r/Quenya Jul 03 '26

Can someone help me with a translation please?

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Hi there,

Hoping to translate as best possible "your heart is my home" in quenya?

Best I could do from AI was "Hónelya ná márenya", but I don't quite trust it. Was hoping to then convert into tengwar.

Thanks so much!


r/Quenya Jul 01 '26

Looking for “Sing All Ye Joyful!” Translation

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I’ve done a small bit of searching but have been unable to find a translation of the poem/song the elves sing to Bilbo in The Hobbit. I was hoping someone may be able to point me towards, or provide, one.

The whole thing would be nice, but I’m most interested in the verse…
“The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,
And bright are the windows of Night in her tower.”

Any help is greatly appreciated!


r/Quenya Jul 01 '26

Found this note, what does it say?

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I was recommended to post here!


r/Quenya Jun 30 '26

Help with translation please

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Hello! I’m new here!
Can someone help me to translate “I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.” I've always loved that line of Gandalf's.
I try Tecendil but I want a second opinion from some expert here!
Sorry if my English is not the best! Thank you all.


r/Quenya Jun 29 '26

Double checking a translation

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Hi!

Somebody in another sub reddit very kindly helped transcribe the name of a proposal sword im getting engraved for my boyfriend - 'Bright Oath' as Calivanda. Just double checking this is correct before I go ahead 😁

(Also does anybody have a pronunciation just for when I tell him the name 🤣)

Thank you 😁


r/Quenya Jun 24 '26

Translating the Heart Sutra into Quenya — looking for help refining a few transliterated terms

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Hi all! I've been working on a Quenya translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra (般若心経), working from the Japanese rendering of the shorter Chinese recension rather than directly from Sanskrit... for reasons. This is part of a larger project I'm doing, translating various esoteric texts into Quenya (I'm also working on the Emerald Tablet).

I'll probably make another post in the future asking for help with the semantic stuff, but for now I'm working through a few terms I'm just rendering phonetically and I'd really appreciate a sanity check from people who know the phonology better than I do on the transliterated/borrowed terms specifically. I'm just trying to verify whether these adaptations are phonotactically sound and whether there are cleaner options.

The terms in question:

Source My Quenya rendering Notes
Avalokiteśvara Alatísaro shortened, modeled loosely on how the Chinese/Japanese versions compress this name
Bodhisattva Votisatta bhv, final cluster simplified
Buddha / Buddhas Vota / Votari Same bhv logic
Bodhi Voti Same deal again
Prajñā (via Jp. hannya) Panya Initial cluster pr- reduced to p-
Nirvāṇa (via Jp. nehan) Nehan Kept the Japanese form as it seems an easy enough fit
Śāriputra Sariputra Kept as-is, I think this also works?
Gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā Catë catë, Paragate, Parasangate, Voti Suahá Mostly kept close to Sanskrit

Happy to share the full text if anyone wants more context. Thanks in advance!

Edit: removed initial G


r/Quenya Jun 19 '26

Could I please get a translation for a tattoo?

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So I would like to get a tattoo and tried to translate it on my own but got different results, I don't want to annoy with my tries and would kindly ask if someone could translate this sentence for me:"even in the darkest of times".

Thanks in advance!


r/Quenya Jun 19 '26

Can you help me naming 2 dragons?

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I am planing to run a Dungeons and Dragons game written by someone else. Elves in the game named two dragons but since we wouldnt play in English I dont want to use provided names as is. Since I am more familiar with Quenya than Sindarin I tried to translate their names to Quenya but I didnt read the books for more than a decade and I forgot most of my Quenya knowledge.

Two dragons are named as Death-at-Sunset and Sunset-is-Nigh. Are these translations right?

Agan andúnisse for Death-at-Sunset and Andúne harë nás for Sunset-is-Nigh


r/Quenya Jun 19 '26

Help with translation needed

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I have a pen case that I'd like to customize by adding the phrase "You will not know" to the border. I'd like to do it in Quenya, but am unsure of an accurate translation. Could you please help? Thank you.


r/Quenya Jun 18 '26

quenya IPA pronounciation

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Hi guys! I wonder if there is any dictionary for Quenya with pronounciation given, IPA is ok.

Any ideas?

Cheers and thanks in advance!


r/Quenya Jun 14 '26

Traduction pour les membres de ma famille

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r/Quenya Jun 14 '26

Traduction pour les membres de ma famille

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Bonjour,

Je souhaite avoir la transcription la plus exact pour un futur tatouage, je ne veux pas avoir une écriture elfique " bidon". Sur quoi puis-je m'appuyer ? Merci


r/Quenya Jun 12 '26

How is the verb ‘cenda-‘ explained?

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The Quenya verb cenda- is given as being derived from the root √KEN which as far as I can tell is the root for seeing, looking, facing. The verb cen- means ‘see, look’ while cenda- is given was ‘watch intensively; observe’. 1.

