Early Quenya
maksilistea
adjective. powerful, having possession of or authority over
maksima
adjective. powerful, having possession of or authority over
Cognates
- G. maithog “having control”
turwa
adjective. powerful
Derivations
- ᴱ√TURU “am strong” ✧ QL/095
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TURU > turwa [turwā] > [turwa] ✧ QL/095
valma
adjective. powerful
Derivations
- ᴱ√WALA “fortune, happiness; *power”
An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).
Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.