Quenya 

lambelë

noun. phonetics

Elements

WordGloss
lambë“language, tongue, dialect”
-lë“abstract noun, adverb”

Variations

  • lambele ✧ VT39/15; VT39/16
Quenya [VT39/15; VT39/16] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tengwestië

language

tengwestië noun "Language" as abstract or phenomenon (WJ:394)

tengwië

language

#tengwië noun "language" in the compound mátengwië "language of the hands" (VT47:9). Compare tengwë, tengwesta.

lambelë

language

lambelë noun "Language" (especially with reference to phonology), *"phonetics" (VT39:15)

tengwelë

language

tengwelë noun "Language" (in all its aspects), a general word for the grouping and composing of tengwi (linguistic "signs", phonemes) into a linguistic system (VT39:16)

Sindarin 

lam

noun. language

Sindarin [WJ/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Telerin 

lambë

noun. language

Cognates

  • Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394

Derivations

  • ✶lambē “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
    • √LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ VT39/15
    • ✶labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416

Element in

Variations

  • lambe ✧ WJ/394

Khuzdûl

aglâb

noun. language

Cognates

  • Q. lambë “language, tongue, dialect” ✧ WJ/394
Khuzdûl [WJ/395; WJI/Dwarves] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Early Quenya

-qet(se)

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QETE “*speak” ✧ QL/077

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QETE > qet[kʷet]✧ QL/077

Variations

  • qet ✧ QL/077
  • -qetse ✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-issa

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ISI “*know” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Element in

  • Eq. Eldarissa “Language of the Eldar” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
  • Eq. Noldorissa “Language of the Noldoli” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ISI > -issa[-issā] > [issa]✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
Early Quenya [LT2A/Eldarissa] Group: Eldamo. Published by