Introduction to Sindarin Elvish
Sindarin is the primary Elvish tongue spoken in Middle-earth during the Third Age. Unlike Quenya, which became a language of lore and high ceremony, Sindarin was the daily language of the Grey-elves (Sindar). Tolkien based the phonology and grammar of Sindarin on Welsh, giving it a soft, Celtic quality with complex vowel mutations.
Our translator utilizes a verified academic dictionary matching real vocabulary words like meleth (love), mellon (friend), and estel (hope). For words not in the lexicon, it falls back to a precise Tengwar character transliteration mapping, allowing you to design rings and tattoos seamlessly.
Core Verified Dictionaries
Here are some of the most requested concepts mapped to their verified translation values in our database:
| English Concept | Sindarin Elvish Translator Script / Notation |
|---|---|
| love | meleth |
| friend | mellon |
| star | el |
| water | nen |
| sun | anor |
| moon | ithil |
| shadow | dae |
| dark | mór |
| light | calen |
| flower | loth |
| shield | eramath |
| king | aran |
| hope | estel |
| heart | gûr |
| gold | glor |
| white | nim |
| girl | sell |
| boy | pennic |
| earth | amar |
| sky | menel |
| fire | naur |
| wind | gwaew |
| eternal | uireb |
| life | cuil |
| death | gorth |
| soul | fae |
| dream | oltha |
| family | nos |
| wisdom | ist |
| peace | sîdh |
| war | ohtar |
| mother | naneth |
| father | adar |
| brother | muindor |
| sister | muinthel |
| son | ion |
| daughter | iell |
| man | benn |
| woman | bess |
| child | henn |
| queen | bereth |
| lord | brannon |
| lady | brennil |
| enemy | coth |
| warrior | maethor |
| sword | megil |
| bow | cû |
| arrow | pilin |
| horse | roch |
| wolf | drafn |
| eagle | thoron |
| dragon | lhûg |
| beast | lavan |
| forest | taur |
| tree | galadh |
| leaf | las |
| branch | golf |
| stone | sarn |
| metal | tinc |
| iron | ang |
| silver | celeb |
| ring | cor |
| crown | rî |
| city | ost |
| tower | barad |
| house | car |
| home | bar |
| road | men |
| path | râd |
| river | sîr |
| sea | aear |
| ocean | aearon |
| rain | ross |
| snow | los |
| ice | heleg |
| cloud | faun |
| day | aur |
| night | du |
| morning | arin |
| evening | aduial |
| year | idhrin |
| time | lû |
| book | parf |
| word | peth |
| song | laer |
| voice | lam |
| hate | delos |
| fight | maeth |
| see | cen- |
| hear | lathra- |
| speak | ped- |
| write | teitha- |
| read | parf- |
| sing | linna- |
| run | nor- |
| walk | pada- |
| fly | rev- |
| go | men- |
| come | tol- |
| make | car- |
| give | anna- |
| take | mab- |
| find | rada- |
| seek | nestag- |
| know | ista- |
| think | nauth- |
| good | maer |
| bad | um |
| beautiful | bain |
| strong | bell |
| weak | lhêw |
| brave | astald |
| wise | sael |
| old | iphant |
| young | neth |
| new | sain |
| big | daer |
| small | pigen |
| high | brand |
| low | tofn |
| deep | nûr |
| black | mór |
| red | caran |
| green | calen |
| blue | luin |
| yellow | malen |
| hot | brassen |
| cold | ring |
| warm | laug |
| sweet | lend |
| true | thand |
| free | lain |
| double | edaid |
| sharp | negen |
| *hallowed | aer |
| glorious | aglareb |
| brilliant | aglor |
| lonely | air |
| immortal | alfirin |
| wholesome | alw |
| prosperous | alwed |
| long | ann² |
| west | annui |
| unnumbered | arnoediad |
| noble | raud¹ |
| easy | rhae |
| fair | lind² |
| fierce | balch |
| brown | baran |
| mighty | belaith |
| great | daer¹ |
| towering | brann |
| quick | lim |
| sudden | bragol |
| pebbly | brithon |
| loud | brui |
| *red-blue | caralluin |
| active | carweg |
| *hasty | celeg |
| fresh | laew |
| hollow | naw |
| renewed | cŷr |
| dreadful | naer |
| slain | dangen |
| dense | delch |
| thick | delw |
