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Early Quenya

or

preposition. on; above, upon

Cognates

  • G. or “(av.) on, on top; (prep.) on, onto” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë; QL/070

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ORO¹ > or[or]✧ QL/070

Variations

  • ro ✧ PE16/146
Early Quenya [LT1A/Kalormë; MC/216; PE15/68; PE16/100; PE16/104; PE16/146; PE16/147; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

var

conjunction. or

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VARA “*separate” ✧ QL/100

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VARA > var[βar] > [var]✧ QL/100
Early Quenya [PE15/32; QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by

na

preposition. for

Element in

  • Eq. na voru “for always” ✧ PE15/69 (na voru)
Early Quenya [PE15/69] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orta

preposition. above

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ QL/070

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ORO¹ > orta[ortā] > [orta]✧ QL/070

Variations

  • atta ✧ PE15/67 (atta)
Early Quenya [PE15/67; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

o-

prefix. he; 3rd sg. masc. pronoun

tekka

noun. book

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/090

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TEKE > tekka[tekkā] > [tekka]✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tekte

noun. book

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/090

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TEKE > tekte[tekti] > [tekte]✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atta

preposition. above

kasse

preposition. above

Elements

WordGloss
kas“head, top, summit”
Early Quenya [PE15/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

am(u)-

prefix. up(wards)

Cognates

  • G. am “up, upwards, towards head of, above” ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AM(U) “up(wards)” ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth; QL/030

Element in

  • Eq. Ambalar “the East” ✧ PE16/075
  • Eq. ankasse(a) “lofty, tall, (lit.) up-headed, high-headed” ✧ QL/030

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√AM(U) > am-[am-]✧ QL/030

Variations

  • am(u) ✧ LT2A/Amon Gwareth
  • am- ✧ PE16/075; QL/030
  • amu- ✧ QL/030
Early Quenya [LT2A/Amon Gwareth; PE16/075; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

am-

prefix. up(wards)

amu

adverb. up(wards)

Cognates

  • G. am “up, upwards, towards head of, above”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AM(U) “up(wards)” ✧ QL/030

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√AM(U) > amu[amū] > [amu]✧ QL/030
Early Quenya [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hu

pronoun. he; 3rd sg. masc. pronoun

Element in

  • Eq. (h)úva “*his; 3rd sg. masc. possessive emphatic” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. hu·karne ha min “he did it first (i.e. either before anyone else did so, or before he did anything else)” ✧ PE14/084
  • Eq. hu·mate “he eats” ✧ PE14/085
  • Eq. húyo “he (emphatic); 3rd sg. masc. pronoun” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. hwa- “his; 3rd sg. masc. possessive” ✧ PE14/052
  • Eq. tára·kasse Taniqetildo, tára·kasisse hu·sórie “on the high top of Taniqetil, on the high peaks he sat” ✧ PE14/078
  • Eq. wingildin o silqelosseën “the foam-maidens with blossom-white hair” ✧ MC/216; PE16/100; PE16/104

Variations

  • o ✧ MC/216; PE16/100; PE16/100; PE16/104
  • hu- ✧ PE14/052; PE14/085
  • u- ✧ PE14/052
Early Quenya [MC/216; PE14/052; PE14/053; PE14/054; PE14/078; PE14/084; PE14/085; PE16/100; PE16/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

u-

prefix. he; 3rd sg. masc. pronoun

amba

adverb. up

Cognates

  • En. am “up” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/159

Element in

Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/159; PE16/062] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tu

pronoun. he

Changes

  • tuhu “he” ✧ PE14/078

Element in

Variations

  • tu ✧ PE14/046; PE14/079 (tu)
Early Quenya [PE14/046; PE14/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by