An adjective for “hungry” in notes from around 1960 derived from the root √MAT “eat” via i-infixion (VT39/11), which produced a small class of desiderative words in Quenya, as in “desiring to eat”.
Quenya
maita
hungry
maita
adjective. hungry
maita-
to make with art, design, compose
maita- (2) transitive vb. "to make with art, design, compose" _(PE17:163). _Cf. maitar, maitalë.
maitalë
the act (not the result) of doing work of art
maitalë noun "the act (not the result) of doing work of art" (PE17:163)
maitar
artist
maitar noun "artist" (by itself usually: a poet), also compounded in lindimaitar "composer, musician", nyarnamaitar "storyteller", ondomaitar "sculptor in stone", (PE17:163)
maitalë
noun. the act of doing [artistic] work
maitar
noun. artist; poet
maita-
verb. to make with art, design, compose
maita-
verb. feed
feed
lindimaitar
composer, musician
lindimaitar noun "composer, musician" _(PE17:163). _Compare lindë, maitar.
matya-
verb. to feed
A neologism for “to feed” coin by Damien Bador as a straightforward derivative of the attested primitive verb ✶matyā- of the same meaning (PE22/135). I would distinguish it from ᴺQ. nesta- “to graze, pasture, (give to) feed” used for feeding farm animals, whereas matya- can be used for feeding anyone.
nyarna
tale, saga
nyarna noun "tale, saga" (NAR2), compounded in nyarmamaitar noun "storyteller" (PE17:163), literally *"tale-artist" (see maitar).
harya-
verb. to have, to have, [ᴹQ.] possess
mai-
verb. to have, possess
nyárë
tale, saga, history
nyárë noun "tale, saga, history". Compounded in Eldanyárë "History of the Elves", lumenyárë "history, chronological account" (NAR2, LR:199). Compare nyarië, nyarna.
quenta
tale
quenta ("q")noun "tale" (KWET), "narrative, story" (VT39:16); Quenta Silmarillion "the Story/Tale of the Silmarils", also Quenta Eldalien "History of the Elves" (SD:303), notice "Qenya" genitive in -n in the latter title. Quenta is also translated "account", as in Valaquenta "Account of the Valar".
sam-
verb. to have
saiqua
adjective. hungry
maita (1) adj. "hungry" (VT39:11)