13.13 Whole Q. aqua adv. “fully, completely, altogether, wholly” An adverb for “fully, completely, altogether, wholly” in the Quendi and Eldar essay (Q&E) from 1959-60 based on the root √KWA having to do with “full” or “complete” (WJ/392). ᴹQ. ilqa adj. and pron. “all the, the whole (situation); ⚠️everything, all”
Select Elvish Words
Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words: 13.12 Number
13.12 Number ᴹQ. hosta n. “large number” A noun for a “large number” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KHOTH “gather” (Ety/KHOTH). Q. lanotoitë adj. “*innumerate, without knowledge of mathematics, (lit.) incapable of counting; ⚠️innumerable” A word appearing as {alánŏtoite >>} lanŏtoite “innumerable” in Late Notes on
Select Elvish Words: 13.11 Amount, Quantity
13.11 Amount, Quantity Q. nonwë n. “calculation, sum, *total” The original layer of Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the early 1950s had nonwe “calculation, a sum” derived from primitive ✶notmē based on the root √NOT, where ancient tm > dm > nw (PE19/85-86 note #79). By the 1960s, Tolkien decided
Select Elvish Words: 12.93 to Change
12.93 to Change Q. ahya- v. “to change” A verb for “to change” appearing in notes from the 1950s implied by its past tense form ahyanë “did change” in the phrase manen lambë Quendion ahyanë “How did the language of the Elves change?” (PM/395). Q. valwistë [w] n. “change of
Select Elvish Words: 12.925 Different, Other
12.925 Different, Other ⚠️ᴹQ. aia- pref. “other, different (of larger numbers)” A prefix for “other, different” appearing in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/99). Tolkien considered several prior forms on the page where it appeared: {asta} >> {aia < asya} >> aia < ᴹ√AYA (PE23/99 note #27).
Select Elvish Words: 12.92 Like, Similar
12.92 Like, Similar ᴹQ. hap- pref. “the same, together, alike, closely associated, [of time] approach closely” A prefix meaning “the same, together, alike, closely associated” and of time “approach closely”, appearing in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/100). It was distinct from ᴹQ. on- which indicated the
Select Elvish Words: 12.91 Equal, Alike
12.91 Equal, Alike ᴱQ. aryúlima adj. “equal, equivalent” A Quenya word appearing as ᴱQ. aryúlima in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as the cognate to G. argulthion “equal, equivalent” (GL/20), clearly based on ᴱQ. yulu- “carry” (GL/38) and meaning something like “*beside-bear-able”. Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I
Select Elvish Words: 12.85 Hole
12.85 Hole ᴹQ. assa n. “hole, perforation, opening, mouth” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hole, perforation, opening, mouth” derived from primitive ᴹ✶gassā under the root ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” (Ety/GAS). The word assa “hole” was a more ancient name of tengwa #31 [, = ss] in notes
Select Elvish Words: 12.84 Line
12.84 Line ᴱQ. rimpe (rimpi-) n. “stripe, strip” A word appearing as ᴱQ. rimpe “stripe, strip” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√RIPI or ᴱ√RIMI (QL/80). Neo-Quenya: As there are no later words of the same meaning, I retain ᴺQ. rimpë “stripe, strip” based
Select Elvish Words: 12.83 Sphere
12.83 Sphere Q. coron (corn-) n. “mound; [ᴹQ.] globe, ball” A word glossed “mound” in the name Koron Oiolaire “Mound Ever-summer” in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, also an element in Corollairë “Green Mound” from The Silmarillion (WJ/401; S/38; SA/coron). In The Etymologies of the 1930s, however, ᴹQ.