Quenya-English Dictionary

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the aristocracy) but of someone
pure of heart and noble in nature.
Etym:KALetymology:
The word is compounded
of cal- = shine + -ro = he
see also: calcalma
n. lamp, tengwa #3,
lantern? This the equivalent of
saying ”a light” which makes it the
other noun-form of the verb cal-.
”light” as a noun can refer also to
the stuff that comes out of ”a light”,
and that is referred to as simply:
cala
unusual conjugations: synonym
: cala
see also: cal-, cala
calmatéma n. k-series of the tengwar
(Appendix E) lit. ”lamp-series”
but possibly better described as a series
of objects that are light (a lamp
being an object of light). Contrast
this with Sardi Tengwë which literally
means signs that are stones...
but refers to heavy sounds. I find
this an interesting correlation in that
the properties of an abstract construct
(a sound or series of sounds)
is described by a real-life object that
has a similar aspect
see also: calma, téma
calpa n. water vessel This word is
not elaborated on. Given the surrounding
words, it appears to be
a generic word for any vessel that
holds water.
etymology: KALPA = water vessel
see also: calpacalpa-
v. draw water, scoop out,
bale out A general word referring
to the act of drawing out of
a liquid. Obviously related to the
generic word for water vessel: calpa
etymology: KALPA = water vessel
see also: calpa
shineYet another ilght-related word,
this one means to shine with light.
Taryn - I postulate that this differs from
the others this way: cal- means to give
off any sort of light in any sort of way
- it is the generic word and can be
used transitively or intransitively. calyameans
to specifically give light to another
object, whereas this word means
to give off a goodly amount of light on
its own. KAL- = shinecal-, calyacalya-
v. illuminate Taryn - This is interesting,
it seems there are two similar
verbs here: cal- to shine (seemingly
the light comes from the object)
and calya- to illuminate (to shed light
upon). Obvisouly my interpretation is
dubious, but it seems that the ending -
ya may turn the verb ”shine” (which can
be intransitive or transitive) into one that
is purely transitive... of course I may
have mistaken what the difference is.
perhaps the difference is that one the
light comes from the important object
and the other the light goes to the important
object... need more grammar!
etymology: from KALsee
also: calcambë
n. palm, hollow-of-hand
Refers to the hollow of the hand -
and perhaps simply an open hand
etymology: KAM = hollow
Canafinwë n. skilledcommander,
name-masc