Sindarin 

û

adverb/interjection. no, not, no, not, [G.] nor

Sindarin [PE17/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

û

interjection. no

adv. or interj. no, not (of fact).

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ú

prefix. no, not (negative prefix or particle)

Sindarin [WJ/369, LotR/A(v)] Group: SINDICT. Published by

graug

noun. a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a demon

Sindarin [Ety/384, S/436, WJ/415, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

raug

noun. a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a demon

Sindarin [Ety/384, S/436, WJ/415, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naur

noun. fire, fire, [N.] flame

The basic Sindarin word for “fire”, derived from the root √NAR of the same meaning (LotR/942; PE17/38) and very well attested. It is derived from primitive ✱nār- since primitive long ā became au in Sindarin. It appeared as N. naur “flame” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the same derivation (Ety/NAR). As a suffix it usually reduces to -nor, since au usually becomes o in polysyllables. As a prefix, though, it is often Nar- before consonant clusters, no doubt because the ancient long ā was shortened before it could become au.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, the word for “fire” was G. with archaic form †sai (GL/66) clearly based on the early root ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Sári; QL/81). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, the word for “fire” was ᴱN. byr or buir from primitive ᴱ✶ [mburyē] (PE13/139). Tolkien introduced naur in The Etymologies of the 1930s and stuck with it thereafter.

Sindarin [LotR/0290; LotR/0299; LotR/0942; PE17/038; PE17/101; PM/363; SA/nár] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-ruin

suffix. fire

suff. #fire. Q. ruine. >> Angruin

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:183] < RUYU blaze (red). Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

iaun

adjective. large

adj. large, extensive, wide, vast, huge. Q. yāna-. >> -ion

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:42:99] < YAN vast, huge. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

naur

fire

_ n. fire. naur an edraith ammen! _'fire [be] for rescue/saving for us'. Q. nár. >> Sammath Naur

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thu

bad

_adj. _bad. >> thugar. This gloss was rejected.

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û

noun. voice

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ûr Reconstructed

noun. fire, fire; [ᴱN.] sun

A word for “fire” attested in later writings only as an element in names, such as S. Urui “August, ✱Hot-one” (LotR/1110). It appeared as N. ûr “fire” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√UR “be hot”, but this and related words were deleted when Tolkien changed the sense of the root to “wide, large, great” (Ety/UR). However, √UR “heat” was restored in later writings (PE17/148; PE22/160), and primitive ✶ūr “a fire (on hearth)” appeared in Common Eldarin: Noun Structure from the early 1950s, though Tolkien did mark it with a “?” (PE21/71 and note #8).

Conceptual Development: Perhaps the first precursor to this word was G. †Uril, an archaic word for the Sun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing beside its modern form G. Aur (GL/75) and clearly a derivative of the early root ᴱ√URU as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Ûr; QL/098). In Gnomish Lexicon Slips revising this document, it became {ŷr >>} hŷr “sun” (PE13/114), and in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s it became ᴱN. {húr >>} úr “sun”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ourū̆ (PE13/155).

This in turn became N. ûr “fire” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under ᴹ√UR “be hot”, but as noted above the meaning of this root was changed in that document (Ety/UR). Although the root √UR “heat” was later restored, it isn’t clear whether Tolkien also restored ûr “fire”, though there is some secondary evidence of it: primitive ✶ūr “a fire (on hearth)” appeared in notes from the early 1950s, as also noted above (PE21/71).

Neo-Sindarin: If S. naur is (like its Quenya cognate Q. nár) more representative of an elemental or abstract notion of fire, then ûr might be used for an individual physical fire such as one in a fireplace.

ûn

creature

ûn (pl. uin).

ûn

creature

(pl. uin).

ûl

odor

ûl (pl. uil) 1) (also used =

ûl

odor

(pl. uil)

ûr

wide

(pl. uir). Notice the homophone ûr ”fire, heat”.

ûr

heat

(fire), pl. uir. Notice the homophone ûr ”wide”.

ûr

fire

(heat), pl. uir. Notice the homophone ûr ”wide”.

ûr

heat

ûr (fire), pl. uir. Notice the homophone ûr ”wide”.

um

bad

um (evil), pl. ym. David Salo would read *ûm with a long vowel. (According to VT46:20, it may be that um is intended as a base rather than as a ”Noldorin” word.)

um

bad

(evil), pl. ym. David Salo would read ✱ûm with a long vowel. *(According to VT46:20, it may be that um is intended as a base rather than as a ”Noldorin” word.)*

graug

powerful, hostile and terrible creature

(i ’raug), pl. groeg (in groeg), coll. pl. grogath (WJ:415)

naur

sun

(mainly in compounds as nar-, -nor) (flame, fire), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath.

duin

large river

(i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54)

naur

fire

1) naur (in compounds nar-, -nor) (flame, sun), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath; 2) ûr (heat), pl. uir. Notice the homophone ûr ”wide”.

naur

fire

(in compounds nar-, -nor) (flame, sun), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath

anor

noun. Sun

The most common Sindarin name for the Sun derived from primitive ✶Anār, an augmented form of the root √NAR “fire” (PE17/38; Ety/ANÁR; SD/302-303, 306). The o is the result of ancient ā becoming au and then this au becoming o in polysyllables.

