pl1. hin _ dem. pron. _this.
Sindarin
hin
adverb. now
hin
hin
hi
adverb. now
hen
pronoun. this
hí
adverb. now
Changes
hî→ thî ✧ PE17/027Cognates
- Q. sí “now” ✧ PE17/027; PE17/045; PE17/127; PE22/147
Derivations
- ✶khĭn- “*here, now” ✧ VT49/34
Element in
- S. annon edhellen, edro hi ammen “Elvish gate open now for us” ✧ LotR/0307; PE17/045
- S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/15; VT50/15; VT50/15
- S. sí il chem en i Naugrim en ir Ellath thor den ammen “*now all (?hands) of the Dwarves and Elves will be (?against) to us” ✧ VT50/22
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶khĭn- > hî [kʰin] > [xin] > [xi] > [hi] > [hī] ✧ VT49/34 Variations
- hi ✧ LotR/0307; PE17/045
- thî ✧ PE17/027
- hî ✧ PE17/027; PE17/027 (
hî); PE17/127; VT49/34- hin ✧ PE17/127
- sîr ✧ PE22/147
- Sí ✧ VT50/22
hî
now
_adv. _now. Q. sí. thî/hî << hî. >> thî****
sen
adjective. this
This demonstrative adjective is probably enclitic. We have suggested that this possibility could perhaps explain why the mutated form of tîw on the Doors of Durin is thiw instead of the expected thîw, see HL/69
sen
pronoun. this
pl1. sín {ī}_ dem. pron. _this.
sen
pronoun. this
Changes
sĭn→ sen ✧ PE17/044th[en]→ hen ✧ VT50/18Derivations
- ✶sĭnā “this” ✧ PE17/044; VT49/34
Element in
- S. Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thiw hin “Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs” ✧ LotR/0305; PE17/044
- S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/14; VT50/18; VT50/18
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶sĭna > sen [sinā] > [sina] > [sena] > [sen] ✧ PE17/044 Variations
- sĭn ✧ PE17/044 (
sĭn)- then ✧ VT50/14
- th[en] ✧ VT50/18 (
th[en])
thî
now
_adv. _now. Q. sí. thî/hî << hî. >> hî****
thî
adverb. now
si
adverb. now
sí(r)
adverb. now
sîr
adverb. now
o
preposition. from, of (preposition (as a proclitic) used in either direction, from or to the point of view of the speaker)
According to WJ/366, the preposition "is normally o in all positions, though od appears occasionally before vowels, especially before o-". With a suffixed article, see also uin
od
preposition. from, of (preposition (as a proclitic) used in either direction, from or to the point of view of the speaker)
According to WJ/366, the preposition "is normally o in all positions, though od appears occasionally before vowels, especially before o-". With a suffixed article, see also uin
o
preposition. from
_ prep. _from, of. In older S. o had the form od before vowels. o menel aglar elenath ! lit. 'from Firmament glory of the stars !'.
o
preposition. from
_ prep. _from. . This gloss was rejected.
o
of
(od), followed by hard mutation. With article uin ”from the, of the” (followed by ”mixed” mutation according to David Salo’s reconstuctuons). (WJ:366). Not to be confused with o ”about, concerning”.
se
pronoun. this
Derivations
- √SI “this, this, [ᴹ√] here, now”
sen
this
*sen, lenited hen. Only attested in lenited pl. form hin* (unlenited sin) ”these” in the Moria Gate inscription (i thiw hin**, ”these letters”).
sen
this
lenited hen. Only attested in lenited pl. form hin (unlenited ✱sin) ”these” in the Moria Gate inscription (i thiw hin, ”these letters”).
he
she
he, hen, hene. (The distinctions between these forms are unclear. Possibly he is the nominative, whereas hen is the accusative ”her”. Hene could be an emphatic form. It may be that all of these pronouns as ”N” rather than Sindarin proper.)
he
she
hen, hene. *(The distinctions between these forms are unclear. Possibly he is the nominative, whereas hen is the accusative ”her”. Hene could be an emphatic form. It may be that all of these pronouns as ”N” rather than Sindarin proper.)*
si
now
si (lenited hi)
si
now
(lenited hi)
_ adv. _now. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'.