Early Quenya
mara-
verb. to tarry, linger
mara-
verb. to dwell, live
Derivations
- ᴱ√MBARA “dwell, live” ✧ QL/063
Variations
- mara-² ✧ QL/063
mar-
verb. to get ripe, come to ripeness, get ready, grow up, get mellow
Derivations
- ᴱ√MARA “ripe, yellow” ✧ QL/059; QL/063
Element in
- Eq. yain tavárin lilyen marden ✧ PE16/080
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MARA¹ > mar- [mar-] ✧ QL/059 Variations
- mara-¹ ✧ QL/063
masta-
verb. to tarry, linger
Derivations
- ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ GL/47; QL/063
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ŋwa- > masta- [ŋʷasta-] > [masta-] ✧ GL/47 Variations
- mařa-³ ✧ QL/063
wasta-
verb. to dwell
Derivations
- ᴱ√ẆAÐA “dwell” ✧ QL/102
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ẆAÐA > wastar [ɣʷaðta-] > [ɣʷaθta-] > [ɣʷasta-] > [wasta-] ✧ QL/102
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).