A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s form “woman” with variants anai and anî, a feminine form ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).
Early Quenya
an
noun. gift
angali
collective name. Angles
anai
noun. woman
anúre
noun. manliness, masculinity
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. anūre “manliness, masculinity” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31). In the entry, this word was predeceded by the definite article i and Tolkien gave it the alternate gloss “concr. men in general”; by this I assume Tolkien mean anúre by itself meant “masculinity”, but with the definite article i anúre meant “men in general”.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would modify this word to ᴺQ. hanúrë, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).
anúvie
noun. manhood, doughtyness
ank
noun. loop, handle, ring
anu
noun. a male, man
anaina
adjective. womanly
anî
noun. woman
anúva
adjective. doughty
angoronti
place name. Mountains of Iron
Qenya name for the Iron Mountains from the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa from the 1910s (QL/31, PME/31), a compound of anga “iron” and some variant of oro “hill”, possibly an earlier form of ᴹQ. oron “mountain”. The Quenya form of this name did not appear in Tolkien’s later writings. Based on Angoron(ti), the singular form might be Angoron.
anda-lepta
adjective. long-fingered
anda-ráma
adjective. long-arm(ed); long-wing(ed)
A word for “long-arm(ed)” in the manuscript version of Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s (PE14/45), changed to “long-wing” in the typescript version (PE14/75). The word appeared with the glosses “long-wing” (PE15/74) or “longwinged” (PE15/79) in the contemporaneous English-Qenya Dictionary. It was a combination of ᴱQ. anda “long” and ᴱQ. ráma which was usually glossed “wing”, but in one place in the 1920s was glossed “arm, wing” (PE16/137).
andesalke
place name. Africa, (lit.) Long-grass
andonavestan
proper name. Gates of Summer
Qenya name for ᴱN. Ennyn Awest in Noldorin word lists from the 1920s (PE13/143, 160). It is a compound of andon “gate” and the genitive avestan of avesta “summer”.
angasan
place name. Halls of Iron
angien
masculine name. Iron-god
andesilqe
adjective. long-haired, long-tressed
an(a)
preposition. to(wards); until
ande(a)
adjective. long (of space)
anta-
verb. to give
antulu-
verb. to return
anga
noun. iron
angaina
adjective. of iron
angaino
proper name. Oppressor, Tormentor
angaitya-
verb. to torment
angamandi
place name. Hells of Iron
angayasse
noun. misery
an-
prefix. re-
ana-
prefix. ?towards
anar
noun. giver
anarie
noun. liberality
anaukante
?. [unglossed]
anda ráma
(a) long wing
andon
noun. door, gate
angaisin(i)e
noun. torment
angayanda
adjective. miserable
ankar
noun. ear (of men)
ankasse(a)
adjective. lofty, tall, (lit.) up-headed, high-headed
anqin
noun. bunch
anta
noun. cheek; jaw(s)
anto
noun. jaw
anustar
noun. monk
anuvoite
adjective. male, masculine
anwa
adjective. high up, place high
anwe
?. [unglossed]
anda
adjective. long
ando
noun. door
andra
adjective. long
angwe
?. [unglossed]
an ni
give (it) me
an nir
give (it) me
anqa(r)
noun. ear
anuon
noun. monk
anusta
noun. monastery
anwe or aiqale elta súrut lunte aiwendon lossiattea
*went on the heights driven by the wind a ship like a bird with a blossom-white neck
nyan(do)
noun. another, other (of many)
lamanwa
adjective. animal-like, beastly, stupid
nyanya
adjective. another, other (of many)
mára mesta an ni véla tye ento, ya rato nea
good-bye until I see you next, and I hope it will be soon
This is a sentence in the “Arctic” language written in a supposed letter from Santa from Tolkien to his children in 1929. In form, it resembles the Quenya of this time period, and most scholars consider it an example of that language, though perhaps somewhat simplified. @@@
kandóla
noun. crown of head
A word appearing as ᴱQ. kandóla “crown of head” in a list of body-parts from the 1920s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. nóla which likewise could mean “crown of head” (PE14/117), but elsewhere generally meant “head” or “hill” (QL/67). The initial element of candóla is probably from ᴱ√KASA “head”.