Conceptual Development: The term Anor was first mentioned in conjunction with early tales of Númenor (LR/41). It briefly appeared as N. {ánar >>} Anar “sun” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the entry for ᴹ√NAR (Ety/NAR¹; EtyAC/NAR¹), but as Anor under ᴹ√ANÁR (Ety/ANÁR). In The Notion Club Papers of the 1940s it was Anor, archaic †Anaur (SD/302-303, 306) and it retained this form thereafter.

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madha

noun. mud

A word given as maða “mud” in the Outline of Phonology (OP2) of the 1950s, a derivative of ✶mazgō (PE19/101). A similar form N. mada [probably a slip for maða] appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “soft, pliant, yielding” as a derivative of madhgh < ᴹ√MASAG (EtyAC/MASAG). But this form was rejected and apparently replaced by N. moe “soft, pliant” < ON. maiga (Ety/MASAG). These variations seem to reflect shifting thoughts on the development of zg in Sindarin and Noldorin, either (in the 1930s) zg &gt; i̯g to form diphthongs or (in the 1950s) zg &gt; ðg &gt; -ða.

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madha

noun. mud

mud

Sindarin [PE 19:101] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

glim

noun. voice, voice, *utterance

Sindarin [PE17/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

estel

noun. hope, trust, a temper of mind, steady fixed in purpose, and difficult to dissuade and unlikely to fall into despair or abandon its purpose

Sindarin [WJ/318-319, LotR/A(v), MR/320] Group: SINDICT. Published by

madhren

adjective. muddy

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, an adjectival form of S. madha “mud”, inspired by G. ûgrin “muddy” the adjectival form of ûg from the 1910s. It would need to be a late Sindarin (re)formation rather than the phonetic evolution from ancient forms.

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anor

sun

(pl. Anoer if there is a pl.) Archaic Anaur (SD:306).

ar

outside

(adv. prefix) ar- (without)the literal meaning of a word translated SPY (q.v.)

ar

outside

(without)

eth

adverb/adjective. outside

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amin

masculine name. Hope

A rejected name for Aragorn, changed to Estel (PM/269). It is probably a variant of amdir (MR/320).

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estel

masculine name. Hope

A name for Aragorn (LotR/1061), it is simply the noun estel “hope” used as a name (PE17/117).

Conceptual Development: In drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices, this name first appeared as S. Amin (PM/269).

Sindarin [LotR/1061; LotRI/Aragorn II; PE17/117; PM/269; PMI/Estel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

estel

noun. hope

n. hope. ónen i·Estel Edain 'I gave the "Hope" (to) Men'.

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amdir

hope

1) (based on reason) amdir (no distinct pl. form). Literally an "up-looking". 2) (closer in meaning to ”faith”) estel (trust, steady purpose), pl. estil, 3) (noun) harthad (i charthad, o charthad), pl. herthaid (i cherthaid)

amdir

hope

(no distinct pl. form). Literally an "up-looking".

baw!

no

! (interjection expressing refusal or prohibition, not denying facts) baw! (dont!) Prefix

brass

white heat

(i vrass, construct bras), pl. brais (i mrais) if there is a pl.

daer

large

daer (great), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.

daer

large

(great), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.

estel

hope

(trust, steady purpose), pl. estil

faeg

bad

*faeg (poor, mean). No distinct pl. form. (Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” foeg.)

faeg

bad

(poor, mean). No distinct pl. form. (Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” foeg.)

hartha

hope

(verb) #hartha- (i chartha, i charthar). Verbal stem isolated from the apparent gerund harthad, ”hope” as noun.

hartha

hope

(i chartha, i charthar). Verbal stem isolated from the apparent gerund harthad, ”hope” as noun.

inc

idea

1) inc (guess, notion), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite); coll. pl. ingath; 2) naw (pl. noe). In ”Noldorin”, the pl. form was nui. Coll. pl. ?nawath or ?noath.

inc

idea

(guess, notion), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite); coll. pl. ingath

laden

wide

1) laden (plain, flat, open, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT), 2) land (plain), pl. laind. Also used as noun ”open space, level”. 3) pann (i bann, o phann, construct pan), pl. pain (i phain). Since the pl. form clashes with *pain ”all” (mutated phain, SD:129), other terms may be preferred for clarity. 4) ûr (pl. uir). Notice the homophone ûr ”fire, heat”.

land

wide

(plain), pl. laind. Also used as noun ”open space, level”.

naw

idea

(pl. noe). In ”Noldorin”, the pl. form was *nui***. Coll. pl. ?nawath or ?noath**.

pann

wide

(i bann, o phann, construct pan), pl. pain (i phain). Since the pl. form clashes with ✱pain ”all” (mutated phain, SD:129), other terms may be preferred for clarity.

bregedúr

wildfire

(i vregedúr), pl. bregedýr (i mregedýr)

no, not

also ú

no, not

-, also ú-

al-

prefix. no, not

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iand

adjective. wide

Sindarin [PE17/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tagron

noun. smith

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beleg

adjective. large

adj. large, great. Q. melek-.

