(between mountains, hills or through trackless forest) imrad (pass), pl. imraid.
Sindarin
imrad
noun. a path or pass (between mountains, hills or trackless forest)
imrad
noun. path or pass between mountains or trackless forest, *(lit.) valley path
Elements
Word Gloss im “valley, valley; [N.] dell, deep vale” râd “path, pass, path, pass, [N.] track”
imlad
noun. deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides (but a flat habitable bottom)
imrath
noun. long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise
imrad
path
imrad
path
(pass), pl. imraid.
imrad
pass
(path), pl. imraid.
imlad
deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides
(glen), pl. imlaid;
imrath
valley
(long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise) imrath (pl. imraith)
cirith
pass
(noun) 1) cirith (i girith, o chirith) (cleft, cutting), no distinct pl. form except with article (i chirith), 2) lond (harbour, haven, strait; narrow path), pl. lynd, coll. pl. lonnath (as in the name Lonnath Ernin, WR:294). 3) (pass between mountains, hills or through trackless forest) imrad (path), pl. imraid.
im
dell
im (deep vale), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite). The word typically occurs, not by itself, but in compounds like imlad, imloth, imrath, imrad (VT45:18, VT47:19)
im
dell
(deep vale), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite). The word typically occurs, not by itself, but in compounds like imlad, imloth, imrath, imrad (VT45:18, VT47:19)
im
deep vale
(dell), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite). The word typically occurs, not by itself, but in compounds like imlad, imloth, imrath, imrad (VT45:18, VT47:19)
im
vale
(deep vale) im (dell), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite). The word typically occurs, not by itself, but in compounds like imlad, imloth, imrath, imrad (VT45:18, VT47:19)
im
vale
(dell), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite). The word typically occurs, not by itself, but in compounds like imlad, imloth, imrath, imrad *(VT45:18, VT47:19)***
im
noun. valley, valley; [N.] dell, deep vale
An archaic element meaning “valley” that survived only in compounds, a derivation of ✶imbi “between” (VT47/14). The basic sense “valley” was transferred to its more elaborate form imlad as in Imladris “Rivendell”, and †im “valley” fell out of use due to its conflicted with other words like the reflexive pronoun im.
Conceptual Development: N. imm “dell, deep vale” was mentioned in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√IMBE, alongside its elaboration N. imlad of the same meaning (Ety/IMBE).
Derivations
Element in
- S. imlad “deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides, gap, gully, deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides, gap, gully, [N.] dell, glen” ✧ VT47/14
- S. Imloth Melui “Lovely or Sweet Flower-valley” ✧ VT42/18
- S. imrad “path or pass between mountains or trackless forest, *(lit.) valley path” ✧ VT47/14
- S. imrath “long narrow valley with road or watercourse running through it lengthwise, *(lit.) valley course”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶imbi > imm > im [imbi] > [imbe] > [imb] > [imm] > [imm] > [im] ✧ VT47/14 Variations
- im ✧ VT42/18; VT47/14
im
noun. dell, deep vale
This word only survived in compounds (due to the clash with im.1 )
imloth
noun. flower-valley, flowery vale
This word only occurs in the place name Imloth Melui, a vale where roses grew
lond
noun. narrow path or strait
lond
noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven
lonn
noun. narrow path or strait
lonn
noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven
nan
vale
_ n. _vale. >> nand, Nanduhirion
nand
vale
_ n. _vale. >> nan, Nanduhirion
tum
noun. deep valley, under or among hills
aglonn
pass between high walls
(defile), pl. eglynn;
angol
deep lore
(magic), pl. engyl. Note: a homophone means "stench".
bâd
pathway
(i vâd, construct bad) (beaten track), pl. baid (i maid).
cirith
pass
(i girith, o chirith) (cleft, cutting), no distinct pl. form except with article (i chirith)
cîl
pass between hills
(i gîl, o chîl) (cleft, gorge), no distinct pl. form except with article (i chîl), coll. pl. cíliath. . A homophone means ”renewal”.
falch
deep cleft
(ravine[?]), pl. felch;
fû Speculative
noun. path
Element in
- S. Fui ’Ngorthrim “Paths of the Dead” ✧ RC/526
imloth
flowering valley
(pl. imlyth) (VT42:18).
lond
pass
(harbour, haven, strait; narrow path), pl. lynd, coll. pl. lonnath (as in the name Lonnath Ernin, WR:294).
lâd
valley
(lowland, plain), construct lad, pl. laid
maeg
going deep in
(lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (sharp, penetrating). (WJ:337);
nand
valley
1) nand (construct nan) (wide grassland, land at the foot of hills with many streams), pl. naind, coll. pl. nannath (VT45:36), 2) lâd (lowland, plain), construct lad, pl. laid, 3) (long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise) imrath (pl. imraith).
nand
valley
(construct nan) (wide grassland, land at the foot of hills with many streams), pl. naind, coll. pl. **nannath **(VT45:36)
pada
walk
(i bada, i phadar)
râd
path
râd (track), construct rad, pl. raid (idh raidh).
râd
path
(track), construct rad, pl. raid (idh raidh).
talath
wide valley
(i** dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, flatlands, plain), pl. telaith (i** thelaith). *Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v.*
talath
dal
Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the Silmarillion.
tofn
deep
tofn (lenited dofn; pl. tyfn) (low, low-lying), also nûr (pl. nuir). Note: homophones of the latter mean ”sad” and ”race”.
tofn
deep
(lenited dofn; pl. tyfn) (low, low-lying), also nûr (pl. nuir). Note: homophones of the latter mean ”sad” and ”race”.
tûm
deep valley
tum- (i** dûm, o thûm, construct tum), pl. t**uim (i** thuim**)
A noun appearing in notes from the late 1960s for “a path or pass between mountains, hills or trackless forest”, a combination of (archaic) S. †im “valley” and S. râd “path” (VT47/14). It is probably the clearest Sindarin word for a mountain pass.