topon.
Sindarin
leben
cardinal. five
leben
cardinal. five
leben
card
Lebennin
place name. Lebennin
lebennin
place name. Five Rivers
A region in Gondor with five rivers flowing through into it (LotR/750), translated “Five Rivers” (RC/274), a combination of leben “five” (PE17/95) and the plural nin of nen “water”.
Conceptual Development: When first mentioned in maps for the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was translated “Seven Streams” even though it appeared as N. Lebennin (TI/311). Later Tolkien eliminated two of the rivers, making the geography consistent with the name.
Lebennin
noun. five rivers
leben (“five”) + nîn (pl. of nen “lesser river”)
lebenedh
noun. middle finger
leber
noun. finger
The Sindarin word for “finger”, derived from primitive ✶leper and based on the root √LEP “pick up” (VT47/10; VT48/5).
Conceptual Development: Tolkien used various Elvish words for “finger” over his life, but most were based on the root √LEP. The Gnomish Grammar and Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. leptha “finger” (GG/13; GL/53), clearly derived from the early root ᴱ√LEPE that was the basis for contemporaneous Qenya finger words (QL/53). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s it was ᴱN. lhê “finger”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶lept- (PE13/148). In The Etymologies of the 1930s it was N. lhebed “finger” based on the root ᴹ√LEPET of the same meaning (Ety/LEP). In drafts of the 1968 notes mentioned above, Tolkien had S. lebed “finger” (VT47/27), but this was replaced by leber in the finished versions (VT47/23-24 note #30).
lebed
noun. finger
Tolkien later seems to have replaced this form by leber
lebenedh
noun. middle finger
lebent
noun. fourth finger
A name for the fourth finger in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from 1968, cognate to Q. lepente (VT48/5). Its initial element is derived from of ✶lepe “finger” and its second element is likely related to Q. net(ë) “one more [beyond the middle]” (VT47/15), as suggested by Patrick Wynne (VT48/14-15 note #5).
lebent
noun. ring finger
leber
noun. finger
leben
cardinal. five
leben;
leben
five
;
Lebennin
Lebennin
Lebennin means "five rivers" in Sindarin, consisting of leben ("five") + nin ("rivers").
lebenedh
middle finger
1) lebenedh (pl. lebenidh) (VT48:5), 2) tolch (i dolch, o tholch), pl. tylch (i thylch) (VT48:6-12). Also called honeg (i choneg, o choneg), pl. honig (i chonig). The word honeg means ”little brother”, but was used in childrens play for the middle finger.
lebent
ring finger
lebent (pl. lebint) (VT48:5), also called nethig. The word means ”little sister”, but was used in childrens play for the ring finger. (VT47:14, 38-39, VT48:48:6, 17)
lebent
ring finger
(pl. lebint) (VT48:5), also called nethig. The word means ”little sister”, but was used in children’s play for the ring finger. (VT47:14, 38-39, VT48:48:6, 17)
leber
finger
leber (pl. lebir) (VT47:10, 23, 24; VT48:5). This may replace ”Noldorin” lhebed, which we would otherwise update to Sindarin as lebed. For names of specific fingers, see INDEX FINGER, LITTLE FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER, RING FINGER, THUMB.
can
card
canad
card
na
be
: The verb ”to be” is poorly attested. Apparently the root is na-. The imperative is attested as no, and nad (used = ”thing”) may be seen as an original gerund *”a being”. It seems that the copula ”is, are” (and ”was, were”?) can be omitted altogether, as in the ”Noldorin” sentence lheben teil brann i annon ”five feet high [is] the door” (AI:92), in Sindarin perhaps *leben tail brand i annon.
na
be
. The imperative is attested as no, and nad (used = ”thing”) may be seen as an original gerund ✱”a being”. It seems that the copula ”is, are” (and ”was, were”?) can be omitted altogether, as in the ”Noldorin” sentence lheben teil brann i annon ”five feet high [is] the door” (AI:92), in Sindarin perhaps ✱leben tail brand i annon.
cae
card
caen-
card
eneg
card
_ card. _six. Q. enque, enc-. >> odog
er
card
lebig
noun. little finger
min
card
na-
verb. to be
neder
card
nel
card
_ card. _three. Q. nelde. Fcan, canad, neledh
niged
noun. little finger
no
verb. be!
nobad
noun. the pair of fingers composed of the thumb and the index (grouped together as in the act of picking something)
odog
card
_ card. _seven. Q. otos. >> tolod
tad
card
_ card. _two. Q. atta. Fnel, neledh
tad
card
card. two. . This gloss was rejected.
tolod
card
_ card. _eight. Q. tolto. >> neder
_ card. _five. Q. lepen, lempe. >> eneg