A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a flame” derived from the early root ᴱ√(M)BELEKE (GL/22).
Early Quenya
nar
noun. an odour, fragrance
Cognates
- G. narth “odour”
Derivations
- ᴱ√NṚÞṚ “smell sweet” ✧ QL/068
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NṚŘṚ > nar [nṛθ] > [narθ] > [narð] > [nard] > [nar] ✧ QL/068
ná-
verb. to be, exist
Cognates
- G. na- “to be”
Derivations
- ᴱ√NĀ “be, exist” ✧ QL/064
Element in
- Eq. ar váro naltur an ómi karmar “*but rather they are to all deeds” ✧ PE15/32
- Eq. nalto fustúme ma Melkon i “*they can be smelled out by Melko whom” ✧ PE15/32
- Eq. nérinwe ar ómu nalto úsiére “*of these men and although they have escaped” ✧ PE15/32
- Eq. ne·súme lasser pínea “*small leaves were in the wind” ✧ VT40/08
- Eq. nierme mintya náre qanta “*reminds me that it is filled with grief” ✧ VT40/08
- Eq. piliningwe súyer nalla qanta “*the airs are so full” ✧ VT40/08
- Eq. qentien no máre nar i hondor “*than good, I said, are the hearts” ✧ PE15/32
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NĀ > NĀ [nā-] ✧ QL/064 Variations
- NĀ ✧ QL/064
sá
noun. fire
Cognates
- G. sâ “fire” ✧ LT1A/Sári
Derivations
- ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” ✧ LT1A/Sári; QL/081
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SAHA > Sā [sax] > [saɣ] > [sā] ✧ QL/081 Variations
- sâ ✧ LT1A/Sári
- Sá ✧ PME/081
- Sā ✧ QL/081
uru
noun. fire
Cognates
- G. ûr “smith” ✧ GL/75
Derivations
- ᴱ√URU ✧ LT1A/Ûr; QL/098
Element in
- Eq. (uru)purnie “conflagration” ✧ QL/075
- Eq. uruvoite “fiery, having fire” ✧ LT1A/Ûr; QL/098
- Eq. urúva “like fire” ✧ LT1A/Ûr; QL/098
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√URU > uru [urū] > [uru] ✧ QL/098
tan(y)a
noun. fire
Cognates
- G. tôn “fire (on a hearth)”
Derivations
- ᴱ√TANA “*fire, kindle”
Element in
- Eq. Fatanyu “Hell”
- Eq. Tana Qentima “Tale-fire” ✧ PE15/07
- Eq. Tanyasalpe “Bowl of Fire” ✧ LT1A/Tanyasalpë
Variations
- Tanya ✧ LT1A/Tanyasalpë
- Tana ✧ PE15/07
velka
noun. flame
Cognates
- G. blectha “a flame” ✧ GL/22
Derivations
- ᴱ√(M)BELEKE “*flame” ✧ GL/22
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√melek/mbelek/belek > velka [βelkā] > [βelka] > [velka] ✧ GL/22
e-
verb. to be
Derivations
- ᴱ√Ī “be” ✧ PE16/140
Element in
- Eq. en ilta n·ner ya me·qetsime ka húyo ne hwa·telpe ie-rautanéma ompa va húyo “thereupon in came the man {from whom we heard >>} by whom we were told his money had all been stolen from him” ✧ PE14/054
- Eq. e tulien “is having come, has come” ✧ PE14/057
- Eq. hue yullume i hualqe “twice nine is eighteen” ✧ PE14/051
- Eq. ná- “to be, exist” ✧ PE16/141
- Eq. oilim’ ambar ien oilin “it was the morning” ✧ PE16/062
- Eq. (tu·)méliel ielko “they loved themselves” ✧ PE14/057
- Eq. va tulien “will be having come” ✧ PE14/057
ó-
verb. to be
Derivations
- ᴱ√Ō “be, exist” ✧ QL/069
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√Ō > ō- [ō-] ✧ QL/069 Variations
- ō- ✧ QL/069
An element meaning “fire” in some early names: tanya in ᴱQ. Tanyasalpe (LT1/187), tana in ᴱQ. Tana Qentima equivalent of G. Tôn a Gwedrin “Tale-fire” (PE15/7; LT2/197), and possibly also in ᴱQ. Fatanyu “Hell” (GL/51). Tan(y)a is likely a derivative of the early root ᴱ√tan- (GL/69, 71).