A noun in the phrase Nai kalambar onnalda ter coivierya from the late 1960s (VT49/41). Carl Hostetter suggested the word may mean “✱light-fate(d)”, a combination of cala “light” and ambar “fate”, which he compared with Turambar “Master of Fate” (VT49/42). In a post on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) on 2023-06-01, Röandil suggested it might instead mean “✱light-dwelling” or “✱light-dweller”, as with words like Hröambari “Incarnates; (lit.) ✱Body-dwelling” (NM/14) or ombari “company, dwellers together” (NM/117).
Quenya
calambar
light-fated
calambar
adjective. *light-fated
Element in
- Q. nai calambar onnalda ter coivierya “*may your (pl.) child be light-fated throughout his/her life” ✧ VT49/42
Elements
Word Gloss cala “light, light; [ᴱQ.] daytime (sunlight), 12 hours” umbar “fate, doom, curse” Variations
- kalambar ✧ VT49/42
calambar ("k") adj.? *"light-fated" (VT49:41, 42)