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Dictionary of all invented languages...

N.B. This dictionary is incomplete because it is an ongoing project.

Ad = Adûnaic;  Av = Avarin;  BS = Black Speech;  CE = Common Eldarin;  Dan = Danian;  Dor = Doriathrin;  Dr = Drúadan language;  Elv = Elvish;  Ent = Entish;  EN = Exilic Noldorin;  EQ = Exilic Quenya;  G = Goldogrin, Gnomish;  Ilk = Ilkorin;  K = Khuzdul, Dwarvish;  L = Lindarin;  N = Noldorin;  Nan = Nandorin;  ON = Old Noldorin;  Ork = Orkish;  Oss = Ossiriandic, Ossiriandeb;  Q = Quenya;  Qe = Qenya;  R = Rohanese;  S = Sindarin;  Silv  = Silvan;  T = Telerin;  V = Valarin;  VQ  = Vanyarin Quenya;  W = Westron; * = only attested in compound

A able-bodied men, troop of: N gweith above: Q or; N or abyss: S iâ action, readiness for: N hûr affection of vowels: N prestanneth affectionate: Q méla; T māla and: S a; N ar; Q ar anger: S rûth arm: N rhanc; ON ranko artificial hill (see "hill"): S cerin (artificial) mound (see "mound"): CE khabdā arts: S gûl arts, black: S morgul autumn: Q Narquelion away, go: Q auta- awful: N taur axe, heavy woodman's: T tagula B back(wards): Q nan- bad: S saur badly: Q saucare bark: S *rîf bay: S côf between: S im; Nan enel beyond: Q pella birch (noun): Q hwinde; S chwind, whinn birthday, person celebrating: W ribadyan bitter cold: N helch black arts: S morgul black mist: S thû blade of a cutting tool or weapon: Q maika blessed: Q aman blood: Q serke; S sereg bloom, a single: S loth blossom: S lúth blue: Q luine; S luin boar: Qe úro, karkapolka boat, small: Qe venë bony: Qe astula both: Q yūyo bounding: Qe kapalima breath: Q foa bridge: Q yanta, yanwe bright spark: S gil brilliant: S aglareb butterfly: Q wilwarin; T vilverin, N gwilwileth, Ilk gwilwering, G gwilbrin butterfly, like a: Qe wilwarindon C call: T can-; S can- camel: Qe ulun(t) cat, she-: G miaulin cave: Q rondo; S groth; N rhond; Dor roth chieftain: Q haran children: S hîn citadel: S ost circular mound: S cerin cliff-edge: Q lanka; S lanc; T lanca clamour: S caun clan: Q nosse climb (noun): S rath cloak: G Bacha; Qe vakko cloud: Q fána co- [prefix]: S go-, gwa- cold, bitter: N helch com- [prefix]: S go-, gwa- commander: Q káno considering a matter: Q úvie consonants: Q patakar conversation (interchange of words): S athrabeth corrupt: N thaw cottager: W hlothram(a) course: S rant; N iôr, rant, rath; Ilk rant creature, very terrible: rauko crests: S pinnath crier: Q káno crossing: S iath crowd: Qe sanga; N hoth crown [see also "garland"]: Q ríe; N rhî cruel: Q saura cry aloud: T can- cry out: S can- crying, weeping: Qe maule D dark: BS búrz darkness, horrible: S thû dauntless man: N thalion death: S gurth, guru declivity: Q pende; N penn, pend deep valley [see "valley"]: N tum demon: Q rauko detestable: CE Øaurā dire: Q aika direction: Elv men direction of travel: Q mentië disembodied spirit: Q fairë dish: Qe venë do, prone to: N dadbenn down (come down in a slant): S penna- downs, group of: S pinnath downhill: N dadbenn downslope: Q pende dragon: S lhûg; N amlug dryad: Qe tavaro, tavaron E eagle: G ioroth, ior, thor; Qe ea(r), earen; [Q Anaxarta] ears: Q hlaru; S lhaw earth: Qe kemi east: Q rómen; S rhûn, amrûn edge, sharp or clean: Q lanka; S lanc; T lanca emit (foul breath, etc.): Q foa encircled land: S pelennor end: S methed