avalô

noun. Power, God

An Adûnaic noun translated as “God” or “Power” (SD/247, 305), the equivalent of (and possibly derived from) Q. Vala. It is probably pronounced [awalō], since the sound [w] in Adûnaic was sometime written “v” (SD/434). It frequently appeared in its plural or subjective plural forms Avalôi(m) “Powers, Gods”.

Conceptual Development: In early drafts of Adûnaic its plural was Avalâi with a long â instead of ô, perhaps indicating an earlier singular form Avalâ closer to Vala. Earlier still this word was given as plural Balāi, a more direct derivative of the Elvish root form ᴹ√BAL.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Vala “Power, God” ✧ SDI2/Avalôi

Element in

• Ad. Ar-Pharazônun azaggara Avalôiyada “[Ar-Pharazôn] was warring against [the] Powers” ✧ SD/247
• Ad. arpharazōn azgaranādu avalōi-{men >>}si “‽ was waging war‽ Powers on” ✧ SD/311
• Ad. Avalê “goddess”
• Ad. Avallôni “Haven of the Gods”
• Un. Avaltiri “Faithful”