Neo-Quenya: As the basic elements continued to appear in later versions of Quenya, I would retain this word as ᴺQ. candóla “crown of head” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, with kas-ndōlā > candóla, because sn > zn > nn after which the long cluster nnd reduced to nd.
kanda-
verb. to blaze
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “blaze” and derived from the early root ᴱ√KṆŘṆ [KṆÐṆ] (QL/47).
kémisan
proper name. Sunday
manwisan
proper name. Sunday
súlisan
proper name. Sunday
qan
noun. ear
eremandu
place name. Hells of Iron
(ana)tarwesta
noun. crucifix(ion)
alkana-
verb. to blaze
eant
?. [unglossed]
sanda
adjective. that
santa
adjective. dear, beloved
tantilta-
verb. [unglossed]
tanya
adjective. that
yanwa
noun. goose
entan
adverb. then
hyanta
?. [unglossed]
santo
pronoun. that
tyanta
?. [unglossed]
kalume
noun. an (artificial) light
A word for “an (artificial) light” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of ᴱQ. kalu- “illuminate, light up” (QL/44).
pur
noun. a fire, an artificial fire
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s for “a fire”, more specifically “an artificial fire”, with stem form purn- and derived from the early root ᴱ√PUŘU [PUÐU] “consume by fire” (QL/75).
-(u)ma
suffix. a, an; some, certain
nar
noun. an odour, fragrance
vorne
noun. an aeon
-we
suffix. a, an
heritse
noun. an Inwe
perendie
noun. patience; endurance; an agelong period
koisiva
adjective. animal, bodily
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “animal (adj.), bodily”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. koite (koisi-) “living thing, animal” (QL/48).
ya(n)
conjunction. and
The usual word for “and” in the 1910s was ᴱQ. ya(n) (PE15/69, VT40/8). It was derived from the early root ᴱ√YA (or possibly ᴱ√(D)YṆTṆ) in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/104-105). In his later writings, the usual word for “and” was Q. ar, but something like ya(n) survived in the “dual” conjunction yo “both ... and”.
onin
noun. anvil
A word appearing as ᴱQ. onin “anvil” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ONO [ƷONO] “hard” that was also the basis for stone-words (QL/70; PME/70).
Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writings the root became ᴹ√GONOD “stone”, and ᴺQ. onin “anvil” might be retained based on a reduced variant of that root.
koisimatl
noun. animal food
ar laiqali linqi falmari
and the green wet waves
ar wingildin wilwarindeën
and the foam-like butterflies
lama
noun. animal, beast; head of cattle or sheep
laminya
adjective. animal-like, beastly, stupid
naikele
noun. anguish
nak
noun. anything stolen, a theft, a trick
qe
pronoun. any
rinkalenda
noun. anniversary
ar i·kiryo kaluváre talain kulukalmalínen
*and the sails of the ship will shine with golden lights
The fourth phrase (lines 7-8) of the intermediate version of the Oilima Markirya poem (PE16/77). The first word is the ar(a) “and” followed by the definitive genitive form i·kiryo of kirya “ship”. This genitive apparently applies to the subject of the phrase talain, the nominative plural of tala “sail”, which follows the verb kaluváre, the future 3rd-singular feminine form of kala- “to shine”.
The phrase ends with a long compound combining kulu “gold” and the instrumental plural of kalma “light”: falmarínen = “with lights”. This compound kulukalmalínen apparently describes the means by which the sails shine.
The phrase loosely corresponds to the seventh and eighth lines of the English translations of the poem LA2a-LA2b (PE16/68-9): “the boat shining with distant/misty lights”. Other than the words “boat”, “shine” and “with lights”, nothing else matches.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
> ar i·kiry-o kal-uvá-re tala-i-n kulu-kalma-lí-nen = “✱and the·ship-of shine-(future)-she sail-(plural)-(nominative) gold-light-(plural)-with”
ar i·súru laustuváro lintataurelasselindon
*and the wind will roar like many forest leaves
The fifth phrase (lines 9-10) of the intermediate version of the Oilima Markirya poem (PE16/77). The first word is the ar(a) “and” followed by the definitive form i·súru of súru “wind” and the future 3rd-singular masculine inflection of the verb lausta- “to roar”. The noun súru seems to be the subject even though it is not inflected into the nominative.
The phrase ends with a long compound combining li(n)- “many”, taure “forest” and the adverbial plural form of lasse “leaf”: lasselindon = “like leaves”. The uninflected compound lintataurelasse is translated “many many forest leaves” in the notes accompanying the poem. Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter suggest that the element -ta- may be a reduplication of the initial part of the following word taure “forest” (PE16/79).
