mi

preposition. in, within

mirimor

collective name. Mirimor

Another name for the Teleri appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/MIS). It seems to mirima “free” pluralized as a collective name.

minda

adjective. prominent, conspicuous

milka

adjective. greedy

An adjective for “greedy” in The Etymologies under the root ᴹ√MIL-IK (Ety/MIL-IK).

milme

noun. desire, greed, greed, desire

A noun in The Etymologies glossed “desire, greed” under the root ᴹ√MIL-IK (Ety/MIL-IK).

mista-

verb. to stray about

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stray about” derived from the root ᴹ√MIS “go free, stray, wander” (Ety/MIS).

miule

noun. whining, mewing

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “whining, mewing” derived from the root ᴹ√MIW “whine” (Ety/MIW).

Conceptual Development: A similar word ᴱQ. maule “crying, weeping” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√MAWA (QL/60), but that word seems to represent a lower sound, more like the bleating of sheep than the mewing of cats: compare G. maul “the lowing of cattle, bellowing” from the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon (GL/57).

mintye

noun. peak

A word in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s glossed “peak” given as an example for the Quenya declension of nouns ending in -ye (PE22/44). It is probably a derivative of ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out”.

miril

noun. shining jewel

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “shining jewel” derived from the root ᴹ√MBIRIL = ᴹ√MIR + ᴹ√RIL (Ety/MBIRIL).

miue

noun. cat

A word for “cat” in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s, from primitive {mauı̯ǝ >>} miuı̯ǝ (PE21/12-13), and so probably related to the root ᴹ√MIW “whine” from The Etymologies which had the derivative ᴹQ. miule “whining, mewing” (Ety/MIW). The stem form of this “cat” word is the rather unusual miuy-.

Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s, the word for “cat” was ᴱQ. meoi (QL/61; PME/61), as in ᴱQ. Vardo Meoita “Prince of Cats” (LT2/15), a sobriquet of ᴱQ. Tevildo. In Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, Tolkien instead gave ᴱQ. yaule “cat”, probably an onomatopoeic word as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE16/132).

Neo-Quenya: In PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s, Terry Dock suggested the neuter, feminine and masculine neologisms for “cat”: ᴺQ. miura, ᴺQ. miurë, and ᴺQ. miuro. However, this predates the publication of ᴹQ. miue “cat”, and I would recommend just sticking with the attested form.

minna

preposition/adverb. into, to the inside

minqe

cardinal. eleven

mir

preposition/adverb. to the inside, into

mitta

preposition/adverb. inwards, (?into)

mitya

adjective. interior

miksa

adjective. wet, wet, *damp

milya

adjective. soft, gentle, weak

milya-

verb. to long for

min

cardinal. one

mindon

noun. (isolated) tower

minya

ordinal. first

mirima

adjective. free

miste

noun. fine rain

mitsa

adjective. small

minqetyarme

noun. accentuation

minyen

proper name. first day [of year]

miqilis

noun. kiss

mirilya-

verb. to glitter

mitta-

verb. to insert; to come in

mindo

noun. (isolated) tower

mine

cardinal. one

minta

preposition/adverb. inwards, (?into)

mittande

noun. infixion, insertion

mí

noun. small fly

tiristemindon

place name. Minas Tirith

A Quenya translation of Minas Tirith in linguistic notes from the 1940s (PE22/125). Its final element is clearly mindon “tower”, so its initial element tiriste most likely means, “watch, guard” as an abstraction of the verb tir- “to watch”.

tiristemindon hame ondoresse

Minas Tirith is/stands/is situated in Gondor

menelmin(do)

place name. Pillar of Heaven

ambarenya

place name. Middle-earth

Name for Middle-earth appearing as ambar-endya in notes for Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/241), and also appearing as Ambarenya in The Etymologies, apparently a compound of Ambar “Earth” and enya “middle” (Ety/MBAR).

arendien

proper name. Midyear’s Day

Name of the mid-year holidays from drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). It seems to be a combination of are “day”, ende “middle” and yén “year”, the last of these supported by its stem form Arendién- as seen in its plural Arendiéni.

endamar

place name. Middle-earth

Another name for “Middle-earth” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a compound of ende “middle” and mar “earth” (Ety/ÉNED, MBAR, NDOR).

