This page will contain list of words for plants (and what was believed to be plants), names for their parts and agriculture. This list is based on "Qenya botany" by David Salo, description of Ents from LOTR (Book Three, Chapter 4: Treebeard) and the food mentioned in LOTR.
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(healing herb) | arnpâth | n | NL, literally “king leaf”, see “arn”, “pâth” | |
alder | ulbh | n | NL < Qenya “ulwe” | |
algae | filp | n | NL < Early Telerin “felpa” < Primitive Elvish root “FILI” (thin) | uncountable |
apple | orb | n | NL < Qenya “orva” | |
ash (tree) | sorz | n | NL < Gnomish “soros” | |
athelas | arnpâth | n | NL, literally “king leaf”, see “arn”, “pâth” | |
bark (of tree) | parb | n | Qenya “parma” (skin, bark, parchment, book, writings) < Etym. “PAR” (compose, put together) | uncountable |
beech (tree) | broth | n | NL < Ilkorin “breth” < Etym. “BERETH” | |
berry | poi | n | NL < Qenya “pio” | |
birch | dhot | n | HG, cited as derived from MERP “blotaz” | |
blackthorn | forz | n | NL < LOS, SV, HG “forzunk” < MERP (gorse) | колючий кустарник |
bloom | lûth- | v | NL, see “lûth” (n, flower) | |
blossom | lûth- | v | NL, see “lûth” (n, flower) | |
bough | gholf | n | NL < Noldorin “golf” (branch, wand) < Etym. “GÓLOB”; changed in case of other interpretations of “golf” in PN “Golfimbul” | |
branch | gholf | n | NL < Noldorin “golf” (branch, wand) < Etym. “GÓLOB”; changed in case of other interpretations of “golf” in PN “Golfimbul” | |
breeze | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
bud | toi | n | NL < Etym. “TUY” (sprout) | |
burgeon | tûzd | n | NL < Qenya “tuista” | |
bush | drûth | n | all major dialects < MERP | |
carrot | sûlg | n | NL < Middle-Quenya “sulka” < Etym. “SÚLUK” (edible root) | |
chips | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
coppice | trau | n | NL, merging “tau” (forest, wood) with Qenya “tarwa” (garden, enclosure) < Primitive Elvish “TAÐA”, “TAŘA” | forest of bushes or young trees |
copse | trau | n | NL, merging “tau” (forest, wood) with Qenya “tarwa” (garden, enclosure) < Primitive Elvish “TAÐA”, “TAŘA” | forest of bushes or young trees |
cotton | izb | n | NL < Sindarin “esbin”, Quenya “ipsin” (fine, thin thread) | uncountable |
crown | adal | n | BA < Valarin “Tulukhedelgorûs” (Laurelin) | only about trees |
cucumber | kôlz | n | NL < Qenya “kolosta” | |
cultivate | isl- | v | LOS < SV, MB (plant, n.) | make agriculture |
dust | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
edible | throkhat | gerv | gerundive from “throkh-” (to eat); lit. “to be eaten” | |
elm | lâlb | n | NL < Noldorin “laf”, Ilkorin & Gnomish “lalm” < Etym. “(L)ÁLAM” | |
Ent | ornog | n | NL < “orn” (tree, cf.) merged with Sindarin “Onod”, Noldorin “Ogod” (both meaning “Ent”) and BS “Olog” (troll) | |
fade | nark- | v | NL < merging TK “nar” (negative particle) + Qenya “narqa” (to wither), Gnomish “narcos” (to rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
fan | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
farm | isl- | v | LOS < SV, MB (plant, n.) | make agriculture |
fern | filg | n | NL < Gnomish “fileg”, Qenya “filqe” | |
fir | drodh | n | ON, probably typo in MERP “brodh” < Albanian | |
flay | daft- | v | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
flinders | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
flour | por | n | NL < Etym. “POR” | uncountable молотое зерно |
flower | lûth | n | NL < Sindarin “loth”, Gnomish “lôs” < Etym. “LOT(H)”; also Qenya “losse” (white rose), Gnomish “loth” (flower, rose); compare with all major dialects “lûl”, changed due to similarity with Albanian “lule” (flower) and English “lily” | |
