Early Quenya
melin
adjective. dear, beloved
mel(i)na
adjective. dear
malina
adjective. yellow
laiwa
adjective. pale
malin(d)
adjective. yellow
mel-
verb. to love
níva
adjective. pale
santa
adjective. dear, beloved
tu
pronoun. he
There are more words but they are from Tolkien's earlier conceptional periods. Tolkien likely changed these words as he evolved the aesthetics and completeness of the languages. You may even find languages that Tolkien later rejected. Do not mix words from different time periods unless you are familiar with the phonetic developments.
Below: Tolkien's Late Period (1950–1973). These are from Tolkien's late conceptual period — his most settled forms of the languages. Prefer these over the earlier ones above when composing new text.