This page will contain a list of fantasy races (focused on Middle-Earth and Tolkien's Legendarium, but not restricted to) and their translation into Nûrlâm.
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(one of orcish tribes in 1st Age) | gong | n | TK, AO, HOME 1 (BOLT 1), GL (PE 11) | associated with “false-fairies”, so may be tribe of orcs made from corrupted minor spirits, in oppose to majority of orcs believed to be made from elves |
Drúedain | oghor | n | TK, AO, UT; compare with Drúedain's self-name “drughu” | |
dwarf | gazat | n | EL, from Khuzdul “khazad” (dwarves) | |
elf | golug | n | TK, AO, UT; Etym. “ÑGOLOD”, Noldorin “golodh” (one of the wise folk, Gnome) | Noldo elf |
Ent | ornog | n | NL < “orn” (tree, cf.) merged with Sindarin “Onod”, Noldorin “Ogod” (both meaning “Ent”) and BS “Olog” (troll) | |
giant | nûrs | n | LOS < Middle-Quenya “norsa”, Noldorin “noroth” | |
goblin | uruk | n | TK, CBS, DBS, LOTR; Etym. “ÓROK” (goblin) > Quenya “orco”, “urco” > Sindarin “orch”; Etym. “RUK” (demon) > Sindarin “urug” (monster) | may refer only to sun-tolerable orcs, bred in 3rd Age or only to fighter-orcs |
halfling | piraga | n | NL, see “pir”; lit. past passive participle “halved” | offensive name, racial slur for Hobbits |
hobbit | kudug | n | NL < self-name of Hobbits “cubuc” (PM), “kuduk” (LOTR, from Westron “kûd-dûkan” = “hole-dweller”) | |
hobbit | piraga | n | NL, see “pir”; lit. past passive participle “halved” | offensive name, racial slur for Hobbits |
human | tark | n | TK, DBS, LOTR; Taken from language of orcs of Misty Mountains and other northern groups; Westron “tarkil” (person of Númenórean descent) < Quenya “Tarcil” (high-man) < Etym. “TUR” (master, lord, mighty) + “KHIL” (follow) > Quenya “hildi”, mortal men were called “followers” being awaken after elves ; compare with Hurrian “turuhhi”, “turohhe” (male, adj.), “taršuwani” (person) | initially referred to Númenór people only, in NL and LOS used for all humans |
men | tark | n | TK, DBS, LOTR; Taken from language of orcs of Misty Mountains and other northern groups; Westron “tarkil” (person of Númenórean descent) < Quenya “Tarcil” (high-man) < Etym. “TUR” (master, lord, mighty) + “KHIL” (follow) > Quenya “hildi”, mortal men were called “followers” being awaken after elves ; compare with Hurrian “turuhhi”, “turohhe” (male, adj.), “taršuwani” (person) | initially referred to Númenór people only, in NL and LOS used for all humans |
orc | uruk | n | TK, CBS, DBS, LOTR; Etym. “ÓROK” (goblin) > Quenya “orco”, “urco” > Sindarin “orch”; Etym. “RUK” (demon) > Sindarin “urug” (monster) | may refer only to sun-tolerable orcs, bred in 3rd Age or only to fighter-orcs |
troll | horg | n | TK, CBS, HOME 12 (PM); compare with Sindarin “torog” (troll) | breed of trolls tolerable to sunlight; appears only in earliest draft to LOTR's Appendix F, changed into “olog” (see article) in final text |
troll | olg | n | TK, CBS, HOME 12 (PM); possibly from Etym. “ÚLUG” > Ilkorin “olg” (hideous, horrible), “ulgundö” (monster); compare with Sindarin “torog” (troll) | breed of trolls tolerable to sunlight |
troll | olog | n | TK, CBS, LOTR; possibly from Etym. “ÚLUG” > Ilkorin “olg” (hideous, horrible), “ulgundö” (monster); compare with Sindarin “torog” (troll) | breed of trolls tolerable to sunlight |
warg | hîrg | n | NL, merging “hîg-” (to banish, exile, outlaw) with “harg” (wolf) in analogy with transformation of Old Norse “vargr” (wolf) into Old English “wearg”, “wearh” (outlaw, criminal) | a race of especially evil wolfs used as mount animal by orcs |
Wild Men | oghor | n | TK, AO, UT; compare with Drúedain's self-name “drughu” | |
Woses | oghor | n | TK, AO, UT; compare with Drúedain's self-name “drughu” |