end, sudden: Q lanka; S lanc; T lanca errant: Q ránen; N rhaun erratic wandering: Q ranya; S rein, rain evil, free from: Q aman evil-smelling: Q saura excavation: S torech extreme horror: gorgor F fading, sun-: Q Narquelië fall (verb): S penna- family: Q nossë; S nos farmer: Qe nandor fatherless: S penadar fathom: N rhaew; ragme fear, haunting: S gorgor fell: Q aika fence: Q pelo; S iâth fenced field: N pêl; ON pele fenced land: S pelennor field: D nand field, fenced: N pêl; ON pele fiery spirit: N hûr filth: Q söa finch: Qe liri fine (adj): N brand fire: Ork ghâsh first: Elv inga fish, little: Qe nis fist: Q quár; T pār; S/N paur five: Q lempe; S leben; T lepen; N lheben; Qe lemin; G elf flame (verb): S lacho flame, leaping: S lhach fly, small: Qe mí flow: Ilk rant flower: S lotheg, loth; Ad inzil flute: G thibin flute, small: G tifin flute, to play a: G thimpa- flute-playing: G thibindon foam: Ad roth; Oss wing foaming: V Oš(o)šai folk: Qe nosse foot: S tal; N tâl, pôd ("animal's foot"), tellen ("sole of foot") ford: S iath forest [see also "wood"]: Q taure; S/N taur; Ilk taur forked: N/S thanc fort: S ost foul: Q saura free: Q (a)ranya; N rhain, rhein free from evil: Q aman friend: S/N mellon Friend of Men: S Edennil full moon [cf. "Moon"]: S Ithil funeral mound [see also "mound"]: S haudh G garland [see also "crown"]: Q ría, rië; T ría; S rî glorious: S aglareb go away: Q auta- go round: Q pel- goat: Qe yat, yak- goblin [see also "orc"]: Q orko; ON orko; N orch; Dor urch; Dan urc; G Gong goes: Q mene gold: Q laure; S malt; A pharaz; Qe laure; G glôr, †Culu gold (colour): Q laure gold (metal): Q malda; N malt golden: Q laure; A pharazon; G glôriol, glôrin gore: Qe mear grassland, wide: N nand, nann great number: S rim(b) group: S -rim group of downs: S pinnath guard: S/N tirith guardian: Q kundo gulls: S mŷl H hair: Q findë hair, a single: CE phini- hair, plait of: Q findë Half-elven: S Peredhil halfling: S perian hand: Q quár; T pār; S/N paur harbour: Qe kópa harp (noun): Q ñande hasty: Q orna haunting fear: S gorgor haven: Qe kôpa/kôpas hawk: Qe haro heart (inner mind): Q óre hedge of spikes, jagged: Q karakse helm: Q karma herald: Q káno; T cāno hero: N thalion high: Q orna, tāra; N brand, taur highness, her: Q tári hill, artificial: S cerin hill, isolated: S/N mindon his: S în hobbit: S perian hoard: Qe foa hole: Q ekka; S torech hole, secret: S torech holiness: Q aire holy: Q airë, aira horde: S hoth horn: Qe tilde; N tild, till horrible darkness: S thû horror: S gorth horse: Q rocco/rokko; S/N roch host: S hoth, rim; N hoth hour: Q lúme house (building) house, walled: Q peler, opele House (dynasty): Q nosse I I: S im; Q -n, ni, inyë ice: Q helke; N heleg ice-cold: Q helka icicle: S aeglos idea: N inc, naw; Q intya, inka-, Þelma identical: Q imya idol: Qe kordon if: Q qui ill: N thlaew; Q laiwa ill-fate: S úmarth ill-shapen: Q nauca illuminate: Q kalya imagination: Q síma imminent: Q uvā immortal: S alfirin; Q ilfirin immoveable: Q tulka implement: Qe yaima impeded: Q tapta impend: Q uvā impelled: N horn impetuous: N alag, asgar/ascar important: Qe valdea impossible impossible (to recount): Q únyárima impossible (to say/out into words): Q úquétima a thing impossible to be or to be done: Q únat impulse: Q felmë, hórë impulsive: Q hórëa in: S mîn, ned; N nedh-; S vi; Q mi, imi, sé