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Academic Guide & Vocabulary Mapping

Introduction to Quenya Elvish

Quenya (High Elvish) is the ancient language of the Amanyar Elves who crossed the Sea into Valinor. In Middle-earth during the Third Age, Quenya functioned similarly to Latin in Europe—a tongue of high ceremony, ritual, and ancient lore rather than daily speech.

Our translator utilizes a verified academic dictionary matching real High Elvish vocabulary terms like melme (love), nilme (friendship), and alda (tree). Custom phrases can be transliterated into Tengwar calligraphic runes instantly for rings or tattoos.

Core Verified Dictionaries

Here are some of the most requested concepts mapped to their verified translation values in our database:

English Concept Quenya Elvish Translator Script / Notation
love melme
friend nildo
star elen
water nén
sun anar
moon isil
shadow lëo
dark mórë
light cálë
flower lóte
shield turma
king aran
hope estel
heart hórë
gold laurë
white ninquë
wedding veryandë
girl seldë
boy seldo
earth ambar
sky menel
fire nár
wind súre
eternal tennoio
life coivië
death qualme
soul fëa
dream olor
family nossë
wisdom nolmë
peace sére
war ohta
mother amil
father atar
brother tôr
sister seler
son yondo
daughter yeldë
man nér
woman nis
child hina
queen tari
lord heru
lady heri
enemy cotumo
warrior ohtar
sword macil
bow quinga
arrow pilin
horse rocco
wolf ráca
eagle soron
dragon lócë
beast laman
forest taurë
tree alda
leaf lassë
branch olva
stone sardo
metal tinco
iron anga
silver telpë
ring corma
crown rië
city osto
tower mindo
house coa
home már
road tië
path vanda
river sírë
sea ear
ocean earon
rain mistë
snow lossë
ice helcë
cloud fanya
day aurë
night lómë
morning arin
evening andúnië
year loa
time
book parma
word quetta
song lírë
voice óma
hate tëon
fight mahta-
see cen-
hear hlar-
speak queta-
write tec-
read parma-
sing lir-
run yor-
walk vanta-
fly wil-
go lelya-
come tul-
make car-
give anta-
take map-
find hir-
seek sacc-
know ista-
think sana-
good mára
bad ulca
beautiful vanya
strong polda
weak limpa
brave canya
wise saila
old yerna
young nessa
new vinya
big alta
small pitya
high tára
low nacca
deep nura
black morë
red carnë
green laica
blue luin
yellow malina
hot urya
cold ringa
warm lauca
sweet lissa
true nanwa
free mirima
fell aica
holy airëa
blessed ainima
*holy aista
*blessed manaquenta
well-done alacarna
unmarred úharin
eyeless alahen
well alaquenta
unwise alasaila
glorious alcarin(qua)
tree-meshed aldarembina
unelvish aleldarinwa
fair wenya
dawn amaurëa
more amba²
hilly ambuna
easy hrai(a)²
long anda
long-passed andavanwa
western núna
*royal aranya
skilful arimaitë
excelling arya
visible cénima
ambidextrous ataformaitë
ruinous atalantëa
two-handed atamaitë
double atatya
biped attalya
*outer ava¹
move avalda
refused avanwa
unspeakable úquétima
*light-fated calambar
bright nalda
active vecca
feasible cárima
done carina
fluent celima
seeing cenítë
*seeing cenya
?alive ceula
renewed ceurë
fresh ceu
living coirëa
bearable cólima
borne colla
bent numba
concealable cúvima
hiding cuvoitë
starlike elvëa
middle endëa
sickly engwa
another enta
central entya
one er
lonely eressëa
single rëa
divine Eruva
prominent tolya
exiled etya
fair-minded faila
perspicacious fantercenya
slim fimbë
clever finya
dexterous fínëa
mortal firya
righthanded formaitë
northern forna
yawning hácala
tall halda
restrained hampa
marred úvana
huge haura¹
icy helca
sharp-eye hendumaica
sliding hlimbë
venomous hloirëa
phonetic hlonaitë
greasy lúvo
?shut holma
hearted honda
cold-hearted hondoringa
awkward hranga
wild hráva
savage hróva²
eastern orróna
east róna
