Quenya 

angal

noun. mirror, mirror, *reflective surface

A noun for “mirror” in notes from the late 1960s, derived from primitive ✶aññala based on the root √ñal- (NM/350, 353). Another derivative of this root was ✶ñalatā “a glitter (of reflected light)” (NM/349), so perhaps this word meant “mirror” in the sense “✱reflective surface”.

Derivations

  • aññala “mirror” ✧ NM/350; NM/353
    • Ñ(G)AL “gleam, sheen, shine (by reflection)” ✧ NM/350; NM/353

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Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
aññala > angal[aŋŋala] > [aŋŋal] > [aŋgal]✧ NM/350
aŋŋala > angal[aŋŋala] > [aŋŋal] > [aŋgal]✧ NM/353
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ceniril(lë)

noun. mirror

A neologism for “mirror” appearing in ABNW (ABNW) from the early 2000’s as the cognate of S. cenedril “looking-glass” (RS/456), but in notes published in 2007 Tolkien said this word had no direct cognate in Quenya, and that its equivalent was Q. cilintilla (PE17/37).

Cognates

  • S. cenedril “mirror, looking-glass, (lit.) looking-crystal”
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