Quenya
hentië
noun. reading
Element in
- Q. parmahentië “(book) reading” ✧ PE17/077
Elements
Word Gloss henta- “to eye, examine, read, scan” -ië “gerund suffix, -ing” Variations
- hentie ✧ PE17/077
henta-
to eye, to examine (with the eyes), scan; to read (silently)
henta-
verb. to eye, examine, read, scan
Cognates
- ᴺS. henna- “to read”
Element in
- Q. ethenta- “to read aloud” ✧ PE17/077
- Q. henta parma “to read a book” ✧ PE17/156
- Q. hentië “reading” ✧ PE17/077
- Q. parmahenta- “*to read”
Elements
Word Gloss hen “eye” -ta “causative verb suffix” Variations
- hen-ta ✧ PE17/077
- henta ✧ PE17/077; PE17/114
henta- vb. "to eye, to examine (with the eyes), scan; to read (silently)" (for "read aloud", et-henta is used). Forms cited: Aorist henta, present continuative hentëa, "aorist past" hentanë, perfect ehentanië. Gerund #hentië "reading", isolated from parmahentië "book reading" (PE17:77, 156).