See also David Salo's page with Qenya Lexicon (1915) entries at http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/botany.htm
| TREES | |
|---|---|
| aicassë | pine tree (GL:17)
but aicassë mountain peak [AYAK] |
| aipio | plum tree, cherry tree (GL:18)
note QL gives this aipio as cherry (ai-pio 'holy berry'), according to David Salo's list (a berry not a tree) |
| alalmë | elm, elm-tree [ÁLAM, LÁLAM] (LT1:249)
syn. lalmë |
| alda | tree [GALAD, GÁLAD].
aldarwa having trees, tree-grown cf. -arwa [3AR] aldëon avenue of trees (LT1:249) |
| culumalda | orange-tree culuma + alda [KUL] [SA:mal-] [GALAD/GÁLAD]
culuma orange (fruit) culuina orange (colour) |
| ercassë | holly [ERÉK]
erca prickle, spine erca- to prick |
| feren fern- fernë | beech, beech-tree pl. ferni [BERÉTH, PHER/PHÉREN]
syn. neldor ferinya beechen ferna mast, beechnuts |
| finë | larch [SPIN]
but finë a hair (PM:340) |
| lairelossë | summer-snow, an evergreen kind of tree in Númenor (Andustar), perhaps with white flowers (UT:167) |
| lalmë | elm-tree [ÁLAM]
syn. alalmë |
| laurinquë | gold-full-one, a kind of tree in Númenor (Hyarrostar), famous for it's long hanging clusters of yellow flowers (UT:168) |
| lavaralda | unknown kind of tree (alda) in Númenor, forming a hedge in Elendil's garden changed from lavarin (LR:57) |
| malinornë | mallorn; it grew in Númenor (Andustar) pl. malinorni, part.pl.gen Malinornélion (UT:167, 168) |
| neldor | beech (LT2:343)
syn. feren, fernë |
| nessamelda | Nessa-beloved, an evergreen kind of tree in Númenor (Andustar) (UT:167) |
| nísimalda | any fragrant tree (UT:167) |
| norno | oak [DÓRON]
lindornëa having many oak-trees [LI] but norno dwarf |
| oiolairë | ever-summer, an evergreen kind of tree in Númenor (Andustar) (UT:167) |
| ornë | tree [ÓR-NI] (Letters:308, 426, SD"302)
note SD:302: "when smaller and more slender like a birch or rowan", Etym [ÓR-NI]: "tree, high isolated tree". For the etymology, see Letters:426 ornemalin tree-yellow cf. laurelindórenan lindelorendor... (LotR2:III ch. 4; cf. Letters:308) Ornendil Tree-friend (masc. name) (Appendix A) |
| taniquelassë | an evergreen kind of tree in Númenor (Andustar) perhaps Tanique(til) + lassë "leaf" (UT:167) |
| tasar tasarë | willow-tree [TATHAR] (SA:tathar)
Tasarinan Willow-valley Nan-tasarion Valley of willows |
| tasarin | willow (LT2:346, LotR2:III ch. 4)
note in Tolkien's later Quenya tasar, tasarë |
| taulë | great tree (LT1:267) |
| tyulussë | poplar-tree [TYUL]
lintyulussëa having many poplars [LI] |
| vardarianna | Varda-gift, an evergreen kind of tree in Númenor (Andustar) (UT:167) |
| yavannamírë | Yavanna-jewel, an evergreen type of tree in Númenor (Andustar) with globed and scarlet fruits (UT:167) |
| NAMED TREES | |
| Carnimírië Carnemírië | Red-jewelled, name of a rowan, mourned by Treabeard (LotR:bk3chIV, Letters:224)
note the rowan had 3 names: Orofarnë Mountain-dwelling, Lassemista Leaf-grey, Carnimírië Red-jewelled (LotR:bk3chIV, Letters:224) |
| Culúrien | Golden-red, a name of Laurelin [KUL] (Silm; LR:365) |
| Lassemista | Leaf-grey, name of a rowan
see Carnimírië |
| Laurelin Laureind- Laureling- | the Golden Tree, the Younger of the Two Trees of Valinor, singing-gold, hanging-gold (Silm)
note Laurelind- is singing-gold, Laureling- is hanging-gold |
| Malinalda | Yellow-tree, a name of Laurelin [SMAL] [GALAD, GÁLAD]
malina yellow [SMAL] |
| Orofarnë | Mountain-dwelling, name of a rowan
see Carnimírië |
| Silmerossë | Silver Rain or Silver Dew, a name of Telperion [SIL] [ROS 1] (Silm, LR:385) |
| Silpion | Silver-shine, the Quenya name of Telperion [SIL, SÍLIP] (Silm, LR:385)
note cf. Etym [SIL] [ROS 1] and [BAL] |
| Telperion Tyelperion | the White Tree, the Elder of the Two Trees of Valinor
note Tyelperion is a proper Quenya form, but the Telerin form Telperion is more often used (UT:266). But cf. Silpion |
| FLOWERS | |
| elanar | star-sun, Sindarin elanor, a golde star-shaped flower found in Lothlóriën
reconstructed from Sindarin elanor (LotR:II ch. 6) |
