A neologism coined by Fayanzār posted on 2018-01-06 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), inspired by ambë “more”. The word am is more frequently used for “up” in Sindarin, but the two senses are close enough that the can coexist, distinguished by context: anno am annin “give up [= more] to me” vs. pado am i bend “walk up the slope”.
Sindarin
am
up, up, [G.] upwards, towards head of, above
a pherhael ar am meril suilad uin aran o minas tirith nelchaenen ned echuir
to Samwise and Rose the King’s greeting from Minas Tirith, the thirty-first day of Stirring
am
adverb/adjective. more
am
going up
(adjectival prefix) am-
am
up, upward
(adv.) am (also used as prep. "upon"). GOING UP (or uprising) am- (adjectival prefix), as in:
am
upon
(prep.) am (probably followed by soft mutation)
am
up, upward
(also used as prep. "upon").
am
going up
am
upon
(probably followed by soft mutation)
amarthan
fated
amarthan (pl. emerthain)
ambenn
uphill
(adj.) ambenn (sloping upward), pl. embinn,
amarth
fate
(doom), pl. emerth; also manadh (i vanadh) (doom, final end, fortune [usually = final bliss]), pl. menaidh (i menaidh);
amarthan
fated
(pl. emerthain)
ambenn
uphill
(sloping upward), pl. embinn,
amdir
up-looking
tolen
I am coming, drawing near to
tolen cared
I am coming, drawing near to eating [doing], I am going to eat/shall eat [do]
emig
noun. index finger (Elvish play-name used by and taught to children)
emel
noun. mother
A word for “mother” in notes on Elvish Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, along with a diminutive form emelig (VT48/17 note #13). These forms were struck through and replaced by emig as the proper diminutive form from the root √EM (VT48/6), but that doesn’t necessarily invalidate emel = “mother”, which appeared elsewhere as (probably primitive) emel, emer in rough versions of these notes (VT48/19 note #16). These Sindarin forms are unusual in that the medial *m* did not become *v*, which means the primitive form was likely based on ✱emm- as suggested by Patrick Wynne (VT48/17 note #14).
Conceptual Development: G. amil “mother” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s along with rejected forms {anwin, amril} and an archaic variant †amaith (GL/19). The forms {emaith >>} amaith appeared unglossed in Gnomish Lexicon Slips revising that document (PE13/109). In The Etymologies of the 1930s there was a form N. †emil for “mother” under the root ᴹ√AM of the same meaning, but Tolkien said this word was archaic, apparently replaced by N. naneth (Ety/AM¹; EtyAC/AM¹). With N. emil, the *a* became *e* via *i*-affection, but the medial m failing to become v requires an explanation similar to that of 1960s S. emel.
Neo-Sindarin: I generally prefer derivatives of the earlier root √AM for “mother” words in Quenya, but in the case of Sindarin, I find emel and emig from √EM to be better and more widely accepted.
lŷg
noun. snake
The best known Sindarin word for “snake”, appearing in Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1115). In 1964 notes on Dalath Dirnen (DD), Tolkien said it was derived from the root √LEWEK “worm” (PE17/160), likely from ✱leukā where the ancient *eu* became *ȳ* as was usual in Sindarin (LotR/1115).
an
preposition. to, for, to, for; [N. and G.] of
emig
little mother
(no distinct pl. form except with article: in emig). Also used (in children’s play) as a name for the index finger (VT48:6, 17)
an-
prefix. intensive prefix
emel
noun. mother
emig
noun. "litte mother"
emmel
noun. mother
leweg
noun. snake
_ n. _snake.
lhûg
noun. snake, serpent
lýg
noun. snake
_ n. Zoo. _snake. Q. leuka.
lŷg
noun. snake
minuial
noun. "morrowdim", the time near dawn, when the star fade
lŷg
snake
- lŷg (constuct lyg), no distinct pl. form. 2) lhûg (construct lhug, with article ?i thlûg or ?i lûg the lenition product of lh is uncertain) (dragon, serpent), pl. lhuig (?i luig). See SERPENT.
minuial
dawn
minuial (i vinuial) (morrowdim, twilight), pl. minuiail (i minuiail)
minuial
dawn
(i vinuial) (morrowdim, twilight), pl. minuiail (i minuiail)
naneth
mother
naneth (pl. nenith). Hypocoristic form (”mom”) nana, pl. nenai (but this word is probably rarely pluralized). In a higher style also †emil. No distinct pl. form; coll. pl. emillath. Variant form emel (pl. emil), also spelt emmel (pl. emmil). (VT48:17)
naneth
mother
(pl. nenith). Hypocoristic form (”mom”) nana, pl. nenai (but this word is probably rarely pluralized). In a higher style also †emil. No distinct pl. form; coll. pl. emillath. Variant form emel (pl. emil), also spelt emmel (pl. emmil). (VT48:17)
úmarth
evil fate
(pl. úmerth)
The basic Sindarin adverb and prefix for “up”, very well attested and derived from the root √AM of the same meaning. Since the m survives in this adverb, it must have been derived from amb- (PE22/35); compare its Quenya equivalent Q. amba.
Conceptual Development: This word dates all the way back to the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, where G. am appeared as an adverb with the glosses “up, upwards, towards head of” (GL/19). In Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document, G. am was first glossed “above”, but was quickly revised to “above, up” (PE13/109). Starting with Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s and into The Etymologies of the 1930s, the gloss was only “up” (PE13/137, 159; Ety/AM²).