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beleg

adjective. large

adj. large, great, big. . This gloss was rejected.

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ogol

bad

_ adj. _bad, evil, wrong. Q. olca bad, wicked. oklā << ōklā. >> oew, ogron

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:149:170] < *_oklā_ < OKO evil, bad. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

amdir

noun. hope based on reason

Sindarin [MR/320] am+tîr "looking up". Group: SINDICT. Published by

baw

interjection. no, don't!

Sindarin [WJ/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

conath

noun. many voices

Sindarin [PM/361-362] Group: SINDICT. Published by

conath

noun. lamentation

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hartha-

verb. to hope

Sindarin [Harthad SD/62] Group: SINDICT. Published by

harthad

gerund noun. hope

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lamath

noun. echoing voices

Sindarin [PM/349] Group: SINDICT. Published by

land

adjective. wide, broad

Sindarin [Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

baw!

no

(don’t!) Prefix

gawa

howl

(verb) gawa- (i ngawa = i ñawa, in gawar = i ñgawar)

gawa

howl

(i ngawa = i ñawa, in gawar = i ñgawar)

harthad

hope

(i charthad, o charthad), pl. herthaid (i cherthaid)

laden

wide

(plain, flat,  open, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

narthan

fire-sign

pl. **nerthain** (VT45:20)

palan

over a wide area

(far off)

Primitive elvish

ū

root. denial of fact, privation, negative element, denial of fact, privation, negative element, [ᴱ√] not

A negative root first mentioned as ᴱ√Ū “not” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with various derivatives in Qenya and Gnomish (QL/96, 98; GL/73). In The Etymologies of the 1930s it became {ᴹ√ƷŪ >>} ᴹ√ or ᴹ√ “no, not”, and in this document had “evil connotations” (Ety/GŪ, MŪ; EtyAC/ƷŪ), but in later writings it again became √Ū (PE17/143; PE22/153). For much of its existence this root was in competition with invertible √LA for negation, but in notes from 1959 Tolkien decided √Ū was the only negative root (PE17/143), though √LA was briefly restored in 1969 (PE22/160) only to be abandoned again (VT44/4). For a full history of Tolkien’s shifting conceptions of negation in Elvish, see the Quenya entry on the negative.

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anār

noun. Sun

Primitive elvish [SA/nár] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nar

root. fire, fire, [ᴹ√] flame

A root for “fire” first appearing as ᴹ√NAR “flame, fire” in The Etymologies of the 1930s along with derivatives like ᴹQ. nár(e)/N. naur “flame” (Ety/NAR¹). There was also an augmented variant ᴹ√ANÁR that served as the basis for “Sun” words: ᴹQ. Anar and N. Anor (Ety/ANÁR). These roots and the various derivatives continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings in the 1950s and 60s (PE17/38; Let/425), and in one place Tolkien specified that nār- was “fire as an element” as opposed to √RUYU for an actual blaze.

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nāro

noun. fire

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sinkitamo

noun. smith

Primitive elvish [PE17/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ōma

noun. voice

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ngwaw

root. howl

yad

root. wide

Noldorin 

ûn

noun. creature

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “creature” derived from the root ᴹ√ONO “beget” (Ety/ONO), perhaps from a primitive form ✱ōno with ancient ō becoming ū.

ûl

noun. odour, odour, *smell, scent

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ûn

noun. idea, thought

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ûl

noun. odour

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ûn

noun. creature

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ûr

adjective. wide

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ûr

noun. fire

Noldorin [Ety/UR; EtyAC/UR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

interjection. no

Noldorin [EtyAC/MŪ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûn

noun. howl; groan

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ûr

noun. wide

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ûr

noun. fire, heat

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um

adjective. bad, evil

Noldorin [Ety/396] Group: SINDICT. Published by

anaur

noun. Sun

rhaug

noun. a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a demon

Noldorin [Ety/384, S/436, WJ/415, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhuin

noun. fire

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anor

noun. Sun

Noldorin [Ety/ANÁR; Ety/NAR¹; EtyAC/NAR¹; LR/041; LRI/Anar; LRI/Anor; SD/303; SD/306; SDI2/Anar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

al-

prefix. no, not

@@@ the phrase “the only place in Noldorin where the primitive prefix is preserved” was deleted (EtyAC/AR²)

