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Early Quenya

rávi

feminine name. Rávi

A name Meásse in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/79), derived from the root ᴱ√RAVA having to do with hunting, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Meássë).

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RAVA “*hunt” ✧ LT1A/Meássë; QL/079

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√RAVA > Râvi[rāβī] > [rāβi] > [rāvi]✧ QL/079

Variations

  • Râvi ✧ QL/079
Early Quenya [LT1A/Meássë; QL/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rau

noun. lion

Cognates

  • G. rau “lion” ✧ LT1A/Meássë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RAVA “*hunt” ✧ LT1A/Meássë; QL/079

Element in

  • Eq. ravenne “she-lion” ✧ QL/079

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√RAVA > Rau[raβ] > [rau]✧ QL/079

Variations

  • Rau ✧ QL/079
Early Quenya [LT1A/Meássë; PME/079; QL/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by