There is no rule that all names have to be translated; after all Jerusalem is not translated in the Englisg Bible either. Tolkien himself used adaptations...
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ichthys0001
Jun 27, 2006 7:30 am
Hello to everybody. I am Adi from Albania. I have been living in Athens(Ateenallo-from Athens?),Greece. It was here where I first came in contact with ...
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Kayla Pittillo
sine_sim_fan
Jun 27, 2006 7:29 am
Doesn't Jerusalem mean City of Peace? With that in mind; wouldn't it be translated as: Ostosére or something similar?...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 26, 2006 8:55 am
oh no, 80% of my nitpicks got deleted for some reason... ... Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages - http://aglardh.middangeard.org.uk ...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 26, 2006 8:43 am
... * this construction I do not get; what's *yave? why is the verb _quet-_ in simple past here? ... here you go too much literal; *enges andave in my opinion...
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winterhavik
Jun 26, 2006 3:21 am
Aiya, I've incorporated a lot of the suggestions made by you -Atwe and Helge. Thanks very much! In the previous post, I left out verse 8, because I was...
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celebrian_tindomerel
celebrian_ti...
Jun 26, 2006 3:19 am
Hi, I'm new to the elfling group, but I'll keep all of the introductory stuff short and sweet... I'm Abby, and I'm an undergrad student at OSU, *hoping* to get...
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mthousewife
Jun 22, 2006 6:16 am
Thank you both for your help. I'm glad I was interpretting those correctly, but I really wanted to make sure. I think I will go with _lerta-_, specifically...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 21, 2006 10:37 am
All three words are used to express "to be able" but with different nuances: _pol-_: expresses a physical ability and is often translated as "can": _Polin...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 21, 2006 10:23 am
Oops! that should read _len_. Mea culpa and thanks for pointing it out. Arthur Atwe <percival64@...> wrote: Hi there, ... needful ... why *lin? Cheers, ...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 21, 2006 8:35 am
Hi, _pol-_ reflects physical ability, _ista-_ reflects gained knowledge and _lerta-_ reflects freedom of obstacles or restraints (somewhat like can, know and ...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 21, 2006 8:16 am
Hi there, ... needful ... why *lin? Cheers, Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages - http://aglardh.middangeard.org.uk ...
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mthousewife
Jun 21, 2006 6:38 am
I am looking for some verification on the verb 'can'in Quenya... More specifically I need to say "I Can". I found three different forms - written in roman...
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Vicente Velasco
rashbold
Jun 21, 2006 6:37 am
... I believe the verb _mauya-_ to be an impersonal verb like the French verb _falloir_; therefor _mauya lin_ would be a good translation of "you must" or "you...
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roberthahl
Jun 20, 2006 11:50 pm
The Bible is the single most influential book in western society even today. It has shaped the course of thought, action, and power in some of the strongest...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 20, 2006 11:33 pm
A possible reworking of the phrase might be: Does there exist a need to save you? > Eä maurë le etelehta? or Does there exist a need for saving you? > Eä...
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elfiness
Jun 20, 2006 7:43 pm
I wanted to translate the phrase 'do you need to be saved?' I am not aware if any type of that verb is availiable. I thought using the verb mauya- but I don't...
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Melroch 'Aestan
melroch
Jun 20, 2006 11:58 am
... Yes, the _LILIT*_ > _LIL'T*_ possibility occured to me afterwards too. In fact it may be the most plausible analysis. ... Very possible. Apparently the...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 20, 2006 9:26 am
Hi, ... What does a "scentence" smell like?:) Sorry, joking. This offered me some trouble, especially ... nar ... *caninqua_ ... using ... There are a few...
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nerion87
Jun 20, 2006 3:26 am
Greetings, I was asked to translate the scentence "Living is easy, with your eyes closed". This offered me some trouble, especially concerning how to express...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 19, 2006 12:28 pm
... Okay so Ciryamo is probably not a good idea since the verb is rather _cir-_. Sorry. Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages -...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 19, 2006 11:42 am
... Indis i Ciryamo? (maybe even _Rómestámo_ if we presume an underlying verb meaning "help" there) Shine on, Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Jun 19, 2006 10:33 am
... no reason to drop the "t". In Sindarin though, it would turn to "th" following the "l" (like in _doltha-_, _faltha-_, etc.). So we'd have *_liltha-_ for...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Jun 19, 2006 10:33 am
... generally thought to mean "gatherer";. I think I'd use _Hostando_ (or _Hostar_). Do we have any examples of _-mo_ added to an A-stem? ... (...) I like mist...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 17, 2006 7:54 am
Hi, some dispersed comments, if you will... ... It would be _eque_ since you have a subject in *hostamo. ... Why does the adjective receive the locative? *ilya...
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winterhavik
Jun 17, 2006 5:26 am
Hi, this is my first Quenya translation from Ecclesiastes. I warmly welcome all help and correction. I did not attempt verse 11. Any suggestions? 1 Quettar...
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Robin Holliger
robin_holliger
Jun 16, 2006 9:02 am
First of all, hello everybody, this is my first message here, though I've been reading the list for a while. I'm interested mostly in Sindarin. I don't...
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ChOken
choken_se
Jun 14, 2006 3:24 pm
... "Please come home." iquista (from PE12:43 iqista "please") according to (http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/ppq.htm) come = #tul- >> imperative form á tulë ...
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elhath *
elenyona
Jun 14, 2006 10:21 am
_Lairie_ greetings, ... I would say: _Nauvalye aininya illume/oiale._ The most natural way to express the subject (the one who does) in Quenya is via the...
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Terry Dock
melhael
Jun 13, 2006 12:03 pm
... As you wrote, the root is LILT and mentioned as such in ETYM. So I see no reason to drop the "t". In Sindarin though, it would turn to "th" following the...
