n. wildness. >> roban
Quenya
ravanda
wilderness
hravanda
noun. wilderness
Elements
Word Gloss hráva “wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed”
Sindarin
rhovan
noun. wilderness
rhovan
wildness
rhovan
a wild beast
n. a wild beast. Q. hrăvan.
rhovan
noun. wilderness; wild beast
Cognates
- Q. hravan “wild beast” ✧ PE17/078
Derivations
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss rhaw “wild, wild, [N.] untamed” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶srāban > rhovan [srāban] > [r̥āban] > [r̥ǭban] > [r̥ǭvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan] ✧ PE17/078
roban
noun. wildness
n. wildness. >> rhovan
rhovan
wlderness
rhovan (?i throvan or ?i rovan the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovain (not **rhevain since rhovan represents archaic *rhauvan). (VT46:10)
rhovan
wlderness
(?i throvan or ?i rovan *– the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovain (not ✱✱rhevain since rhovan represents archaic ✱rhauvan). (VT46:10)*
rhovannor
wilderness
1) rhovannor (?i throvannor or ?i rovannor the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10); 2) Eriador (a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.; 3) gwaith (i **waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith). 4) loss (construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth**] and ”fallen snow”.)
rhovannor
wilderness
(?i throvannor or ?i rovannor – the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10)
eriador
wilderness
(a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.
gwaith
wilderness
(i ’waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith).
loss
wilderness
(construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth] and ”fallen snow”.)
Primitive elvish
roban
noun. wilderness
Derivations
- √DROB “*wild” ✧ PE17/099
Derivatives
- S. rhovan “wilderness; wild beast” ✧ PE17/099
Element in
- ✶Droban-yon “*Wilderland” ✧ PE17/099
Noldorin
rhofan
noun. wilderness
rhofan
noun. wilderness
Derivations
- ᴹ√RAB “*wild” ✧ Ety/RAB
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√RAB > rhofan [rābana] > [rǭbana] > [roubana] > [rouvana] > [rauvana] > [rauvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan] ✧ Ety/RAB
rhofannor
place name. Wilderness
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ravanda “wilderness” ✧ EtyAC/RAB
Elements
Word Gloss rhofan “wilderness” dôr “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” Variations
- rhofannor ✧ EtyAC/RAB
lhoss
noun. wilderness
Derivations
- ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/LUS
Element in
- N. lothren “wild, waste”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LUS > lhoss [lusse] > [losse] > [loss] > [l̥oss] ✧ Ety/LUS
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Qenya
ravanda
noun. wilderness
Cognates
- N. Rhofannor “Wilderness” ✧ EtyAC/RAB
?ravanda noun?, a form cited by Tolkien to elucidate the Noldorin word rhofan "wilderness"; it is not clear whether ravanda is meant as a Quenya cognate or just as an etymological (Old Noldorin?) form (VT46:10)