Vowels

A is ‘a’ as in ‘fare’ when following a vowel in the first syllable, otherwise ‘a’ as in ‘far’.

E is ‘ee’ as in ‘steep’ when preceding a vowel, ‘e’ as in ‘step’ when before a consonant, and ‘a’ as in ‘ape’ when it is the last letter in a word.

I is ‘ee’ as in ‘steep’ when preceding a vowel or when it is the last letter in a word, otherwise ‘i’ as in ‘pin’.

O is ‘o’ as in ‘low’ when following a vowel or the letters K or L, or when it is the last letter in a word, otherwise ‘u’ as in ‘fun’.

U is always ‘oo’ as in ‘stool’.

Y is always ‘y’ as in ‘yellow’, NOT like in ‘symptom’.

Consonants

C is always hard and pronounced as ‘K’, NEVER ‘S’.

G is always hard as in ‘green’, and NOT soft as in ‘rage’.

N is always emphasized.

R is always clipped, as in the pronunciation of the Spanish word ‘rapido‘.

TH is always soft, as in ‘think’, NOT hard as in ‘then’.

adan: old/elder

adar; adain; adari: elves; elf; elven

adarim: sprites (Ancient Elvish, always plural)

adil: lord, suffix for male names (eg. Daranadil)

alfia: silver

andir: wisdom/wise

arana; arani; aran: songs; song; singing

arin: wind

aron: man, suffix for male mortal names (eg. Golaron)

balas: mist/misty

bascuru: forgotten

beli: wild

Beliadar; Beliadain: Wild Elves; Wild Elf

cari: lost

Cariadar; Cariadain: Lost Elves; Lost Elf

Carisina; Carisin: Lost Ones; Lost One

Carivanyar: The Lost Wanderer

curu: learnéd

Curusina; Curusin: Learnéd Ones; Learnéd One

dali: divide

daran: earth/land, used in names of geographic regions (eg. Adar Daran)

Daranadar; Daranadain: Earth Elves; Earth Elf

darian; daria: isles; isle, suffix for island names (eg. Rasdaria)

darili: sand

daro: deeps (underground)

delari: swamp

dira: fens

eadros; eadro: hills; hill, used in hill names (eg. Vila Eadros)

eran; era: eyes; eye

eru: watch, watcher

erumari; erumar: watchtowers; watchtower (eg. Belierumar)

fal: young

falan: fey

falas: pass

Falnun; Falnuna: Lesser Men; Lesser Man

felara: quicksilver (Ancient Elvish)

feo: vast

feria: sorrow

fini: shroud

gali: withered

galid: make, craft

glaurinu; glaurin: dragons; dragon

gol: shadow

Goladar; Goladain: Shadow Elves; Shadow Elf

goro: wasted

halas: haven

hamad; hamadi: mountains; peak, used in mountain names (eg. Hamadi Glaurin)

hamudi; hamud: caves; cave

huras; hura: hunters; hunter

iadro; iadra: fair (m); fair (f) (in appearance)

iar: shining

iara: white

ion: hope

iro: folk

kore: forsworn

Koresina; Koresin: Forsworn Ones; Forsworn One

lamas; lama: mirrors; mirror

lasni: rebirth/reborn

Lasniniar: The Realm of Rebirth, the continent that is the elves’ current home

lavi: north, northern

levni: vessel

Levniquenya: Vessel of the Quenya

lin: light

Linadar; Linadain: Light Elves; Light Elf

loda: errant

luni: moon

lynia: lady, suffix for female names (eg. Andirlynia)

lys: flame, fire

Lysiro: Fire Folk

mal: rush

malia: rapid/fast/quick

mari; mar: towers; tower, used in tower names (eg. Mar Arin)

mela: forest, wood, prefix for forest names (eg. Melaquenya)

Meladar; Meladain: Wood Elves; Wood Elf

meliar: tree

meru: home

nal: city, precedes city names (eg. Nal Nungalid)

nelar: shifting

niar: world/realm

nimrili; nimril: shells; shell

non: rise/rising

nonia: slip

num: strong, strength

nun; nuna: mortals; mortal

Nunadan: Greater Men

Nundaran; Nunadaran: dwarves; dwarf

nungalid; nunagalid: craftsmen; craftsman

oroma; orom: fangs; fang

pelo; pela: plains; plain, used in plain names (eg. Pelo Goro)

Quenya: source of all life and magic (no English equivalent)

Quenyadar; Quenyadain: Quenya Elves; Quenya Elf

rali; ral: streams; stream

ralla: rolling

ralva: twilight, twilit

Ralvaniar: The Twilit Realm, the elves’ island of origin

ras: body of water (ocean, lake, sea), used in body of water names (eg. Suloras)