| fúmella fúmellot | poppy (LT1:253)
fúmë sleep (noun) (LT1:253) -lot, lótë large single flower |
| helin | violet, pansy (LT1:262 Nessa) |
| indil | lily, or other large single flower from Valarin (WJ:399) |
| nénu | yellow water-lily (LT1:248)
nénuvar pool of lilles (LT1:248) |
| nieninquë | white tear, snowdrop (a flower) [NEI] [NIK-W] (LT1:262, 266)
adj. nieninquëa |
| OTHER PLANTS | |
| asëa aranion aþëa aranion | kingsfoil, athelas lit. foil(?) of kings (LotR3:V ch. 8) |
| ëaruilë | seaweed ëar + uilë [AYAR/AIR] [UY] |
| fen feng- | reed (GL:34)
note QL has fen, GL has feng- syn. liscë reed, sedge |
| hwan hwand- | sponge, fungus [SWAD] |
| liantassë | vine (LT1:271) |
| liscë | reed, sedge (LT2:335)
syn. fen reed |
| salquë | grass [SALÁK-(WÉ)] |
| sara þara | stiff dry grass, bent [STAR] |
| telumbë | canopy, mushroom (QL)
note from David Salo's QL list; telluma and telumë both mean canopy |
| tussa | bush [TUS] |
| uilë | long trailing plant, esp. seaweed (UY) |
| PLANT PARTS, PLACES | |
| aldëon | avenue of trees (LT1:249) |
| culuma | orange (fruit) |
| erdë | seed, germ [ERÉD]
but erdë singularity, the person as a whole (MR:216) |
| fas fatsë | tassel (GL:34) |
| ferna | mast, beechnuts [PHER, PHÉREN] |
| lassë | leaf (Namárië)
lassecanta leaf-shaped [KAT] lillassëa having many leaves pl. lillassië (Markirya), lil- = lin- [LI] |
| liantë | tendril (LT1:271)
but obsoleted by liantë spider [SLIG]? |
| lohtë | blossom (of flowers in bunches or clusters) adapted from loctë (LT1:258) |
| lossë | blossom; usually, owing to association with olosse snow, only used of white blossom [LOT(H)]
but lossë snow or adj. snow-white |
| lótë -lot | large single flower [LOT(H)] (LT1:259)
Lótessë fifth month of the year, May (Appendix D) Ninquelótë White-flower i.e. Nimloth Vingilótë Foam-flower, the name of Eärendil's ship (SA:loth) fúmellot poppy (LT1:253) lilótea adj. having many flowers [LI] (VT42:18) |
| lotsë | small single flower [LOT(H)] (VT42:18) |
| malo | pollen, yellow powder [SMAL] |
| nassë | thorn, spike [NAS] |
| olassië | collection of leaves, foliage (Letters:283) |
| olba olwa | branch (PM:340)
note the form olwa (or even olva) may be more frequent; olba can only occur in the Quenya variant that uses lb for lv. The Etymologies, stem GÓLOB, has olwa. See also olva |
| olótë | the flowers collectively of a single plant (VT42:18) |
| olva | growing thing with roots in the earth, plant attested pl. olvar (Silm)
note more or less the same word as olwa, olba? |
| olwen olwenn- | branch, wand, stick (LT2:342) |
| piucca | berry (GL:64) |
| porë | flour, meal [POR]
note the QL has pole oats, which corresponds to this entry (pole > porë) with a slight change in meaning. |
| ráma | wing [RAM]
note applied to trees: ve rámar aldaron "as the wings of trees" (Namárië) |
| sulca | root, especially as edible [SÚLUK] |
| tauno | forest (LT1:267)
note in later Quenya taurë |
| taurë | great wood, forest pl. tauri in Markirya [SA:taur] [TÁWAR] (Letters:308, VT39:7)
Taurë Huinéva Forest of Shadow, Sindarin Taur na Fuin (PHUY) taurëa forested in Tumbaletaurëa cf. Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna... |
| tuilë | buds, new shoots, fresh green (besides the usual meaning 'spring, spring-time') [TUY] (LT1:269, VT39:7) |
| tuima | noun sprout, bud [TUY] |
| yávë | fruit [YAB]
note early Qenya has yáva (LT1:273) Yavanna Fruit-giver, name of a Valië Yavannië name of the ninth month of the year, September (SA:yávë) (Appendix D) Yavannildë Followers of Yavanna, Elvish women who knew and kept the secret of the making of coimas (lembas) pl. Yavannildi (PM:404) |
| VERBS AND TIME | |
| lohta- | to sprout, put forth leaves or flowers adapted from locta- (LT1:258) |
| losta- | to bloom [LOT(H)] (VT42:18) |
| tuia- | to sprout, spring present tuia [TUY] |
| yav- | to bear fruit (LT1:273) |
| yávan | harvest, autumn (LT1:273)
syn. yávië |
| yávië | harvest, autumn (LT1:273)
syn. yávan |
Alex Grigny de Castro
xelag@3dee.nl
March 2002