Early Quenya
turwa
adjective. powerful
Derivations
- ᴱ√TURU “am strong” ✧ QL/095
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TURU > turwa [turwā] > [turwa] ✧ QL/095
valma
adjective. powerful
Derivations
- ᴱ√WALA “fortune, happiness; *power”
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!
An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).
Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.