The phrase loosely corresponds to the ninth and tenth lines of the English translations of the poem LA2a-LA2b (PE16/68-9): “who shall hear the wind roaring like leaves of (all) forests”, but is closer to the lines in the first English translation LA1a (PE16/67): “the wind was roaring like leaves of a forest”, which is almost the same except for the tense of the verb.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
> ar i·súru laust-uvá-ro lin-ta-taure-lasse-li-ndon = “✱and the·wind roar-(future)-he many-many-forest-leaf-(plural)-like”
nyél
noun. woman
A word for “woman” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s with stem form nyel-, as indicated by its accusative nyela (PE16/135). Its etymology is unclear; Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson suggested it might be connected to the early root ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” or later root ᴹ√NYEL “ring, sing”, but these both feel like stretches to me.
tolome
noun. island
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “island”, a more elaborate form of ᴱQ. tol of similar meaning (QL/94). It also appeared as tolome “island” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/94).
naike
noun. pain
narwe
noun. pain
ongwe
noun. pain
ar(a)
conjunction. but; and
haura
adjective. old, aged, ancient
hunto
noun. elephant
koite
noun. living thing, being, animal
maite
adjective. handed
nî
noun. woman
qímar
noun. phantom
qárele
noun. watchfulness, anxiety
tolle
noun. island
ahúra
noun. Sun
An early Qenya word for the Sun appearing in a word list from the 1920s (PE15/77). Its etymology is obscure.
ailin
noun. shore
A word for “shore” in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem and its draft of the late 1920s (MC/213, 221), in one place given an archaic form aile and a translation “beach” (PE16/75). In the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s, this word became Q. hresta (MC/221-222), whereas Q. ailin itself usually meant “lake” in later writings.
fion
noun. son
A word glossed {“nephew” >>} “son” in an isolated entry of the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with stem form fiond- (QL/37). The same word appeared unglossed under the early root ᴱ√SUẈU where it was derived from primitive ᴱ✶þẉ-iı̯on-d (QL/87).
ion
noun. son
In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, ᴱQ. Ion was the “mystic name of God, 2nd Person of Blessed Trinity”, that is the “Son” in the “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” trinity (QL/43). In that document yon or yond- was given in a couple of places as (archaic?) words for “son” (QL/43, 106). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, Tolkien gave ion as the equivalent of ᴱN. gó “son”, along with a plural form yondi (PE13/113). However, in the English-Qenya Dictionary Tolkien said yondi was an irregular plural form of ᴱQ. yondo “son” (PE15/77), and this is the form he typically used in later writings.
moritarnon
proper name. Door of Night
turwa
adjective. powerful
An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).
Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.
aurinka
adjective. sunny
poldórien
proper name. Sunday
sinqele
noun. mine
A noun for “mine” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “mineral, gem, metal” (QL/83). This word was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/83).
sunqelaine
noun. sunset
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sunset”, an elaboration of ᴱQ. sunqele “setting of stars, moon, sun, etc.” (QL/87).
via
adjective. male
An adjective in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “male”, likely related to ᴱQ. vie “teors” [= “✱penis”] (PE16/135).
alma
noun. face
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “face, visage”, derived from the early root ᴱ√ALA “gaze”, but this word was deleted (QL/39). It also appeared with the gloss “face” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, where it was not deleted (PM/39).
aqa-
verb. to seize
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as aqin “I seize in my hand” with past form anqe “seized”, both under the early root ᴱ√AQA “grasp, hold, etc.” (QL/31).
auro
noun. sun
eriollo
place name. Ironcliffs
hilu
noun. son
A word for “son” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants hilu and hilmo under the early root ᴱ√HILI (QL/40), both variants also appearing in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).
kópas
place name. Haven
Short name for Kópas Alqalunte(n) in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/255).
maqar
noun. jaw
A noun for “jaw” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/59-60).
pelekta-
verb. to hew
A verb for “hew” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s related to ᴱQ. pelekko “axe” (QL/73).
sindi
noun. river
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “river” derived from the root ᴱ√SIŘI [SIÐI] (QL/84). The same word appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/84).
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).
tong??a
adjective. of iron
A rejected and hard-to-read word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “of iron”, adjectival form of the also-rejected noun ᴱQ. tongo “iron” (QL/94).
tongwa
adjective. like iron
A rejected word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “like iron”, adjectival form of the also-rejected noun ᴱQ. tongo “iron” (QL/94).
velka
noun. flame
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a flame” derived from the early root ᴱ√(M)BELEKE (GL/22).
yeraina
adjective. of iron
yéma
noun. face
A word for “face” appearing in Early Qenya Word-lists from the 1920s (PE16/136) as well as in a list of body parts from the same period (PE14/117). It may be derived from the early root ᴱ√DYĒ whose derivatives have to do with “gaze” or “look at” (QL/105), as suggested by Patrick Wynne (VT49/21).
maktya-
verb. to kill
A verb for “kill” in the Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s, a causative form of ᴱQ. maka- “die” (PE14/58).
qelqa
noun. throat
The word ᴱQ. qerka appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as the cognate of G. cwerc “throat” (GL/28). ᴱQ. qerka “throat” appeared again in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/136), but in a list of body parts from this same period it was ᴱQ. qelqa “throat” (PE14/117). There are no signs of these words in Tolkien’s later writings.
