An affectionate word used by a child to address his or her mother (PE17/170), also appearing as emya (VT47/10; VT48/6, 19) along with other variants like amye or amilye (VT47/26-27, 32). It is a reduction of the possessive form: amilinya “my mother”. See amil(lë) “mother” for a discussion of the am-/em- variation.
Quenya
amya
my mother
amya
noun. mummy, (orig.) my mother
amya-
verb. amya-
amya- (2) evidently a prefix corresponding to mai- (q.v.) in meaning (PE17:163, 172)
amya-
verb. [unglossed]
amya-
prefix. excellent, admirable
emya
noun. mummy, (orig.) my mother
amya
adjective. much
A neologism coined by Raccoon posted on 2024-06-03 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), inspired by amba “more”.
olya
much
olya adj. "much" (PE14:80)
olë
much
olë (1) adv. "much" (PE14:80)
arra
adjective. [unglossed]
cairë
?. [unglossed]
conta-
verb. [unglossed]
cúma
noun. [unglossed]
felca
adjective. [unglossed]
felehta-
verb. [unglossed], *to excavate, tunnel, mine
An untranslated form appearing in Notes on Names (NN) from 1957 derived from the root √PHELEG/PHELEK (PE17/118), possibly a verb derived from ✱phelektā- or ✱phelegtā-. The derivatives of this root had to do with mines and tunnels, so perhaps this verb meant “✱to excavate, tunnel, mine”.
finca
noun. [unglossed]
hendas
?. [unglossed]
hindo
noun. [unglossed]
hindë
noun. [unglossed]
holdë
noun. [unglossed]
hríva
place name. [unglossed]
háro
?. [unglossed]
lingi-
verb. [unglossed]
mai-
prefix. excellent, admirable, excellent, admirable; *well, happily
maitya
?. [unglossed]
malsa
?. [unglossed]
melya-
verb. [unglossed], *to be in love
máriel
feminine name. [unglossed]
naue
?. [unglossed]
níva
?. [unglossed]
sal-
verb. [unglossed]
sélo
?. [unglossed]
sóla
?. [unglossed]
thar- Archaic
verb. [unglossed]
tomba
noun. [unglossed]
tompë
noun. [unglossed]
um(ba)-
prefix. [unglossed]
umbacarin
noun. [unglossed]
éna
?. [unglossed]
úpa-
verb. [unglossed]
þúna Archaic
?. [unglossed]
amë
adverb. much
A neologism coined by Raccoon posted on 2024-06-03 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), inspired by ambë “more”.
lio
adverb. much
amya (1) noun "my mother", form used in address (PE17:170), cf. emya