This page will contain list of words for various crafting materials and work-pieces.
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(raw) material | pûzh | n | HG < SV | uncountable |
a cut | shirz | n | DS | about any material; set noun |
adhesive | kraush | n | NL < SV “kaurash” < MERP | uncountable |
anneal | brong- | v | NL, merging “bronb-” (to endure) with “gurd” (hard) – see corresponding articles | any processing of material to make it harder только о закалке материалов (любого типа) |
ash | hîsht | n | LOS < SV | uncountable |
bark (of tree) | parb | n | Qenya “parma” (skin, bark, parchment, book, writings) < Etym. “PAR” (compose, put together) | uncountable |
blood | ghor | n | NL < Sindarin “iûr”, “iâr” < Etym. “YAR”, Sindarin “agar”, Primitive Elvish “okhor”; compare with “gor” (violent) and “gorg” (butcher); resemblance to English “gore” is through these Tolkien's words | uncountable |
blood | shirk | n | NL < DS “sherku”, “shirku” < Quenya “sercë”, Sindarin “sereg” | uncountable |
board | ump | n | LOS (only “board”) | a flat piece of material |
bone | takh | n | NL < SV “tach”; compare with Etym. “TELEK” (stalk, stem, leg), Sindarin “talch” (stem) | in other dialects may refer to leg (from SV “thach”) |
brass | praunk | n | SV, HG < MERP | uncountable |
brick | thlar | n | NL < Qenya “telar”, Ilkorin “therr” | |
brilliant | kalk | n | NL < merging Qenya “kalke” (brilliant, adj.) < Etym. “KAL” (to shine) with MERP “skalkîsham” (“brilliant”, adj.), probably from Albanian “shkëlqyer” (excellent) | |
bronze | dîm | n | NL < ON “tem” (copper) < typo in MERP “rêm” merged with Qenya “tambe” (copper, bronze), Gnomish “tam” (copper) | uncountable |
charcoal | burzh | n | NL, merging TK BS “búrz” (dark) with Gnomish “pruin” (charcoal), “bordd” (fireplace), Qenya “purya” (set fire) < early Primitive Elvish “búrı̯ā” < roots “PUÐU”, “PUŘU” (consume by fire) | may refer to piece of coal |
chips | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
cinder | hîsht | n | LOS < SV | uncountable |
clay | karm | n | NL, merging Hurrian “kawr”, Urartian “qiura” with Quenya “kentano”, “kemnaro” (potter) < Etym. “KEM” (soil, earth); see also “ghâmp” (earth) | uncountable |
clean | foig | adj | NL < Qenya “poika”, Noldorin “puig” < Etym. “POY” | about material, water о материале, веществе |
clear | foig | adj | NL < Qenya “poika”, Noldorin “puig” < Etym. “POY” | about material, water о материале, веществе |
cloam | karm | n | NL, merging Hurrian “kawr”, Urartian “qiura” with Quenya “kentano”, “kemnaro” (potter) < Etym. “KEM” (soil, earth); see also “ghâmp” (earth) | uncountable |
coal | burzh | n | NL, merging TK BS “búrz” (dark) with Gnomish “pruin” (charcoal), “bordd” (fireplace), Qenya “purya” (set fire) < early Primitive Elvish “búrı̯ā” < roots “PUÐU”, “PUŘU” (consume by fire) | may refer to piece of coal |
copper | rim | n | LOS < MERP “rêm” | uncountable |
corrosion | smaul | n | NL < merging Quenya “malo”, NL “maul” (dust) and “snâl” (yellow), all three from Etym. “SMAL” (yellow) | iron stain; uncountable |
cotton | izb | n | NL < Sindarin “esbin”, Quenya “ipsin” (fine, thin thread) | uncountable |
crystal | silb | n | NL < Quenya “silma” (white crystal), Sindarin “silef” < Etym. “SIL” (shine); compare with “Silmaril” | |
desk | ump | n | LOS (only “board”) | a flat piece of material |
diamond | kalk | n | NL < merging Qenya “kalke” (brilliant, adj.) < Etym. “KAL” (to shine) with MERP “skalkîsham” (“brilliant”, adj.), probably from Albanian “shkëlqyer” (excellent) | |
dust | hîsht | n | LOS < SV | uncountable |
dust | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
earth | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
fang | hark | n | NL < Quenya “carca” < Etym. “KARAK” (sharp fand, tooth, spike); compare with Sindarin PN “Carcharoth” (Red Maw, Great Red Fang) | may apply to ivory |
fat | tôm | n | NL < LOS “tûm” < MB, SV “tû” (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | uncountable |
fat | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
