ava- (3) prefix "without" (AR2, AWA). In some cases apparently used as a mere negation prefix: The form avalerya in VT41:6 is seemingly a negated form of the verb lerya- "release, set free"; the verb avalerya- is suggested to have the same meaning as the root KHAP = "bind, make fast, restrain, deprive of liberty". Likewise, the verb avalatya- from the same source seems to mean "to close, shut", this being a negated form of a verb *latya- "open" (q.v.)
Quenya
avalerya-
verb. to restrain, to deprive of liberty
Elements
Word Gloss ava- “negation (refusing or forbidden)” lerya- “to release, set free, let go” Variations
- avalerya ✧ PE17/157; VT41/06
lerya-
release, set free, let go
ava-
without
fainu-
release
fainu- vb. "release" (LT1:250). Rather lerya- or sen- in Tolkien's later Quenya.
au-
without
au- (3) privative prefix, = "without" (AWA)
nec-
without, -less
nec- prefix "without, -less" (PE17:167), cf. -enca, q.v.
nec-
prefix. without
Derivations
- √NEK “divide, separate, part; deprive” ✧ PE17/167
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √NEK > nec- [nek-] ✧ PE17/167
-enca
without, -less
-enca suffix "without, -less" (PE17:167), cf. nec-, q.v.
pen
without, not having
[pen prep. "without, not having" (PE17:171). Cf. Ú #1.]
ú
without, destitute of
ú (1) adv. and prep. "without, destitute of" (VT39:14). Usually followed by genitive: ú calo "without light" (cala). In one source, ú is seemingly also used as a negative verb "was not" (VT49:13), but Tolkien revised the text in question.
leryalë
noun. release
Elements
Word Gloss lerya- “to release, set free, let go”
lerya- vb. "release, set free, let go"; negated avalerya- "bind, make fast, restrain, deprive of liberty" (VT41:5, 6)