kom

root. gather, collect

A root Tolkien invented to explain S. mae govannen “well met”, serving as the basis for the verb S. covad(a)- “bring together, make meet” (PE17/16, 157-158). Tolkien gave this root as both √KOB and √KOM, but some of its Quenya derivatives can only be derived from √KOM: Q. comya- “to collect” and Q. ócom- “to gather, assemble”. For Tolkien’s earlier conceptions on the foundations for mae govannen, see the entry on √BA(N).

Derivatives

• ᴺQ. cómë “[computer] file, *document”
• Q. comya- “to collect” ✧ PE17/158
• Q. conta- “[unglossed]” ✧ PE17/157
• Q. ócom- “to gather, assemble” ✧ PE17/157; PE17/158
• Q. (o)combë “gathering, assembly, assemblage, collection, gathering, assembly, assemblage, collection, *congregation” ✧ PE17/157; PE17/158
• S. cova- “to come together, meet; to gather, assemble” ✧ PE17/157; PE17/158
• S. covad(a)- “to bring together, make meet” ✧ PE17/016; PE17/158

Variations

• KOB- ✧ PE17/016 (KOB-)
• KOB ✧ PE17/150; PE17/157 (KOB); PE17/158; PE17/158

kob

root. gather, collect