emma

picture

emma noun *"picture" (compounded in indemmar "mind-pictures") (PE17:179)

emma

noun. *picture, picture, *image

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”.

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.

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”.