N. Balan n. “Power, God” (Category: God)

References ✧ Ety/BAL, KIRIK, LEP

Glosses

• “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL

Variations

• Balan ✧ Ety/BAL

Inflections

Mbelain	nasal-mutation plural; b-mutation	“Gods”	✧ Ety/KIRIK
Belen	plural		✧ Ety/BAL
welein	soft-mutation plural; b-mutation		✧ Ety/LEP

Element In

• N. Arvelain “*Day of the Valar”
• N. Nethwelein “Younger Gods” ✧ Ety/LEP
• N. Cerch iMbelain “Sickle of the Gods” ✧ Ety/KIRIK

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Vala “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL; Ety/BAL (Valar)
• ᴹT. Bala “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL
• ON. Bala “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL

Derivations

• < ᴹ√BAL “*power” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
• < ON. Bala “Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL; Ety/BAL
  • < Belein < Bala ✧ Ety/BAL
  • < ᴹ✶balā “powerful; Power, God” ✧ Ety/BAL (bálā)
    • < ᴹ√BAL “*power” ✧ Ety/BAL

Phonetic Developments

ON. Bala > Balan	[Bala] ? [Balan]	✧ Ety/BAL
ON. Bala > Belein > Belen	[balani] > [beleni] > [belein] > [belen]	✧ Ety/BAL

G. Gwala n. “one of the gods” (Category: God)

References ✧ GL/26, 32, 44; LT1A/Valar; PE13/103; PE15/8, 21

Glosses

• “one of the gods” ✧ LT1A/Valar

Variations

• Gwala ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Valar

Related

• Gwala “one of the gods” includes their divine folk and children, hence often used of one of the lesser folk as opposed to Ban ✧ LT1A/Valar

Inflections

Gwallim	class-plural	✧ PE13/103
Gwal(a)thir	dative plural	✧ GL/44
gwalthir	dative plural	✧ PE15/8
Gwal(a)thon	genitive plural	✧ GL/44
gwal(o)thon	genitive plural	✧ PE15/8
Gwalin	plural	✧ GL/32; GL/44; PE15/8
Gwaloth	plural	✧ GL/44; PE15/21
gwaloth	plural	✧ PE15/8
#walion	soft-mutation genitive plural; gw-mutation	✧ GL/26

Element In

• G. codwalion “walnut, chestnut” ✧ GL/26 (cod·walion)
• G. Gwalien “Land of the Valar” ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Valar (Gwalien)
• G. Gwalon “male god” ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Valar
• G. Gwalthir “female god” ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Valar (Gwalthi)

Cognates

• ᴱQ. Vala “God” ✧ PE15/8 (Valar); PE15/8

Derivations

• < *ᴱ√WALA “fortune, happiness; *power” ✧ GL/44 (gwal); LT1A/Valar (GWAL)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√gwal > Gwala

[walā] > [gʷalā] > [gʷala]

✧ GL/44

G. Ban¹ n. “god, one of the Valar” (Category: God)

References ✧ GL/18, 21, 32, 44; LT1A/Valar, Vána; LT2A/Valar; PE13/103; PE15/21; QL/99

Glosses

• “a god” ✧ GL/21 (Ban)
• “a god, one of the great Valar” ✧ LT1A/Valar (Ban)

Variations

• Ban ✧ LT1A/Valar; LT1A/Vána; QL/99; GL/21 (Ban); LT1A/Valar (Ban)

Related

• Gwala “one of the gods” includes their divine folk and children, hence often used of one of the lesser folk as opposed to Ban ✧ LT1A/Valar

Changes

• Banin >> Gwalin ✧ GL/32
• Banion >> Banin ✧ LT2A/Valar
• Banlim >> Bandrim ✧ LT2A/Valar; PE15/21
• Banion >> Banion ✧ PE15/21

Inflections

Bandrim	class-plural		✧ LT2A/Valar; PE15/21
Banlim	class-plural		✧ LT2A/Valar; PE15/21
Banlim	class-plural		✧ PE13/103
Banin	plural		✧ GL/18; GL/21; GL/32; LT1A/Valar
Banin	plural		✧ LT2A/Valar; PE15/21
Banion	plural		✧ LT2A/Valar; PE15/21
Vanion	soft-mutation genitive plural; b-mutation	“of ... Valar”	✧ GL/44

Element In

• G. Dor Banion ✧ GL/21 (Dor’Vanion); LT1A/Valar (Dor Vanion/Dor Banion)
• G. Bansil “Fairgleam” ✧ LT2A/Bansil
• G. i·walt na Vanion “the luck of the Valar” ✧ GL/44

Cognates

• ᴱQ. Vala “God” ✧ GL/18 (Valar); GL/21 (Valar); LT2A/Valar (Valar/Vali); PE13/103 (Valar); PE15/21 (Valar)
• ᴱQ. Vanar “Valar” ✧ LT1A/Vána; QL/99

Derivations

• < ᴱ√VANA “*beauty” ✧ QL/99

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√VANA > Ban-

[βan] > [ban]

✧ QL/99