forest | tau | n | LOS < Sindarin “taw” (wood as material), “tawar”; also Quenya “taurë” (forest), “toa” (wood as material) < Etym. “TÁWAR”; compare also with Etym. “TĀ”, “TAGH” (high, lofty) | |
fruit | gau | n | NL < Quenya “yávë” < Etym. “YAB” | may also refer to vegetables |
garden | thant | n | NL, merging Sindarin “sand”, “sant” (garden, field, yard) with Gnomish “tand” (enclosure, garden) from different Primitive Elvish root (TAÐA) | |
gather | srunt- | v | NL, merging SV “sru” with fictional proto-word “skrinkht” to connect “shrakh-” and “srinkh-” with Sindarin “critha-” (reap) < Etym. “KIRIK” (gather, collect, reap), Primitive Elvish “k'rikta-” | may be used as euphemism for “pillage, plunder” |
grain | blûz | n | NL, merging Gnomish “bloss” (wheat), Qenya “mul” (to grind) of same origin with all major dialects “blûg” < MERP (to grind, mill) < Albanian “bluaj” (to grind) | incl. “grain of sand” etc.; probably an equivalent of Latin “semen” |
grain | sru | n | LOS < MB < SV; compare with SV “srû” (fruit) | any grain culture (corn, barley, wheat, etc.) |
grass | barth | n | NL < Sindarin “parth” (field, sward) + all major Neo-BS dialects “bar” (grass, hay) < MERP < Albanian | uncountable |
grassland | fûdh | n | NL, merging SV, HG “fûadh” < MERP with Gnomish “fladwen” < “flad” (grass, sward) | |
grove | trau | n | NL, merging “tau” (forest, wood) with Qenya “tarwa” (garden, enclosure) < Primitive Elvish “TAÐA”, “TAŘA” | forest of bushes or young trees |
grow | ghalb- | v | NL < Noldorin “galw” (growth), Quenya “alwa” (well-grown) < Etym. “GALA” (to grow; thrive); compare with ZA “ghald-” (to grow stately, greatly); compare with Sindarin “gala” (to grow) | to become big |
grow (crops) | isl- | v | LOS < SV, MB (plant, n.) | make agriculture |
harvest | srunt- | v | NL, merging SV “sru” with fictional proto-word “skrinkht” to connect “shrakh-” and “srinkh-” with Sindarin “critha-” (reap) < Etym. “KIRIK” (gather, collect, reap), Primitive Elvish “k'rikta-” | may be used as euphemism for “pillage, plunder” |
hawthorn | forz | n | NL < LOS, SV, HG “forzunk” < MERP (gorse) | колючий кустарник |
hay | thau | n | NL < Gnomish “thaf” | uncountable |
heath | bîshk | n | NL < LOS & all major dialects “bîshûk” < MERP | |
heather | mraun | n | NL < SV “marraun” < MERP | uncountable |
hedge | thant | n | NL, merging Sindarin “sand”, “sant” (garden, field, yard) with Gnomish “tand” (enclosure, garden) from different Primitive Elvish root (TAÐA) | |
herb | barth | n | NL < Sindarin “parth” (field, sward) + all major Neo-BS dialects “bar” (grass, hay) < MERP < Albanian | uncountable |
holly (tree) | irk | n | NL < Sindarin “ereg”, Middle-Quenya “erkasse” < Etym. “ERÉK” (thorn); compare with Sindarin “Eregion” | |
honey | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
ilex | irk | n | NL < Sindarin “ereg”, Middle-Quenya “erkasse” < Etym. “ERÉK” (thorn); compare with Sindarin “Eregion” | |
ivy | odol | n | NL < Neo-Sindarin “edol” < Gnomish “ethlin”, Qenya “etil” | uncountable |
juice | saub | n | NL < Etym. “SAB”; compare Noldorin “saw”, Quenya “sáve”, Primitive Elvish “sāba” | juice of fruit or flower; uncountable |
kingsfoil | arnpâth | n | NL, literally “king leaf”, see “arn”, “pâth” | |
leaf | gâth | n | LOS < MB, SV “gathl” | как о деревьях, так и о книгах и материалах |
leaf | pâth | n | ZB < Valarin “Ibrîniðilpathânezel” (Telperion, “Silver-flower leaf-green”); suitable as merging of LOS (see “gâth”), SV “gathl” and HG “pa” (< Sumerian) | only literal meaning |
lily | nidh | n | ZB < Valarin “iniðil” < “Ibrîniðilpathânezel” (Telperion) | any large flower |
log | kung | n | MERP | |