| tough | dorn |
| silent | tínen |
| hard | gorn² |
| hidden | torn² |
| blind | dom |
| mistaken | dŷr |
| elvish | edhellen |
| exiled | edlen(n) |
| forsaken | eglan |
| elder | einior |
| central | enaid |
| one | er |
| single | ereb |
| short | thenn |
| fair-minded | fael² |
| cloudy | fanui |
| gape | faug |
| dead | gorth¹ |
| slim | fim |
| mortal | firin |
| north | fuir |
| awful | gaer¹ |
| tree-meshed | galadhremmen |
| merry | gelir |
| golden | mallen |
| *golden | glórin |
| *fell | goeol |
| difficult | gordh¹ |
| revered | gorn¹ |
| horrible | gorthob |
| weighty | gronn |
| stained | gwaen |
| windy | gwaeren |
| blonde | gwain² |
| pale | nimp |
| departed | gwanwen |
| shadowy | gwathren |
| *shadowy | gwathui |
| remote | haer |
| *distant | haeron |
| southern | harn |
| ever | him¹ |
| cool | oel |
| grey | thinn |
| misty | hithui |
| closed | hollen |
| wide | lann |
| *aged | ifant |
| *all | il |
| *daily | ilaurui |
| desirable | írui |
| flat | laden |
| naked | parch |
| sliding | lhim |
| clear | limp |
| fragrant | liss |
| ashen | lithui |
| snowy | lossen |
| empty | lost |
| echoing | loven |
| heavy | lung |
| gluttonous | madweg |
| well | mael |
| sharp-eye | maecheneb |
| shapely | maed¹ |
| handy | maed² |
| prime | main |
| end | medui |
| sharp-pointed | megr |
| dear | mell |
| lovely | melui |
| last | meth |
| drear | muil |
| bitter-biting | narch |
| petty | niben |
| wet | nîn¹ |
| nasty | oer |
| born | onnen |
| tall | orchal |
| all | pân |
| full | pant |
| bare | paran |
| *utterable | pedui |
| talkative | pedweg |
| slope | pend |
| innumerable | pennoediad |
| little | pîn |
| netted | raen¹ |
| smiling | raen² |
| meshed | remmen |
| awkward | rhanc |
| wild | rhaw¹ |
| russet | rhosc |
| evil | rhû¹ |
| unwelcome | rhudol |
| wicked | rhugarol |
| east | rhúnen |
| red-haired | ross² |
| rainy | rost |
| skillful | ravaed |
| winged | roval |
| copper | rustui |
| steadfast | thorn¹ |
| private | said |
| crystal | silef |
| two-legged | tad-dal |
| lofty | taer |
| supporting | taid |
| stiff | tarch |
| proud | tarlang |
| firm | taug |
| wood | tawen |
| *telerin | teleir |
| forked | thanc |
| vigorous | tharan |
| abominable | thaur |
| kindler | thoniel |
| secret | thurin |
| guarded | tirnen |
| idling | úgarol |
| ever-golden | uimallen |
| *fiery | uir |
| narrow | úland |
| countless | únodui |
| prohibition | ablad |
| neck | ach¹ |
| vengeance | acharn |
| reuniting | aderthad |
| heirloom | advir |
| icicle | aeglos |
| lake | aelin |
| *hymn | aerlinn |
| blood | sereg |
| glory | aglar |
| elm | alaf |
| swan | alph |
| world | amar |
| fate | ammarth |
| hill | amon |
| sunrise | amrûn |
| long-mark | andaith |
| long-suffering | andreth |
| gift | anw |
| sunset | annûn |
| awe | anwar |
| follower | echil |
| deer | aras |
| throne | archaf |
| *kingdom | aranarth |
| knight | rohir |
| realm | arthor |
| loyalty | astorad |
| will | atha- |
| kingsfoil | athelas |
| conversation | athrabeth |
| ford | iach |
| interaction | athragardh |
| refusal | avad |
| *refuser | Gavar |
| precipice | avras |
| vala | Rodon |
| force | balt |
| prison | band |
| dwelling-house | barthan |
| bread | bas(t) |
| constrainer | bauglir |
| howling | baw² |
| breadgiver | basoneth |
| wife | bess |
| heat | bôr |
| fen | (a)moth |
| steeple | brand² |
| princess | brethil² |
| glass | heledh |
| gravel | brith |
| leap | cabed |
| july | Cerveth |
| ?flea | cáfru |
| hedge | cai |
| fence | iâth |
| ship | cair |
| lampwright | calardan |
| hand | maw |
| quarter | canath |
| shape | cant |
| jaws | carach |
| fang | carch |
| action | cared |
| deed | carth |
| helmet | thôl |
| carpenter | cathr |
| tressure | cathrae |
