Quenya 

calwa

beautiful

calwa ("k") adj. "beautiful" (LT1:254)

mairëa

beautiful

mairëa adj. "beautiful" (of things made by art) (PE17:163). An alternative (and peculiar) form "mairia" is also implied in the source.

mírya

beautiful

mírya adj. "beautiful" (of work of art only) (PE17:165)

vanima

adjective. beautiful

Quenya [PE 22:156] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

vanima

beautiful, fair

vanima adj. "beautiful, fair" (BAN, VT39:14) (glossed "proper, right, fair" in early "Qenya", LT1:272, though a later source says the word is used "only of living things, especially Elves and Men", PE17:150); nominal pl. vanimar "beautiful ones", partitive pl. genitive vanimálion, translated "of beautiful children", but literally meaning *"of [some] beautiful ones") (LotR3:VI ch. 6, translated in Letters:308). Arwen vanimalda "Beautiful Arwen", literally "Arwen your beauty" (see -lda for reference; changed to Arwen vanimelda in the second edition of LotR; see vanimelda).

lelya

delicate, beautiful & fine, slender; lovely

lelya (2) adj. "delicate, beautiful & fine, slender; lovely" (PE17:139, 151)

melwa

lovely

melwa adj. "lovely" (LT1:262); compare melda in Tolkiens later Quenya.

írima

lovely, beautiful, desirable

írima adj. "lovely, beautiful, desirable" (ID, FS, PE17:155), in FS also pl. írimar; in the "Qenya" of Fíriel's Song, adjectives in -a form their plurals in -ar instead of -ë as in LotR-style Quenya.

Sindarin 

dail

adjective. delicate

adj. delicate, beautiful and fine, slender. Q. lelya.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:139] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

dail

adjective. lovely

_ adj. _lovely, beautiful. Q. lelya. >> deil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < _delya_ < DEL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

dail

adjective. beautiful, fine, delicate, lovely

Cognates

  • Q. lelya “delicate, beautiful and fine, slender, lovely” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151; PE17/151

Derivations

  • ✶delya “lovely, fine, beautiful” ✧ PE17/151; PE17/151
    • √DEL “*fair” ✧ PE17/151; PE17/151

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶delya > deil > dail[delja] > [delia] > [deli] > [deil] > [dail]✧ PE17/151
✶delya > deil[delja] > [delia] > [deli] > [deil] > [dail]✧ PE17/151

Variations

  • deil ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151
Sindarin [PE17/139; PE17/151] Group: Eldamo. Published by

deil

adjective. delicate

adj. delicate, beautiful and fine, slender. Q. lelya. >> dail

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:139:151] < _delya_ < DĔL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

deil

lovely

_ adj. _lovely, beautiful. Q. lelya. >> dail

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < _delya_ < DEL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

deil

adjective. beautiful, fine, delicate, lovely

bain

adjective. beautiful, fair

Sindarin [Ety/351, Ety/359, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

bain

beautiful

_ adj. _beautiful. Q. vanya.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:165] < _banya_ < BAN fair, beautiful. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

melui

adjective. lovely, sweet

This word only occurs in the place name Imloth Melui, a vale where roses grew

Sindarin [LotR/V:VIII, VT/42:18, RC/582] Group: SINDICT. Published by

bain

beautiful

bain (fair). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

bain

beautiful

(fair). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

Primitive elvish

banya

adjective. beautiful

Derivations

  • √BAN “beauty (due to lack of fault or blemish); fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/165

Derivatives

  • Q. Vanya “Fair Elves, the Fair” ✧ PM/402
    • T. Vania “Vanya” ✧ WJ/383
  • Q. vanya “fair, beautiful, unmarred; fair-haired (yellow to golden), fair, beautiful, unmarred; fair-haired (yellow to golden); [ᴱQ.] good (not evil), holy” ✧ PE17/165
  • S. bain “fair, beautiful; good, wholesome, favorable; fair-haired, beautiful; good, wholesome, favorable; fair, fair-haired” ✧ PE17/165
Primitive elvish [PE17/165; PM/402] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

bein

adjective. beautiful, fair

Noldorin [Ety/351, Ety/359, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Middle Primitive Elvish

bányā

adjective. beautiful

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BAN “*beauty” ✧ Ety/BAN

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. vanya “beautiful, fair” ✧ Ety/BAN
  • N. bein “fair, beautiful” ✧ Ety/BAN
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

gwandra

adjective. beautiful

Cognates

  • Eq. vane “fair, lovely” ✧ LT1A/Vána

Element in

Variations

  • gwanin ✧ GL/44
Gnomish [GG/09; GG/15; GG/16; GL/44; LT1A/Vána] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwanin

adjective. beautiful

Early Noldorin

dail

noun. axe (blade)

Cognates

  • Eilk. thacol “axe” ✧ PE14/066
  • Eq. taila “(axe) blade” ✧ PE13/141; PE14/066
  • Et. tagula “heavy woodman’s axe” ✧ PE14/066

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶dagla ✧ PE13/141; PE14/066
    • ᴱ√DAGA “*slay” ✧ PE14/065

Element in

  • En. daila- “to cleave” ✧ PE13/141
  • En. dailir “cleaver” ✧ PE13/141
Early Noldorin [PE13/141; PE13/165; PE14/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

mailina

adjective. beautiful

Changes

  • mailina → mailinen ✧ PE14/056

Element in

Early Quenya [PE14/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by