Early Quenya
man
pronoun. who
Derivations
- ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”
Element in
- Eq. man kiluva kirya ninqe? “Who shall see a white ship?” ✧ MC/213; MC/213
- Eq. man kiluva lómi sangane? “Who shall see the clouds gather?” ✧ MC/214
- Eq. hui oilima man kiluva “Who shall see the last evening?” ✧ MC/214
- Eq. man tenuva súru laustane? “Who shall hear the wind roaring?” ✧ MC/213
- Eq. máno kiluvando ninqe lutya kirya wilwarindon “*who shall see a white ship sailing like a butterfly” ✧ PE16/077
- Eq. man tiruva rusta kirya? “Who shall heed a broken ship?” ✧ MC/214
Variations
- maano ✧ PE16/077
anu
noun. a male, man
Cognates
- G. an “person, -body, one, anyone, someone, they; creature”
Element in
má
noun. hand
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” ✧ LT2A/Ermabwed; QL/057
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MAHA > maha > mā [maxa] > [maxǝ] > [max] > [maɣ] > [mā] ✧ QL/057 Variations
- mâ ✧ GL/55; PE15/73
- mā ✧ LT2A/Ermabwed; PE16/137; QL/057
makte
noun. hand
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” ✧ QL/057
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MAHA > makte [makti] > [makte] ✧ QL/057 Variations
- makte ✧ QL/057 (makte)
ner
noun. man, husband; warrior
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√NERE “*man” ✧ QL/065
Element in
- Eq. vestaner “?(bride)groom” ✧ QL/101
- Eq. en ilta n·ner ya me·qetsime ka húyo ne hwa·telpe ie-rautanéma ompa va húyo “thereupon in came the man {from whom we heard >>} by whom we were told his money had all been stolen from him” ✧ PE14/054
- Eq. hestaner “brother” ✧ QL/040
- Eq. i·ner eldalluva “the man from the elves” ✧ PE14/047; PE14/079
- Eq. i·ner i·táralda ’n·Noldolion “the tallest man of (or among) the Gnomes” ✧ PE14/048; PE14/081
- Eq. i·ner qi “this man; this man (we have at present, etc.)” ✧ PE14/055
- Eq. i·satto nér “both the men” ✧ PE14/083
- Eq. kai nerion “ten men” ✧ PE14/084
- Eq. keë neri “*ten men” ✧ PE14/050
- Eq. nerea “manly, stout, brave” ✧ QL/065
- Eq. nerevoite “manly, male” ✧ PE16/135; QL/065
- Eq. nérinwa “*mannish”
- Eq. néri ur natsi nostalen máre “*men are not beings good by nature” ✧ PE15/32
- Eq. qinda ner “this man” ✧ PE14/055
- Eq. tulies i néri “the men arrived” ✧ PE14/032
- Eq. veruner “husband” ✧ PE15/74
Variations
- nēr ✧ GL/30; PE13/164; PE14/043; PE14/072; PE15/75; PE16/113; PE16/135
ohtar
noun. warrior
wie
noun. *man, male of the Elda
Cognates
- G. gweg “man, male of the Elda” ✧ GL/44
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶gu̯eg- > wie [gʷegiē] > [gʷegie] > [gʷeɣie] > [gʷeie] > [gʷie] > [wie] ✧ GL/44
kondor
noun. warrior
Derivations
- ᴱ√GOÞO “strive; angry” ✧ QL/048
Element in
- Eq. kondorie “martial ardour” ✧ QL/048
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√KOSO > kondor [kondor] ✧ QL/048
An archaic word for “hand” in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” (QL/57). There are no signs of it in Tolkien’s later writings.