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Q. Ilúvatar m. “Father of All”

Q. Ilúvatar, m. “Father of All”

A Quenya name for God (S/15, Let/155), translated “Father of All” or “All-father” (Let/204, MR/39). It is a compound of the noun ilúvë “all” and atar¹ “father” (SA/atar, ilúvë; WJ/402).

Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/49), though ᴱQ. Ilúvatar originally meant “Sky Father” or “Heavenly Father” (LTA1/Ilúvatar, QL/42). A revised translation “Lord for Always” appeared in the Name-list for the Fall of Gondolin (PE15/27) and the translation “All-father” emerged in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/78, LR/110). ᴹQ. Ilúvatar appeared in The Etymologies as the combination of ᴹQ. ilúve and ᴹQ. atar (Ety/ATA, IL).

References ✧ Let/155, 204; LotRI/One; MR/39; MRI; PE21/83; PMI; SA/atar, ilúvë; SI/Children of Ilúvatar, Ilúvatar; UTI; WJ/402; WJI

Glosses

“All-father” ✧ MR/39; MRI/Ilúvatar
“Father of All” ✧ Let/204; SI/Ilúvatar; UTI/Ilúvatar
“God” ✧ Let/155

Variations

Ilúvatar ✧ Let/155; Let/204; LotRI/One; MR/39; MRI/Ilúvatar; PE21/83; PMI/Ilúvatar; SA/atar; SA/ilúvë; SI/Ilúvatar; UTI/Ilúvatar; WJ/402; WJI/Ilúvatar

Ilúvatar “Father of All” is a name for Eru “The One, God”

Inflections

Ilúvataro	genitive	“of Ilúvatar”	✧ SI/Children of Ilúvatar
Ilúvatáro	genitive; prosodic-lengthening	“of Ilúvatar”	✧ PE21/83

Elements

ilúvë	“the whole, the all, allness”	✧ MR/39; SA/ilúvë; WJ/402
atar¹	“father”	✧ SA/atar; WJ/402

Element In

Q. Híni Ilúvataro “Children of Ilúvatar” ✧ PE21/83; SI/Children of Ilúvatar

ᴹQ. Ilúvatar m. “All-father”

See Q. Ilúvatar for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/ATA, IL; LR/47, 72, 110, 156, 204; LRI; SD/246, 310, 401; SDI2/Ilúvatar; SM/78, 263; SMI

Glosses

“All-father” ✧ LR/156; LR/204
“Allfather” ✧ LR/110; SD/401; SDI2/Ilúvatar; SM/78; SM/263; SMI/Ilúvatar
“O Father” ✧ LR/72
“the Father” ✧ LR/72; LR/72

Variations

Ilúvatar ✧ Ety/IL; LR/72; LR/72; LR/72; LR/110; LR/156; LR/204; LRI/Ilúvatar; SD/401; SDI2/Ilúvatar; SM/78; SM/263; SMI/Ilúvatar
Ilúv-atar ✧ Ety/ATA

Inflections

Ilúvatáren	genitive; prosodic-lengthening	“of Ilúvatar”	✧ LR/72
Ilūvatāren	genitive; prosodic-lengthening	“of-Ilúvatar”	✧ LR/47
Ilūvatāren	genitive; prosodic-lengthening	“of God”	✧ SD/310
ilúvatáren	genitive; prosodic-lengthening	“of [Ilúvatar]”	✧ SD/246

Elements

ilúve	“universe, world; Heaven”	✧ Ety/IL
atar	“father”	✧ Ety/ATA

Element In

ᴹQ. Númeheruvi arda sakkante lenéme Ilúvatáren “the Lords of the West broke the world by leave of Ilúvatar” ✧ LR/47; SD/246; SD/310
ᴹQ. Ilu Ilúvatar en káre eldain a fírimoin “the Father made the World for Elves and Mortals” ✧ LR/72
ᴹQ. ilyain antalto annar lestanen Ilúvatáren “to all they gave in measure the gifts of Ilúvatar” ✧ LR/72; LR/72
ᴹQ. man táre antáva nin Ilúvatar, Ilúvatar? “what will the Father, O Father, give me” ✧ LR/72

ᴱQ. Ilúvatar m. “Heavenly Father, Sky-father; Lord for Always”

See Q. Ilúvatar for discussion.

References ✧ GL/50; LT1/61; LT1A/Ilúvatar, Ilwë; LT1I/Ilu, Ilúvatar; LT2A/Ilúvatar; LT2I; PE13/103; PE15/20, 23, 27, 72; PME/42; QL/42

Glosses

“Heavenly Father” ✧ QL/42 (Ilūvatar)
“Lord for Always” ✧ PE15/27 (Ilūvatar)
“name of Creator” ✧ PE15/72 (Illūvatar)
“Sky-father” ✧ LT1A/Ilúvatar

Variations

Ilúvatar ✧ GL/50; LT1/61; LT1A/Ilúvatar; LT1A/Ilwë; LT1I/Ilu; LT1I/Ilúvatar; LT2A/Ilúvatar; LT2I/Ilúvatar
Ilūvatar ✧ PE13/103; PE15/20; PE15/23; PE15/27; PME/42; QL/42
Illu ✧ PE15/72
Illūvatar ✧ PE15/72

Ilu = Ilúvatar ✧ LT1I/Ilu

Inflections

Ilūvatard-

stem

✧ QL/42

Elements

ilu	“ether”	✧ LT1A/Ilwë; QL/42
atar	“father”	✧ LT1A/Ilúvatar

Cognates

G. Ilathon “Lord for Always” ✧ GL/50 (Ilador); LT1A/Ilwë (Ilador); LT2A/Ilúvatar; PE13/103 (Ilwador); PE15/23; PE15/27