endien

proper name. Midyear (week)

A Mid-year week of holidays appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a compound of ende “middle” and yén “year” (Ety/LEP, YEN). It also appeared in the early drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices as an alternate name for Autumn (PM/135).

nikse

noun. minnow, little fish

A word appearing in the Declension of Noun from the early 1930s as nis (niks-) or nikse “minnow, little fish” (PE21/20, 27). It reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System from the 1940s in the phrase ᴹQ. niksi koitar nenesse “fish live in water” (PE22/125). It might be related to the root √NIK “small”.

endor

place name. Middle-earth

au(ve)

adverb. might (have), would (have)

enya

adjective. middle, *central, middle

híse

noun. mist, fog

qenso

noun. minstrel

qentare

noun. minstrel [f.]

taura

adjective. mighty

nis

noun. minnow, ‘little fish’

entarda

place name. Thither Lands, Middle-earth, Outer Lands, East

A name for the lands of the East in The Etymologies from the 1930s, also appearing as Entar (Ety/EN). It is apparently a compound of enta “that yonder” and arda “region”. Oddly, it was also glossed “Middle-earth”, though The Etymologies had plenty of other names with that meaning.

poldore

noun. *physical strength, [ᴱQ.] physical strength; might

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s that was a noun form of ᴹQ. polda “strong, burly” under the root ᴹ√POL(OD) “physically strong” (Ety/POL), so probably meaning something like “✱physical strength”. There is a similar form ᴱQ. poldor in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “physical strength” under the early root ᴱ√POLO (QL/75); this 1910s word was glossed “might” in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa. For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d use this word primarily for “physical strength”.

ende

noun. centre, middle, core

hísime

noun. November, *Misty-one

makso

noun. sticky substance, mire

mírinda-

verb. *to admire

qentaro

noun. narrator, reciter, minstrel

hiswe

noun. fog

A noun for “fog” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶khithme under the root ᴹ√KHITH “mist, fog” (Ety/KHIS; EtyAC/KHIS).

Neo-Quenya: The phonetic developments thm > þm̌ > þw > sw were consistent with Quenya phonology of the 1930s (PE19/44), but sometime around 1960, or shortly before, Tolkien revised these rules as discussed in the entry on the phonetic development of voiceless stops and aspirates before nasals (PE19/87 plus p. 88 note #88). I personally prefer the pre-1960 rules, and would retain this form for Neo-Quenya. If, however, you prefer the later rules, you should (a) stick to Q. hísë for both “mist” and “fog”, (b) revise this word to ᴺQ. ✱hitwe to fit later phonology, or (c) assume the primitive form was ✱khithwē rather than ᴹ✶khithme.

noldomír(e)

proper name. Silmaril

Another name for a Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a compound of Noldo and míre “jewel” (Ety/ÑGOLOD).

ilumíre

proper name. Silmaril

Another name for a Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/IL), apparently a compound of ilu “world” and míre “jewel”.

toron

noun. brother

A noun for “brother” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√TOR of the same meaning, with a somewhat irregular plural torni (Ety/TOR). Its stem form is torn-, since with most inflected forms the Quenya syncope comes into play and the second o is lost.

Neo-Quenya: In notes from the late 1960s, Tolkien introduced a new word háno for “brother” (VT47/14). However, I think toron might be retained to mean a “metaphorical brother”, a close male associate who may or may not be related by blood, as with such words as melotorni “love-brother, ✱close male friend” or ᴹQ. otorno “sworn brother”. In this sense, háno would be limited to biological relationships, but toron would refer to brotherly (or brother-like) affection.

elda

noun. Elf

míre

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

míwa

adjective. small, tiny, frail

silmaril

proper name. Silmaril

úrien

feminine name. Sun-maiden

An earlier name for Q. Arien (SM/97, LR/243). Its initial element seems to be Ûr, an early name Tolkien used for “Sun”.

