Q. Vala n. “(Angelic) Power, ‘God’, Authority” (Category: God)
References ✧ Let/146, 193, 198, 284, 354, 386-387; LotR/1110, 1123; LotRI/Valar; MR/18, 350; MRI/Valar; PE17/48, 74, 88, 114, 125, 174-175; PE22/147; PE23/134; PMI/Valar; S/25, 48; SA/val; SI/Valar; UTI/Valar; WJ/403-404; WJI/Valar
Glosses
Variations
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Inflections
| Valaron | genitive plural | ✧ PE17/175 | |
| Valaron | genitive plural | “*of the Valar” | ✧ PE22/147 |
| Valaron | genitive plural | “of (the) Valar” | ✧ PE23/134 |
| Valion | genitive plural | ✧ MR/18 | |
| Valar | plural | “powers, gods” | ✧ Let/146 |
| Valar | plural | “the Powers, Authorities” | ✧ Let/193 |
| Valar | plural | “the Powers, Lords of the West, gods” | ✧ Let/198: the final gloss is given in a footnote and is “not strictly accurate” |
| Valar | plural | “powers, rulers” | ✧ Let/284 |
| Valar | plural | “angelic governors” | ✧ Let/354 |
| Valar | plural | “angelic Guardians” | ✧ Let/387 |
| Valar | plural | “Powers” | ✧ LotR/1110; S/25; WJ/403 |
| Valar | plural | “Authorities” | ✧ LotRI/Valar |
| Valar | plural | “those with powers, the Powers, (more strictly) the Authorities” | ✧ MR/350 |
| Valar | plural | ✧ MRI/Valar; PE17/48; PE17/88; PE17/174; PE17/175; PMI/Valar; SA/val; WJ/404; WJI/Valar | |
| Valar | plural | “Those with Power, the Powers” | ✧ SI/Valar |
| Valar | plural | “ruling powers of Arda” | ✧ UTI/Valar |
| †Vali | plural | ✧ PE17/74: in archaic language | |
| val- | prefix | ✧ SA/val |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √BAL > Valar | [balar] > [βalar] > [valar] | ✧ PE17/48 |
| √BAL > Vala | [bala] > [βala] > [vala] | ✧ PE17/48 |
| √bal- > val- | [bala] > [βala] > [vala] | ✧ SA/val |
ᴹQ. Vala n. “Power, God” (Category: God)
References ✧ Ety/BAL; LR/47, 56, 72, 110, 161, 204; LRI/Valar; PE22/22, 50; RSI/Valar; SD/246, 305, 310, 401; SDI2/Avalôi, Valāi, Valar; SM/78, 263; SMI/Valar; WRI/Valar
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Inflections
| valannar | allative plural | “on-Powers” | ✧ LR/47; LR/56; SD/310 |
| valannar | allative plural | “on Powers” | ✧ SD/246 |
| Valion | genitive plural | “of the Lords” | ✧ LR/72 |
| Valar | plural | ✧ Ety/BAL; LRI/Valar; RSI/Valar; SDI2/Avalôi; SDI2/Valāi; SDI2/Valar; SMI/Valar; WRI/Valar | |
| Valar | plural | “Powers” | ✧ LR/110; LR/161; LR/204; SD/401; SM/78; SM/263 |
| Valar | plural | “gods” | ✧ SD/305 |
| †Vali | plural | ✧ Ety/BAL | |
| Valāi | plural | ✧ SDI2/Valāi |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶bálā > Vala | [balā] > [βalā] > [βala] > [vala] | ✧ Ety/BAL |
| ᴹ✶bal-ī́ > †Vali | [balī] > [βalī] > [βali] > [vali] | ✧ Ety/BAL |
ᴱQ. Vala n. “God” (Category: God)
References ✧ GL/18, 21; LBI/Valar; LT1/61; LT1A/Valar; LT1I/Valar; LT2A/Valar; LT2I/Valar; PE13/103; PE14/10; PE15/8, 21, 72; PME/99; QL/39, 99
Glosses
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Inflections
| Valar | plural | ✧ GL/18; GL/21; LBI/Valar; LT2A/Valar; LT2I/Valar; PE13/103; PE14/10; PE15/8; PE15/21; PME/99; QL/99 | |
| Valar | plural | “Gods” | ✧ LT1I/Valar |
| Valar | plural | “the happy folk” | ✧ QL/99 |
| Valar/Vali | plural | ✧ LT1/61; LT1A/Valar; LT2A/Valar | |
| Vali | plural | ✧ LBI/Valar; LT1I/Valar; LT2I/Valar; PE15/21; PME/99; QL/99 | |
| Vali | plural | ✧ PE15/72: irreg. pl. | |
| Valir | plural | ✧ LT1/61 | |
| Valur | plural | ✧ LT1/61 | |
| valar | plural | ✧ QL/39 |
Element In
Cognates
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√VALA > Valar | [βalar] > [valar] | ✧ QL/99 |
ᴱQ. Valon n. “male god” (Category: God)
References ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Valar; PE15/8; PME/99; QL/99
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Valmu- | stem | ✧ QL/99 |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√VALA > Valon | [βalon] > [valon] | ✧ QL/99 |