Quenya 

sirya

verb. flow

Quenya [PE 22:114] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

celma

channel

celma ("k")noun "channel" (KEL)

lutta-

flow, float

lutta- vb. "flow, float" (LT1:249)

lutu-

flow, float

lutu- vb. "flow, float" (LT1:249)

sir-

flow

sir- (1) vb. "flow" (SIR)

sir-

verb. flow

Quenya [PE 22:126] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

celu

stream

celu _("k")_noun "stream" (LT1:257; rather celumë in LotR-style Quenya)

celumë

stream, flow

celumë ("k")noun "stream, flow" (KEL, LT1:257); locative pl. celumessen ("k") in Markirya (ëar-celumessen is translated "in the flowing sea", lit. *"in sea-streams").

ranta

noun. course

Cognates

  • S. rant “course, water-channel; lode, course, water-channel; lode, [N.] vein”

Derivations

  • ✶rantā “tracks and trails of travellers or explorers that had become habitual and could be followed by others”
    • √RAT “to find a way” ✧ NM/363

Sindarin 

rant

noun. lode, vein

Sindarin [Ety/383, S/436] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rant

noun. course, riverbed

Sindarin [Ety/383, S/436] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rant

noun. course, water-channel; lode, course, water-channel; lode, [N.] vein

Cognates

Derivations

  • ✶rantā “tracks and trails of travellers or explorers that had become habitual and could be followed by others” ✧ NM/363
    • √RAT “to find a way” ✧ NM/363

Element in

  • S. Adurant “Double Stream” ✧ SA/rant
  • S. Celebrant “Silverlode, Silver-course” ✧ NM/363; RC/775; SA/rant; TI/175
  • S. Gondrant “Stone-trail” ✧ NM/363
  • S. Tum Gondregain “Stonewain Valley”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶rantā > rant[rantā] > [ranta] > [rantʰa] > [ranθa] > [ranθ] > [rant]✧ NM/363
Sindarin [NM/363; RC/775; SA/rant; TI/175] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rath

noun. course, riverbed

Sindarin [Ety/383, LotR/Index, RC/523,551] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rath

noun. street (in a city)

Sindarin [Ety/383, LotR/Index, RC/523,551] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rib-

verb. to flow like a (torrent ?)

The reading of the gloss is uncertain

Sindarin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ŷr

noun. course

Sindarin [Ety/400, X/IU] Group: SINDICT. Published by

sîr

stream

_ n. _stream. >> Nanduhirion

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:37] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rant

channel

(water-channel) rant (watercourse, stream; lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

channel

(watercourse, stream; lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

stream

(watercourse, water-channel, lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath.

rant

lode

rant (watercourse, water-channel, stream; vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

lode

(watercourse, water-channel, stream; vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

vein

rant (watercourse, water-channel, stream; lode), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

vein

(watercourse, water-channel, stream; lode), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

water-channel

(watercourse, stream; lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

water-channel

rant (watercourse, stream; lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath

rant

watercourse

rant (water-channel, stream; lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath. Cf. also the word imrath (pl. imraith), referring to a long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise.

rant

watercourse

(water-channel, stream; lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath. Cf. also the word imrath (pl. imraith), referring to a long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise.

rath

course

rath (climb, climbing path, street, riverbed), pl. raist (idh raist) (UT:255)

rath

course

(climb, climbing path, street, riverbed), pl. raist (idh raist) (UT:255)

rimma

flow like a torrent

(i rimma, idh rimmar)

siria

flow

(vb.) siria- (i hiria, i siriar).

siria

flow

(i hiria, i siriar).

sirith

stream

(i hirith, o sirith) (flowing), no distinct pl. except with article (i sirith)

celf

noun. channel

A neologism for “channel” coined by Elaran in 2018 based on ᴹQ. kelma of the same meaning.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. kelma “channel”

Derivations

  • √KEL “flow (down or away), run (of water or rivers), go away, flow (down or away), run (of water or rivers), go away, [ᴹ√] run away especially downwards or at end; [ᴱ√] ooze, trickle”
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yr

course

; no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. yrath). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” iôr.

calph

water vessel

calph (i galph, o chalph), pl. celph (i chelph). By another suggestion, if the word goes like alph "swan", the pl. forms could be ceilph (i cheilph).

calph

water vessel

(i galph, o chalph), pl. celph (i chelph). By another suggestion, if the word goes like alph "swan", the pl. forms could be ceilph (i cheilph).

