Quenya Materials

• Metals
• Fire
• Water
• Other Materials

References referred to with ref.:
PPQ = Parma Penyanë Quettaron by Boris Shapiro, at http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/ppq.htm

METALS
anga	iron; name of tengwa 7 [ANGÁ] (Appendix E, SA, PM:347, LT1:249, 268) angaina of iron
calarus calarust-	polished copper (VT41:10)
canu	lead (LT1:268) canuva leaden (LT1:268) note not to confuse with future of can- to command, order
cullo	red gold [KUL] culda, culina flame-coloured, golden-red
erë eren	iron or steel note Eremandu = Angamandu Hells of Iron, Angband (LT1:252) see newer anga iron, erë, eren can be used for steel (Helge Fauskanger), but GL:37 has yaisa steel
ilsa	(the mystic name of) silver (LT1:255, LT1:268)
lairus lairust-	verdigris (copper or bronze oxidation) (VT41:10)
latúcen	tin (LT1:268) latucenda of tin
laurë	gold (light, colour, not metal); in earlier Quenya: (the mystic name of) gold [LÁWAR, GLÁWAR, GLAW(-R)] (LT1:255, 258, 248, 268) note metal malta laurëa golden, like gold (Namárië) laurina golden (LT1:258)
malta malda	gold (metal); name of tengwa 18 [SMAL] (Appendix E) note Etym has malda, LotR has malta; culo, culu gold (substance) [KUL] in the Etym was struck out
mistaril mistarill-mistarillë	mithril invented, composed of mista grey (as in lassemista Greyleaf) + [RIL] glitter, similar to Silmaril, Silmarillë; the root [MITH] grey, which seems to be at the origing of Sindarin miþril, would have given miþþil, missil in Quenya (mistaril proposed by Gildor Inglorion and others in elfling, April 23 2002)
rauta	metal [RAUTÁ] note meaning changed from copper
tambë	copper (LT1:250) note spelled tampë in LT1:268 tambina of copper (LT1:250) tamin taminn- forge (noun) (LT1:250, QL:88)
telpë telep- tyelpë tyelep-	silver [KYELEP, TELEP] (SA:celeb, LT1:255, 268, UT:266) note the true Quenya descendant of primitive *kyelepé is tyelpë, but the Telerin form telpë was more common, "for the Teleri prized silver above gold, and their skill as silversmiths was esteemed even by the Noldor" (UT:266); telep- in some compounds like Teleporno; assimilated telem- in Telemnar Telperion the White Tree of Valinor Telperien feminine name (Appendix A) Telperinquar Silver-fist, Celebrimbor (SA:celeb - also Tyelperinquar) Telporno, Teleporno Silver-high, S. Celeborn (Letters:347, UT:266). It seems that Teleporno is properly Telerin, Quenyarized as Telporno. telemna of silver [KYELEP, TELEP] telepsa of silver [KYELEP, TELEP] telepta silver (adj?) (LT2:347); see newer telemna telpina of silver [KYELEP, TELEP]
tinco	metal; name of tengwa 1 [TINKÓ] (Appendix E) tincotéma t-series, dental series, first column of the Tengwar system (Appendix E)
urus urust-	copper (VT41:10)
yaisa	steel (GL:37)
FIRE
masta-	to bake [MBAS]
nár nárë	flame, also fire [NAR 1] note older forms are sá, velca Aicanáro Sharp-falme, Fell-fire, masculin name, S. Aegnor (SA:nár, PM:345, MR:323) = aica + nár
rúnya runya	red flame (SA:ruin, PM:366) but runya slot, footprint [RUN]
sá	fire (LT1:265) note newer form is nár
tinta-	to kindle, cause to sparkle [TIN] (SA:tin, MR:388)
tinwë	spark; star [TIN] (MR:388, LT1:269, MC:214, VT42:11)
turu	firewood, also used for wood in general (LT1:270) turu- to kindle is deprecated, use tinta-
tusturë	tinder (LT1:270)
úr uru-	fire [UR (1)] (LT1:271) note the Etym entry for this root [UR] 'be hot' was struck through and replaced by [UR] 'wide, large, great'; still LotR has compounds of this root 'be hot' (úrë), so it's surely still valid. úrë heat; name of tengwa 36 (Appendix E) úrin blazing hot (LT1:271) urna oven (LT1:271) uruvoitë fiery (LT1:271) note the Etym entries which were struck through are: úr fire Úrin Úrind- (f.) name of the Sun uruitë, úruva fiery urya- to blaze
úrë	heat; name of tengwa 36 (Appendix E)
uruvoitë	fiery (LT1:271)
urwa	on fire (LT1:271)
urya-	intransitive to burn (LT1:271)
