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Early Quenya

ára

noun. dry sand, grit

A noun given as {āra >>} àra in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dry sand, grit” given as a derivative of ᴱ√ARA “be dry” (QL/32), also mentioned as āra in contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon alongside its Gnomish cognate G. ôr of similar meaning (GL/62). It is not clear what (if any) significance the grave accent à has.

Changes

  • āra → àra ✧ QL/032

Cognates

  • G. ôr “dry sand” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ARA “(be) dry” ✧ QL/032

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ARA > àra[ārā] > [āra]✧ QL/032

Variations

  • āra ✧ GL/62; QL/032 (āra)
  • àra ✧ QL/032
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