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Middle Primitive Elvish

mahtā-

verb. to handle, stroke, feel; to deal with, wield, treat

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶maʒtā- “to handle, stroke, feel” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ
    • ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAƷ
  • ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ PE19/048

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. mahta- “to handle, wield; to deal with, treat; to stroke, feel; to wield a weapon, fight” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; PE19/048
  • On. mattha- “to stroke, feel, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ
    • N. matha- “to stroke, feel, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶maʒ-tā > mahtā́[maɣtā] > [mahtā]✧ Ety/MAƷ
ᴹ✶maʒtā > mahtā́[maɣtā] > [mahtā]✧ EtyAC/MAƷ

Variations

  • mahtā́ ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ (mahtā́)
  • mahtā ✧ PE19/048
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ; PE19/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by