evil ulca
cursed húna
other exa
southern hyarna¹
compact hyanna
*daily ilyarëa
general ilquárëa
omnificent ilucara
omniscient iluisa
omnipotent ilúvala
perfect ilvan(y)a
every ilya
all ilyë
same imya
desirable írima
gleaming itara
twinkling itila
impossible lacaraitë
undone lacarina
unseeing lacenítë
green-leaf laicalassë
ignorant laistëa
unlovable lamélima
wide yonda²
innumerable lanotoitë
fall lanta
open láta
*warm lauca
golden laurëa
thick leluya
delicate lelya
fingered lepta
clever-fingered leptafinya
many-shadowed lilómëa
quick limbë
frail limpa
light-substance linquë²
swift rindë
failing loica
blind lomba
shadowed lómëa
snowy lossëa
bluish luinincë
gloomy lumba
historical lúmequentalëa
*dark lúna
heavy lungo
heavy-handed lungumaitë
sharp nerca
admirable maira
hungry maita
handy maitë
welcome amatulya
edible mastima
loving melima
dear melda
mighty túrëa
honey-eating melumatya
last telu
first minya
jewel mírë
jewelled mírëa
?sparkling miriéla
precious mirwa
grey sindë
sharp-pointed miχa
black-handed morimaitë
soft mussë
narrow náha
*slain nahtana
dreadful naira¹
vast naira²
*hewn nanca
*back nanda¹
existing nanwa¹
ruddy narwa
stunted nauca
hollow náva¹
consonant návëa
pale néca
air-breathing nefítë
wet ninda
pretty netya
drooping nimpa
forceful nírítë
fragrant nísima
little pincë
former nöa
dark-haired nolya
born nóna
tough norna
countable nótima
reversed nuquerna
*lowerable nútima
confidential oholima
everlasting oia(la)
consonantal ólamaitë
dreamy olosta
vowel ómëa
hard-hearted ondórëa
twin-born onóna
profound orda
uncommunicative óricuvoitë
closed pahta¹
far palan
naked parca
bald parnë
bare parna
smooth runda
smoothed patta
lacking penya
petty pitya
pourable púlima
smeared púrëa
full quanta
quendian Quenderin
*turned querna
speakable quétima
crested quinna
stripped racina
broken rácina
crooked raica
netted raina¹
smiling raina²
roaring rávëa
entangled rembina
garlanded rína
solid ronda
terrible rúcima
confused rúcina
blazing ruina
red-brown rusca¹
foxy ruscuitë
wrathful rúsëa
red-haired russa
wroth rusca²
*bitter sára
hard urda
steadfast sorna
private satya
evil-doing saucarya
cruel saura
short senna
usual senwa
blood-thirsty sercilixa
crystal silma
this sina
flint sinca
flint-hearted sincahonda
known sinwa
thirsty soica
stretched taina¹
tottering talta
artificial tamna
that tana
impeded tapta
lofty tára¹
stiff tauca
forested taurëa
watching tirila
watchful tirítë
wood toina
hard-iron tornanga
*fetchable tultaima
mastered turúna
discoverable túvima
hasty tyelca
dim úcalima
clumsy úmaitë
abundant úmëa
numberless únótima
dumb úpa
speechless úpahtëa
nasty úra¹
torrid úra²
windy vailima
blonde vaina
?wavy vaire
fierce valca
excited valda
gone vanwa
fair-haired vana
sublime varanda
russet varnë
seeming vëa¹
*alike véla
large velca
*virginal vénëa
personal véra
childish winima
faithful voronda
passing xiétë
wailing yaimëa
enclosed yonna
drunk yulda²
drinkable yúlima
drinking yuluitë
amphibious yulunefítë
both yúyo
rage ursa
wright ahto
hallow ainas
inflorescence lós
nicotiana alenessë
happiness alassë
glory alcar
*tuesday Aldauya
tree-top aldinga
swan alqua
elm albë
uprising-flower ambalotsë
habitation Imbar
hill umbo(n)
mother-name amilessë
mummy emya
hook ampa
*mummy mamil
narrows nacca
sunday Anarya
jaws anca
long-mark andatehta
gate ando
sunset andúnë
given anessë
mirror angal
gift anwa
jaw anta
mouth songa
strengthening antoryamë
foresight apacen
privacy aquapahtië
minister arandur
princess aranel
kingdom aranië
*kingdom túrinasta
kingship aranus(së)
champion aráto
*petition arcandë
region yón
sunlight árë
árë-reversed árë nuquerna
*neighbor asambar(o)
seizer arpo
