Elvish Glossary

English to Elvish Glossary

Here's the English to Elvish Glossary. You can buy the whole Elvish Dictionary here. And if you find any mistakes, please feel free to e-mail them to me at attoukaen@yahoo.com.

B Black Speech

C Common Speech (Westron)

D Dunlending

H Hobbit (words other than Westron or ancient English)

K Khuzdul (Dwarvish)

M Any one of the languages of Men

N Númenorean (Adunaic)

O Orkish

PN Pre-Númenorean (Languages in the area of Gondor before the coming of the Númenoreans)

Q Quenya

R Rohan

S Sandarin

Sv Sylvan

W Wose

abhorrence---deloth

abhorrent---Q saur, S thaur

to abide---Q mar

abominable---Q saur, S thaur

abroad---S palan

abyss---iâ

across---S thar, S thrad

afar---S palan

again---Q en-

air---Q vilya, Q wilya

alas---Q ai

all (plural)---Q ilye

the all---Q ilúve

alone---er

and---S a, Q ar

anger---rûth

as---Q ve

ash---S lith

augmentive prefix to L---S g-

augmentive suffix---S -on

autumn---S iavas, Q yávië

awakening---Q coire, cuivië, S echoir, echui

awe---gaya

axes---K baruk

bald---S rûdh

bane---dagnir

barrow---S tûr, plural tyrn

battle---dagnir, ndak, dagor

to be---Q, S n-

be it that---Q nai

beard---fan(g)