yerenwa
adjective. like iron
i
article. the
rato
adverb. soon
tye
pronoun. you
véla
verb. to see
-léni
suffix. long
-víke
suffix. as
aire
adjective. old
ama
noun. mother
amba
adverb. up
ambi
noun. mother
amis
noun. mother
ar
noun. child
e-
verb. to be
elk
noun. spear
ematte
?. [unglossed]
erus(ta)
noun/adjective. outside
fingwa
adjective. narrow
hil(de)
noun. child
ile
noun. honey
ka
?. [unglossed]
kale
noun. day
kara-
verb. to do, make
kondo
noun. dragon
kor
noun. war
kâ
noun. jaw
las
noun. [unglossed]
lilyen
?. [unglossed]
limbelu
adverb. *long
limil
noun. chain
lin
noun. snake
A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).
linqarassea
adjective. [unglossed]
lossiattea
?. [unglossed]
lungwe
?. [unglossed]
lá
noun. day
láwakéle
?. [unglossed]
lóke
noun. snake, dragon
lúme
noun. time
mailina
adjective. beautiful
maldor
noun. agony
melin
adjective. dear, beloved
mir
cardinal. one
na
preposition. for
nauto
noun. [unglossed]
nawa-
verb. [unglossed]
ne
conjunction. that
nekte
noun. honey
nelqa
adjective. cornered
nierme
?. [unglossed]
nus
noun. smell
nyúken
?. [unglossed]
núme
noun. west
ohta
noun. war
oilima
adjective. last
oqi
noun. snake
orwa
adjective. lofty
pilna
noun. arrow
pingwe
?. [unglossed]
pondo
noun. gate
posta
noun. door
póya
adjective. [unglossed]
qen
noun. Elf
qent
noun. word
qerka
noun. throat
qetta
noun. word
saile
noun. [unglossed]
sairina
adjective. magic
sauke
?. [unglossed]
sehta-
verb. to see
selka
adjective. bright
sinqita-
verb. [unglossed]
sivilda
?. [unglossed]
sui
noun. daughter
súlimarya
?. [unglossed]
súme
?. [unglossed]
tahóra
adjective. lofty
tarnon
noun. door
teket
noun. letter
@@@ used for “letter (epistola)” in NQNT
tekka
noun. book
tekte
noun. book
ten-
verb. to hear
tinwe
noun. star
tirípti
?. [unglossed]
tongo
noun. iron
toron
?. [unglossed]
tu
pronoun. he
tunq-
verb. to hear
tyalu-
verb. to play
táne
adjective. [unglossed]
ukárele
noun. [unglossed]
unqu-
verb. to hear
unqu-
verb. to hook into, catch (fish), catch in, etc.
usult
?. [unglossed]
valma
adjective. powerful
vondo
noun. son
vára
adjective. other
yu
?. [unglossed]
yó
noun. son
ána
noun. crown of head, top
íle
noun. star
ó-
verb. to be
ô
preposition. from
(m)ambe
noun. mother
-lénu
suffix. long
alle
?. [unglossed]
amaimi
noun. mother
ambe
noun. mother
ammi
noun. mother
arne
noun. child
attalaite
adjective. biped
attalin
noun. biped
aukaine
?. [unglossed]
el
adverb/adjective. one
elt
noun. spear
enken
adverb. then
fenume
noun. dragon
fingwe
?. [unglossed]
hilmo
noun. son
hingwe
?. [unglossed]
holwe
noun. stench
ielúme
adverb. long ago
in
article. the
intya
?. [unglossed]
kólemaina
adjective. patient
kólemaine
noun. patience
kópas
noun. haven
laisifalle
noun. [unglossed]
lingo
noun. snake
mak-
verb. to slay
mel(i)na
adjective. dear
min-
verb. [unglossed]
ningwe
?. [unglossed]
numenda
adjective. western
orda
adjective. lofty
porokoi
?. [unglossed]
pundo
noun. [unglossed]
qende
noun. Elf
ralle
?. [unglossed]
salistina
adjective. blessed
saqa-
verb. [unglossed]
silde
noun. daughter
talarin
adjective. [unglossed]
teketta
noun. letter
telempe
noun. silver
telqe
noun. silver
tultárie
adjective. [unglossed]
tyen
adverb. then
tánie
adjective. [unglossed]
umpai
?. [unglossed]
upaitya-
verb. [unglossed]
valle
?. [unglossed]
vingwe
?. [unglossed]
vô
noun. son
yeremba
adjective. like iron
yereva
adjective. of iron
yon
noun. son
yúye
adverb. long ago
áno
noun. gift
âmi
noun. mother
ó(vo)
noun. mouth
Qenya name for the Angles (Germanic tribe from English history), apparently a phonetic adaptation of that name (LT2/306).