hartha-

verb. to hope

harthad

noun. hope

lhann

adjective. wide, wide, [ᴱN.] broad

Noldorin [Ety/LAD; PM/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naw

noun. idea

Noldorin [Ety/NOWO] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pann

adjective. wide

thia-

verb. to appear, seem

Noldorin [Ety/THĒ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

al-

prefix. no, not

Noldorin [Ety/367] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brass

noun. white heat

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gaw-

verb. to howl

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

lhand

adjective. wide, broad

Noldorin [Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhann

adjective. wide, broad

Noldorin [Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naw

noun. idea

Noldorin [Ety/378, X/Z] Group: SINDICT. Published by

pann

adjective. wide

Noldorin [Ety/380] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Adûnaic

ûri

noun. sun

A noun translated “sun” (SD/306, 428). This word appears in the forms ûrê, ûri and ûrî, but Tolkien declared that the form with long î is actually the personified form Ûrî “Lady of the Sun” (SD/426), perhaps the Adûnaic name of Q. Arien. The form ûrê only appears once (SD/426), so ûri is probably to be preferred as the ordinary word for Sun, especially since it is a neuter noun, which ordinarily cannot end in a long (SD/427). Tolkien lists the “later forms Uir, Ŷr” (SD/306), one of which may be the Westron word for “sun”, most likely Wes. uir. As suggested by several authors (AAD/24, EotAL/UR), ûri is probably derived from the Elvish root ᴹ√UR.

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ûrî

feminine name. (Lady of the) Sun

The feminine personification of ûri “the sun” (SD/426), perhaps the Adûnaic name for Q. Arien.

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ûrinîluwat

Sun and Moon

A phrase demonstrating a dual compound with two different elements. It contains the related pair ûri “sun” and nîlu “moon (SD/428).

ûriyat nîlô

sun and moon

An example of a dual phrase with two different words. The first word of the pair is declined as a dual. It contains the related pair ûri “sun” and nîlu “moon” (SD/428).

tamar

noun. smith

A noun translated “smith” and fully declined as an example of a masculine Strong I noun (SD/436). It may be related to the Eldarin root √TAM “construct”, as suggested by several authors (AAD/23, EotAL/TAM).

Khuzdûl

ûl

noun. streams

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Quenya 

ui

no

ui interjection "no" (originally an endingless negative verb in the 3rd person aorist: "it is not [so]"; see #u-). Apparently this is the word for "no" used to deny that something is true (compare , which is rather used to reject orders, or to issue negative orders). (VT49:28) Compare uito.

uru

fire

uru noun "fire" (LT1:271)

urra

adjective. bad

luxo

mud

luxo (luxu-) noun "mud" (QL:56)

ruinë

fire, a blaze

ruinë noun "a fire, a blaze" (PE17:183). Compare nárë.

anar

noun. Sun

The most common Quenya name for the Sun derived from primitive ✶Anār, an augmented form of the root √NAR “fire” (Let/425; PE17/38; Ety/ANÁR; SD/302, 306).

Conceptual Development: This term appeared in Silmarillion drafts of the 1930s with the gloss “Heart of Flame” (LR/240) and as ᴹQ. Anar “sun” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, already with the derivation given above (Ety/ANÁR, NAR¹).

Quenya [Let/425; MC/222; MR/044; MRI/Anar; NM/280; NM/281; PE17/038; PE17/148; PE17/152; PE21/86; S/099; SA/nár; SI/Anar; UT/022; UTI/Anar; WJI/Anar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úr(in)

proper name. Sun

A late remnant of earlier names for the Sun: ᴱQ. Ûr and ᴹQ. Úrin. In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, this name was changed from Úrin >> Naira >> Vása (MR/198), but the form Úr(in) occasionally appeared in some later writings (PE17/148, MR/377). This name was a derivative of the root √UR “heat, be hot” (PE17/148).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, this name was ᴱQ. Ûr, Ur or Úri “Sun”, but literally meaning “Fire” (LT1/187, QL/98). The name became ᴹQ. Úrin in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/240). It was rejected in The Etymologies along with the root form ᴹ√UR, but reappeared sometimes in later writing as noted above.

