mara-

verb. to dwell, live

mara-

verb. to tarry, linger

mar-

verb. to get ripe, come to ripeness, get ready, grow up, get mellow

marma

noun. sand

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sand”, a derivative of the root ᴱ√MṚŘṚ [MṚÐṚ] (QL/63). The word was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/63). In later writings, ᴹQ. litse was used for “sand” (Ety/LIT).

mára

adjective. mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)

masta-

verb. to tarry, linger

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as ᴱQ. mařa-³ “tarry, linger” based on the early root ᴱ√NWAÐA [ŊWAÐA] (QL/63). A verb form masta- < ŋwa from the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon might be variant (GL/47).

i limbelu tuktalla nai mára

*the long search may be good

nostalen mára

good by nature

tyusse

noun. sand

A word for “sand” from Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear, and none of the words from this period with similar forms seem to be related.

túrea

adjective. mighty

wasta-

verb. to dwell

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as wastar “I dwell” under the early root ᴱ√ẆAÐA of the same meaning (QL/102).