in-: Q ú- inadequate: Q penya incarnate: Q mirroanwë incitement: Q siule incline: Q penda- incline (noun): N talad; Q talta inclined: N dadbenn; Q penda indeed: Q é index (noun): S emig index finger: S emel, lebdas, nobad; Q lepetas, tassa, emmë, emya index toe: Q emmë, emya indicate: Q tana- individual: Q nasse induce: Q sahta inflorescence: S goloth, loth, lúth; N lhoth in front of: Q opo, pō injure: Qe hyan- ink: Qe móro inlands: Q Mittalmar inner mind: Q óre innumerable: N arnediad, aronoded insect: Q pī insecure: N talt insert: EN nestegi; Q mitta- inside: N nedh-; Q mir, minna insight: Q terken instead: S sennui insult: S eitha- intellect: Q handele intelligence: N hannas, heniad; Q handasse intelligent: N hand; Q handa intend: S thel- interchange of thought (= telepathy): Q ósanwe interchange of words (conversation): S athrabeth interior (adj): Q mitya into: Q mir, minna inundate: Q oloiya- invent: Q auta- invention: Q aule inwards: Elv imbe Ireland: G Aivrin, Aivrien; Qe Íverind-, Íwerin, Iverindor iron: S/N ang, angren; Q anga, erë, eren island: S tol; N toll; Q lóna, tol isle: S tol; Q lóna, tol, tollë isolated: S/N ereb isolated hill: S/N mindon isolated round hill: Qe tolmen isolated tower: Q mindo isolated tree: Q orne issue (verb): Qe uswë issue of water: Q ehtele isthmus: Q yanwe it: N ha; S ten; Q -s itself: Q imma, insa J jacket: G Bacha; Qe vakko jagged hedge of spikes: Q karakse jail: Q mando January: S narwain; Q Narvinyë jaw: N anc, naew; S carach; Q anca jerk (verb): N rhitho; Q rihta- jerk (noun): N rhinc; Q rinca Jesus: Q Yésus jewel: S/N mîr; Q mírë; A zimra jewel-smiths: S mírdain join: Q verya- joining (noun): Q yanwë journey: Q mentië journey (noun): S lenn-; Q lenda joy: N gell, glas; Q alassë joyous: N meren jubilation: N gellam judge (noun): N badhor, badhron; Q námo judgement: N baudh; Q námië juice: N peich, saw; Q sáva, pirya juicy: N pichen July: S cerveth; Q Cermië June: S nórui; Q Nárië jump: Q cap- Jupiter: Q Alcarinquë just (adj): S fael; Q faila K keen: N lhaeg; Q laika; Ilk laig keenness of perception: Q laike keep (verb): S heb- keeping (noun): Q mando kill: [see "slay"] kin: Qe nosse kind (adj): N milui kind (noun): Qe nostalë kindle: N nartha-; Q tinta-, narta- kindler: S toniel kindred: Q nossë; S nos king: N âr; S/N aran; N taur; Q haran; Qe vardar kingdom: S aranarth kingfisher: N heledir; Q halatir, kingly bull: Elv Aramund kingsfoil: S athelas; Q asëa aranion kinsman: S gwanûr; N gwanur kinswoman: S gwanûr; N gwanur kiss (verb): Qe miq- kiss (noun): Qe miqe(e) kitten: Qe tis knee (noun): Qe okka knife: N sigil knight: Q roquen knob (noun): N dolt; ?Q/?T tolma; Qe tolos knock: N tamno; Q tamba- knoll: Q nóla knot (noun): N narð; Q narda, núte knotted: N norn know: Q ista- knowledge: S/N gûl; N ist; Q hande, ista; [see also "wisdom"] knowledge, evil or perverted: S gûl knowledge, secret: S gûl k-series: calmatéma L lacking, the: T Pendi lair: S torech lamp: Q calma, kalma, calar; T calar large river: S duin lark: Q lirulin laughter: S lalaith leaf: S lass leaping: Qe kapalima leave (the point of the speaker's thought): Q auta- -less (affix): S pen- lift up: Q orta- light: N galad; Q kalma light, twinkle of: S gil lily: Ad inzil lion, she-: Qe ravennë little: S pîn load: S cûl lode: N rant lofty: Q orna; N brand lord: S hîr; Q cundo love: Q