nwalma[ŋgwalma] > [ŋwalma] > [nwalma]✧ Ety/ÑGWAL
Qenya [EtyAC/ÑGWAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

ṇ̃kwalē

noun. death agony

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KWAL “die (in pain)” ✧ PE18/042; PE18/065

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. unqale “death agony, agony, death” ✧ PE18/042; PE18/065

Variations

  • ŋ̣kwalē ✧ PE18/042; PE18/065
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/042; PE18/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nayak

root. pain

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. naike “sharp pain” ✧ Ety/NÁYAK
  • N. naeg “pain” ✧ Ety/NÁYAK
  • N. negra- “to pain” ✧ Ety/NÁYAK

Variations

  • NÁYAK ✧ Ety/NÁYAK; EtyAC/NAK
  • NAYKA ✧ Ety/NÁYAK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NÁYAK; EtyAC/NAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

gaist

noun. torment, oppression

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ GL/37

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ŋaı̯ > gaist[ŋaist] > [ŋgaist] > [gaist]✧ GL/37

Early Noldorin

naich

noun. pain

Element in

  • En. naigros “anguish” ✧ PE13/150
Early Noldorin [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narw

noun. pain

Cognates

  • Eq. narwe “pain” ✧ PE13/150
  • Et. narge “pain” ✧ PE13/150

Derivations

Early Noldorin [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Solosimpi

narge

noun. pain

Cognates

  • En. narw “pain” ✧ PE13/150

Derivations

Solosimpi [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

nṝgwé

noun. pain

Derivatives

  • Eq. narwe “pain” ✧ PE13/150
  • En. narw “pain” ✧ PE13/150
  • Et. narge “pain” ✧ PE13/150

Variations

  • nr:gwé ✧ PE13/150
Early Primitive Elvish [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

angaisin(i)e

noun. torment

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ QL/034

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NAẎA > angaisine[aŋaðʲsinē] > [aŋaðʲsine] > [aŋajsine] > [aŋaisine] > [aŋgaisine]✧ QL/034

Variations

  • angaisine ✧ QL/034
  • [angaisin]ie ✧ QL/034
Early Quenya [QL/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angaitya-

verb. to torment

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ QL/034; QL/081

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NAẎA > angaitya-[aŋaðʲtʲa-] > [aŋajtʲa-] > [aŋaitʲa-] > [aŋgaitʲa-]✧ QL/034
ᴱ√NAẎA > angaitya[aŋaðʲtʲa-] > [aŋajtʲa-] > [aŋaitʲa-] > [aŋgaitʲa-]✧ QL/081

Variations

  • angaitya ✧ LT1A/Angaino; QL/081
Early Quenya [LT1A/Angaino; QL/034; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ongwe

noun. pain

Cognates

  • G. ong “great pain”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√OŊO “*pain” ✧ QL/070

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ONGO > ongwe[oŋgwē] > [oŋgwe]✧ QL/070
Early Quenya [PE16/145; PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naike

noun. pain

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” ✧ QL/065

Element in

  • Eq. naiqa “painful” ✧ QL/065
  • Eq. naikele “anguish” ✧ QL/065

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NAẎA > naike[ŋaðʲki] > [ŋaðʲke] > [ŋajke] > [ŋaike] > [naike]✧ QL/065

Variations

  • naike ✧ QL/065
Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narwe

noun. pain

Cognates

  • En. narw “pain” ✧ PE13/150

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶nr:gwé > narwe[nṝgwē] > [nṝgwe] > [nargwe] > [narwe]✧ PE13/150

Variations

  • narwe ✧ PE13/150
Early Quenya [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by