Select Elvish Words 1.22: Hill, Mountain
1.22 Hill, Mountain
- Q. ambo n. “hill, rising ground, ⚠️mount”
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The basis word for “hill” in Quenya (MC/222; PE17/90), also referring to “rising ground” in general (PE17/92).
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Select Elvish Words 1.212-1.213: Ground, Soil, Dust, Powder
Select Elvish Words 1.11-1.12: World, Universe
1.11 World
- Q. Ambar, n. “The World, Earth, (lit.) Habitation, Settlement”
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The word Ambar is probably the most common Quenya word for the “World”. Its more literal meaning is “Habitation” (MR/337; NM/226) or “Settlement” (PE17/163) in the sense that it is the realm in which the children of Eru (Elves and Men) live. A clear description of this notion can be found in notes from late 1960s:
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Select Elvish Words: Introduction
Since I have wrapped up my series on “Select Primitive Elvish Roots”, I am starting a new series on “Select Elvish Words”. This series is for the next major phase of Eldamo’s development: dictionary entries for Elvish words. My plan is to discuss the meanings, etymologies, and conceptual development of various Elvish words, as well as their possible uses in Neo-Elvish.
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Eldamo 0.8.0 is released
See eldamo.org. Updates for this release:
- Added information from The Nature of Middle Earth.
- Finished dictionary entries for Primitive Elvish roots: √N - √YUR.
- Add semantic category link to word pages.
- Finished semantic categorization of Sindarin/Noldorin/Gnomish.
- Edited and reviewed Quenya semantic categories.
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Select Primitive Elvish Roots: YOD-YUR
√YOD “fence, enclose”
This root appears in a discussion of the possible origin of Sindarin -ion² “-land”, blended with the root √YON² “wide, extensive” (PE17/43). A more common variation of the latter root was √YAN¹, making the status of √YOD uncertain.
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