Quenya 

ninquelótë

proper name. White Blossom

A name for Telperion (S/38). It is a compound of ninquë “white” and lótë “flower” (SA/min, loth).

Conceptual Development: The name ᴹQ. Ninquelóte also appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/209) and Lord of the Rings drafts (SD/58).

Cognates

  • S. Nimloth “White Blossom, Pale Blossom” ✧ SA/nim; SI/Nimloth¹; SI/Ninquelótë

Elements

WordGloss
ninquë“white; chill, cold; pallid”
lótë“flower, single blossom, flower, single blossom; [ᴱQ.] bloom”
Quenya [MRI/Ninquelótë; S/038; SA/loth; SA/nim; SI/Nimloth¹; SI/Ninquelótë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

Nimloth

noun. white flower

nimp (“pale, white”) + loth (“a head of small flowers”)

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nimloth

proper name. White Blossom, Pale Blossom

The white tree of Númenor (LotR/971, S/59), translated “White Blossom” (SI/Nimloth) or “Pale Blossom” (MR/155). It was also the name of the mother of Elwing, wife of Dior (S/234). This name is a combination of nim “white” and loth “flower” (SA/nim, loth).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom” appeared as a Noldorin name for Silpion (LR/210), and in The Etymologies had essentially the same derivation as given above (Ety/LOT(H)).

Cognates

  • Q. Ninquelótë “White Blossom” ✧ SA/nim; SI/Nimloth¹; SI/Ninquelótë

Elements

WordGloss
nim“white”
loth“flower, single blossom; inflorescence, head of small flowers”

Variations

  • Nimloth¹ ✧ SI/Nimloth¹
  • Nimloth² ✧ SI/Nimloth²
Sindarin [LotRI/Nimloth; LotRI/White Tree; MR/155; MRI/Nimloth; PMI/Nimloth; SA/loth; SA/nim; SI/Nimloth¹; SI/Nimloth²; SI/Ninquelótë; UTI/Nimloth; WJI/Nimloth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

nimloth

proper name. Pale Blossom

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Ninqelóte “Pale Blossom” ✧ SDI1/Ninquelótë; LR/209; SD/058; SDI1/Ninquelótë

Elements

WordGloss
nimp“pale”
lhoth“flower(s)”
Noldorin [Ety/LOT(H); LR/210; LRI/Nimloth; SD/058; SDI1/Nimloth; SDI1/Ninquelótë; SDI2/Nimloth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

ninqelóte

proper name. Pale Blossom

Another name for Silpion appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/209, SD/58), a compound of ninqe “white” and lóte “flower”. This name appeared in the texts as Ninquelóte (with a qu), but this entry uses Ninqelóte (with a q) for this entry to be more consistent with the spelling conventions of this period. At this stage the name was unglossed, but probably had the same meaning as its Noldorin cognate N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom”.

Cognates

  • N. Nimloth “Pale Blossom” ✧ SDI1/Ninquelótë; LR/209; SD/058; SDI1/Ninquelótë

Elements

WordGloss
ninqe“white”
lóte“(large single) flower”

Variations

  • Ninquelótë ✧ LR/209; LRI/Ninquelótë; SD/058; SDI1/Ninquelótë
Qenya [LR/209; LRI/Ninquelótë; SD/058; SDI1/Ninquelótë] Group: Eldamo. Published by