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Qenya 

ambon

noun. upward slope, hill-side

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “upward slope, hill-side” derived from the root ᴹ√AM “up” (Ety/AM²). As published in The Lost Road, this word had the form amban, but its actual form was ambon according to Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne (EtyAC/AM²).

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶amba- ✧ Ety/AM²
    • ᴹ√AM “up” ✧ Ety/AM²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶amba- > ambon[ambon]✧ Ety/AM²

Variations

  • amban ✧ EtyAC/AM²
Qenya [Ety/AM²; EtyAC/AM²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ampende

noun. upward slope

A noun meaning “upward slope” in The Etymologies of the 1930, a combination of am- “up” and pende “slope” (Ety/PEN).

Cognates

  • N. amben “uphill, uphill; [ᴱN.] arduous, difficult, tiresome” ✧ Ety/PEN

Elements

WordGloss
am-“up”
pende“slope, downslope, declivity”