melme loving: Q méla; T māla M magic-ring: BS nazg maid, river-: Qe nindari man: Q -wë man, old: Ork sharkû manhood: N gweith man-power: N gweith massive: S brand master: S/N hîr mastery: N túr meeting: Q omentie men, troop of able-bodied: N gweith middle, in the: Nan enel mighty: N taur mighty, very: Q taura mind, inner: Q óre mine (noun): S *habar minnow: Qe nis mist, black: S thû Moon, the: Q Rána, Rana; S/N Ithil; N Rhân mound, (artificial): CE khabdā mound, circular: S cerin mound, funeral: S haudh mountain: S/N orod mountain-chain: S orodrim mountain range: N orodrim mountain peak: Q aikasse mourning: S Niënor muscle: N tû music: Qe lindele G gling music of instruments: G linthanin musical: G glingrin

N name a person: T can- naked: S lanc necromancer: BS gûl necromancy: S morgul, gûl; R dwimmerlaik night: Q lómë nightshade (bot.): Qe Fuiyáru; G Fuior noble: N brand no: Q penin not having: Q pen; S pen- number, great: S rim(b) nymph: Qe nindari O old man: Ork sharkû orange (adj.): Q kuluina orange (noun): Q kuluma orc [see also "goblin"]: Q orco; EQ urko; S orch; N ūriʃ; A urku; W orka; BS uruk; Kh Rukhs; Dr gorgûn; G Gong; [Ent burárum] Orient [see also "east"]: N amrûn out of: Q et outcry: S caun overwhelming: N taur P pair of twins: S gwanûr, gwanūn pale shape: Q fairë passage: Q mentië passing: Q auta pathway: N bâd pause (noun): Q lár; S daur peace: S îdh pebble: S sarn people: S rim, gwaith phantom: Q fairë; BS gûl physical strength: N tû piercing: Q maika; S maeg pile: CE khabdā pilgrim: S randir; N rhandir pine (noun): S thôn; I thōn; N thaun; G aigos; Qe aikasse pipe (especially musical): G ross pipe (especially musical), little: G rogli, rothli pivot: Q peltas; N pelthaes place: Q men play a harp: N gannado, ganno play an instrument: G lintha- player, harp-: Qe tyalangan playing of instruments: G linthanin ponder: ON ūba- poor, the: T Pendi poppy: Qe fúmella; G humilos prone (to do): N dadbenn puff of breath: Q foa putrid: Q saura; S saur Q quantity, great: Q úve quarrel: N cost; Q kosta- quarter: S canath queen: S/N: bereth; N rhien, rhîn, rhîs; Q tári; Ilk tōril quench: S ?luithia- quick quick twist: Q rihta- quick stroke: Q rinke quiet: S tîn (adj); Qe qilde quite: EN far quiver: Qe vainolë quotation: Q eques R rabbit: Qe lopo radiant: N foen rainbow: Qe ilweran raise: Q orta- readiness for action: N hûr reed-bed: Ilk esgar Refusers, the: Q Avari regiment: N gweith region: S gwaith; Elv men repose: S îdh rest: S îdh return (verb): Q pel- revolve: Q pel- ridge: Qe hat ridges: S pinnath ring: Q *corma (finger-)ring, magic-ring: BS nazg Rings, of the: Q Cormaron Ring-bearers: Q Cormacolindor Ringday: Q Cormarë rise: Q orta- rising: Q óre river: S/N sîr; Q sír, sīr; Q/ON sīre river, large: S duin rivers: Q siryat river-bed: N rant, rath river-maid: Qe nindari rivulet: Q siril road: S men robin: G crinthammos rock: S gond rose: S meril rotten: N thaw round, go: Q pel- run on, run smoothly: Qe nornoro- rush, of both noise and speed: Qe vastan S sanctity: Q airë secret hole: S torech secret knowledge: S gûl serpent: S lhûg shadow of dark magic: BS gûl sharp: Q maika; S maeg shape, pale: Q fairë she-lion: Qe ravennë sheep: Q máma; G moth shine: Q sil- shore: Elv esgar silent: S tîn silver: T telepi; Q tyelpe; S/N/G celeb; I telf sinew: N tû skin: S *flâd slant, come down in