feather | pozg | n | NL < Noldorin “pesseg” (pillow), Quenya “quessë” (feather) < Etym. “KWES” (feather) | also part of arrow, costume, etc. |
firewood | dra | n | NL, merging all Neo-BS dialects “drû” < MERP, MERP “tra” < Albanian and Quenya “toa” (wood as material), Qenya “turu” (firewood), Sindarin “taw”, “tawar” (wood), early Noldorin “dron” (wood) < Etym. “TAWAR”; obviously all related to common Indo-European words for “tree” < PIE “dóru”; compare with English “tree” or Old Church Slavonic “дрѣво” | uncountable |
flabby | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
flesh | hrau | n | NL < Quenya “hroa” (body, flesh, physical form), Sindarin “rhaw” (flesh) | equivalent of Quenya “hröa” is MERP “turm”, however “hrau” may also mean “physical form”; uncountable |
flinders | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
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) | |
fragile | dîb | adj | NL, merging Etym. “NIN-DI” (fragile, thin) and early Primitive Elvish roots “(N)DIP”, “(N)DUP”, “(N)DUB” (drooping, bending) | |
fragment | shirz | n | DS | about any material; set noun |
frail | dîb | adj | NL, merging Etym. “NIN-DI” (fragile, thin) and early Primitive Elvish roots “(N)DIP”, “(N)DUP”, “(N)DUB” (drooping, bending) | |
fur | skîlf | n | NL < Noldorin “helf” < Etym. “SKEL” | uncountable |
garbage | glod | n | NL, merging DBS “glob” and Ilkorin “gôd” < Etym. “WAƷ”, both meaning “filth” | uncountable |
gem | hobh | n | NL < LOS “zâhof” < MERP “zâhovar” < Albanian “xhevahir”? | |
glass | kold | n | NL < Khuzdul “kheled”, Sindarin “heledh” | only about material, see “kolk” for “drinking glass”; uncountable |
glue | kraush | n | NL < SV “kaurash” < MERP | uncountable |
gold | lûr | n | LOS < Quenya “laure”, “laurë” (gold color) < Etym. “LÁWAR” | see also “lûrz” |
golden | lûrz | adj | HG < LOS “lûr” (gold, n.) | both for colour and material |
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” |
grease | tôm | n | NL < LOS “tûm” < MB, SV “tû” (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | uncountable |
ground | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
gum | thûf | n | NL < Gnomish “thug”, “thugli”, “thuif”, “thuith” (resin, resinous juice, any adhesive substance), Qenya “súke” (resinous tree), “sukte” (resin, gum), “sutle” (sticky matter, slime, gum) | any adhesive substance of natural origin; uncountable |
harden | brong- | v | NL, merging “bronb-” (to endure) with “gurd” (hard) – see corresponding articles | any processing of material to make it harder только о закалке материалов (любого типа) |
hay | thau | n | NL < Gnomish “thaf” | uncountable |
honey | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
horn | ras | n | LOS < Quenya “rasco”, “rassë” < Etym. “RAS” | part of animal |
ice | gogh | n | NL < Sindarin “gochel” (a mass of ice) < Etym. “KHEL” | uncountable |
indurate | brong- | v | NL, merging “bronb-” (to endure) with “gurd” (hard) – see corresponding articles | any processing of material to make it harder только о закалке материалов (любого типа) |
iron | onk | n | NL, merging MERP “ong” < Quenya “anga” with Ilkorin “ank” to avoid cognates; compare with “ângh-” | uncountable |
jewel | hobh | n | NL < LOS “zâhof” < MERP “zâhovar” < Albanian “xhevahir”? | |
junk | glod | n | NL, merging DBS “glob” and Ilkorin “gôd” < Etym. “WAƷ”, both meaning “filth” | uncountable |
lava | rûsh | n | NL < ZA “rushûr” < Valarin “rušur” (fire) | uncountable |
lead (metal) | laps | n | NL < all major dialects “lapus” < MERP | uncountable |
leaf | gâth | n | LOS < MB, SV “gathl” | как о деревьях, так и о книгах и материалах |
line | srug | n | SV | not a thread on bolts and nuts |
litter | glod | n | NL, merging DBS “glob” and Ilkorin “gôd” < Etym. “WAƷ”, both meaning “filth” | uncountable |
loam | karm | n | NL, merging Hurrian “kawr”, Urartian “qiura” with Quenya “kentano”, “kemnaro” (potter) < Etym. “KEM” (soil, earth); see also “ghâmp” (earth) | uncountable |