beautiful (fair)---Q vana

because (for)---Q an

beech---neldor

to behold---Q aiy-, Q el-

to bend---lok

beside---Q ar

between---S im, Q imbe

beyond---Q pella

birch---S brethil

bird (small)---S aew, Q aiwë

black---mor, vorn

blessed---aman, man

blood---agar, S sereg, Q serke

bloodstained---agarwaen

blossom---N inzil, Q lótë, S loth

blue---S lhun, S luin, Q luinë

book---Q parma

bow---cú, Q lúva

breeze---Q hwesta

bridge---S iant, Q yanta

brilliance---S ril, Q rildë, Q rillë

bull---mundo

butterfly---Q wilwarin

cave---grod, groth, rod

chambers---S sammath

champion---Q aráto

to chant---S lin

children---Q hini, S hîn

chill---S ring

to cleave---cir, kir, ris

cleaver---crist, grist, kris, hyando

cleft---cir, cirith

cloak---Q collo, S gollo

cloud---S fan, S fân, Q fana, plural fanyar

coast---falas, falath

collective plural suffix---S -ath, S -rim, Q rimbë

course---rant

cold---ring

to come---Q túl

commander---Q káno, S gon

consumer---Q vása

cool---him

to cover---Q untup-

crow---S craban, S plural crebain

to cry---Q, S nall-

cup---Q yulma

to cut---cir, kir

dark---B burz, S dûr, mor

darkness---B burzum, S fuin, Q huine, Q mornië

daughter---Q, S -iel

dauntless---S thalion

day---S -or, Q ré

dead---S firn

death---S gurth

deep---Q balë, Q búlë

demon---S raug, Q rauko, S rog

devoted to---(n)dil, (n)dur, nil, nur

dimness---S du, S gwath, S wath, S weth

direction---Q men

dog (great)---huan

dome---Q telluma, plural tellumar

doom---S amartha, Q ambar, Q umbar

door---S annon, plural ennyn, S fen, S fennas

double---adu

down---Q ndu, Q nu

to down-lick---Q undulav-

to down-roof---Q untup-

draught---Q yulda, plural yuldar

to draw---S teith-

dread---gaya, S got, S goroth

to drown---Q undulav-

dusk---S dome Q lómë, S moth

Dwarf---K Khazâd S naug, plural naugrim, S nog, S nogoth, plural noegyth

Dwarvish language---K Khuzdul

to dwell---Q mar-

dwelling---S bar, Q mar

eagle---Q soron, S thoron

ear---S lhaw

earth---Q arda, Q kemen

east---S rhûn, Q rôm, Q romen, S rûn

echo---lóm

echo (great)---lammoth

Elf---S edhel, plural edhil, Q elda, plural eldar, S eledh, Q quendi

empty---lost

to encircle---Q pel

encircling wall---S echor

end---met

to end---Q tel

Ent---S Onod, plural Onodrim or Enyd

to enter---S minn-

even thou---Q elye

ever---Q oi, S oiale, Q oio, S ui

exalted---Q varda

eye---S hen

fading---S beleth, S firith, Q quelle

fair-haired---Q vana

to fall---Q lanta

fangs---S carach, S carag, S carak, S carch, Q caraxë, Q carca

far---Q hae

far and wide---Q, S palan

far-seer---Q palantir, plural palantiri

farwell---namárië

fate---Q ambar, Q umbar, S amarth

father---Q atar, S adar

feast---mereth

feather---Q quesse

fell (adjective)---aeg

feminine name suffix--- -iel

fence---S iâth

fence (outer)---S ephel

to fill---Q quant-

to find---Q hir, Q utuv-

figure---Q fana

to finish---Q tel

fire---B ghâsh, Q nar, S naur

first---Q minya

fist---S paur, Q quárë

flame (leaping)---lach, lhach

flane (red)---S ruin, Q runya

flat-lands---S talath

flow---S fui

to flow---Q sir

to flow away, to flow down---Q cel, Q kel

flower---N inzil, Q lotë, S loth, Q lot

flowing---sirith

foam---rhos, ros, roth, ving, wing

to follow---Q khil, hil

foot---S dal, Q tal

for (because)---Q an

ford---athrad, iach

forest---S erin, plural eryn, S taur, Q taurë

forsaken---egla

fortress---ost

friend---(n)dil, (n)dur, nil, nur,S mellon

from---Q -ello, Q -o

from on high---Q ndu

fruit---Q yávë

gape---faug

gate---Q ando, S annon, plural ennyn, S fen, S fennas

garlanded maiden---Q tir

to gaze---S dir, Q tir

to gaze afar---S palandir

gazing---S diriel

gift---Q anna

to give---S on-

glass---S heled, K kheled

gleam---glîn

glittering---bril

glittering white---S silivren

gloom---S fuin, Q huinë

gloomy---dim

glory---S aglar, Q alcar, Q aldar

glorious---S aglareb, Q alcarin, alkarinque

to go around---Q pel

to go away---Q cel, Q kel

goblin---S glam, plural glamhoth, S orch, plural ytch, B uruk, B uruk-hai

gold---S mal, plural mel, Q malta, N pharaz

gold (color or light)---S glor, S lor, Q laurë

golden---Q laurëa, Q laurië

golden-brown---S baran

golden-red---cul

good---man

grade---Q tyelle, plural tyeller

gravel---S brith

gray---S mith, S thin(d), Q sinda

green---S calen, S galen, plural gelin, Q lai

growth---loa

hair---fin

half---Q per, S pher

hall with arched roof---rond, thrond

hall---Q mard, plural mardi

to halt---S dar-

hammer---S dring

hand---S bor, S cam, S cham, Q kamba, Q ma, Q maite, Q quarë

harbor, haven---S lonn, S lond, Q londe

head---dhol, dol

hearing---S lhaw

heart---Q orë

heat---Q ur

heaven---Q, S menel

heavy---blung

heir---S chil, S réd, Q hil, plural hildinyar

helm---thôl

here---S si

hidden---S dolen

hiding---esgal

high---ar(a), arat, don, Q oro, Q tan, Q tar, Q tára

hill---S amon, plural emyn

hither---nev

hollow---S nov

a hollow---Q unque

holly---ereg, reg

holy---Q aina, Q aire

home---S bar, Q mar

hook---Q ampa

hope---S estel

horn---S dil, S ras, plural rais, Q til

horror---del, S gor, S goroth

horde---S hoth

horse---S roch, S ro(h), Q rokko

host---A hoth, S rim, Q rimbë

to be hot---Q ur

hound---huan

hour---lúmenn'

