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Wordlist: Cosmic

This page will contain list of words for Earth's astronomical objects despite the fact that Arda's cosmology is very different, closer to the most ancient, mythological ideas about the Sun and Moon. Words specific to Arda's cosmogony will appear here in distant future.

English Nûrlâm Part of speech Etymology Comments
aeon goiril n NL, see “goir”, “il”; compare with HG “ûrgul”
Arda thard n NL < Valarin “Aþāraphelūn” (lit. “appointed dwelling”) + Quenya “Arda”
base tâl n NL < LOS “âl”, “dâl” (plane); compare with EL “tala” (above) < Etym. “TALAM” (floor, base, ground); compare with “târ” (high)
Earth thard n NL < Valarin “Aþāraphelūn” (lit. “appointed dwelling”) + Quenya “Arda”
emptiness shad n DS also with suffix “-urm” or “-um”;
uncountable
eternity goiril n NL, see “goir”, “il”; compare with HG “ûrgul”
floor tâl n NL < LOS “âl”, “dâl” (plane); compare with EL “tala” (above) < Etym. “TALAM” (floor, base, ground); compare with “târ” (high)
ground tâl n NL < LOS “âl”, “dâl” (plane); compare with EL “tala” (above) < Etym. “TALAM” (floor, base, ground); compare with “târ” (high)
level tâl n NL < LOS “âl”, “dâl” (plane); compare with EL “tala” (above) < Etym. “TALAM” (floor, base, ground); compare with “târ” (high)
month shil n SV, HG (only “month”); probably from Quenya “isil”, “sil”, “silm”, Sindarin “ithil” (moon) also period of time
moon shil n SV, HG (only “month”); probably from Quenya “isil”, “sil”, “silm”, Sindarin “ithil” (moon) also period of time
nihil shad n DS also with suffix “-urm” or “-um”;
uncountable
nothingness shad n DS also with suffix “-urm” or “-um”;
uncountable
plane tâl n NL < LOS “âl”, “dâl” (plane); compare with EL “tala” (above) < Etym. “TALAM” (floor, base, ground); compare with “târ” (high)
sky khîl n NL < DS “kʰīm” (Isengard), “kilm” (Mordor) < Proto-Orkish “kilmi” < Gnomish “climli” (heaven, sky), Adûnaic “gimli” (star) < Etym. “ƷEL”; compare with MERP “kîl” < Albanian “qiell” uncountable
sky nût n EL, all Neo-BS dialects uncountable
star ilz n LOS < Quenya “elen” < Etym. “EL”; compare with Hurrian “ilziri” (questionable meaning)
Sun ûzh n DS (Moria) < Quenya “úrë” (heat) < Etym. “UR” (be hot), Valarin “urus”
sunlight ûdhîr n NL, melting “ûzh” with “thîr” (see corresponding articles) “thîr(um) ûzhob” (the light of the Sun) is more formal;
uncountable
void shad n DS also with suffix “-urm” or “-um”;
uncountable
world thard n NL < Valarin “Aþāraphelūn” (lit. “appointed dwelling”) + Quenya “Arda”
year ûzhraug n “sun cycle”

See also

Words for Sun and stars are present also in category Fire. Some intervals of time are related to motion of cosmic objects.

lexicon/cosmic.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/07 19:38 by 127.0.0.1