pl1. Rodyn n. 'One of the High', Vala. (Q. pl1.?) Artor. >> arod, raud
Sindarin
rodon
noun. Vala
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss raud “noble, eminent; lofty, high, tall; excellent” -on “augmentative suffix”
rodon
noun. Vala, divinity
rodon
'One of the High'
rodon
vala
1) Rodon (pl. Rodyn, coll. pl. Rodonnath), 2) Balan (i Valan), pl. Belain (i Melain). In ”Noldorin”, the pl. form used with the article was "iMbelain" (LR:365 s.v. KIRIK).
rodon
vala
(pl. Rodyn, coll. pl. Rodonnath)
balan
Vala
pl1. Belain** ** n. Vala.
balan
noun. Vala, Vala, [N.] Power, God
At one point (Let/427), Tolkien stated that the plural form Belain (and presumably its singular Balan) did not exist in Sindarin and its derivative Orbelain “Vala-day” was a phonetic translation of Q. Valanya. Elsewhere, though, Balan is well attested as a Sindarin word.
Cognates
- Q. Vala “(Angelic) Power, ‘God’, Authority, (Angelic) Power, Authority, God” ✧ PE17/048; SA/val
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶Balaniā > Belain [balanjā] > [balanja] > [balania] > [belenia] > [beleni] > [belein] > [belain] ✧ Let/427
balan
vala
(i Valan), pl. Belain (i Melain). In ”Noldorin”, the pl. form used with the article was "iMbelain" (LR:365 s.v. KIRIK).
bâl
divinity
bâl (i vâl, construct bal), pl. bail (divine power). Note: the word can also be used as an adj. "divine".
bâl
divinity
(i vâl, construct bal), pl. bail (divine power). Note: the word can also be used as an adj. "divine".
A Sindarin term for the Vala (PE17/33), appearing in its plural form S. Rodyn as one of the days of the week (LotR/1110) and also in the Sindarin name for Valinor: Dor-Rodyn (MR/200). It is derived from the prefixal form rod- of raud “noble” (PE17/118, 186). Its final element might be the augmentative suffix -on, perhaps literally meaning “✱Most Noble”. It could also be the agental suffix -on, as suggested by David Salo (GS/283), but that suffix is usually masculine (WJ/400), whereas Rodon seems to apply to all Valar.