Quenya [MR/198; MR/377; MRI/Úr; PE17/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar-

outside

ar- (1) prefix "outside" (AR2), element meaning "beside" (VT42:17), "by" (PE17:169; in the same source the glosses "near, by, beside" were rejected). Cf. ara.

ara

outside, beside, besides

ara prep.(and adv.?) "outside, beside, besides" (AR2, VT49:57). According to VT45:6, the original glosses were "without, outside, beside", but Tolkien emended this. Arsë "he is out", VT49:23, 35, 36. As for ar(a), see ar #1. VT49:25 lists what seems to be ar(a) combined with various pronominal suffixes: Singular anni > arni "beside me", astyë "beside you" (informal), allë "besides you" (formal), arsë "beside him/her", plural anwë > armë "beside us" (exclusive), arwë "beside us" (inclusive), astë > ardë "beside you" (plural), astë > artë "beside them"; dual anwet > armet "beside us (two)". (Here Tolkien presupposes that ara represents original ada-.) The same source lists the unglossed forms ari, arin that may combine the preposition with the article, hence "beside the" (VT49:24-25)

asta-

to heat, bake (by exposure to sun)

asta- (2) vb. "to heat, bake (by exposure to sun)" (PE17:148)

ava

outside, beyond

ava (1) adv.? noun? prep.? "outside, beyond" (AWA, VT45:6)

etsë

outside, exterior

etsë noun "outside, exterior", glosses changed from ?"issuing" and ?"spring" (VT45:13)

ettë

outside

ettë noun(and/or adv.?) "outside" (ET)

holmë

odour

[holmë] noun "odour" (ÑOL; according to VT46:6, Tolkien struck out the initial h-, thus changing the word to olmë)

il-

verb. no, *un-

il- (prefix) "no, *un-" (LA); cf. ilfirin "immortal" (vs. firin "dead"). This prefix "denotes the opposite, the reversal, i.e. more than the mere negation" (VT42:32). But il- can also mean "all, every"; see ilaurëa, ilqua, ilquen.

olmë

odour

olmë noun "odour" (changed by Tolkien from holmë, VT46:6)

onna

creature

onna noun "creature" (ONO), "child" (PE17:170), also translated "child" in the plural compound Aulëonnar "Children of Aulë", a name of the Dwarves (PM:391), and apparently also used = "child" in the untranslated sentence nai amanya onnalya ter coivierya ("k") "be it that your child [will be] blessed thoughout his/her life" (VT49:41). The form onya (q.v.), used as a vocative "my child", is perhaps shortened from *onnanya.

úr-anar

the red sun

Úr-anar noun, word occurring in Fíriel's Song, translated "the red sun"; actually the prefixed element úr- must have to do with the element ur- "heat, be hot" mentioned in the Silmarillion Appendix. Also compare Ûr as an early Qenya word for "the Sun".

ú-

prefix. bad, uneasy, hard

Quenya [PE 22:160] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

úrë

noun. heat

The name of tengwa #36 [.] in The Lord of the Rings Appendix E (LotR/1123), a derivative of √UR “heat” (PE22/160). This name probably reflects its use for u-diphthongs in Tengwar spelling.

Conceptual Development: In the 1st edition of The Lord of the Rings the name of tengwa #36 was úr “heat” (RC/736), and in earlier documents on The Feanorian Alphabet this word was glossed “fire, heat” (PE22/51) or just “fire” (PE22/23); see the discussion under ᴹQ. úr for further details.

Quenya [LotR/1123; RC/736] Group: Eldamo. Published by

loxo

noun. mud

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

-úmë

large

-úmë (3) suffix "large" (of quantity)", as in liyúmë "host" (VT48:32)

alat-

large, great in size

alat- prefix "large, great in size". (ÁLAT, cf. VT45:5). In Alatairë.

alta

large, great in size

alta (1) adj. *"large, great in size" (root meaning)(ÁLAT). Alat- in Alatairë, q.v.

húna-

howl

[húna- 2) vb. "howl" (VT46:6)]

inca

idea

inca ("k")noun "idea" (VT45:18, where the word is cited with a final hyphen, though its gloss would indicate that it is a noun not a verb. Originally, the triple glosses "idea, notion, guess" were provided.)

la

no, not

la negation "no, not" (see ); also prefix la- as in lacarë, q.v. (VT45:25)

landa

wide

landa (2) adj. "wide" (LAD). Maybe in landatavárë = *"wide-wood"? (TI:415)

no, not

(1) adv. "no, not" (LA, VT45:25) According to VT42:33, is the stressed form, alternating with la when the negation is unstressed. In another conceptual phase of Tolkien's, had the opposite meaning "yes" (VT42:32-33), but this idea is contradicted by both earlier and later material: usually is conceived as a negation. The negation can receive tense markers and be used as a negative verb "when [another] verb is not expressed" (VT49:13), apparently where the phrase "is not" is followed by a noun or an adjective as a predicate, or where some verb is understood, as in English "I do not" (i.e. "I do not do whatever the context indicates"). With pronominal endings la- in the aorist, e.g. lanyë "I do not, am not" (etc.) (Tolkien abandoned the form lamin.) Exemplified in the sentence melin sé apa lanyë *"I love him but I do not [love] him" (another person) (VT49:15). Present tense laia, past lánë, perfect alaië, future lauva.

