ala- (2) negative prefix "not", "un-", reduced to al- before a vowel (VT42:33, GALA, VT45:25), though the example Alcorin would suggest that al- can sometimes appear before a consonant as well. In a deleted entry in Etym, al(a)- was defined as "not" and said to be a "pure negative" (VT45:5). In alahasta, Alamanyar, alasaila, Alcorin.
Quenya
ála
particle. do not
Element in
- Q. alalyë nattira arcandemmar sangiessemman “despise not our petitions in our necessities” ✧ VT44/08
- Q. álamë tulya úsahtienna “[and] lead us not into temptation” ✧ VT43/22; VT43/22; VT43/22
Elements
Word Gloss á “imperative particle” lá “no, not” Variations
- ala ✧ VT43/22; VT49/13
- Ála- ✧ VT43/22
- alā ✧ VT49/13
ala
not
ala-
not
áva
don't!
áva, avá (the latter stressed on the final syllable) "Don't!", negative imperative particle (compare ala, #ála). Cf. ávan "I won't" (also ván, ványë); áva carë! ("k") "don't do it!" (WJ:371)
(a)lá
interjection. yes
Changes
lá/alá→ alá ✧ PE17/158Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √LĀ > lá [lā] ✧ PE17/158 Variations
- lá ✧ PE17/158; VT42/33
- alá ✧ PE17/158
- lá/alá ✧ PE17/158 (
lá/alá)- ála ✧ PE17/158 (
ála)
lá
interjection. yes
ala, #ála (1) imperative particle á, a combined with the negation lá, -la "not" to express a prohibition (VT43:22; see lá #1). Also with 1st person suffix -lyë (alalyë and álalyë, VT43:10, 22, VT44:8) and 1st person pl. object suffix -më (alamë and álamë, "do not [do something to] us", as in álamë tulya, "do not lead us", VT43:12, 22). In the essay Quendi and Eldar, negative imperatives are rather indicated by áva, q.v., but this form can well coexist with ala, #ála.