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Primitive adûnaic

miy

root. small

A root glossed “small” that Tolkien wrote in its full-form ✶Ad. √MIYI (SD/427). For consistency this entry has normalized it to the basic form of biconsonantal roots. Although glossed as “small”, all of its attested derivatives have to do with babies.

Derivatives

  • Ad. mîk “*baby boy” ✧ SD/427
  • Ad. miya “infant” ✧ SD/427

Element in

  • Ad. mîth “baby girl, maid-child, little girl” ✧ SD/427

Variations

  • MIYI ✧ SD/427
Primitive adûnaic [SD/427] Group: Eldamo. Published by