ŷr

course

*ŷr (construct yr; no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. yrath). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” iôr.

nên

stream

(water, lake, pool, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn

celeth

stream

(noun) 1) celeth (i geleth, o cheleth), pl. celith (i chelith), 2) sirith (i hirith, o sirith) (flowing), no distinct pl. except with article (i sirith), 3) nên (water, lake, pool, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn, 4) rant (watercourse, water-channel, lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath.

celeth

stream

(i geleth, o cheleth), pl. celith (i chelith)

Primitive elvish

sir

root. flow

The root √SIR and similar roots meant “flow” for most of Tolkien’s life. The earliest form of this root was ᴱ√SIŘI [SIÐI] “flow” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variant sini and derived forms like ᴱQ. sindi “river” and ᴱQ. síre “stream” (QL/84). The latter word became “river” in Tolkien’s later writings, and words appearing in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon like G. sîr “river” and G. siriol “flowing” (GL/67-68) rather than ✱✱sidh- indicate Tolkien very early revised the root to ✱ᴱ√SIRI. Indeed, the root was ᴹ√SIR “flow” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, and the root appeared with this form and essential meaning several times in Tolkien’s later writings (PE22/127, 135).

Derivatives

  • ✶siru-
  • ✶sīru “stream”
  • ✶sirya- “to flow, to flow [smoothly]” ✧ PE22/135
    • Q. sirya- “to flow, to flow [smoothly]”
  • Q. sír(ë) “river, river, [ᴱQ.] stream”
  • S. sîr “river, stream” ✧ SA/sîr
  • ᴺS. siriol “flowing, fluent, liquid, melliflous”

Element in

Variations

  • sir- ✧ SA/sîr
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sīru

noun. stream

Derivations

  • √SIR “flow”

Variations

  • sīrŭ ✧ PE21/80
Primitive elvish [PE21/80] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

rant

noun. lode, vein

Noldorin [Ety/383, S/436] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rant

noun. course, riverbed

Noldorin [Ety/383, S/436] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rant

noun. lode, vein

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ranta “course”
  • Ilk. rant “flow, course of river” ✧ Ety/RAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RAT “walk, go in a line (as a road), go in a line (as a road), walk” ✧ Ety/RAT

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RAT > rant[ranta] > [rantʰa] > [ranθa] > [ranθ] > [rant]✧ Ety/RAT

rath

noun. course, riverbed

Noldorin [Ety/383, LotR/Index, RC/523,551] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rath

noun. street (in a city)

Noldorin [Ety/383, LotR/Index, RC/523,551] Group: SINDICT. Published by

siria-

verb. to flow

Noldorin [Ety/385] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iôr

noun. course

Noldorin [Ety/400, X/IU] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iôr

noun. course

Derivations

  • On. yura “course” ✧ Ety/YUR
    • ᴹ√YUR “run” ✧ Ety/YUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. yura > iôr[jura] > [jora] > [jor] > [jōr]✧ Ety/YUR

rhib-

verb. to flow like a (torrent ?)

The reading of the gloss is uncertain

Noldorin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

ranta

noun. course

Cognates

  • N. rant “lode, vein”

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RAT “walk, go in a line (as a road), go in a line (as a road), walk” ✧ PE22/127

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RATA > ranta[ranta]✧ PE22/127

kelma

noun. channel

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “channel” derived from the root ᴹ√KEL “go, run (especially of water)” (Ety/KEL).

Cognates

  • ᴺS. celf “channel”

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KEL “flow, flow away (downhill), run (of water or rivers), run away especially downwards or at end” ✧ Ety/KEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KEL > kelma[kelma]✧ Ety/KEL

Doriathrin

rant

noun. flow, course of river

A word meaning “flow, course of river” derived from the root ᴹ√RAT (Ety/RAT). It probably developed from an nasal-infixed variant of the root such ✱✶ranta, as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/rant).