usquë	reek [USUK] note does it mean stench, or smoke? or is it a verb? in Ilkorin usc means smoke
usta-	transitive to burn (LT1:271)
velca	flame (LT1:260) note see newer nár
yúla	ember, smouldering wood [YUL]
yulma	brand [YUL] but yulma cup, drinking vessel (Namárië, RGEO:67, WJ:416)
WATER
calpa-	to draw water, scoop out, bale out [KALPA] but calpa water-vessel [KALPA]
fallë	foam falasta- to foam [PHAL, PHÁLAS]
falma	(crested, foaming) wave [PHAL, PHÁLAS]
fauta-	to snow (GL:35) note impersonal verb: fauta it snows
fáwë	snow (GL:35)
helcë	ice [KHELEK] (LT1:254)
helcelimbë	ice-drop [KHELEK] [LIB 1]
is	light snow (LT1:256)
limba	noun drop [LIB 1] syn. limba, liptë
linquë	wet [LINKWI] syn. linquë, mixa, nenda; nítë opp. parca dry
lipta-	to drip (LT:258, QL) note the entry is actually lipte-
liptë	noun drop (LT:258, QL) syn. limba, liptë
lossë	snow (SA:los, MC:213, VT42:18) but lossë (white) blossom [LOT(H)] lossëa snow-white (VT42:18)
mistë	fine rain [MIZD]
mixa	wet [MISK] syn. linquë, mixa, nenda; nítë opp. parca dry
nenda	watery, wet (NEN) syn. linquë, mixa, nenda; nítë opp. parca dry
nén nen-	water [NEN]
nieninquë	'white-tear', snowdrop [NIK-W] (LT1:262, 266) nieninquëa snowdrop-like (MC:215)
niquë	snow [NIK-W]
niquetil	snow-cap (LT1:266)
nírë	tear [NEI]
nítë	moist, dewy [NEI] syn. linquë, mixa, nenda; nítë opp. parca dry
olos oloss- olossë	(poetic) snow, fallen snow [GOLOS] but olos olor- dream, vision
parca	dry [PÁRAK] opp. wet linquë, mixa, nenda; moist nítë
rin	dew (LT1:265) note see newer rossë
rossë	fine rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain) [ROS 1] (PM:371, Letters:282) note older form is rin
sírima	liquid, flowing (LT1:265) sir- to flow [SIR]
solmë	noun wave (LT1:266) solor, solossë surf, surge [SOL] (LT1:266)
timpë	fine rain (LT1:268, Narqelion)
timpinë	spray (LT1:268)
ulya-	to pour (intransitive and transitive) [ULU] (LR:47, SD:247) intransitive to flow past tense ullë transitive to pour something past tense ulyanë
úlëa	pouring, flooding, flowing [ULU]
winga	foam, spray (Markirya)
wingë	foam, crest of wave, crest; sprindift [WIG] (LT1:273)
OTHER MATERIALS
alas alast-	marble (QL:30, GL:39)
asto	dust [ÁS-AT]
hyellë	glass (material?) [KHYEL(ES)] lipil little glass
lannë	tissue, cloth [LAN]
lia	fine thread, spider filament [SLIG] notelia twine (LT1:271)
líco	wax (Markirya comments, MC:223)
lipsa	soap [LIB 2] liptë- to drip (rather lipta-?) (LT1:258)
litsë	sand [LIT]
malo	pollen, yellow powder [SMAL]
marilla	pearl (LT1:265)
mírë -mir	jewel [MIR] (SA:mír, Namárië)
miril mirill-	shining jewel [MBIRIL] mirilya- to glitter [MBIRIL]
neitë	wax (GL:60) see newer líco
ondo	stone (as a material) [GOND] (UT:459)
silima	the substance the Silmarils were made of, invented by Fëanor (SA:sil) Silindo Jupiter (LT1:265); this planet is later called Alcarinquë silma adj. silver, shining white (adj.) (SIL) Silmaril, Silmarillë Silmarill- name of the shining jewels made by Fëanor; 'radiance of pure light' [SIL] [RIL] [MIR] (SA:sil, Letters:148)
sinca	flint extracted from sincahonda flint-hearted (LotR bk.VI ch. 6).
tavar	wood [TÁWAR] taurina of wood [TÁWAR] tavaril dryad, spirit of woods (fem.) [TÁWAR] tavaro, tavaron dryad, spirit of woods ( masc.) [TÁWAR] tavas woodland (LT1:267) pano piece of shaped wood [PAN] from panó plank, fixed board, especially in a floor runda rough piece of wood [RUD]
tó	wool [TOW] töa adj. of wool, woollen [TOW]; in GL:71 toa was glossed wool, noun instead of adjective - but later the noun is tó but töa noun wood (VT39:6) ??
turu	wood (properly firewood, but used of wood in general) (LT1:270) turúva wooden (LT1:270) tusturë tinder (LT1:270)
vírin	a magic glassy substance of great lucency used in fashioning the Moon; used of things of great and pure transparency (LT2:339)
vista	air (as substance) [WIS (WIL)]

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