meadow | fûdh | n | NL, merging SV, HG “fûadh” < MERP with Gnomish “fladwen” < “flad” (grass, sward) | |
meal | por | n | NL < Etym. “POR” | uncountable молотое зерно |
moor | bîshk | n | NL < LOS & all major dialects “bîshûk” < MERP | |
needle | bodh | n | HG < all major dialects “brodh” (pine) < MERP (pine, fir) | |
oak | daurn | n | NL, merging “dau” (great) with “orn” (tree) (see corresponding articles) with Ilkorin “dorn” (oak), Noldorin “doron” < Etym. “DÓRON” | |
oat | ruth | n | NL < Gnomish “ruthli” | uncountable |
page (of book) | gâth | n | LOS < MB, SV “gathl” | как о деревьях, так и о книгах и материалах |
pansy | hîln | n | NL < Qenya “helin” (pansy, violet) (n.) | |
peel | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
peel | daft- | v | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
peg | ghru | n | LOS (stick, pole, penis, club) < SV “ghrû” (erected penis) < ? MB “rû” | euphemism for “penis” - compare with “ghîr-” (to lust) |
pine | stôn | n | NL < rejected Primitive Elvish “stāna”, “stŏna” < Etym. “THŌN” | |
plant | isl- | v | LOS < SV, MB (plant, n.) | make agriculture |
plant | sruth- | v | NL < LOS “sru” (seed, grain) (n) < MB, SV | to put seed into the soil |
plough | gadh | n | NL < early Primitive Elvish root “HYAÐA” | |
plow | gadh | n | NL < early Primitive Elvish root “HYAÐA” | |
pole | ghru | n | LOS (stick, pole, penis, club) < SV “ghrû” (erected penis) < ? MB “rû” | euphemism for “penis” - compare with “ghîr-” (to lust) |
pollen | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
poppy | lorlûth | n | NL, “sleep-flower”; see “lor”, “lûth” | |
potato | firdbugh | n | NL, lit. “egg-root” < LOS, SV, HG “bughnrakh” (potato, lit. “root-ball”, “root-egg”); see “fird”, “bugh” | в т.ч. 1 штука |
potato | ghâmporb | n | NL, lit. “earth-apple”; see “ghâmp”, “orb”; compare with Neo-Quenya “cemorva” | может относится к 1 плоду |
powder | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
prickle | thurb | n | NL, merging Etym. “TER(EW)” (to pierce) with MERP “thumb” (spike) < Albanian; see also “thrug”, “thruth-”; compare with Qenya “tinda”, Quenya “tilde” (spike, horn) | |
puff | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
reap | srunt- | v | NL, merging SV “sru” with fictional proto-word “skrinkht” to connect “shrakh-” and “srinkh-” with Sindarin “critha-” (reap) < Etym. “KIRIK” (gather, collect, reap), Primitive Elvish “k'rikta-” | may be used as euphemism for “pillage, plunder” |
reed | lizg | n | NL < Sindarin “lisg” | any plant growing near water with long stem; uncountable |
rind | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
rind | parb | n | Qenya “parma” (skin, bark, parchment, book, writings) < Etym. “PAR” (compose, put together) | uncountable |
rod | ghru | n | LOS (stick, pole, penis, club) < SV “ghrû” (erected penis) < ? MB “rû” | euphemism for “penis” - compare with “ghîr-” (to lust) |
root | bugh | n | LOS (root, origin) < MB, SV “bughn” (root, origin, source, beginning) | more literal meaning than in other dialects |
sapling | tûzd | n | NL < Qenya “tuista” | |
seaweed | filp | n | NL < Early Telerin “felpa” < Primitive Elvish root “FILI” (thin) | uncountable |
sedge | lizg | n | NL < Sindarin “lisg” | any plant growing near water with long stem; uncountable |
seed | blûz | n | NL, merging Gnomish “bloss” (wheat), Qenya “mul” (to grind) of same origin with all major dialects “blûg” < MERP (to grind, mill) < Albanian “bluaj” (to grind) | incl. “grain of sand” etc.; probably an equivalent of Latin “semen” |
seed | sru | n | LOS < MB < SV; compare with SV “srû” (fruit) | any grain culture (corn, barley, wheat, etc.) |
separate (by air) | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
