nimp (“pale, white”) + loth (“a head of small flowers”)
Quenya
ninquelótë
proper name. White Blossom
Cognates
- S. Nimloth “White Blossom, Pale Blossom” ✧ SA/nim; SI/Nimloth¹; SI/Ninquelótë
Elements
Word Gloss ninquë “white; chill, cold; pallid” lótë “flower, single blossom, flower, single blossom; [ᴱQ.] bloom”
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).