howl---ngwaw

hunt---faroth

I---S im

ice---S khelek

icy, ice-cold---Q helka

in---Q -esse

in the---Q mí

in this place---Q sinome

in which---Q yassen

iron---S ang, Q anga

of iron---S angren, plural engrin

is---Q, S na

island---tol

it---Q -yes

jaws---Q anca, carka, S carach, carag, carak

jewel---S mîr, Q mírë

to keep---S cheb-

kindler---S thoniel

king---S aran, plural erain or erein

knowledge---S golodh, Q noldo, Q nólë

lady---S híril

lair---torech

lake---aelin, lin

lamp---Q calma

lament---Q dénië, Q nainië

land---S dor, (n)dór, nor, Q nórë

last---S vendui

to be last---Q tel-

laughter---lalaith

lawn---S parth

leaf---Q asea, las, plural lassi

letter---Q tengwa, plural tengwar, S tîw

to lie---Q cait-

life---coi

to lift up---Q ortan-

light---Q cal, Q kal, S galad

like---Q ve

to live---S cui-, S guin-

to listen---S last-

lofty---don, S tar, Q tára

lonely---ereb

long---an, and, anann

look toward---S tir

loop---lok

lord---Q heru, S hir, K uzbad

lore---Q nólë

lost---Q vanwa

love---mel

lover of---(n)dil, (n)dur, nil, nur

to make---S ech-

maiden---ien, -wen

maiden (garlanded)---riel

man---S adan, plural edain, Q atan, plural atani

masculine name suffix--- -ion

mastery---tur

may it be---Q nai

me-for---Q nin

meeting (of our)---omentielvo

mesh---rem, rembe, rembre

metal---Q tinco

middle---en, ened

mighty---beleg

mind---Q ore

mist---Q his, Q hísië, S hith

month---Q asta, plural astar

moon---Q isil, S ithil

mortal---fir

mound---cerin, corol, coron, S haudh, S tûr, plural tyrn

mountain---S orod, plural ered

mouth---Q anto

name---Q esse

near---nev

nectar---miruvor

net---rim, rembe, rembre

new---vinya

night---S dú

nightingale---S dúlin, S tinuviel, Q lómelindë, Q tindomerel

noble---ar, ara, arat

noise (din)---glam

north---S for, S forn, S forod, Q formen

not---Q, S ú-

now---Q si

number (great)---S rim, Q rimbë

O!---S a!