| prince | ernil |
| outcry | caun² |
| stake | ceber |
| looking | cened¹ |
| mirror | singil |
| rune | certh |
| runes-rows | certhas |
| *earth | ceven |
| shipbuilder | círdan |
| cleft | riss |
| bay | côf |
| cloak | coll¹ |
| mayor | condir |
| pippin | cordof |
| circle | corod |
| cleaver | crist |
| foe | cûd |
| load | cûl |
| *prince | cund |
| skill | curu |
| wizard | ithron |
| new-moon | cýron |
| *renewal | cŷl |
| blasphemy | daebeth |
| horror | gorth² |
| slayer | dagnir |
| battle | dagor |
| answer | dangweth |
| *answer | danbeth |
| ebb | dannen |
| *fall | dant |
| ransom | danwedh |
| league | daur |
| abhorrence | deloth |
| stair | dim |
| silence | dîn |
| head | dol(l) |
| fist | paur |
| land | dôr |
| hammer | dring |
| flood | lô |
| nightingale | dúlin |
| descent | dúnad |
| mistake | dŷl |
| june | Nórui |
| camp | echad |
| awakening | echui |
| elf | penedh |
| outsider | edlon |
| rescue | edraith |
| daisy | eirien |
| *insult | eithad |
| source | eithel |
| pimpernel | elanor |
| elf-maid | Elleth |
| *elf-maid | Elles |
| elf-man | Ellon |
| *elf-man | Eledhon |
| centre | ened |
| *name | eneth |
| holly | ereg |
| den-dweller | felagund |
| encampment | estolad |
| spy | ethir² |
| spring | tuil |
| vapour | faen |
| spirit | hû¹ |
| beach | falas |
| *cleft | falch |
| beard | fang |
| mind-picture | fanwos |
| rowan | faran |
| *hunting | faroth |
| *breath | faw |
| mine | fela |
| cave | feleg |
| door | fend |
| tress | finn |
| fading | firith |
| skin | flâd |
| finch | flinc |
| *ocean | gaeron |
| radiance | galad |
| pipeweed | galenas |
| hook | gamp |
| region | gardh |
| province | ardhon |
| werewolf | gaur |
| weeping | gêl |
| reckoning | genediad |
| shuddering | girith |
| december | Girithron |
| grass | glae |
| tale | narn |
| din | glam |
| orc | orch |
| hem | glân² |
| boundary | taeg |
| sunshine | glaw |
| gleam | glîn(n) |
| village | gobel |
| terror | goe |
| foliage | golass |
| lore-master | golodh |
| inflorescence | goloth |
| wraith | gorthad |
| bear | graw |
| traitor | gurgof |
| ?wind | gwael |
| march | Gwaeron |
| storm | gwaew |
| people | lî |
| twin | gwanunig |
| maiden | gwenneth |
| maidenhood | gweneth |
| youth | gwîn |
| foam | gwing |
| little-one | gwinig |
| april | Gwirith |
| dwarf | naug |
| seat | hadhu |
| remoteness | haered |
| south | harad |
| axe | hathol |
| eye | hen(d) |
| window | henneth |
| master | tûr |
| wine | herw |
| heir | hîl |
| mist | hîth |
| november | Hithui |
| host | rim |
| hound | hû² |
| *heart | hûn |
| chasm | iâ |
| bridge | iant |
| autumn | iavas |
| rest | îdh |
| cliff | îf |
| valley | tum |
| annals | ínias |
| *will | innas |
| september | Ivanneth |
| plain | dalath |
| summer | laer¹ |
| thread | lain |
| laughter | lalaith |
| echo | lam² |
| *echoing | lammad |
| passage | lang |
| waterfall | lanthir |
| feather | laud |
| animal | lavan |
| finger | leber |
| waybread | ledhbas(t) |
| girdle | lest |
| worm | leweg |
| ear | lheweg |
| ears | lhaw |
| earthworm | lhinc |
| venom | lhoer |
| poison | lhoew |
| noise | lhôn |
| reptile | lhûg |
| link | lîf |
| pool | loeg |
| *song | glinn |
| line | lîr |
| reed | lisg |
| ash | lith |
| harbourage | lonnas |
| may | Lothron |
| blossom | lûth |
| snake | lŷg |
| mud | madha |
| wealth | maelig |
| artist | maeron |
| management | maeth |
| gull | mŷl |
| swordsman | magor |
| feast | mereth |
| rose | meril |
| dew | mîdh |
| peak | min² |
| ?alliteration | minlamad |
| jewel | mîr |
| *sinda | Thend |
| *grey-elf | Thennor |
| moria-silver | mithril |
| wrist | molif |
| dusk | moth |
| slave | mûl |
| bull | mund |
| fetter | nadha |
| wounding | naedh |
| woe | naeth |
| spearhead | naith |
