Wordlist: Materials

This page will contain list of words for various crafting materials and work-pieces.

English	Nûrlâm	Part of speech	Etymology	Comments
(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
clod	umb	n	NL < Quenya “umbo”, “umbon” (means also “hill”); cognate of Sindarin “amon” and “mâf”; both from Primitive Elvish “ṃbono” < roots “MBŎNO”, “MBON”	a piece of material with no particular shape or form
clump	umb	n	NL < Quenya “umbo”, “umbon” (means also “hill”); cognate of Sindarin “amon” and “mâf”; both from Primitive Elvish “ṃbono” < roots “MBŎNO”, “MBON”	a piece of material with no particular shape or form
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
land (as opposed to sea or sky)	ghâmp	n	LOS; ? Etym. “KEM” + Etym. “MBAR”; see also “karm”	not about the planet; 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
lump	umb	n	NL < Quenya “umbo”, “umbon” (means also “hill”); cognate of Sindarin “amon” and “mâf”; both from Primitive Elvish “ṃbono” < roots “MBŎNO”, “MBON”	a piece of material with no particular shape or form
magma	rûsh	n	NL < ZA “rushûr” < Valarin “rušur” (fire)	uncountable
marble	glazd	n	NL < Gnomish “glast”	uncountable
mass	umb	n	NL < Quenya “umbo”, “umbon” (means also “hill”); cognate of Sindarin “amon” and “mâf”; both from Primitive Elvish “ṃbono” < roots “MBŎNO”, “MBON”	a piece of material with no particular shape or form
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
pile	umb	n	NL < Quenya “umbo”, “umbon” (means also “hill”); cognate of Sindarin “amon” and “mâf”; both from Primitive Elvish “ṃbono” < roots “MBŎNO”, “MBON”	a piece of material with no particular shape or form
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”
soap	glûz	n	NL < Noldorin “glûdh” < Etym. “LIB” [2]
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
tin	ladg	n	NL < Gnomish “ladog”
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)

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