Quenya 

nwáme

noun. wolvish howling

wolvish howling

Quenya [PE 19:106] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

nwámë

noun. wolvish howling

A word for “wolvish howling” the Outline of Phonology from the 1950s derived from primitive ✶ñgwaumē based on the root √ÑGWAW “howl” and illustrating how ancient wau would dissimilate to or au (PE19/106).

Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s Tolkien had ᴹQ. naule “wolfhowl” derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGAW “howl” (Ety/ÑGAW). This seems to have replaced ᴹQ. hu “howl” {<< ᴹQ. ñōn “growl, groan”} from the deleted root ᴹ√ÑO(NO).

Neo-Quenya: In theory nwáme and naule “howl” might coexist, but I think it is best to stick to later nwáme.

Cognates

  • S. baw “howling” ✧ PE19/106

Derivations

  • ñgwaumē “wolvish howling” ✧ PE19/106
    • ÑGAW “howl; falsify, deform, disguise” ✧ PE19/106

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ñgwaumē > ñwáme[ŋgwaumē] > [ŋgwāmē] > [ŋwāmē] > [ŋwāme] > [nwāme]✧ PE19/106

Variations

  • ñwáme ✧ PE19/106