nerdo

large, strong man

nerdo noun "large, strong man" (compare nér) (VT47:33)

palla

wide, expansive

palla adj. "wide, expansive" (PAL)

pol

large, big (strong)

pol (2) adj. "large, big (strong)". Since this would be the sole example of a monosyllabic Quenya adjective, it may be that Tolkien is here citing the root POL rather than a complete word. Cf. polda.

sintamo

smith

sintamo noun "smith" (PE17:107-108), cf. more usual variant tamo, q.v.

fire

noun "fire" (LT1:265; "Qenya" spelling . Rather nárë in LotR-style Quenya.)

yanda

wide

yanda adj. "wide" (PE17:115); variant of yána #1, q.v.

yonda

wide, roomy, extensive

yonda adj."wide, roomy, extensive" (PE17:43), also (as alternative form of yonna) glossed "enclosed", with the latter meaning perhaps intended as the passive participle of the verb yor-

óma

voice

óma noun "voice" (OM), "voice, resonance of the vocal chords" (VT39:16), "voice /vowel" _(PE17:138, where it is said that the root _OM refers to "drawn-out" sounds; contrast tomba, q.v.). With pronominal suffix #ómarya "his/her voice", genitive ómaryo "of his/her voice" (Nam, RGEO:67). Instrumental pl. ómainen "with voices" _(WJ:391). Adj. ómalóra "voiceless" (VT45:28)_. The term óma is closely associated with vowels, see óma-tengwë, ómëa; cf. also the compounds ómataina "vocalic extension", the addition to the base a final vowel identical to the stem-vowel (WJ:371, 417; also called ómataima, VT42:24, 25), ómatehtar "vowel-signs", signs used for vowels (usually called simply tehtar, but the latter term strictly includes all kinds of diacritics, not just the vowel-signs) (WJ:396)

úr

fire

úr noun "fire" (UR)This stem was struck out in Etym, but a word that must be derived from it occurs in LotR, so it seems that Tolkien restored it. Early "Qenya" also has Ûr, noun "the Sun" (also Úri, Úrinci ("k"), Urwen) (LT1:271). Cf. Úri.

úra

large

úra (2) adj. "large" (UR), probably obsoleted by #1 above

úrimë

heat

Úrimë (in some editions Urimë, but this seems to be an error; cf. úrë "heat") noun, name of the eighth month of the year, "August" (Appendix D, SA:ur-, UT:302)

úrion

úrion

Úrion (Q?) noun, a title of Fionwë (= later Eönwë); see the LR index. (UR; this stem was struck out in Etym, but several words that must be derived from it occur in LotR, so it seems that Tolkien restored it.)

úrë

heat

úrë noun "heat", also name of tengwa #36 (Appendix E)

adverb. no, not

Quenya [PE22/153; PE22/154; PE22/158; PE22/160; PE22/161; PE22/162; PE22/166; VT42/33; VT49/13; VT49/18] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mer-

verb. to hope, to hope, [ᴹQ.] wish, desire, want

sintamo

noun. smith

yanda

adjective. wide

amatírë

noun. hope

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

estelya-

verb. to hope

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

úr

noun. heat

Quendya 

xenna

noun. odour

Quendya [PE 22:51] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

Black Speech

ghâsh

noun. fire

Black Speech [LotR/0327; LotR/1117; LotR/1131; LotRI/Ghâsh; PE17/048] 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!

Early Noldorin

û

adverb. *negative

au

adverb. *negative

Early Noldorin [PE13/128] Group: Eldamo. Published by

buir

noun. fire

úr

noun. sun

Early Noldorin [PE13/137; PE13/151; PE13/155] Group: Eldamo. Published by

byr

noun. fire

Early Noldorin [PE13/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by

feg

adjective. bad, bad, [G.] poor, wretched

Early Noldorin [PE13/125; PE13/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

taglon

noun. smith

Early Noldorin [PE13/138; PE13/153] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

ûl

proper name. Ûl

Gnomish [GL/74; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûg

noun. mud

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “mud” (GL/74), possibly derived from a variant (?ᴱ√UK) of the Early Root ᴱ√LUKU from the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon which likewise had derivatives like ᴱQ. lukso “mud” (QL/56).

ûgrin

adjective. muddy

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “muddy”, simply an adjectival form of G. ûg (GL/74).

