A word appearing in notes from 1967 as an element in indemma “mind-picture” and quantemma “facsimile, a complete detailed visual reproduction (by any means) of a visible thing” (PE17/174, 179), probably meaning “picture, ✱image” (the latter gloss suggested by Tamas Ferencz). It was based on the root √EM “depict, portray”.
Quenya
emma
picture
emma
noun. *picture, picture, *image
indemma
mind-picture
indemma noun "mind-picture", i.e. a vision transferred from one mind to another and perceived as visual (and aural) images, usually produced by Elves, though Men were capable of receiving them (especially during sleep) (PE17:174, 179). Compound of indo (#1) + emma. Ephemerally Tolkien may have considered the word fanwos (q.v.) for the same phenomenon.
quanta emma
facsimile
quanta emma, quantemma noun "facsimile", a complete detailed visual reproduction (by any means) of a visible thing" (PE17:179), literally *"full picture", cf. emma, q.v.
emmaparma
noun. photo album, (lit.) picture-book
emmasta
noun. gallery
A neologism for “gallery” coined by Echuidor posted on 2025-01-26 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), a collective noun based on emma “picture”.
emmata-
verb. to draw/create (a picture); to photograph
A neologism for “to photograph” coined by Luinyelle in the “Neologism of the Day” (NotD) series on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) posted at 2023-05-30, a verbal elaboration of emma “picture”. In the context of Elvish culture, I would use this verb in the sense “to draw/create (a picture)”.
menya
pronoun. *our (emphatic possessive exclusive), our (exclusive); [ᴺQ.] ours
emba-
verb. to paint, draw (something)
A neologism coined by Arael posted on 2024-05-03 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), an elaboration of √EM “depict, portray”.
embë
noun. painting, drawing
A neologism coined by Arael posted on 2024-05-03 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), a noun form of √EM “depict, portray”.
emma noun *"picture" (compounded in indemmar "mind-pictures") (PE17:179)