noble arquen
leech asarta
doctor asar(o)
kingsfoil asëa aranion
ease asië
month asta
faith astar
bystander astarmo
collapse atalantë
heirloom atamir
thumb toltil
daddy (a)taryo
*daddy tata
possession auvië
unwill avanir
law axan
neck lango
bone axo¹
awe áya
lamp calma
glass cilin
lampwright calmatan
k-series calmatéma
hand
commander cáno
shape canta²
shaper cantaro
pattern cantië
announcement canwa¹
activity caraitië
fang carca
deed carma³
doing carië
helm carma¹
tool tamma
production carmë
mouth-system carpassë
tressure carrëa
head cára
dwarf Norno
helmet þolon
protection cauma
*hedge cëa
flowing celumë
freshet celussë
animal laman
sight cen
inspection cenda
point tilma
face canwa²
enquiry minaþurië
?reading cenwa
july Cermië
rune certa
*renewal ceulë
new-moon ceuran
looking-glass cilintír
drinking-vessel cilinyul
choice cilmë
self-name cilmessë
edge cimba
sickle circa
knife cirma
knife-edge cirmacin
cleft cirya²
mariner ciryamo
sailor ciryando
shipman ciryaquen
shipbuilder ciryatan
*thigh cyúca
life-bread coimas
life-year coimen
stirring coirë
*womb carva
gestation colbamarië
bearer colindo
cloak collo
burden cólo
endurance coloitië
mound coron
circle corto
*enemy cotto
creature cuima
awakening cuivë
laburnum culumalda
skillful curo
skill curu
hider cuvo
creation
spirit þúlë
sea-day Eärenya
urchin ecellë
spring tuilë
elf Quendë
saturday Elenya
shepherdess emerwen
*picture emma
centre entë²
go-between enelmo
thing nat
tomorrow entar
return entulessë
memory enyalië
after-name epessë
say equë
saying quenna
singularity erdë
matter hrón
name essë¹
brow estirnë
raiment larma
beard fanga
whale fanto
veil vasar
vapour fanwë
hunting faralë
ash farnë
*spirit-impulse fëafelmë
cave felco
*impulse felmë
mine felya
door fenna
finch filincë
hair findë
tress findelë
dexterity fínë
trick fintalë
breath súlë
*breath-dragon föalócë
right-hand forma
north formen
fence yonwa
pile hamna
answer hanquenta
thanksgiving hantalë
seat hanwa
century haranyë
treasure harma
spear hatal
hoard haura²
bread masta
eye hen
eye-screen henfanwa
reading tengwië
order heren
heir hildë
mist hísië
november Hísimë
ear hlas
flood luimë
reptile hlócë
snake leuca
poison hloima
venom hloirë
noise hlón(a)
flesh hrávë
beach hresta
winter hrívë
body hröa
*body-impulse hröafelmë
*wickedness hruo
hound
gloom huinë
gesture-code hwermë
breeze hwesta
birch hwindë
prayer kyermë
cleaver hyando
left-hand hyarma
south hyarmen
wine hyero
everything ilu
mind-picture indemma
lily indil
wife veri
purpose induinen
top inga
high-king ingaran
lore nólë
loremaster ingolmo
desire írë
moonlight isilmë
*monday Isilya
flash íta¹
inaction lacarë
plant olva
herb laiquë
summer lairë
summer-snow-white lairelossë
verdigris lairus
ignorance laista
praise laitalë
sound láma
fasting lamate
*sound-taste lámatyávë
language tengwestië
phonetics lambelë
boundary pelo
hem lanë
thread lanya
league lár
listener larmo
openness látie
opening latya
goldenness laurië
way men
will níra
journey lenda
gesture lengë
yearning lengwë
leaving lenwë
finger leuta
*finger lepsë
*girdle lesta
wax líco
taper lícuma
people lië
link limë
music lindalë
singing lindë
composer lindimaitar
fish lingwë
swiftness lintië
lark aimenal
honey nehtë²
grace lissë²
host rimbë
bight lócë¹
mid-year loëndë
corpse loico
corpse-candle loicolícuma
mistake loima
nightingale lómelindë
?away-journey lomentie
harbourage londië
*isle lónë
rabbit lopoldë
may Lótessë
darkness mornië
boat luntë
swordsman macar
throne tarhanwa
management mahtë
art mairë
artist maitar
gull maiwë
wrist málimë
mallorn malinornë
sheep máma
blessing mána
custody mando
hand-full maqua
dwelling mar(da)
goodness máriën
