melin

dear

melin adj. "dear" (MEL)

sonda

dear, fond

[sonda adj. "dear, fond" (VT46:15)]

melda

adjective. dear, beloved, beloved, dear, [ᴹQ.] sweet

Cognates

• S. mell “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/041

Derivations

• ✶melnā “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/041; PE17/056
  • √MEL “love, love, [ᴹ√] love (as friend)” ✧ PE17/041

Element in

• Q. A anamelda na ar ilyan “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/057
• Q. A anamelda na epë B “A is dear before B” ✧ PE17/057
• Q. A anamelda na ep’ ilya “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/057
• Q. A arimelda na epe B “A is (very much) [dearer] than B” ✧ PE17/056 (A arimelda na epe B)
• Q. A arimelda na ilyaron “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/056
• Q. nessamelda “species of tree in Númenor, (lit.) beloved of Nessa”
• Q. vanimelda “beautiful and beloved, elven-fair” ✧ PE17/056; PE17/057

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶melnā > meldā > melda	[melnā] > [meldā] > [melda]	✧ PE17/041
✶mel-nā > melda	[melnā] > [meldā] > [melda]	✧ PE17/056

melda

beloved, dear, sweet

melda adj. "beloved, dear, sweet" (MEL, VT45:34), superlative arimelda *"dearest" (PE17:56, see ar- #2), meldielto "they are beloved" (sc. meld[a]-ië-lto "beloved-are-they" however, both the stative verb ending -ië "is/are" and the ending -lto "they" may be obsolete in LotR-style Quenya) (FS) PE17:55 gives the comparative form as arimelda or ammelda and the superlative as eremelda, anamelda or once again ammelda (PE17:55).

moina

familiar, dear

moina (1) adj. "familiar, dear" (MOY (MUY) )

méla

loving, affectionate

méla adj. "loving, affectionate" (VT39:10), apparently compounded in mélamar, q.v. (in that word rather meaning "dear").

melima

adjective. loving, very affectionate

valda

worth, worthy, dear

valda adj. "worth, worthy, dear" (GL:23)

valda

noun/adjective. worth; worthy, dear

Derivations

• ᴺ✶. BALAD “worth, value”

Element in

• ᴺQ. alcarvalda “honourable”
• ᴺQ. valdëa “of moment, important”

mell

adjective. dear

_ adj. _dear, beloved. Q. melda.

mell

adjective. dear, beloved

Cognates

• Q. melda “dear, beloved, beloved, dear, [ᴹQ.] sweet” ✧ PE17/041

Derivations

• ✶melnā “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/041
  • √MEL “love, love, [ᴹ√] love (as friend)” ✧ PE17/041

Element in

• S. Melian “Dear Gift”
• S. mellon “friend” ✧ PE17/041

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶melnā > mell	[melnā] > [mellā] > [mella] > [mell]	✧ PE17/041

milui

loving

milui (lenited vilui; no distinct pl. form) (friendly, kind)

milui

loving

(lenited vilui; no distinct pl. form) (friendly, kind)

mail

dear

mail (lenited vail, pl. mîl), also mell (lenited vell; pl. mill), also muin (lenited vuin; no distinct pl. form)

mail

dear

(lenited vail, pl. mîl), also mell (lenited vell; pl. mill), also muin (lenited vuin; no distinct pl. form)

zîrân

adjective. beloved

An adjective translated “(the) beloved” (SD/247), apparently formed from the verb zîr- “to love, desire” with the participle suffix -ân. Its placement in the sentence Anadûnê zîrân hikalba “Númenor beloved fell (down)” is unusual, since according to Tolkien adjectives normally precede the nouns they modify (SD/428). It is possible that the adjective here is being used as a noun “the beloved”, an idea supported by the translation of this sentence in the final manuscript: “Anadune the beloved she fell” (VT24/12). See the entry for the Adûnaic participle for further discussion.

Element in

• Ad. Anadûnê zîrân hikalba “Númenor the beloved she fell (down)” ✧ SD/247; VT24/12

Elements

Word	Gloss
zîr-	“*to love, desire”
-ân	“participle suffix”

Variations

• zīrān ✧ SD/247; VT24/12

melnā

noun. dear, beloved

Derivations

• √MEL “love, love, [ᴹ√] love (as friend)” ✧ PE17/041

Derivatives

• Q. melda “dear, beloved, beloved, dear, [ᴹQ.] sweet” ✧ PE17/041; PE17/056
• S. mell “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/041

Variations

• mel-nā ✧ PE17/056

mell

adjective. dear

mell

adjective. dear

Cognates

• ᴹQ. melda “beloved, dear, sweet” ✧ Ety/MEL

Derivations

• ᴹ√MEL “love (as friend)” ✧ Ety/MEL

Element in

• N. mellon “friend” ✧ Ety/MEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MEL > mell	[meldā] > [melda] > [melða] > [melð] > [mell]	✧ Ety/MEL

muin

adjective. dear

muin

adjective. dear

Cognates

• ᴹQ. moina “familiar, dear” ✧ Ety/MOY

Derivations

• On. muina “dear” ✧ Ety/MOY
  • ✶moina
  • ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/MUY
  • ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/MOY
• ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR

Element in

• N. muinthel “sister” ✧ Ety/THEL
• N. muindor “brother” ✧ Ety/TOR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. muina > muin	[muina] > [muin]	✧ Ety/MOY

Variations

• muin ✧ Ety/MOY; Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR