Q. Helluin pn. “?Ice or Sky Blue”
The name of the blue star Sirius (S/64, SI/Helluin). Its final element is almost certainly luinë “blue” (SA/luin), but the meaning of its initial element is unclear. It may be a derivation of the root √KHEL “ice”. Alternately, it might be related to ᴹQ. helle “sky” as suggested by Elaran in a private Discord chat on 2019-02-19.
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s, Sirius was named ᴱQ. Nierninwa Blue-bee” (QL/65), while in the earliest Lost Tales it was called ᴱQ. Nielluin “Bee of Azure” (LT1/182) or “Blue Bee” (LT1/200), a name that also appeared in the Qenya Lexicon (QL/65).
References ✧ LT1/200; LT1I; MRI; SA/luin; SI
Elements
| ? | ||
| luinë | “blue” | ✧ SA/luin (luin) |
ᴱQ. Nielluin pn. “Bee of Azure, Blue Bee, Sirius”
Name of Sirius in the earliest Lost Tales, glossed “Bee of Azure” or “Blue Bee” (LT1/182, 200), also appearing as Niellune (QL/65, PME/65). The name is a combination of the roots nier “honey bee” and lúne “blue”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Nielluin). In the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, there was a variant form Nierninwa using ninwa for “blue” instead (QL/65, PME/65).
See Q. Helluin for further discussion.
References ✧ GL/60; LT1/182, 200; LT1A/Nielluin; LT1I; LT2I; PME/65; QL/65
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| nier | “(honey) bee” | ✧ LT1A/Nielluin; QL/65 |
| lúne | “blue, deep blue” | ✧ LT1A/Nielluin |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Nierninwa pn. “Sirius, Blue bee”
References ✧ LT1A/Nielluin; PME/65, 92; QL/65, 92
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| nier | “(honey) bee” | ✧ LT1A/Nielluin; QL/65 |
| ninwa | “blue” | ✧ LT1A/Nielluin |