Cognates

  • N. rant “lode, vein” ✧ Ety/RAT

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RAT “walk, go in a line (as a road), go in a line (as a road), walk” ✧ Ety/RAT

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RAT > rant[ranta] > [rant]✧ Ety/RAT
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Old Noldorin 

yura

noun. course

Derivations

  • ᴹ√YUR “run” ✧ Ety/YUR

Derivatives

  • N. iôr “course” ✧ Ety/YUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√YUR > yura[jura]✧ Ety/YUR
Old Noldorin [Ety/YUR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sirya-

verb. flow

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. sir- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SIR “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Derivatives

  • N. siria- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SIR > sirya-[sirja]✧ Ety/SIR
Old Noldorin [Ety/SIR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

sir

root. flow

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶sirya- “to flow smoothly”
    • ᴹQ. sirya- “to flow [smoothly]”
  • ᴹQ. sir- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • ᴹQ. síre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • ᴹQ. siril “rivulet” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • On. sīre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR
    • N. sîr “river” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • On. sirya- “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
    • N. siria- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Element in

  • ᴹ✶etsiri “mouth of a river” ✧ Ety/ET

Variations

  • SIRI ✧ PE22/127 (SIRI)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ET; Ety/SIR; PE22/127] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

rantha

noun. arch, bridge

Cognates

  • Eq. ranta “arch, bridge”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RAÞA “*arch, bridge”

Element in

  • G. duivrant “aqueduct” ✧ GL/31
  • G. ilbrant “rainbow” ✧ GL/24; GL/50; GL/65; LT1A/Ilweran
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duif

noun. stream

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶duiwe > duif[duiwe] > [duive] > [duiv]✧ GL/31

Early Noldorin

sîr

noun. stream

Changes

  • sír → hír “stream” ✧ PE13/147

Element in

Variations

  • sír ✧ PE13/147 (sír)
Early Noldorin [PE13/147] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

nene

root. flow

Derivatives

  • ᴱ✶ninda “*stream”
    • Eq. ninda “water, river”
    • En. nen(n) “water, river, stream” ✧ PE13/123
    • Et. ninda “water, river”
  • Eq. nen “river, water” ✧ LT1/248; LT1A/Neni Erúmëar; QL/065
  • Eq. nenda “wet”
  • Eq. nénu “yellow water lily” ✧ LT1/248; QL/065
  • G. nen(n) “water; river” ✧ LT1A/Neni Erúmëar
  • G. nîn “pool”

Variations

  • nen ✧ GL/60
  • nēn- ✧ QL/066
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/60; LT1/248; LT1A/Neni Erúmëar; QL/065; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

siři

root. flow

Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

siði

root. flow

Derivatives

  • Eq. sindi “river” ✧ LT1A/Sirion; QL/084
  • Eq. siri- “flow” ✧ QL/084
  • Eq. síre “stream” ✧ LT1A/Sirion; QL/084
  • G. sîr “river” ✧ LT1A/Sirion
  • G. siriol “flowing, fluent, liquid, melliflous” ✧ LT1A/Sirion

Element in

  • Eq. sírima “liquid, flowing” ✧ LT1A/Sirion
  • Eq. Sirnúmen “Western Stream” ✧ LT1A/Sirion

Variations

  • SIRI ✧ LT1A/Sirion
  • SIŘI ✧ QL/084
  • sini ✧ QL/084
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Early Quenya

ranta

noun. arch, bridge

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RAÞA “*arch, bridge” ✧ QL/079

Element in

  • Eq. ilweran(ta) “bridge of heaven, rainbow” ✧ QL/042

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√RAÞA > ranta[ranθā] > [ranθa] > [ranta]✧ QL/079

Variations

  • ranta ✧ PE16/142; QL/042; QL/079
Early Quenya [PE16/142; QL/042; QL/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by

siri-

verb. flow

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SIÐI “flow” ✧ QL/084

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SIŘI > siri-[siði-] > [sizi-] > [siri-]✧ QL/084
Early Quenya [QL/084; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

síre

noun. stream

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SIÐI “flow” ✧ LT1A/Sirion; QL/084

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SIŘI > sīre[sīðē] > [sīðe] > [sīze] > [sīre]✧ QL/084

Variations

  • sírë ✧ LT1A/Sirion
  • sīre ✧ PME/084; QL/084
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