Rasadar; Rasadain: Sea Elves; Sea Elf

Rasiro: Sea Folk

rasna: bay, used in bay names (eg. Rasna Luni)

rasni: pool

riel: maiden, suffix for female names (eg. Lodariel)

ril: river, prefix for river names (eg. Riliara)

salimara; salimar: dreams; dream

sav: face

silva: sun

silvanon: sunrise, dawn

silvaran: sunset

sina; sin: ones; one

sinstari: night

sinta: sky, heavens

Sintadar; Sintadain: Sky Elves; Sky Elf

Sintari: The Fallen One

sintatorim; sintator: sky horses; sky horse

stari: dark, darkness

Stariquenya: Dark Quenya, title for the stolen portion of the Quenya that is corrupted by Saviadro

starmo: foul

sulo: stagnant

tala; tal:borders; border

tari: fallen

tel: barrier

telan; tela: stars; star

telari: starlight, starlit

tiag: jagged

torim; tor: horses; horse

urgan; urga: ogres; ogre

urki; urk: trolls; troll

valan; vala: waves; wave

valion: hidden

vanya: wandering, wander

vanyar: wanderer

varsil: catalyst (Ancient Elvish)

vila: south, southern

wyn: maid, suffix for female names

yabron; yabro: goblins; goblin

ylsaria: chaos (Ancient Elvish)

Vowels

A is always pronounced ‘a’ as in ‘far’.

E is always pronounced ‘e’ as in ‘step’.

I is ‘i’ as in ‘ill’ when preceding the letters L and N, otherwise it is ‘ee’ as in ‘leer’.

O is always ‘o’ as in ‘low’.

U is always ‘oo’ as in ‘stool’.

Consonants

G is always hard, as in ‘green’, and NOT soft as in ‘rage’.

H is guttural, almost a ‘kh’ sound.

R is clipped like in Elvish, but heavier.

arga; argan: elves; elf

bara; bar: roots; root

barag; baragu: trolls; troll

bil: polished

bol: south, southern

daram: jagged

darga: forsworn

delana; delan; delano: wanderers; wanderer; wandering

dogal: haven

Dogalmoludu: Dwarfhaven

falmara; falmar: traitors; traitor

fidara; fidar: forges; forge

fundo: fallen

gal: great

galzamad; galzamadu: Greater Men; Greater Man

garmul: sunset

golud; goludu: ogres; ogre

grisha; grishan: goblins; goblin

halga; halgan: mountains; mountain

hamlug: pass

hilgura; hilgur: tunnels; tunnel

iamo: slipstream

igla; iglan: rivers; river

khalid: flame

khamud: cave

Khamudkir: the Lone Cave

kiru; kir: ones; one

Kirfundo: The Fallen One, Saviadro’s title

Kirudarga; Kirdarga: Forsworn Ones; Forsworn One

labod: north, northern

Lazmir; Lazmiru: Learnéd (p); (s), title

lo: deep

Lomolud: Dwarvendeep

malg: gold, golden

molud; moludu: dwarves or dwarven; dwarf

mul: sun

nal: home

Nalmolud: Dwarvenhome

narilgu; narilga: diamonds; diamond

nogu: narrow

orgu: barrier

palodu; paloda: sapphires; sapphire

rallu; ralla: jewels; jewel

raz: watch

Razmoludu: Dwarfwatch

rin: maker

rugu; rugo: stone; stone

torgu; torga: roads; road

tralan: silver

zaga: daddy

zamad; zamadu: men; man, also refers to Lesser Men

zol: wind

Vowels

A is always pronounced ‘a’ as in ‘far’.

E is always pronounced ‘e’ as in ‘step’.

I is always ‘ee’ as in ‘leer’.

O is always ‘o’ as in ‘low’.

U is always ‘oo’ as in ‘stool’.

Consonants

G is always hard, as in ‘green’, and NOT soft as in ‘rage’.

R is rolled, like the letter rr in the Spanish ‘perro‘.

Z is pronounced as ‘ts,’ as in the Japanese ‘tsunami’ when it is the first letter of the word, otherwise it is ‘z’ as in ‘maze’.

ashu; ash: ones; one

azmul: empty

bruluku; bruluk: trolls; troll

chamdu; chamdun: mortals; mortal, also refers to Lesser Men

chazudu; chazud: towers; tower

darkhali; darkhala: streams; stream

darkhalu; darkhal: rivers; river

drakhalu; drakhal: vampires; vampire

gaz: fire

grimbaku; grimbak: goblins; goblin

khashad: lord, master, Saviadro’s title when capitalized (first ‘h’ is dropped in compound words if preceded by a prefix ending in a consonant)

khashada: mistress, Arinmalia’s title when capitalized (first ‘h’ is dropped in compound words if preceded by a prefix ending in a consonant)

khlavad: death

markhulu; markhul: body of water plural; singular, (ocean, lake, sea), used in body of water names

maruku; maruk: pools; pool

mir: rush

Nambatul: the tainted Quenya (Stariquenya in Elvish)

nar: dark

narchamdu; narchamdun: Darkling Men; Darkling Man

Narashu; Narash: Dark Ones; Dark One, title of the Forsworn

orag: first (born), eldest, title of Vlazkashad if capitalized

oragchamdu; oragchamdun: Greater Men; Greater Man

orashadu; orashad: drakes; drake

orashu; orash: dragons; dragon

prochamdu; prochamdun: dwarves; dwarf

prokhalu; prokhal: mountains; mountain

puloku; pulok: plains; plain

saradokhulu; saradokhul: wastes; waste

shadvaru; shadvar: elves; elf

slavu; slav: dreams; dream

trembl: trick, tricky

Tremblashu; Tremblash: Tricky Ones; Tricky One, title of the Learnéd

uroku; urok: ogres; ogre

vlaz: night

vorslovu: forgotten

zash: black

zukhul: forest