Early Quenya
ha
pronoun. it; 3rd sg. neut. pronoun
Element in
- Eq. (h)áva “*its; 3rd sg. neut. possessive emphatic” ✧ PE14/052
- Eq. ha·matsir “one eats it, it is eaten” ✧ PE14/056; PE14/085
- Eq. (h)a·tule “it comes (some definite thing)” ✧ PE14/052
- Eq. ha·tule “it (some definite thing) comes” ✧ PE14/085
- Eq. hu·karne ha min “he did it first (i.e. either before anyone else did so, or before he did anything else)” ✧ PE14/084
- Eq. hea “it (emphatic); 3rd sg. neut. pronoun” ✧ PE14/052
- Eq. ha- “*its; 3rd sg. neut. possessive” ✧ PE14/052
- Eq. unlunke naiqe yu vaile·na ar elle ha men ambostuva “*he pulled his sword from the sheath and drove it into the breast” ✧ PE16/146
Variations
- ha- ✧ PE14/052; PE14/085
- a- ✧ PE14/052
- (h)a ✧ PE14/052
a
pronoun. it
Element in
- Eq. a kálie kulundon “it shone like gold” ✧ PE14/046
ai
interjection. o!, ha!
Cognates
- G. ai “oh!”
Derivations
- ᴱ√AYA “honour, revere” ✧ QL/034
Element in
- Eq. ai lindórea Lasselanta “*oh with singing at dawn Fall” ✧ VT40/08
- Eq. ai lintuilind(ov)a Lasselanta “*oh Fall with its many swallows” ✧ VT40/08
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√AY̯A > ai [aja] > [ajǝ] > [aj] > [ai] ✧ QL/034 Variations
- Ai ✧ VT40/08; VT40/08
a-
prefix. it; 3rd sg. neut. pronoun
@@@ appears as ail in later printings vs. early printing ai!