12.46 West Q. andú- pref “going down, setting (of sun), west” A prefix having to do with going down, setting (of sun) and the west (PE17/18) based on √NDU “descend”. See, for example, Andúril “Flame of the West” (LotR/277; PE17/34) or Andustar “Westlands” (UT/165). Q. andúna adj. “western” A longer
Select Elvish Words: 12.45 East
12.45 East Q. (h)róna adj. “eastern, east” An adjective for “east(ern)” appearing as hróna (PE17/18) and róna (RC/385; Ety/RŌ) derived from √(S)RŌ “east”. Q. orróna adj. “eastern” A longer variant of (h)róna “eastern” (PE17/18). Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. órea “of the dawn, Eastern” based
Select Elvish Words: 12.44 Far
12.44 Far Q. haia adv. “in the distance, [ᴹQ.] far (off), far away” The adverb ᴹQ. hāya “far off, far away” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KHAYA “far, distant, remote” (Ety/KHAYA; EtyAC/KHAYA). It reappeared as haiya “far” in a phrase from the Lament of Atalante
Select Elvish Words: 12.43 Near
12.43 Near Q. ar- pref. “by-, beside, near, [just] outside” This prefix appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as the prefixal form of the preposition ᴹQ. ara under the root ᴹ√AR² “beside, outside”, most notably as an element in ᴹQ. Arvalin “Outside Valinor” (Ety/AR²). In this entry Tolkien said
Select Elvish Words: 12.42 Left (vs. Right)
Q. hyarma n. “left-hand [side]” A word for “left-hand” (VT47/6; VT49/12), a combination of hyar- “left” and má “hand”. It may also mean “left-hand side” based on S. harvo. ᴹQ. hyarmaite adj. “lefthanded” A word for “lefthanded”, a combination of hyar[ya] “left” and maite “handed” (Ety/KHYAR). Conceptual Development: The Qenya
Select Elvish Words: 12.41 Right (vs. Left)
12.41 Right (vs. Left) Q. for- pref. “right-hand, north” A prefix meaning either “right-hand” or “north”, depending on context (PE17/18). It is derived from the root ᴹ√PHOR. Q. forma n. “right-hand” A word for “right-hand” in notes from the late 1960s (VT47/6), a combination of for- “right” and má “hand”.
Troublesome Elvish Words (TEW 1–10)
The purpose of this series is to compile a list of Elvish (Quenya and Sindarin) words and expressions that can be a potential source of confusion and are often used incorrectly in Neo-Elvish writings. The abbreviations used here for sources are adopted from Eldamo : Reference Index. TEW 1 –
Select Elvish Words: 12.399 From, Away
12.399 From, Away Q. au- pref. “away (from)” A prefix meaning “away” derived from √AWA of similar meaning (PE17/24). In one note from the late 1960s, it had variants o and va (VT49/24). In the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, Tolkien further specified that it meant “away from the
Sindarin Stress — A muta cum liquida rule?
In Appendix E, Tolkien described Sindarin (and Quenya) stress as follows: In words of two syllables it falls in practically all cases on the first syllable. In longer words it falls on the last syllable but one, where that contains a long vowel, a diphthong, or a vowel followed by
Select Elvish Words: 12.398 To, Towards
12.398 To, Towards Q. am(be)na adv. “nearer to” A word appearing as amna or ambena “nearer to” in notes from around 1967, an allative form of ambë “more” and more precisely meaning “to a further point in the motion towards an object” (PE17/91). It might be contrasted with ambela “further