Quenya 

silima

silima

silima noun the substance the Silmarils were made of, invented by Fëanor (SA:sil)

rilya

glittering

rilya adj.? noun? "glittering" (RIL; in the printed Etymologies the word is also glossed "brilliance", but according to VT46:11 this gloss does not properly apply to this word)

fána

white

fána, fánë (1) adj. "white" (Markirya - fánë as a sg. form in may be a misreading). Compare fanya.

fána

adjective. white, white; [ᴹQ.] cloud

@@@ as suggested by Helge Fauskanger, the form fánë “white” in the Markirya poem may be a slip or misreading

Element in

Variations

  • fáne ✧ MC/221; MC/222
Quenya [MC/221; MC/222] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fánë

adjective. white

ninquë

white, chill, cold, palid

ninquë adj. "white, chill, cold, palid" (WJ:417, SA:nim, PE17:168, NIK-W - spelt "ninqe" in Etym and in LT1:266, MC:213, MC:220, GL:60), pl. ninqui in Markirya. Compounded in Ninquelótë noun "White-Flower" (SA:nim), = Sindarin Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor; ninqueruvissë ("q") "white-horse-on" _(MC:216; this is "Qenya", read _ninqueroccossë or *ninquiroccossë in LotR-style Quenya). Normally ninquë would be expected to have the stem-form ninqui-, given the primitive form ¤ninkwi; Ninquelótë rather than *Ninquilótë must be seen as an analogical form.

Sindarin 

silivren

adjective. (white) glittering

Sindarin [LotR/II:I, RGEO/72] silif+-ren. Group: SINDICT. Published by

silivren

adjective. like silef 'crystal'

_adj. _like silef 'crystal' (white). silivren penna míriel lit. 'glittering slants-down sparkling (as jewels)'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:20-1:23] _-_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

silivren

adjective. (white) glittering, crystalline

Element in

  • S. silivren penna míriel “from glittering crystal slanting falls with light like jewels” ✧ LotR/0238; PE17/023; RGEO/63; RGEO/64

Elements

WordGloss
silef“crystal (white), (white) crystal; [N.] silver, shining white”
-ren“adjective suffix”

Variations

  • silIvren ✧ LotR/1116
  • silevren ✧ PE17/023
Sindarin [LotR/0238; LotR/1116; PE17/023; PE17/025; RGEO/63; RGEO/64; RGEO/65] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fain

noun/adjective. white

Sindarin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fain

noun/adjective. cloud

Sindarin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glân

adjective. white, [bright shining] white; [N.] clear; [G.] pure, †bright; [ᴱN.] clean

Derivations

Element in

nim

white

_adj. _white. >> Nimbrethil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:19] < T. _nimbi _white. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nim

white

_adj. _white (usual word). >> nimp, nimras

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:168] < _nimbĭ _< _nimpĭ_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nim

adjective. white

Cognates

  • Q. ninquë “white; chill, cold; pallid” ✧ SA/nim

Derivations

  • At. nimbi “white” ✧ PE17/019
    • ninkwi “white, pale”
    • NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
  • ninkwi “white, pale” ✧ PE17/168
    • NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
  • S. nimp “pale, pallid, white, pale, pallid, white; small and frail, [ᴱN.] wan, sickly” ✧ SA/nim
    • NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
    • nimpĭ “small” ✧ VT48/18
    • NIP “small (usually with connotation of weakness)” ✧ VT48/18

Element in

  • S. Barad Nimras “White Horn Tower” ✧ SA/nim
  • S. Ered Nimrais “White Mountains, (lit.) White-horns Mountains” ✧ SA/nim
  • S. Nimbrethil “Silver-birches” ✧ PE17/019; PE17/019; SA/nim
  • S. Nimloth “White Blossom, Pale Blossom” ✧ SA/nim
  • S. Nimras “White Horn” ✧ PE17/168
  • S. Nimrodel “Lady of the White Cave”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
At. nimbi > nim[nimbi] > [nimbe] > [nimb] > [nimm] > [nimm] > [nim]✧ PE17/019
Sindarin [PE17/019; PE17/168; SA/nim] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uilos

noun/adjective. always white, ever white as snow

Sindarin [RGEO/74, Letters/278, UT/55] ui- + loss "everlasting snow, ever (white as) snow. Group: SINDICT. Published by

uilos

noun/adjective. a small white everlasting flower also called simbelmynë or "evermind"

Sindarin [RGEO/74, Letters/278, UT/55] ui- + loss "everlasting snow, ever (white as) snow. Group: SINDICT. Published by

silivren

glittering white

(lenited hilivren; pl. *silivrin**). *Verb

silivren

glittering white

(lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin).

silivren

glittering white

(like a Silmaril) silivren (lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin).

silivren

glittering white

(like a Silmaril) silivren (lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin_). _Verb

silef

silima

(Quenya: the crystal substance of the Silmarils) silef (i hilef), pl. silif (i silif) if there is any pl. form. The derived adj. silivren ”glittering white” (q.v.) may perhaps also imply ”made of silima”.