lumber | dra | n | NL, merging all Neo-BS dialects “drû” < MERP, MERP “tra” < Albanian and Quenya “toa” (wood as material), Qenya “turu” (firewood), Sindarin “taw”, “tawar” (wood), early Noldorin “dron” (wood) < Etym. “TAWAR”; obviously all related to common Indo-European words for “tree” < PIE “dóru”; compare with English “tree” or Old Church Slavonic “дрѣво” | uncountable |
magma | rûsh | n | NL < ZA “rushûr” < Valarin “rušur” (fire) | uncountable |
marble | glazd | n | NL < Gnomish “glast” | uncountable |
meat | hrau | n | NL < Quenya “hroa” (body, flesh, physical form), Sindarin “rhaw” (flesh) | equivalent of Quenya “hröa” is MERP “turm”, however “hrau” may also mean “physical form”; uncountable |
metal | raut | n | NL < Middle-Quenya “rauta”, Noldorin “rhaud” < Etym. “RAUTĀ” (copper, metal) | see also “tink” (more preferrable variant) |
metal | tink | n | NL < Quenya “tinco”, Noldorin “tinc” < Etym. “TINKŌ” | |
mithril | thîribir | n | NL, lit. “light silver” (see “thîr”, “ibir”), compare with Noldorin “thilevril” (true-silver) < Etym. “THIL” (shine of silver, white light, moon light), “RIL” (glitter) and probably Noldorin “er” (one, alone) | uncountable |
mortar | rauk | n | NL < LOS “aurok” < MERP | uncountable |
oil | tôm | n | NL < LOS “tûm” < MB, SV “tû” (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | uncountable |
ore | yorth | n | NL < Gnomish “ger”, “geth” | uncountable |
page (of book) | gâth | n | LOS < MB, SV “gathl” | как о деревьях, так и о книгах и материалах |
paper | prath | n | HG < SV (only “paper”) | may refer to any soft material used for writing; uncountable |
parchment | prath | n | HG < SV (only “paper”) | may refer to any soft material used for writing; uncountable |
pearl | brîdh | n | NL < Gnomish “brithla”, “brilt” < Gnomish PN “Silubrilt” (Silmaril) | |
peel | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
phlegm | zirm | n | NL < RN “zirum” < LOS, HG “zer” < SV < probably Albanian “nxjerr” | |
piece | shirz | n | DS | about any material; set noun |
piss | glu | n | LOS < MB | uncountable |
pitch | thûf | n | NL < Gnomish “thug”, “thugli”, “thuif”, “thuith” (resin, resinous juice, any adhesive substance), Qenya “súke” (resinous tree), “sukte” (resin, gum), “sutle” (sticky matter, slime, gum) | any adhesive substance of natural origin; uncountable |
plank | ump | n | LOS (only “board”) | a flat piece of material |
plume | pozg | n | NL < Noldorin “pesseg” (pillow), Quenya “quessë” (feather) < Etym. “KWES” (feather) | also part of arrow, costume, etc. |
poison | holm | n | NL < SV, MERP “holm” < Albanian “helm”, Quenya “hloima” < root “SLOY”; related to “fâm” (cf.) | |
pollen | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
porky | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
powder | maul | n | NL < Quenya “malo” (pollen) < Etym. “SMAL” (pollen, powder, flour) | uncountable |
pure | foig | adj | NL < Qenya “poika”, Noldorin “puig” < Etym. “POY” | about material, water о материале, веществе |
resin | thûf | n | NL < Gnomish “thug”, “thugli”, “thuif”, “thuith” (resin, resinous juice, any adhesive substance), Qenya “súke” (resinous tree), “sukte” (resin, gum), “sutle” (sticky matter, slime, gum) | any adhesive substance of natural origin; 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 |
rubbish | glod | n | NL, merging DBS “glob” and Ilkorin “gôd” < Etym. “WAƷ”, both meaning “filth” | uncountable |
ruby | kanb | n | NL < Qenya “kanwa” (dark red) < Primitive Elvish roots “KṆÐṆ”, “KṆŘṆ” (to shine) or “KAMA” (red flower) | |
rust | smaul | n | NL < merging Quenya “malo”, NL “maul” (dust) and “snâl” (yellow), all three from Etym. “SMAL” (yellow) | iron stain; uncountable |
salt | kaish | n | NL < Hurrian “kiaše” (sea) | uncountable |
sand | tus | n | NL < Qenya “tyusse” | 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” |
sheer | foig | adj | NL < Qenya “poika”, Noldorin “puig” < Etym. “POY” | about material, water о материале, веществе |
sheet (of paper, fabric) | gâth | n | LOS < MB, SV “gathl” | как о деревьях, так и о книгах и материалах |
shred | rimb | n | NL < Gnomish “rimp” < early Primitive Elvish roots “RIPI”, “RIMI” | set noun |
