A DICTIONARY FOR THE ELDARIN TONGUES

Prepared by William E. Wilson All rights held by Cryptic Runes Designs.
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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this game aid is to allow the Game Master and players to read and write in either of the two major Eldarin tongues, i.e. Sindarin and Quenya. Included in this booklet are English/Quenya, Sindarin and Sindarin, Quenya/English translations. All of Tolkien's works to 1983 have been included. Also included is a brief section on the writing systems including those used by the Sindarin, Noldor, Dunedain, Men and those speaking the black speach. The dictionary sections are outlined according to the major Eldarin dialect spoken, with gramatical classifications, translations and what major work they were found in. The only outside additions to the dictionary are through the logical derivatives of words found in Tolkien's works.

Abbreviations

The Writing Systems of the Eldarin. Tengwar

The writing systems of Middle Earth can all be traced back to the systems developed by the Eldar. Two forms of writing were created for depicting sounds, namely the Tengwar and the Certar. Only the different modes of the Tengwar will be covered in this booklet. Examples of the use of the Certar can be found in the Appendices of the third volume of the Lord of the Rings.

The earliest forms of the Tengwar were formulated by Rumil, a Noldo. Later they were modified by Feanor, also a Noldo, and this is the script that led to the formation of the various different modes. Feanor's script was that introduced to the Edain and the Numenoreans.

The following tables show some of the various major modes in use during the third age of Middle Earth. For in depth explanations of the Tengwar refer to the Lord of the Rings.

Sindarin

English to Sindarin

Sindarin in the third age of Middle Earth was the predominant Eldarin tongue spoken. The following are explanations of the use of some of the parts of speach and examples of their use. Letters and letter combinations used in Sindarin. a, ae, ai, au/aw, b, c, d, dh, e, ei, f, g, h, hw, i, l, lh, m, n, ng, o, oe, p, ph, r, s, t, th, u, ui, v, w, y

y is always considered a vowel and i will take on the consonental value of y before another vowel as in the English yes or you. (ex. Iarwain pronounced as Yarwain.) All prnounciations will follow those outlined by Tolkien in the LotR.

Nouns

In Sindarin words do not always or frequently end in vowels. Therefore, pluralization will be accomplished by modifying one or more vowels within the word itself.

Changes

Some nouns will not change as expected as in orod being ered as plural and not eryd. Also certain nouns (place indicators etc.) will use a suffix to indicate the plural (ex. dor - doriath).

Adjectives

Adjectives also occur in the singular and plural and will follow the rules governing the changes in nouns.

Verbs

The verb tenses for Sindarin are more numerous than the examples for Quenya. The following are verb tenses given in Tolkien's works as well as, extrapolated forms.

extrapolated forms:

English - Sindarin Dictionary

Quenya - English Dictionary

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