dwelling-house martaman
handful massë²
handiness maxë
food matta
mire maxo
*friend meldë
might melehtë
love-sister meletheldë
*love mélië
love-brother melotorno
*will mendë
astronomer meneldil
cornflower menelluin
*wednesday Menelya
sending menta
passage mentië
suffixion mestanyatsë
ending metta
august Úrimë
january Narvinyë
?ring millë
fort minassë
turret mindë
accentuation minquetyarmë
jewel-triad mírenel
incarnate mirröanwë
mead miruvórë
drizzle mistë
infixion mittandë
*entering mittar(ë)
slave mól
labour mólë
fen motto
meal polë
bull mundo
ox mondo
wounding nahte
upstream naina
lament nainië
radiance alta
heliograph naltalma
statute namna
person quén
judge námo²
valley nandë
vale nanda²
ebb nanwë
ebb-tide lanwë
*thumb leptollë
claw namma
june Nárië
october Narquelië
bondage nasquë
nature nassë
werewolf nauro
*mouth náva²
being návë
bond naxa¹
thorn necel
slayer nehtar
spearhead nehtë¹
angle neccë
?thick lelya-³
appearance nemesta
lake nendë
february Nénimë
man-spearhead nernehta
trinket netil
snowdrop nieninquë
phantom níma
frost-patterns niquessë
snowflake niquis
force nírë
frost nixë
tomb noirë
knowledge nolmë
place nómë
place-name nómessë
calculation nonwë
land nórë
race normë
oak nordo
cape nortil
kindred nos(së)
parent nostar
*mother ontari(l)
numeral notessë
*counting notië
west númë
under-point nútil
torment nwalmë
history quentalë
storyteller nyarnamaitar
gathering combë
diphthong ohlon
forever oialë
ever-summer oiolairë
foliage olass(i)ë
company ombari
growth-year olmen
growth olmië
bloom olótë
vowel-sign óma-tengwë
meeting yomenië
stonewain ondolunca
crime ongwë
*reckoning onótië
*reckoner onótimo
descent ontalë
mason ontamo
puberty ontavalië
orc orco
riser ormo
tree-keep ornendur
mount orto
mountain oron
mountain-top orotinga
up-point ortil
*patronage ortírië
arising oryandë
blend ostimë
fortress osto
speech questa
far-gazer palantír
telepathy palantímië
*book-fair parma-resta
p-series parmatéma
nut pecco
squirrel rasillo
border pelma
lip pempë
halfling Perian
toe taltil
can pol-
frog quácë
crow quáco
facsimile quantemma
maturity quantolië
fist quár(ë)
vegetable quëa
*fading quelië
minstrel quenso
story quenta
speaker quentaro
elvish Quendya
pivot queren
feather quessë
kw-series quessetéma
words quetië
crest quín(ë)
lion rauro
net raima
*peace sérë
lace raiwë
wing ráma
ship-ennead rámannerte
wall ramba
yard ranga
ladder rantala
horn romba
track ratta
demon rauca
wain raxa
*danger raxë
rescue rehtië
mesh rembë
snare remma
*climber retto
wreath ría
garland riendë
fillet ríma
december Ringarë
dog röa
*debt lucassë
*debtors rohtalië
*debtor lucindo
debtor lucando
staff rondo²
horseman roquen
fireplace ruimen
*redeemer runando
fox rusco
wrath rúsë
helper sámo
combination sampanë
mind sáma
shield-barrier sandastan
throng sanga
necessity sangië
thought tenna³
thought-inspection sanwecenda
thought-opening sanwë-latya
thought-sending sanwementa
letter tenna²
ford sarë
writing sarmë
shingle sarnië
blood sercë
broideress serindë
starlight silmë
s-reversed silmë nuquerna
imagination isima
grey-elven Sindarin
grey-elf Sindel
greyness sindië
smith tamo¹
*today hyárë
today sinar
knowing sívë³
filth söa
?helmet solos
hall solma²
pine sánë
fear þossë
march Súlimë
base sundo
puff sussë
lengthening tailë
extension taina²
foot tál
post talca
basis talma¹
brooch tancal(a)
*high-white-leaf taniquelassë
sign tengwë
harp tant(il)a
honorific tar
*throne arcanwa
height tárië
queenship táris(së)
pillar tarma
willow tasar(ë)
carpenter tautamo
pen tecil
leg telco
dome telluma
conclusion telma
roof telumë
series téma
spelling tengwacilmë
alphabet tengwassë
grammar tengwesta
herald tercáno
insight tercen