ocean---S aear, Q ëar

of---Q -ello, Q -eva, Q, S -o, K -ul

old---iar, iaur

old man---B sharkû

oliphaunt---mûmak, plural mûmakil

on this side of---S nef

one---B ash, Q er

to open---S edr-

oppression---S thang

out---et, eth

outflow---ethir

outside---Q ar

pass---cirith

to pass---Q aut-, Q van-

people---Q nórë, S waith

petty---S nibin

pillar---tarma

pine---S thôn

place (in this)---Q sinome

plain---lad, talath

platform---talan

plural collective suffix---S -ath, S -rim

point---ae, S dil, Q til

pool---aelin, lin

power---S bal, plural bel, S rod, plural rodyn, Q tur, Q val

to praise---S egl-, Q lait-

prince---ernil

prison---S band, Q mando, Q mbando

pursue---faroth

queen---S bereth, Q tári

radiance---Q alata, S galad

rage---Q aha

rain---Q ulma

rainbow---ninniach

ransom---danwedh

re- ---Q en-

red---S car, caran, Q carnë

to refill---Q enquant-

refuser---avar

region---Q arda, Q men, S arth

remembrance--- -rín

rest---Q este

reversed---Q nuquerna

to ride---S nor-

ridges---S pinnath

ring---Q cor, B nazg

ringwraith---B nazgûl

river---S duin, S duine, S hir, Q, S sîr, Q luine

roads---Q tier

root--- thond

royal--- ar, ara, arat

rune---Q certa, plural certar, S certhas, S cirth, S gerthas

rushing--- alag, alak, asca

sad---dim

to say---S ped-, Q quen- Q quet-

screen---esgal

sea---S ae, S aer, S gaer, Q ëar

series---Q tema, plural temar

serpent---Q hlokë, Q lokë, S lhug, S lyg

seven---S odo, Q otso

shadow---S ath, S dae, S gwath, S wath, S weth

shadow (heavy)---Q lumbule

shadows cast by light---morchaint

ship---cair, cir, cirya, gir

shore---falas, falath, rast, rest

shuddering---girith

sickly---engwa

sign---Q tehta, S thîw

silent---dín

silver---S celeb, Q telep, Q telpë

silver-like---S celebrin, Q telperin

to sing---Q, S lin-

singer---lindë

skill---curu

sky---Q vilya, Q wilya

to slant down---S penn-

slave---B snaga

slender, slim---fim

snake---Q hlokë, Q lokë, Q leuca, S lhûg, plural lyg

snow---Q, S loss, Q lossë

snowy---lossen

son of---Q, S -ion, K -ul

sorcery---morgûl, S gûl

south---S har, S harad, S har, Q hyarmen

spark---S gil, Q tinwë

to sparkle---S din-, Q, S tin-, Q it-, Q tint-, Q tintil-

to sparkle like jewels---S mír-

to speak---S ped-, Q quen-, Q quet-

spider---ungol

spider web---Q ungwe

spirit---Q fëa, Q sulë, Q thulë

spindrift, spray---ros, rhos, ving, wing

spring of water---Q et-kelé, Q etelë, S eithel

spring season---S ethuil, Q tuilë

stake---S ceber, plural cebir, S gebir

star---Q, S el, Q elen, plural eleni, S elen, plural elenath or elin, S gil, il

star-host---S giliath

starlight---Q silme

stars (of the)---elda, plural eldar, elena

stem---Q telco

stirring---Q coire, S echuir

stone---S gon, S gond, Q ondo

stone (small)---sarn, plural serni

to stray---raen-, ran-

stream---hir, sir

street---S rath

strong---S thalion

sudden---bragol

surfline---falas, falath

summer---S laer, Q laire

sun---Q anar, S anor

sunlight---Q árë, Q ázë, S aur, S aurë

sunrise---Q romen, S rûn

sunset---Q andúnê, S annun

swan---S alph, Q alqua

sweet---Q lissi

swift---Q linte

sword---S megil, Q macil

swordsman---Q macar, S vagor

tall---Q halla

the---Q i

thee---Q le

them---S hain

these---S hin

this---S hi

thorn---ereg, reg

thou---Q lye, S le

thou (even)---Q elye

thousand---mene

thread---S lain

three---neldë

throng---Q sanga

to thee---S le

tongue---Q lambe

tower---S barad, plural beraid, B lug, Q, S minas

torment---Q ngwalme, Q nwalme, Q ywalme

torrent---S thor

treasure---Q harma

tree---Q alda, plural aldar, S galadh, plural galadhad, S orn

troll---B olog, S torog

trumpet sound---rom

twilight---aduial, minuial, tindome, uial, undome

to twine---rig

to twinkle---Q tintil-

un- ---Q ú-

under---Q nu, nuin

underground dwelling---S grod, S groth, S rod

unto---Q tenn'

unwilling---Q avar

us two---Q met

valiant---astaldo

valley---S dun, nan, nand, imlad, tum, Q tumbo

vaulted roof---rond

veil---Q, S fana

victor---Q dacil

void---iâ

voice---S lammen, Q oma

wall---S ram, Q ramba

to wander---raen, ran

wanderer---randir

to watch, to watch over---Q, S tir-

water---nen

waterfall---lanthir

wave (crested)---Q falma

way---S bad, Q pata

we two---Q met

week---Q enquië, plural enquier

well of water---Q ehtelë, S eithel

werewolf---gaur, ngaur

west---N adûn, S annún, S dûn, Q númen

wet---med, nin

white (dazzling)---S glos

white---S nim, nimf, nimp, niph, Q ninque

who---Q man

whole---Q iluve

will---Q -uva

willow---Q tasarë, S tathar, S tathren

wind---S gwae, S gwai, Q súl

window---S henneth

wing---Q rama, plural ramar

winter---Q hrivë, S hrîw

wise, wisdom---S golodh, plural gelydh, Q noldo, Q nolë

without---Q ar

wolf---draug

woods---S erin, plural eryn, S taur, Q taurë

word---S beth, Q quetta

to wreathe---rig-

Wose---dru

wright---S dan, plural dain

-y ---Q -ime, S -ui

year (solar)---loa

year (long Elven)---Q yen, plural yeni