raina (2) adj. "smiling, gracious, sweet-faced" (VT44:35, PE17:182). Cf. raita #3.
Quenya
mírëa
adjective. jewelled, jewelled, *gemmed
Element in
- Q. Carnimírië “Red-jewelled” ✧ PE17/083
Elements
Word Gloss mírë “jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious” -a “adjectival suffix” Variations
- mírea ✧ PE17/083
raina
smiling, gracious, sweet-faced
An adjective form of mírë “jewel” (PE17/83).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. sinqevoite “gemmed”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “mineral, gem, metal”