Sindarin 

mâf

noun. a pile or mass of rock or earth

n. a pile or mass of rock or earth.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:93] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

mâf

noun. pile or mass of rock or earth

A noun from 1967 notes on the comparative, glossed “a pile or mass of rock or earth” (PE17/93). It appeared underneath the root √MBŎNO, but was almost certainly actually derived from √MAB “lump, mass” appearing earlier in the same notes (PE17/90). Both these roots were considered as a new basis for the words Q. ambo and S. amon “hill” when Tolkien repurposed the root √AM “up” as √AMA “addition, increase, plus” in order to serve as a new basis for Quenya comparative forms, with √MAB >> √MBŎNO.

Neo-Eldarin: Given the evolution of its roots, this Sindarin word is pretty dubious, but I don’t have a good alternative for it at the moment.

Derivations

  • MAB “lump, mass” ✧ PE17/090

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
MAB > mâf[mab] > [mav] > [māv]✧ PE17/090
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