Early Quenya
niqilis
noun. fine snow
Derivations
- ᴱ√NIQI “white” ✧ QL/066
Element in
- Eq. niqileninqe “snow-white” ✧ QL/066
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NIQI > niqilis [niqiliss] > [niqilis] ✧ QL/066
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A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fine snow” derived from the early root ᴱ√NIQI “white” (QL/66).