-(n)ikka

suffix. small

alasse

noun. joy, merriment

hiswa

adjective. grey, grey [of weather], *foggy, overcast; [ᴱQ.] dim, fading

This word is glossed “grey” in The Etymologies, but perhaps means “✱foggy, overcast”, since Sindarin cognate hethw means “foggy, obscure, vague” and related noun hiswë means “fog”. @@@

ho

preposition. from

masse

adverb. where

A correlatives meaning “where” appearing in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/111), a combination of interrogative ᴹQ. ma and the locative suffix ᴹQ. -sse. It also appeared in several places in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from this same period (PE22/124-126). In DRC, it had a longer variant manas(se) based on mana “what” (PE23/111).

me

pronoun. we, us

tanna

adverb. thither

qende

noun. Elf

árien

feminine name. Sun-maiden

(a)ranya

adjective. free

-el

suffix. friend

-on

suffix. great

-rasta

suffix. twelve

-ser

suffix. friend

a

preposition. [unglossed]

aikale

noun. peak

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a peak”, an abstract noun formation of ᴹQ. aika “sharp” (Ety/AYAK).

alama

noun. [unglossed]

amaldume

noun. [unglossed]

ambo

noun. hill

anaristya

noun. [unglossed]

apsa-

verb. to go away

arin

noun. morning

@@@ may be reconceived as a derivative of AS.

assa

pronoun. [unglossed]

asse

pronoun. [unglossed]

asso

pronoun. [unglossed]

auta-

verb. to go away

engwa

?. [unglossed]

enna

adjective. first

ente

pronoun. [unglossed]

ento

pronoun. [unglossed]

ereáma

?. [unglossed]

es

[unglossed]

esta

adjective. first

felya

noun. cave

harya-

verb. to possess

helde

noun. friend

heldo

noun. friend

helle

noun. sky

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sky” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷEL of the same meaning (Ety/ƷEL).

helmo

noun. friend

hont

adverb. inwards

hyelle

noun. glass

hyelma

?. [unglossed]

ilduma

noun. heaven

inga

adjective. first

intyale

noun. imagination

ista

noun. knowledge

istare

noun. knowledge

istya

noun. knowledge

kaltua

?. [unglossed]

kanda

noun. [unglossed]

kanta

cardinal. four

karpalimaite

noun. [unglossed]

káno

noun. chief

laiqa

adjective. green

laire

noun. summer

laqe[t]-

verb. [unglossed]

lau(w)e

?. [unglossed]

le

pronoun. you

lepse

noun. finger

let

noun. finger

linqe

adjective. wet, wet, [ᴱQ.] flowing; water, stream

luina

adjective. pale

lóna

adjective. dark

mahtya

?. [unglossed]

mai(y)a

noun. [unglossed]

maldo

noun. [unglossed]

mat-

verb. to eat

melin

adjective. dear, dear, [ᴱQ.] beloved

melme

noun. love

málo

noun. friend

nandakka-

verb. [unglossed]

nause

noun. imagination

nerno

?. [unglossed]

nilmo

noun. friend

niule

?. [unglossed]

olta-

verb. [unglossed]

ostirion

noun. fort

qelle

noun. Autumn

qen

noun. Elf

rampa

?. [unglossed]

ranya

adjective. free

rauta

noun. metal

A noun for “metal” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√RAUTĀ of the same meaning (Ety/RAUTĀ). In that document, its Noldorin cognate was the basis for the second element of the names Finrod, Angrod and Damrod. In Tolkien’s later writings the second element of these names were based on S. raud “noble”. For purposes of Neo-Quenya I think it’s better to stick to Q. tinco “metal” from Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings.

ríe

noun. crown

sahte

noun. [unglossed]

sarya

noun. [unglossed]

sermo

noun. friend

seron

noun. friend

sisíria-

verb. [unglossed]

sondo

noun. friend

séra

?. [unglossed]

sóla

?. [unglossed]

tante

noun. [unglossed]

tatalta-

verb. [unglossed]

telpe

noun. silver

teuka

?. [unglossed]

thar-

verb. [unglossed]

timpana

noun. [unglossed]

tinko

noun. metal

to

preposition. in

toina

adjective. [unglossed]

tol

noun. island

toróma

noun. [unglossed]

tyel

noun. end

tyelpe

noun. silver

tyue

noun. [unglossed]

tári

noun. queen

varinye

noun. [unglossed]

yelme

noun. [unglossed]

yondo

noun. son

yuale

noun. twilight

yúkale

noun. twilight

éma

?. [unglossed]

úra

adjective. large

úrien

proper name. Summer

Another name for laire “summer” in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). Its initial element seems to be Ûr “Sun”.