An ancient leader among the Avari (MR/81). The final element of his name is the suffix -wë common in ancient names, but the meaning of the initial element is unclear.
Quenya
Nur-menel
nur-menel
nurwë
masculine name. Nurwë
nurru-
verb. to murmur, grumble, mumble
A verb glossed as “murmur, grumble” in notes associated with the Markirya poem from the 1960s (MC/223), which include its participle form {nurrula >>} nurrua “mumbling” (MC/222).
Conceptual Development: The version of Oilima Markirya from around 1930 instead had ᴱQ. ulmula “mumbling” (MC/214). Earlier words of similar form or meaning include ᴱQ. nuru- or nūru- “growl (of dogs), grumble, carp, etc.” under the early root ᴱ√NURU (QL/68) and ᴱQ. qiri- “murmur” derived from the early root ᴱ√QIRI (QL/78), both from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s.
nurtalë valinóreva
proper name. the Hiding of Valinor
The time when the Valar hid Valinor from the attacks of Morgoth (S/102). This name is a combination of nurtalë “hiding” and the possessive form of Valinórë.
Nurquendi
gnomes
Nurquendi ("q")noun "Gnomes" (lit. *"Deep Elves"), sg. *Nurquendë (NŪ)
Nurufantur
lord of death-cloud
Nurufantur noun "lord of Death-cloud", surname of Mandos (SPAN, ÑGUR)
nurru-
murmur, grumble
nurru- vb. "murmur, grumble" (cf. "Qenya" núru-); participle nurrula in Markirya, changed to nurrua, perhaps a kind of verbal adjective of the same meaning (translated "mumbling" in MC:215)
nurta-
hide
#nurta- vb. "hide", verbal stem isolated from nurtalë "hiding", q.v.
nurtalë
hiding
nurtalë noun "hiding" (evidently a verbal stem #nurta- "hide" with the verbal noun ending -lë); Nurtalë Valinóreva "the Hiding of Valinor" (Silm)
nuru
death, death
nuru, Nuru noun "death, Death" _(ÑGUR). This represents earlier ñuru (VT46:4) _and should be spelt accordingly in Tengwar writing. When personalized, Nuru refers to Mandos. Cf. Nurufantur.
nuruhuinë
death-shadow
nuruhuinë noun "death-shadow" (LR:47, 56, SD:310)
nurta-
verb. *to hide
nur-menel
place name. *Under Heaven
nurtalë
noun. hiding
nur-
verb. grow dark, be dark
núra
deep
núra adj. "deep" (NŪ)
nur
noun. complaint, growl
nurya-
verb. to complain
nurrulë
noun. murmuring
A neologism for “murmuring” coined by Helge Fauskanger for his NQNT (NQNT), based on Q. nurru- “to murmur”.
nurunyel
noun. foxglove, (lit.) death-bell
nurda
noun. cord, rope
nurmea
adjective. subordinate, lesser
nurmë
noun. subordination
nur-
verb. to serve
nurno
adjective. dark, deep (of hue)
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Tarmenel
high heaven
Tarmenel place-name "High Heaven" (LotR1:II ch. 1, VT44:34, in the latter source also locative tarmeneldë), Tar-menel "the true firmament", as opposed to Nur-menel (q.v.) (MR:388)
nillë
silver glint
nillë ("ñ") a star-imagine on Nur-menel (q.v.), from a stem ngil- noun "silver glint" (MR:388)
tinwë
spark
tinwë noun "spark" (gloss misquoted as "sparkle" in the Etymologies as printed in LR, see VT46:19), also "star"; pl. tinwi "sparks", properly used of the star-imagines on Nur-menel (q.v.). Cf. nillë. (TIN, MR:388) In early "Qenya", tinwë was simply glossed "star" (LT1:269, cf. MC:214). In one late source, the meaning of tinwë is given as "spark", and it is said that this word (like Sindarin gil) was used of the stars of heaven "in place of the older and more elevated el, elen- stem" (VT42:11).
tyet-
verb. to suckle, nurse
A neologism for “to suckle, nurse” coined by Helge Fauskanger for his NQNT (NQNT), based on the early root ᴱ√TYETE “give suck”.
Valinor
the land (or people) of the valar
Valinor place-name "the land (or people) of the Valar", *"Vali-land" (Vali = Valar), land of the Gods in the West (BAL, NDOR); cf. Valandor. Full form Valinórë (BAL; Vali-nórëunder NDOR).Said to be "the true Eldarin name of Aman", the latter name being explained as a borrowing from Valarin in some versions of the linguistic scenario (VT49:26). In the early "Qenya Lexicon", Valinor, Valinórë is glossed "Asgard", the name of the city of the gods in Norse mythology (LT1:272). It seems that in such more restricted use, Valinor is not the entire Blessed Realm but rather the specific region beyond the Pelóri where (most of) the Valar dwelt, with Val(i)mar as the chief city. Thus it is said of Eärendil that he "went into Valinor and to the halls of Valimar" only after he had already left his ship and ventured as far as Tirion (Silmarillion, chapter 24). Possessive Valinóreva in Nurtalë Valinóreva, the "Hiding of Valinor", the possessive case here assuming the function of object genitive (Silm); genitive Valinórëo in Yénië Valinórëo "Annals of Valinor" (MR:200; the last word was changed from Valinóren, Tolkien revising the genitive ending from -n to -o)
núru-
growl (of dogs), grumble
núru- vb. "growl (of dogs), grumble" (LT1:263). Perhaps replaced by nurru- (q.v.) in Tolkien's later Quenya.
urdu
death
urdu noun "death" (LT2:342; rather nuru in Tolkien's later Quenya)
cuvoite
adjective. hiding, secretive
effírië
death
#effírië noun "death" (isolated from effíriemmo "of our death"). A verbal stem *effir- "expire, die" seems to be implied. (VT43:34)
effírië
noun. death
lom-
hide
lom- vb. "hide" (LT1:255; given in the form lomir "I hide"; read *lomin if the word is to be adapted to LotR-style Quenya.)
lún
deep
lún adj.??? a word of obscure meaning, perhaps "deep" as used of water (VT48:28)
urtu
noun. death
yarra-
growl, snarl
yarra- noun "growl, snarl" (stem used as participle in Markirya, translated "snarling")
hempa
noun. cord
veuya-
verb. to serve
vev-
verb. to serve
Nur-menel noun the lesser firmament, a great dome covering Valinor, made by Varda and full of star-imagines (see tinwë, nillë). It was a simulacrum of Tar-menel, the true firmament (MR:388)