ûmor

masculine name. Ûmor

û-

verb. not to be, not to do

Gnomish [GL/45; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûtha-

verb. to emit; to issue

ûthi

noun. outside

uril

proper name. Sun

Gnomish [GL/75; LT1A/Ûr] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûl

noun. a ghost

Gnomish [GL/62; GL/74] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûl thilgodrin

masculine name. a full moon

ûm

noun. voice

ûr

noun. smith

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/75; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

u-

prefix. negative prefix

Gnomish [GL/46; GL/50; GL/52; GL/73; LT2A/Nínin-Udathriol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uinen

feminine name. Lady of the Sea

Gnomish [GL/74; LT1/130; LT1A/Ónen; LT1I/Ónen; LT1I/Uinen; LT2/051; LT2I/Oinen; LT2I/Ónen; LT2I/Uinen; PE15/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûl cuvonweg

proper name. Moonking

Gnomish [GL/27; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûmi

adjective. large

ûl·a·rinthilios

proper name. Ûl·a·Rinthilios

Gnomish [GL/74; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ulch

adjective. bad

û gwilthi – gwilm ’othwenion

*it is not peace — [the] cessation of battles

ûna

noun. hope

ûna-

verb. to hope

aur(a)

noun. Sun

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as Aur “Sun” (GL/20), probably a cognate of ᴱQ. Ûr from the root ᴱ√URU as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Ûr; QL/098). It appeared as aura in G. nalos·aura “sunset” and G. orosaura “sunrise” (GL/59, 62). The word G. aur “sun” was also mentioned in Gnomish Lexicon Slips with corrections for that document (PE13/114), but by The Etymologies of the 1930s, N. aur meant “day”, whereas N. Anor became the name of the Sun (Ety/ANÁR, AR¹).

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/59; GL/62; GL/75; LT1A/Ûr; LT1I/Aur; PE13/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

galaduir

proper name. Sun

aura

masculine name. Smith

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/35] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hŷr

noun. sun

A word appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon Slips of the 1910s as {ŷr >>} hŷr “sun” beside a variant G. aur of the same meaning (PE13/114).

fost

noun. odour

Gnomish [GL/34; GL/36] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narth

noun. odour

og-

verb. to be able, can

ol-

verb. to appear, seem

Gnomish [GL/62; GL/74] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. fire

Gnomish [GL/66; LT1A/Sári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tagor

noun. smith

tagros

noun. smith

Gnomish [GL/68; LT1A/Talka Marda] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fech

adjective. bad

gw-

prefix. negative prefix

hodhir

noun. hope

Gnomish [GL/47; GL/49] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ogra-

verb. to be able, can

olch

adjective. bad

taglos

noun. smith

ŷr

noun. smith

Early Quenya

ûr

proper name. Sun, (lit.) Fire

Name of the Sun in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/187), sometimes appearing as úri (MC/214, 221), derived from the root ᴱ√URU having to do with heat (QL/98).

Early Quenya [LRI/Ûr; LT1/085; LT1/187; LT1A/Ûr; LT1A/Urwen; LT1I/Ûr; MC/214; MC/216; MC/221; PE15/77; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; PE16/100; PE16/104; PME/098; QL/098; SMI/Ûr] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uru

noun. fire

Early Quenya [GL/75; LT1A/Ûr; QL/075; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

auro

noun. sun

A noun appearing in Early Noldorin Word-lists as {ūru >>} auro, cognate of ᴱN. úr “sun”, and derived from {✶ourǝ >>} ✶ourū̆ (PE13/155). Elsewhere Q. Úr(in) was a name for the Sun from the 1910s up through the 1950s, but Tolkien eventually changed this to Vása (MR/198).

Early Quenya [PE13/155] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lukso

noun. mud

The word ᴱQ. lukso (luksu-) appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “mud” as a derivative of the root ᴱ√LUKU (QL/56).

Neo-Quenya: The root √LUK had other meanings in Tolkien’s later writings. However, the later root √LOG “wet (and soft), soaked, swampy” seems to be similar in sense to early ᴱ√LUKU, so this word for “mud” might be salvaged as a neologism: ✱log-sō > lokso > ᴺQ. loxo.

Early Quenya [QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ránuringwi

noun. sun and moon

An (archaic?) dual formation for the “sun and moon” appearing in the Early Qenya Grammar and English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s (PE14/76; PE15/75), except that it appears to be a combination of ᴱQ. Rána “moon” and the dual variant of ᴱQ. rinku “orb of the moon”, hence is actually “moon and moon”.

Early Quenya [PE14/076; PE15/75] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erus(ta)

noun/adjective. outside

Early Quenya [QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aule

masculine name. Smith

Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/62; LBI/Aulë; LT1A/Aulë; LT1I/Aulë; LT2I/Aulë; PE13/104; PE14/012; PE15/08; PE15/29] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ahúra

noun. Sun

An early Qenya word for the Sun appearing in a word list from the 1920s (PE15/77). Its etymology is obscure.

Early Quenya [PE15/77] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sári

proper name. Sun

A name for the Sun in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/186), probably a derivative of the root ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Sári).

Early Quenya [LRI/Sári; LT1/186; LT1/198; LT1A/Sári; LT1I/Sári; PE14/014; SMI/Sári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ahúrasilqi

noun. sun and moon

An (archaic) dual construction for the Sun and Moon as a pair, appearing in both the Early Qenya Grammar and the Early English-Qenya Dictionary (PE14/76; PE15/75, 77). It is a combination of ᴱQ. Ahúra “Sun” and the dual of ᴱQ. Sil “Moon”.