a: S penna- slave: BS gûl sleep (noun): Qe fúmë slope: Q penda-, pende; S penn, pend slopes: S pinnath sloping, steeply: Q penda small star: N tinw smelling, evil-: Q saura snake: S lhûg snow: S loss; N gloss snow-white: N gloss soil: Qe kemi, kemen sorcery: S morgul, gûl spark: S tin, tîn; N tinw spark, bright: S gil sparkle: S tin spectre: R dwimmerlaik spider: S ungol spike: Qe tilde spikes, jagged hedge of: Q karakse spindrift: Oss wing spirit, disembodied: Q fairë spirit, evil: BS gûl spirit, fiery: N hûr spirit of the woods: Qe tavaro, tavaron spot: Q men spume: Oss wing spuming: V Oš(o)šai star: S gil, tîn; N gíl star, small: N tinw steadfast: S thalion steeple: S brand stench: N thû stick in: EN nestegi stone: S gond, sarn; N gonn, sarn stony: S/N sarn stop (noun): Q lár; S daur stray (verb): Q ranya-; N rhenio straying: Q ráne stream [see also "river"]: S/N sîr street: S rath strength, physical: N tû strong: S thalion sublime: Q varanda; S brand; N taur summons: T can- sun-fading: Q Narquelië sunrise: N amrûn sword-blade: Q maika T tall: Q orna; S brand terrible: Q aika terrible creature, very: Q rauko terror: Qe osse; S gorgor thanksgiving: Q hantalë three: S nêl, neleð; N neledh, neled time: Q lúme together: S go-, gwa-; N go- top (noun): Q inga torment: Q nwalme tower: S minas; N minnas towering: S brand town: Q peler, opele track, beaten: N bâd tranquility: S îdh travel, direction of: Q mentië treasure: S mîr; Qe foa tree: Q alda, orne; S galadh, orn, †oron; Silv galad; tress: Q findë; CE phindē troll: S torog; BS olog trolls: Qe maulir troop of able-bodied men: N gweith tunnel: S torech twilight: S/N uial twinkle of light: S gil twinkle of stars: S tin twins, pair of: S gwanûr, gwanūn U [?]uncontrolling: Q (a)ranya; N rhain, rhein unmeasured might or size, of: Q taura uphill: N am-benn uprising: N amrûn us: S men usual: Q senya/senwa V vale: S nan valley: S nan, tum; Dor nand; N tum vast: Q taura; N taur vein: N rant vessel: Qe venë victory: N túr vigilance: S tirith vigour: N hûr, tû vile: Q saura village, walled: Q peler, opele void: S iâ vowels, affection of: N prestanneth W walled house or village: Q peler, opele wanderer: S randír; N rhandir wandering: Q ráne wandering, erratic: Q ranya; S rein, rain wandering man: S randir watch: S/N tirith water: S/N nen wave (noun), long: T vola way: Q men; S men weeping, crying: Qe maule well (adv.): S mae Westron: S Falathren; W Adûni white: Q fána; N foen white, snow-: N gloss white, dazzling: S gloss willow: S tathar wind: S/N gwaew windy: S gwaeren winter: G Gilim without: Q pen wizard: Q istar; S ithron wood [see also "forest"]: Q taure; S/N taur; S glad; Ilk taur woods, spirit of the: Qe tavaro, tavaron wound, wounding: Nan snād wraiths: BS gûl wreath [see also "crown" and "garland"]: Q ría; T ría; S rî X N/A Y yard: Q ranga yawn: Q yanga-, hácala year: Q loa, coranar, yén; N în yellow: Q/ON malina; VQ tulka; N malen yellow powder: Q/ON malo; N mâl yellow bird/yellow hammer: Q ammale, ambale; ON: ammale, ammalinde; N em(m)elin, emlin yellow water-lily: Qe nénu yes: Q ná yesterday: Q noa yoke: Q yanta; Qe yalte yon, yonder: Q enta, en you [see also: "thou"]: Q -lde (plural "you"), le (plural "you"), tyet (dual "you"), let (dual "you") young: Q nessa, vinya, [c]ana; N neth youngster: Q winyamo youth: Q víne Z zebra: G raibrog