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

• “God, a god” ✧ PE15/72

Variations

• Vala ✧ LT1I/Valar; PE15/8; PE15/72

Related

• Vanar = Valar ✧ QL/99

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

• ᴱQ. Arda Valarwa
• ᴱQ. Valahíru “Lord of the Valar”
• ᴱQ. Valatúru “Lord of the Valar”
• ᴱQ. Valinor “Land of the Gods” ✧ PE15/72; QL/99
• ᴱQ. Valmar “House or City of the Gods”
• ᴱQ. Valpio “Holy Cherry of Valinor”
• ᴱQ. Harwalin “Near the Valar” ✧ QL/39 (Harẇalien)

Cognates

• G. Gwala “one of the gods” ✧ PE15/8 (Gwalin); PE15/8 (gwaloth)
• G. Ban¹ “god, one of the Valar” ✧ GL/18 (Banin); GL/21 (Banin); LT2A/Valar (Banin); PE13/103 (Banlim); PE15/21 (Banin)

Derivations

• < *ᴱ√WALA “fortune, happiness; *power” ✧ QL/99 (VALA)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√VALA > Valar

[βalar] > [valar]

✧ QL/99