sheet (of paper, fabric) | gâth | n | LOS < MB, SV “gathl” | как о деревьях, так и о книгах и материалах |
shoot | tûzd | n | NL < Qenya “tuista” | |
shrivel | nark- | v | NL < merging TK “nar” (negative particle) + Qenya “narqa” (to wither), Gnomish “narcos” (to rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
shrub | drûth | n | all major dialects < MERP | |
skin | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
skin | daft- | v | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
sliver | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
sloebush | forz | n | NL < LOS, SV, HG “forzunk” < MERP (gorse) | колючий кустарник |
sow | isl- | v | LOS < SV, MB (plant, n.) | make agriculture |
sow | sruth- | v | NL < LOS “sru” (seed, grain) (n) < MB, SV | to put seed into the soil |
spike | thurb | n | NL, merging Etym. “TER(EW)” (to pierce) with MERP “thumb” (spike) < Albanian; see also “thrug”, “thruth-”; compare with Qenya “tinda”, Quenya “tilde” (spike, horn) | |
splinter | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
sprig | tûzd | n | NL < Qenya “tuista” | |
sprout | tûzd | n | NL < Qenya “tuista” | |
stem | sharb | n | NL, merging HG “shab” with Qenya “sirpe” < Primitive Elvish “siripi” | |
stick | gholf | n | NL < Noldorin “golf” (branch, wand) < Etym. “GÓLOB”; changed in case of other interpretations of “golf” in PN “Golfimbul” | |
stick | ghru | n | LOS (stick, pole, penis, club) < SV “ghrû” (erected penis) < ? MB “rû” | euphemism for “penis” - compare with “ghîr-” (to lust) |
sting | thurb | n | NL, merging Etym. “TER(EW)” (to pierce) with MERP “thumb” (spike) < Albanian; see also “thrug”, “thruth-”; compare with Qenya “tinda”, Quenya “tilde” (spike, horn) | |
straw | shirb | n | NL < Gnomish “sirp” < Primitive Elvish root “SIRIPI” (stalk); see also “sharb” (stem) | |
sugar | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
sward | fûdh | n | NL, merging SV, HG “fûadh” < MERP with Gnomish “fladwen” < “flad” (grass, sward) | |
syrup | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
thorn | thurb | n | NL, merging Etym. “TER(EW)” (to pierce) with MERP “thumb” (spike) < Albanian; see also “thrug”, “thruth-”; compare with Qenya “tinda”, Quenya “tilde” (spike, horn) | |
thrive | ghalb- | v | NL < Noldorin “galw” (growth), Quenya “alwa” (well-grown) < Etym. “GALA” (to grow; thrive); compare with ZA “ghald-” (to grow stately, greatly); compare with Sindarin “gala” (to grow) | to become big |
tree | orn | n | NL < Sindarin “orn” (tall tree), Quenya “ornë” (high isolated tree) < Etym. “ÓR-NI” | |
twig | gholf | n | NL < Noldorin “golf” (branch, wand) < Etym. “GÓLOB”; changed in case of other interpretations of “golf” in PN “Golfimbul” | |
ventilate | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
violet | hîln | n | NL < Qenya “helin” (pansy, violet) (n.) | |
weed | ghûd | n | LOS < HG | |
whiff | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
willow | tauz | n | NL < Quenya “tasar”, Sindarin “tathar” < Etym. “TATHAR”, merged with LOS “tau” (wood, cf.) | |
winnow | zûp- | v | NL, Qenya word “pusilla” (to puff, whiff, breeze), “puse” (n) written reversed and merged with NL “zûd” (wind) and “zûzd” (breeze) | blow of wind or artificial air movement (ventilation, air separation) о ветре, искусственном потоке воздуха или процессе сепарации воздухом |
wither | nark- | v | NL < merging TK “nar” (negative particle) + Qenya “narqa” (to wither), Gnomish “narcos” (to rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
wood | tau | n | LOS < Sindarin “taw” (wood as material), “tawar”; also Quenya “taurë” (forest), “toa” (wood as material) < Etym. “TÁWAR”; compare also with Etym. “TĀ”, “TAGH” (high, lofty) |