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
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| 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
ᴹQ. Ilúvatar m. “All-father”
References ✧ Ety/ATA, IL; LR/47, 72, 110, 156, 204; LRI; PE23/105; SD/246, 310, 401; SDI2/Ilúvatar; SM/78, 263; SMI
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| 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 | |
| ilúva | “universal” | ✧ PE23/105 | |
Element In
ᴱQ. Ilúvatar m. “Heavenly Father, Sky-father; Lord for Always”
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
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| Ilūvatard- | stem | ✧ QL/42 |
Elements
| ilu | “ether” | ✧ LT1A/Ilwë; QL/42 |
| atar | “father” | ✧ LT1A/Ilúvatar |
Cognates