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Early Quenya

ildi

collective name. men

Derivations

Early Quenya [QL/042] Group: Eldamo. Published by

men

noun. nose, beak

The word ᴱQ. men (mem-) “nose, beak” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√MEME (QL/61).

Neo-Quenya: In later writings, Tolkien used ᴹQ. nengwe for “nose”, but I think it might be worth adapting this word as ᴺQ. mén (mem-) “beak”, with a long vowel to help distinguish it from Q. men “way”. This derivation is similar to ᴹQ. kén (kem-) “soil, earth” < ᴹ√KEM from The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/KEM); hat-tip to Röandil for suggesting this comparison and the form mén.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MEME “*tip” ✧ QL/061

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MEME > men[mem]✧ QL/061

Variations

  • men ✧ QL/061
Early Quenya [QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

men

preposition. ?with, in(to), on

me

pronoun. we; 1st pl. exclusive pronoun

Element in

Variations

  • me- ✧ PE14/052; PE14/085
  • me ✧ PE14/054; PE14/056; PE14/059
Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/053; PE14/054; PE14/056; PE14/059; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

me

preposition. ?with, in(to), on

Element in

Variations

  • me ✧ PE16/146
  • men ✧ PE16/146
Early Quenya [PE16/146] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mente

noun. peak, tip

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MEME “*tip” ✧ QL/061

Element in

  • Eq. tolmen “boss (of shield), isolated round hill” ✧ QL/094

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MEME > mente[memtē] > [mentē] > [mente]✧ QL/061
Early Quenya [QL/061; QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

man

pronoun. who

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”

Element in

Variations

  • maano ✧ PE16/077
Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/214; PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

indi

collective name. Men, Earth Dwellers

A collective term for men appearing in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s meaning “Earth Dwellers” (QL/43), a derivative of the root ᴱ√IÐI (written IŘI in QL). It was also given as ᴱQ. ildi from the (rejected) root ᴱ√ḶÐḶ (QL/42), but this form was rejected.

Cognates

  • G. idhrin “men, earth dwellers” ✧ GL/50; LT2A/Idril

Derivations

  • ᴱ√IÐI “dwell‽” ✧ LT2A/Idril; QL/043

Element in

Variations

  • indi ✧ GL/50; LT2A/Idril; LT2A/Idril; QL/042 (indi); QL/043
Early Quenya [GL/50; LT2A/Idril; QL/042; QL/043] Group: Eldamo. Published by

arda

noun. place, spot

@@@ probably from [ɣarðā] since cognate G. gar(th) ends in [θ] which only develops from [ð] when final after a consonant

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ƷARA “spread, extend sideways; wide places” ✧ QL/032

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ƷARA > arda[ɣarðā] > [ɣarða] > [arða] > [arða]✧ QL/032
Early Quenya [QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vasta

noun. road

Cognates

  • G. baith “way, road, journey”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel” ✧ QL/099

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VAHA > vasta-[βastā] > [βasta] > [vasta]✧ QL/099

Variations

  • vasta- ✧ QL/099
Early Quenya [QL/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by