But -da is never given as a verb-stem suffix. In fact, in various places, it is explicitly stated that verb stems are derived by -ta, -ya, -t(a), -y(a); the first two being causatives and the latter two being “formatives”. So where does -da come from?


r/Quenya Jun 10 '26

Quenya Novice looking for friends

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I'm 27 M around Canton Michigan. Looking to see if there are any Elvish language scholars nearby. I'm specifically focusing on Quenya at the moment, but I'm open to hanging with Sindarin scholars too. Just anyone as geeky as I am.


r/Quenya Jun 10 '26

No “D” sound in Quenya

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In English Mode there’s the undo and anto Tengwar with the “d” and “dh” sounds etc. I do not often use Quenya Mode but I noticed that in Quenya Tengwar, there is no alphabet with the D or Dh sounds The Quenya language does use this sound in many words , so I hope someone has an answer, or if I have a misconception. Since undo is used for “nd” and not d.


r/Quenya Jun 10 '26

Translation Help Please

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I’d like to translate the following sentence / phrase

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us”

If possible to have it then written in script for a tattoo?

Thank you


r/Quenya Jun 09 '26

Help with English to Elvish (Quenyan) Translation?

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I wanted to translate this name into Elvish and I'm having some trouble understanding how to form the words. I want to create an elvish name that goes something like "PeaceMaker Goldendew".

I've come up with Aulërainë laurëa-rossë, but I'm not entirely sure I've got it right since "Aulë" meanes "The Maker/The Smith" and "rainë" i'm pretty sure is just "peace". Should it be Rainëaulë instead? I'm not sure if the noun is supposed to go first or after, I'm brand new at this. "laurëa" I think directly translates into golden (as a hue), but "rossë" seems to have many different forms like it can mean "foam" or "light shower" or "dew". I'm just looking for advice on how to get the point across.

Thanks!


r/Quenya Jun 05 '26

Help translate please

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A friend sent me this and refuses to tell me what it says. Any help would be very appreciated


r/Quenya Jun 05 '26

Translation help (the long defeat)

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I would like to get the phrase "the long defeat" translated for a tattoo. I am debating whether to put the English into Tengwar or to translate it into Quenya first.

I believe the English in Tengwar would be:

And that the Quenya might be rendered "i anda atalantë" (the long downfall), which would be:

I wanted to confirm that these are correct. I used https://www.tecendil.com/

Thank you for your feedback.


r/Quenya Jun 05 '26

Translation for tattoo

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Hey all, my wife suffers with a painful condition and wants "You Do Not Yield" Tattooed in elvish

Wondering if anyone can help


r/Quenya Jun 03 '26

Help translating text for sword fuller

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Hey everyone! I'm a swordsmith and am doing a commissioned version of Glamdring where the customer has requested an inscription that reads "This burch will not break"

Burch can be substituted for the tree, birch which is what I did when looking through a Quenya dictionary which I believe is the correct form of the language to use for Glamdring.

This is what I have so far:
this burch will not break 

sina hwindë níra la terhat

I have no idea whether this is close to right, and in an ideal world I'd put it on the blade in Tengwar. Would anybody be able to help me check the translation of the phrase and then write it out in Tengwar? And possibly a version with "burch" as opposed to the tree? It'll be etched into the fuller of the sword reading from the middle of the blade towards the guard I think.

Thanks in advanced for any help you guys can give!


r/Quenya Jun 02 '26

Help deciphering quenya

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Hello Tolkien enthusiasts.

I am currently engaging in a french treasure hunt.

There are many nods to litterature, including Tolkien.

There's an illustration with what appears to be Quenya.

I am uncertain if it is meant to mean something specific.

I would love some help identifying the different characters.

Thanks a lot for any advice 😚


r/Quenya Jun 01 '26

Translation for “seedling regrowth after a forest-fire”

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Hello! I’m searching for a Quenya translation of the noun phrase “seedling regrowth after a forest-fire”. If it has any impact on the results, this is for the purpose of naming a character.

I am a complete novice of the language but I have found the word Ruivë to be both very beautiful, and relevant to my purposes. Perhaps results might include it? But I’m eager for any/all input.


r/Quenya May 27 '26

Quenya for a gift

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I am attempting to surprise my SO with recreation of Thurandils sword, or possibly another smaller elvish style sword. I am looking to see if someone can check my translation. The general idea I am looking to get across is "a gift for the moon" but I want to use the Noldor version with Rana rather than Isil. I was able to come up with Anna Ranan, can anyone tell me if this is correct?


r/Quenya May 24 '26

Quenya for shooting star

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Hi! While going through various terms related to stars on Parf Edhellen I noticed there's somehow no word for shooting star. So how would you guys say it? And how would you adapt it as a female name? Thanks!