12.19 Quiet
- ᴱQ. kalain(e)a adj. “serene”
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An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. kalaina or kalainea “serene” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden” (QL/44). Kalaina also appeared in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as equivalent to G. glaim “serene, clear, fair (espec. of weather)” (GL/39), so it may originally have referred to clear weather.
Neo-Quenya: Since √KAL still referred to “light” in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain ᴺQ. calaina “serene” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
- ᴱQ. kalaine n. “serenity, ⚠️serene”
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A noun appearing as ᴱQ. kalaine “serenity, serene (n.)” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”, a noun form of adjective kalain(e)a “serene” (QL/44).
Neo-Quenya: I retain the adjective ᴺQ. calaina “serene” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, so I would retain noun ᴺQ. calainë “serenity” as well.
- ᴱQ. qilda adj. “quiet, hushed, still”
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An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. qilda “quiet, hushed, still” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√QḶÐḶ (QL/44).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. quilda “quiet, hushed, still” derived from a Neo-Root ᴺ√KWILID.
- ᴹQ. quilir adj. “quiet, [ᴱQ.] rest, hush”
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The noun ᴱQ. qilde or qille “quiet, rest, hush” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√QḶÐḶ (QL/44). Qilde also appeared in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as equivalent to (deleted) G. clidhron (GL/23). The Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s instead had noun ᴹQ. qilir “quiet” derived from primitive ᴹ✶ku̯ilẹz (PE21/33-34), based on a similar root.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I prefer ᴺQ. quildë “quiet, rest, hush” as most compatible with its adjective form ᴺQ. quilda “quiet, hushed, still” and the later Quenya syncope.
- ᴱQ. rua adj. “steady, still, tranquil”
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An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. rua or rūva “steady, still, tranquil” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√RU’U (QL/80).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. rua “steady, still, tranquil” as a derivative of a Neo-Root ᴺ√RUH.
- ᴱQ. rue n. “stillness, *steadiness, tranquility, ⚠️rest, remaining, steadfastness”
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A noun appearing as ᴱQ. rue “rest, stillness, remaining, steadfastness” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√RU’U, the noun form of ᴱQ. rua “steady, still, tranquil” (QL/80).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. ruë derived from a Neo-Root ᴺ√RUH, but with a slightly revised meaning “stillness, *steadiness, tranquility” to be more compatible with its adjective.
- G. cwîl adj. “quiet, peaceful, gentle”
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An adjective appearing as G. {cwild >>} cwîl “quiet, peaceful, gentle” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/28). It is clearly related to ᴱQ. qilda “quiet, hushed, still” based on the early root ᴱ√QḶŘḶ [QḶÐḶ] (QL/78).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would adapt this word as ᴺS. pell fitting the Sindarin phonetic developments from primitive *kwildā as originally suggested by Fiona Jallings, but Fiona gave it the same gloss as its Early Qenya equivalent, whereas I would use the glosses “quiet, peaceful, gentle” from Gnomish.
- S. dîn n. “silence; ⚠️silent, quiet”
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A word for “silence” appearing in names like Amon Dîn “Silent Hill, (lit.) *Hill of Silence” (LotR/747; PE17/95) and Taur-na-Chardhîn “Forest of Southern Silence” (WJ/185). As originally conceived, it was probably based on an (unattested) root *√DIN as indicated by ᴹQ. lína- “be silent” from the late 1940s (PE23/76 note #19).
Conceptual Development: Tolkien’s use of this noun and its associated adjective dínen “silent” was inconsistent. The adjective should have been mutated in names like Rath Dínen “Silent Street”, but it remained unchanged (LotR/826). This may reflect Tolkien’s original reluctance to use dh in names while writing The Lord of the Rings. To reconcile these inconsistencies, Tolkien said in his Unfinished Index to The Lord of the Rings that the proper form of these words was tîn and tínen and both of these were adjectives meaning “silent” or “quiet” (RC/551).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would stick to noun dîn “silence” and adjective dínen “silent” to avoid conflicts with √TIN “spark”.
- S. dínen adj. “silent”
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A word for “silent” (PE17/98) appearing in names like Dor Dínen (or Dor Dhínen) “Silent Land” (S/121; WJ/194, 333) and Rath Dínen “Silent Street” (LotR/826). It is an adjective form of dîn “silence”; see that entry for alternate forms and further discussion.