| call | nalloth |
| vale | nan(d) |
| october | Narbeleth |
| beacon | narthan |
| january | Narwain |
| guest | nathal |
| thumb | lebed |
| first | ned |
| beech | neldor |
| headland | ness |
| juice | nîdh¹ |
| tear | nîn² |
| rainbow | ninniach |
| february | Nínui |
| pallor | niphred |
| tears | nirnaeth |
| phantom | nîf |
| dwarflet | Nogotheg |
| noldo | Noll |
| oak | nordh |
| riding | north |
| folk | nothlir |
| ?elf | Ogol |
| *giver | oneth |
| ent | Onod |
| sea-day | Oraeron |
| *star-day | Orgilion |
| *moon-day | Orithil |
| *heavens-day | Ormenel |
| mountain | orod |
| mountaineer | orodben |
| rage | oroth |
| *raising | orthad |
| fort | ost |
| misdeed | othgarn |
| stranger | athal |
| speech | paeth |
| far-gazer | palan-díriel |
| *far-gazer | palan-tîriel |
| field | parth |
| waning | peleth |
| halfling | Perian |
| speaker | pethron |
| crest | pind |
| palm | plad |
| net | raef |
| wall | ram |
| wanderer | randir |
| course | rant |
| ?rope | raph |
| wain | rach |
| horn | rom |
| cape | cast |
| street | rath |
| demon | graug |
| wing | raw |
| mesh | rem |
| *cut | rest |
| *climber | reth |
| curse | rhach |
| flesh | rhaw² |
| body | rhond |
| winter | rhîw |
| wilderness | rhovan |
| matter | rhû² |
| wreath | rî |
| bark | rîf |
| remembrance | rîn |
| rider | rochon |
| bald | rûdh |
| fireplace | ruist |
| fox | rusc |
| wrath | rûth |
| delving | sabar |
| place | sad |
| sward | sâdh |
| chamber | sam |
| *neighbor | ahamar |
| garden | sant |
| grave | sarch |
| filth | saw |
| *daughter | sell |
| ?rest | send |
| guesthouse | sennas |
| stonecrop | seregon |
| shingle | serni |
| lover | seron |
| necklace | sigil |
| *today | sír |
| flowing | sirith |
| greeting | suilad |
| brooch | tachl |
| post | tagol |
| sign | taith |
| foot | tâl |
| platform | talan |
| wang | talf |
| stirrup | talraph |
| builder | tân |
| willow | tathar |
| forester | tauron |
| pen | tegil |
| letter | têw |
| *letter | tîw |
| oppression | thang |
| shield-fence | thangail |
| face | thîr |
| pine-tree | thôn |
| root | thond |
| puff | thos |
| fear | thoss |
| point | till |
| spark | tin |
| *twilight | tinnu |
| watching | tirith |
| *sticker-up | tolch |
| island | tol(l) |
| *tap | tôn |
| lair | torech |
| troll | Torog |
| shire | trann |
| trespass | úgarth |
| twilight | uial |
| spider | ungol |
| bogey | urug |
| august | Úrui |
| breeze | whest |
| birch | whinn |
| drinking-vessel | ylf |
| avenge | achar- |
| rephrase | adbed- |
| reunite | adertha- |
| define | amartha- |
| climb | amrad- |
| approach | anglenna- |
| desire | aníra- |
| follow | aphad- |
| cross | athra-¹ |
| ban | bauda- |
| shine | cal- |
| do | car- |
| talk | carfa- |
| taste | caw- |
| live | cuia- |
| renew | cýra- |
| slay | dag- |
| return | dandol- |
| undo | dangar- |
| fall | danna- |
| try | reitha- |
| fail | dew- |
| flee | drega- |
| form | echad- |
| open | edra- |
| glorify | egleria- |
| unite | ertha- |
| encamp | estola- |
| ease | eitha-² |
| veil | fanha- |
| fade | fir- |
| grow | gala- |
| reckon | genedia- |
| ponder | geria- |
| shudder | gir- |
| laugh | lala- |
| bound | gleina- |
| glance | glintha- |
| warn | gor-² |
| meet | govan- |
| terrify | gruitha- |
| overshadow | gwathra- |
| keep | heb- |
| close | hol- |
| hop | laba- |
| flame | lacha- |
| listen | lasta- |
| release | leithia- |
| pick | leutha- |
| eat | mad- |
| treasure | maen |
| handle | maetha- |
| heavens | menel |
| enter | minna- |
| be | na- |
| cry | nalla- |
| count | nod- |
| wrong | neitha- |
| stunt | nuitha- |
| raise | ortha- |
| step | pâd |
| say | ped- |
| have | sav- |
| greet | suilanna- |
| fix | tag- |
| intend | thel- |
| look | tir- |
| watch | tiria- |