Silmaril | Shilbrîdh | n | NL, calque from early Qenya translation of Silmaril as “Moon-Pearl”; see “shil”, “brîdh” | |
Silmaril | Shilmirnrulz | n | NL, calque from Etym. roots “SIL” (shine), “MIR” (jewel, treasure), “RIL” (brilliance, glitter); see “shil”, “mirn”, “rulz”; lit. “Moon treasure glitter” | hard to pronounce, not recommended |
Silmaril | Silbrulz | n | NL, lit. “Crystal glitter”, dervied from the same Etym. roots “SIL”, “RIL” as original name; see “silb”, “rulz” | |
silver | ibir | n | ZB, ZA < Valarin “ibri” < “Ibrîniðilpathânezel” (Telperion) | uncountable |
skin | daft | n | NL, melting Gnomish “daf”, “dôf”, “dauth” | |
slab | ump | n | LOS (only “board”) | a flat piece of material |
slice | rimb | n | NL < Gnomish “rimp” < early Primitive Elvish roots “RIPI”, “RIMI” | set noun |
sliver | rimb | n | NL < Gnomish “rimp” < early Primitive Elvish roots “RIPI”, “RIMI” | set noun |
sliver | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
snot | zirm | n | NL < RN “zirum” < LOS, HG “zer” < SV < probably Albanian “nxjerr” | |
soil | ghâmp | n | LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm” | not about the planet; uncountable |
splinter | tos | n | NL < Qenya “tusture” (tinder, chips, firewood) < Primitive Elvish “teswā” (chip)? | a small piece of wood |
steel | yazg | n | NL < LOS (UNF) “yag” < Qenya “yakse”, “yaisa” (steel); changed to escapre ambuigity with DS “yag” (name) and possibly TK “yag” < PN “Yagûl” | uncountable |
stone | gund | n | EL, all Neo-BS dialects < Sindarin “Gondor” (Stone Land), Gondolin < Etym. “GOND”; compare with Khuzdul “gundu” (underground hall) | |
sugar | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
syrup | mâth | n | SV, MB | any sweet substance; uncountable |
table | ump | n | LOS (only “board”) | a flat piece of material |
tar | thûf | n | NL < Gnomish “thug”, “thugli”, “thuif”, “thuith” (resin, resinous juice, any adhesive substance), Qenya “súke” (resinous tree), “sukte” (resin, gum), “sutle” (sticky matter, slime, gum) | any adhesive substance of natural origin; uncountable |
temper | brong- | v | NL, merging “bronb-” (to endure) with “gurd” (hard) – see corresponding articles | any processing of material to make it harder только о закалке материалов (любого типа) |
thick | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
thread | srug | n | SV | not a thread on bolts and nuts |
tile | thlar | n | NL < Qenya “telar”, Ilkorin “therr” | |
timber | dra | n | NL, merging all Neo-BS dialects “drû” < MERP, MERP “tra” < Albanian and Quenya “toa” (wood as material), Qenya “turu” (firewood), Sindarin “taw”, “tawar” (wood), early Noldorin “dron” (wood) < Etym. “TAWAR”; obviously all related to common Indo-European words for “tree” < PIE “dóru”; compare with English “tree” or Old Church Slavonic “дрѣво” | uncountable |
trash | glod | n | NL, merging DBS “glob” and Ilkorin “gôd” < Etym. “WAƷ”, both meaning “filth” | uncountable |
treasure | mirn | n | NL, merging Quenya “maina”, Sindarin “maen” (treasure) with Quenya “mírë”, Sindarin “mîr” (jewel, precious thing, treasure) | |
tusk | hark | n | NL < Quenya “carca” < Etym. “KARAK” (sharp fand, tooth, spike); compare with Sindarin PN “Carcharoth” (Red Maw, Great Red Fang) | may apply to ivory |
urine | glu | n | LOS < MB | uncountable |
venom | holm | n | NL < SV, MERP “holm” < Albanian “helm”, Quenya “hloima” < root “SLOY”; related to “fâm” (cf.) | |
water | nîn | n | LOS < Quenya “nén”; compare with Westron “nîn” | uncountable |
wax | lig | n | NL < Quenya “líco” | uncountable |
wire | srug | n | SV | not a thread on bolts and nuts |
wood | dra | n | NL, merging all Neo-BS dialects “drû” < MERP, MERP “tra” < Albanian and Quenya “toa” (wood as material), Qenya “turu” (firewood), Sindarin “taw”, “tawar” (wood), early Noldorin “dron” (wood) < Etym. “TAWAR”; obviously all related to common Indo-European words for “tree” < PIE “dóru”; compare with English “tree” or Old Church Slavonic “дрѣво” | uncountable |
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) |