silef

silima

(i hilef), pl. silif (i silif) if there is any pl. form. The derived adj. silivren ”glittering white” (q.v.) may perhaps also imply ”made of silima”.

gael

glittering

(adj.) gael (pale), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form.

gael

glittering

(pale), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.

faen

white

(radiant). No distinct pl. form.

fain

white

; no distinct pl. form.

glân

white

1) glân (clear), lenited lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”. 2) nimp (nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form. 3) faen (radiant). No distinct pl. form. 4) fain; no distinct pl. form.

glân

white

(clear), lenited ’lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.

nimp

white

(nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form.

gloss

white as snow, dazzling white

(in compounds -los), lenited ’loss; pl. glyss.

Telerin 

nimbi

adjective. white

Derivations

  • At. nimbi “white”
    • ninkwi “white, pale”
    • NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
Telerin [PE17/019; PE17/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nimbi

adjective. white

About Nimrodel: "Nim is evidently the Telerin word nimbi 'white'." >> Nimrais >> Nimrodel

Telerin [PE17/49] Published by

Noldorin 

brassen

adjective. white-hot

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fein

noun/adjective. white

Noldorin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fein

noun/adjective. cloud

Noldorin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Ancient telerin

nimbi

adjective. white

Derivations

  • ninkwi “white, pale”
    • NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168

Derivatives

  • S. nim “white” ✧ PE17/019
  • T. nimbi “white”

Element in

  • S. Nimrodel “Lady of the White Cave” ✧ PE17/049
Ancient telerin [PE17/019; PE17/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

rilya

adjective. glittering

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RIL “glitter” ✧ Ety/RIL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RIL > rilya[rilja]✧ Ety/RIL
Qenya [Ety/RIL; EtyAC/RIL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ninqe

adjective. white

Cognates

  • N. nimp “pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ninkwi “white, pale” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
    • ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Element in

  • ᴹQ. nieninqe “snowdrop, (lit.) white tear” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  • ᴹQ. Ninqendi “White-elves”
  • ᴹQ. ninqeri “*white (female thing or personification)” ✧ PE21/15
  • ᴹQ. ninqeru “white man, white male swan, white ship, white (male thing or personification)” ✧ PE21/15
  • ᴹQ. ninqisse “whiteness” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  • ᴹQ. Ninqelóte “Pale Blossom”
  • ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W; Ety/NIK-W
  • ᴹQ. Taniqetil “High White Horn” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ninkwi > ninqe[niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe]✧ Ety/NIK-W
Qenya [Ety/NIK-W; PE21/15] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

span

root. white

Derivatives

  • Dan. spenna “white fog” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹ✶spāna “cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
    • N. faun “cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
    • ᴹT. spania “cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹQ. fána “cloud; white” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹQ. fanya “sky; white” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • N. fein “white, radiant” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • N. Fannor “Cloud-lord” ✧ Ety/SPAN

Element in

  • ᴹ✶Olosphantur “Lórien” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS
  • ᴹ✶Spanturo “lord of cloud” ✧ Ety/SPAN
  • ᴹQ. Are Fanturion “Day of the Fanturi, fourth day of the Valian week” ✧ Ety/LEP
  • ᴹQ. Nurufantur “Lord of Death-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÑGUR
  • ᴹQ. Olofantur “Lord of Dream-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÓLOS
  • N. Fannor “Cloud-lord” ✧ Ety/TĀ
  • N. Gurfannor “Lord of Death-cloud” ✧ Ety/ÑGUR
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LEP; Ety/ÑGUR; Ety/ÓLOS; Ety/PHAY; Ety/SPAN; Ety/TĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

niqi

root. white

Derivatives

  • Eq. ninqa- “to shine white”
  • Eq. ninqe “white” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066
  • Eq. nikte- “to whiten, cleanse” ✧ QL/066
  • Eq. niqilis “fine snow” ✧ QL/066
  • Eq. niqis “snow” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066
  • G. nib “snowflake”
  • G. nigor “rain, rainy weather”
  • G. nimp “pallid”
  • G. nictha- “to rain, hail, snow”

Element in

Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

winwinoite

adjective. glittering

Variations

  • ’winwinoite ✧ QL/104
Early Quenya [QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lossa

adjective. white

Derivations

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/216; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ninqe

adjective. white

Cognates

  • G. nimp “pallid” ✧ GL/60
  • En. nimp “wan, pale, sickly” ✧ PE13/164

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NIQI “white” ✧ LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NIQI > ninqe[niŋkʷi] > [niŋkʷe]✧ QL/066

Variations

  • ninqë ✧ LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil
  • ninkve ✧ PE16/072; PE16/072; PE16/077
Early Quenya [GL/60; LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil; MC/213; MC/220; PE13/164; PE14/045; PE14/048; PE14/077; PE14/080; PE15/78; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/064; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/081; PE16/100; PE16/140; PME/066; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by