Early Quenya [PE14/076; PE15/75; PE15/77] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úrin

proper name. Sun, (lit.) Fire

úrion

masculine name. Úrion

Another name Fionwe in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s and some other early name lists (QL/98; PE13/114; PE14/13). It was also glossed “phaethon”, which is Greek for “radiant, shining” and another name for Helios, god of the Sun, according to the editors of the Qenya Lexicon: Gilson, Hostetter, Wynne and Smith (QL/98). It is an elaboration of Ûr “Sun”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Ûr).

Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/20; LT1A/Ûr; PE13/114; PE14/013; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tan(y)a

noun. fire

An element meaning “fire” in some early names: tanya in ᴱQ. Tanyasalpe (LT1/187), tana in ᴱQ. Tana Qentima equivalent of G. Tôn a Gwedrin “Tale-fire” (PE15/7; LT2/197), and possibly also in ᴱQ. Fatanyu “Hell” (GL/51). Tan(y)a is likely a derivative of the early root ᴱ√tan- (GL/69, 71).

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tanyasalpë; PE15/07] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qarda

adjective. bad

Early Quenya [GL/28; PE15/32; PME/078; QL/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. fire

Early Quenya [LT1A/Sári; PME/081; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

talka

noun. smith

Early Quenya [LT1A/Eldamar; PE16/138] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yanta

adjective. large

Early Quenya [PE15/69; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

óma

noun. voice

Early Quenya [PME/069; QL/069; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úmea

adjective. large

Early Quenya [QL/097; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

falka

adjective. bad

tongar

noun. smith

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Westron

uir

noun. sun

A word listed as a later form of Ad. ûri “sun” (SD/306) and therefore perhaps a Westron word, as suggested by Andreas Moehn (EotAL/UR). The other “later form” Ŷr is unlikely to be Westron, since y seems not to be a vowel in Westron.

Early Primitive Elvish

ulu

root. *negative

Early Primitive Elvish [GL/50; QL/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

umu

root. *negative

Early Primitive Elvish [QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uvu

root. *negative

Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

ourū̆

noun. sun

Early Primitive Elvish [PE13/155] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saχ[a]

noun. fire

Early Primitive Elvish [PE12/021; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yn̄t

adjective. large

Early Primitive Elvish [QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ḷ-

prefix. negative prefix

Early Primitive Elvish [GL/50; PE12/011; QL/041; QL/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Valarin 

uruš/rušur

noun. fire

Qenya 

hu

noun. howl

Qenya [EtyAC/ÑŌ²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úrin

proper name. Sun, (lit.) Fiery

An earlier Quenya name for the Sun appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s and glossed “Fiery” (LR/240). It was sometimes used in combination with its other name Anar: Úr-anar “Red Sun” (LR/72). In a deleted entry in The Etymologies, it was given as a derivative of the root ᴹ√UR “be hot” (Ety/UR).

Qenya [Ety/UR; LR/072; LR/240; LRI/Ûr; LRI/Úrin; SM/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anar

noun. Sun

Qenya [Ety/ANÁR; Ety/NAR¹; EtyAC/ANÁR; LR/041; LR/072; LR/240; LRI/Anar; PE22/019; PE22/023; SD/306; SDI2/Anar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ette

adverb/adjective. outside

holme

noun. odour, odour, *scent, smell [not necessarily bad]

Qenya [Ety/ÑOL; EtyAC/ÑOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

onna

noun. creature

ksenna

noun. odour

olme

noun. odour

úrion

masculine name. Úrion

An name appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√UR “wide, large, great” (Ety/UR). It meaning and function are unclear, but it might be a remnant of earlier ᴱQ. Úrion, a name for Fionwe.

Qenya [Ety/UR; LRI/Úrion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kav-

verb. to be able

Qenya [PE22/092; PE22/102; PE22/105; PE22/121; PE22/127] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úra

adjective. large

il-

prefix. no, not

Qenya [Ety/LA; EtyAC/LA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

inka

noun. idea

landa

adjective. wide, wide, [ᴱQ.] broad

adverb. no, not

Qenya [Ety/LA; EtyAC/LA; PE22/119; PE22/120; PE22/122] Group: Eldamo. Published by

óma

noun. voice

Qenya [Ety/OM; PE22/023] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

anār

noun. Sun

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ANÁR; SD/302; SD/306] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ñōle

noun. odour

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÑOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ñōn-

noun. idea, thought

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/ÑŌ¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

root. no, not

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GŪ; Ety/MŪ; Ety/UGU; EtyAC/GŪ; EtyAC/ƷŪ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gū̆-

interjection. no, not

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GŪ; Ety/UGU; EtyAC/GŪ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

b’rássē

noun. heat

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BARAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

patnā

adjective. wide

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ñgaw

root. howl

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÑGAW] Group: Eldamo. Published by