Q. númen n. “west, direction or region of the sunset, occident, (lit.) going down” (Category: West)

Q. númen, n. “west, direction or region of the sunset, occident, (lit.) going down” (Category: West)

References ✧ Let/361; LotR/1123; PE17/16, 18, 64, 125; SA/andúnë, men; UT/305, 317; VT49/20, 22

Glosses

• “*west” ✧ VT49/20 (númen)
• “going down, occident” ✧ Let/361 (núme)
• “the direction or region of the sunset” ✧ Let/361
• “the way of the sunset, west” ✧ SA/andúnë
• “the West” ✧ PE17/18 (nūme); PE17/125 (nūme); UT/305
• “west” ✧ LotR/1123; LotR/1123; PE17/16 (Núme(n)); PE17/64 (Núme(n)); UT/317

Variations

• númen ✧ Let/361; LotR/1123; LotR/1123; SA/andúnë; SA/men; UT/305; UT/317; VT49/20 (númen)
• núme ✧ Let/361
• Núme(n) ✧ PE17/16; PE17/64
• nūme ✧ PE17/18; PE17/125
• nūmen ✧ PE17/18; PE17/125

Related

• andúnë “sunset, evening, (orig.) going down; west”

Inflections

númenna

allative; assimilated

“westward”

✧ VT49/22

Elements

nú-	“going down, setting (of sun), west”	✧ PE17/18 (nū-)
men	“way”	✧ SA/men
√NŪ/UNU	“down, under; go down, sink”	✧ PE17/64 (NŪ)

Element In

• ᴺQ. !fornúmen “northwest”
• ᴺQ. !hyarnúmen “southwest”
• Q. Herunúmen “Lord of the West”
• Q. Númellótë “Flower of the West”
• Q. Númendil “*Friend of the West”
• Q. Númenórë “Westernesse, (lit.) West-land” ✧ Let/361 (Númenor); PE17/16; PE17/64
• Q. Númerrámar “West-wings”
• Q. Soronúmë “*Eagle of the West”
• Q. nai tiruvantes i hárar mahalmassen mi Númen “in the keeping of those who sit upon thrones of the West” ✧ UT/305
• Q. úsië, an cé mo quernë cendelë númenna, ve senya “on the contrary, for if one turned the face westward, as was usual” ✧ VT49/8

Cognates

• Ad. adûn “west, westward” ✧ PE17/18; SA/andúnë
• S. annûn “sunset, west; (lit.) going down” ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/18
• S. dûn “west” ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/18; SA/andúnë

Derivations

• < √NDU “down, under, below; sink, descend, go down” ✧ Let/361; Let/361; SA/andúnë

Phonetic Developments

√NDU > núme	[ndūme] > [nūme]	✧ Let/361
√NDU > númen	[ndūmen] > [nūmen]	✧ Let/361
√ndu > númen	[ndūmen] > [nūmen]	✧ SA/andúnë

ᴹQ. númen n. “west” (Category: West)

References ✧ Ety/MEN, NDŪ; EtyAC/NDŪ; LR/47, 56, 71-72; PE22/23, 50, 126; SD/240, 303, 305, 310; SMI/Númen

Glosses

• “west” ✧ Ety/NDŪ (nú-men); PE22/23; PE22/50 (nūmen); PE22/126; SD/240 (nūme); SD/303 (nūmē); SD/305 (nūme); SMI/Númen

Variations

• Númen ✧ Ety/MEN; PE22/23; PE22/126; SMI/Númen
• núme- ✧ Ety/NDŪ
• nú-men ✧ Ety/NDŪ
• nū-men ✧ EtyAC/NDŪ
• nūmen ✧ PE22/50
• nūme ✧ SD/240; SD/305
• nūmē ✧ SD/303

Changes

• nū-men >> númen ✧ EtyAC/NDŪ
• númen »» nú-men “west”; tengwa #21 ✧ EtyAC/NDŪ

Inflections

nūmenna	allative	“Westward”	✧ LR/47
nūmenna	allative	“westward”	✧ LR/56; SD/310
Númenen	genitive	“of the West”	✧ LR/71
númessier	locative stative plural	“They are in the West”	✧ LR/72

Elements

ᴹ√MEN	“go, proceed”		✧ Ety/MEN; Ety/NDŪ
ᴹ√NDŪ	“go down, sink, set (of Sun)”	strengthened	✧ Ety/NDŪ

Element In

• ᴹQ. Herunúmen “Lord-of-West”
• ᴹQ. Lie-númen “Númenoreans”
• ᴹQ. Nuaran Númenen “Lord of the West”
• ᴹQ. #Númeheru
• ᴹQ. Númeheruvi arda sakkante lenéme Ilúvatáren “the Lords of the West broke the world by leave of Ilúvatar”
• ᴹQ. Númekundo “*West Prince”
• ᴹQ. Númenos
• ᴹQ. númenya “western” ✧ Ety/NDŪ
• ᴹQ. ar antaróta mannar Valion: númessier “and he gave it into the hands of the Lords: they are in the West” ✧ LR/72
• ᴹQ. malle téna lende númenna “a road [once] went straight westward” ✧ LR/47; LR/56; SD/310
• ᴹQ. númen Endorello isse sí Vaia síra “westward of Middle-earth where now Ocean flows” ✧ PE22/126
• ᴹQ. Númenóre “Westernesse” ✧ Ety/NDŪ; SD/240 (Nūmenōre/Nūmenor); SD/303 (númenor/númenóre); SD/305 (Nūmenor/Nūmenōre)

Cognates

• Ad. adûn “west, westward” ✧ SD/240 (adūn)
• N. annûn “west” ✧ Ety/NDŪ
• N. dûn “west” ✧ Ety/NDŪ
• N. dúven “*sunken, western” ✧ Ety/NDŪ

ᴱQ. núme n. “west” (Category: West)

References ✧ LT1/85; LT1A/Faskala-númen, Númë, Sirnúmen; PME/68; QL/68

Glosses

• “west” ✧ LT1/85 (Nūme); LT1A/Númë; PME/68 (nūme); QL/68 (nūme)

Variations

• Númë ✧ LT1A/Faskala-númen; LT1A/Númë; LT1A/Númë; LT1A/Sirnúmen
• Nūme ✧ LT1/85; PME/68; QL/68

Inflections

númen

genitive

✧ LT1A/Faskala-númen

Element In

• ᴱQ. Faskala-númen “Bath of the Setting Sun” ✧ LT1A/Faskala-númen
• ᴱQ. númea “in the west, western” ✧ LT1A/Númë; QL/68 (nūmea)
• ᴱQ. numenda “western” ✧ QL/68
• ᴱQ. númeta- “to get low (of the Sun), go down in the west” ✧ LT1A/Númë; QL/68 (nūmeta-)
• ᴱQ. Sirnúmen “Western Stream” ✧ LT1A/Sirnúmen

Derivations

• < ᴱ√NUHU “bow, bend down, stoop, sink” ✧ LT1A/Númë; PME/68; QL/68

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√NUHU > nūme

[nuxmē] > [nuxme] > [nuɣme] > [nūme]

✧ QL/68