tip tillë
t-series tincotéma
spark tinwë
watch-tower tirion
watcher tirmo
island tol
sticker-up tollo
*spring-day tuilérë
advent tulusta
fetching tulyandë
depth tumbalë
chief turco¹
*stronghold turco²
*might túrë
realm turmen
fortification turyandë
mirth tyalië
*taste tyávë
grade tyellë
mast tyulma
*sin úcarë
*sinner ulcarindo
swarm umba
fate ambar
imminence umbë
twilight úyalë
abyss undumë
*atom únehta
bogey urco
heat úr
*evil úro
fire-serpent urulócë
copper urus
*temptation terfantië
dusk usquë
monster úvano
pondering úvië
*wind váva
*friday Valanya
excitement walmë
oath vanda
beauty vanië
storm vangwë
biography vehtequentalë
maiden wendë
maidenhood wendelë
*virgin vénë
husband veru
butterfly wilwarin
air wilya
youth vinyarë
foam wingë
*nymph wingil
baby hintil
youngster winyamo
april Víressë
change wirnë
steadfastness voronwë
bridge yanta
joining yanwë
age yárië
september Yavannië
fruit yávë
*fruit yáva
autumn yávië
*autumn-day yáviérë
annals yénië
beginning yesta
congruence yosanwë
drink yulda¹
cup yulma
deny láquet-
glitter alca-
world Ambar
heave amorta-
strengthen antorya-
reach anya-
arrive tenya-
touch appa-
remit apsen-
refuse váquet-
excel ráta-
depart ava-³
restrain avalerya-
lie caita-¹
shine sisíla-
kindle tinta-
do car-
build carasta-
talk carpa-
receive cam-
watch tir-
search ces-
ask cesta-²
renew envinyata-
cut cir-
suppose quista-
bear col-
collect comya-
live cuita-
bend cúna-
rule cunta-
conceal cuv-
be ná-
anoint elp-
refill enquanta-
repeat enquet-
recall enyal-
skies fanyarë
hunt fara-
begin fenta-
die qual-
yawn hac-
sit har-
have vala-
treat hasa-
mar hasta-
blow váya-
gather ócom-
thwart hranga-
curse húta-
wash hwal-
wither hwirya-
gleam ilca-
whole ilúvë
sparkle ita-
cross lanya-²
laugh lala-
bound lanya-¹
listen lasta-
flourish lauya-
lick lav-
send tulta-
appear lelya-²
behave lenga-
pick lepta-
release lerya-
dance lilta-
miss loita-
float lut-
handle mahta-
bless manya-
abide mar-
define umbarta-
eat mat-
heavens menel
kiss miqu-
insert mitta-
hew nac-
slay nahta-¹
confine nahta-²
undo nancar-
add napan-
assent náquet-
despise nattira-
breathe nef-
deprive nehta-
thicken nelya-
trim netya-
try ric-¹
whiten ninquita-
press nir-
ride norta-
beget onta-
count not-
stunt nuhta-
murmur nurru-
hide nurta-
lower andúta-
descend andúya-
fret nwar-
relate nyar-
possess auta-²
become ola-
inundate oloiya-
warn ora-
raise orta-¹
rise orya-¹
learn par-
slope penda-
pout penga-
lessen pic-
rub psar-
fill quat-
fade quel-
turn quer-
break rac-
wave raf-
smile raita-²
strive rihta-
twist ric-²
terrify ruhta-
shift rum-
crumble ruxa-
close sac-
induce sahta-
believe sav-
flow sirya-
dread þorya-
slip talta-
show tana-
stand termar-
indicate tëa-
end tel-
stride telconta-
finish telya-
blink tihta-
twinkle tintila-
cover untup-
master turu-
play tyal-
cause tyar-
taste tyav-
dislike uhta-
teem úma-
drown undulav-
impend úva-
excite walta-
pass vanya-
marry verya-
scatter winta-
weave were-
summon yal-
growl yarra-
enclose yor-

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the difference between Quenya and Sindarin?

Quenya is High Elvish, used for high ceremonial writing, poetry, and lore (similar to Latin). Sindarin is the common daily language spoken by the Elves in Middle-earth during the Lord of the Rings era.

How do you write Quenya in Elvish script?

Quenya is written using Tengwar script. Unlike Sindarin, which places vowel markers (tehtar) above the following consonant, Quenya places vowel markers above the preceding consonant, a distinction handled automatically by our exporter.

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