helin
violet
helin
noun. pansy
Derivations
- ᴹ√ƷEL “sky”
Element in
- ᴺQ. helillos “wisteria, (lit.) purple cluster”
- ᴺQ. helinillë “violet [flower]”
- ᴺQ. helinquila “mauve”
- ᴺQ. helinwa “of pansies; (of colour) a blue-violet”
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!
helinille
noun. violet
A word appearing as ᴱQ. helinille “violet” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. helin “pansy” (QL/39).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. helin “pansy” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. helinillë “violet [flower]” as well.
Element in
- Eq. helinillea “*violet [colour]” ✧ QL/039
helin
noun. pansy
A word appearing as ᴱQ. helin “pansy” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s (QL/39; PME/39). It was unrelated to the early root ᴱ√HELE having to do with ice (QL/39).
Neo-Quenya: The root √KHEL remained the basis for ice words in Tolkien’s later writings, but if helin “pansy” could coexist with the earlier form of this root, I think it can coexist with the later form as well. ᴺQ. helin “pansy” is worth keeping for purposes of Neo-Sindarin since it is the basis for several words for purple flowers and colours. The word helin and its derivatives might be reconceived as being related to the 1930s root ᴹ√ƷEL “sky”, which had derived words having to do with “(pale) blue”.
Element in
helin noun "violet" or "pansy" (LT1:262)