Quenya 

anta-

give

anta- (1) vb. "give" (ANA1, MC:215, 221), pa.t. antanë (antanen "I gave", VT49:14) or †ánë, perfect ánië (PE17:147, cf. QL:31). According to VT49:14, Tolkien noted that anta- was sometimes often with an "ironic tone" to refer to missiles, so that antanen hatal sena "I gave him a spear (as a present)" was often used with the real sense of "I cast a spear at him". Usually the recipient of the thing given is mentioned in the dative or allative case (like sena in this example), but there is also a construction similar to English "present someone with something" in which the recipient is the object and the gift appears in the instrumental case: antanenyes parmanen, "I presented him with a book" (PE17:91). The verb occurs several times in FS: antalto"they gave"; strangely, no past tense marker seems to be present (see -lto for the ending); antar a pl. verb translated "they gave", though in LotR-style Quenya it would rather be the present tense "give" (pl.); antaróta "he gave it" (anta-ró-ta "gave-he-it"), another verb occurring in Fíriel's Song, once again with no past tense marker. Also antáva "will give", future tense of anta- "give"; read perhaps *antuva in LotR-style Quenya; similarly antaváro* "he will give" (LR:63) might later have appeared as antuvas (with the ending -s rather than "Qenya" -ro for "he"). Antalë imperative "give thou" (VT43:17), sc. anta "give" + the element le "thou", but this was a form Tolkien abandoned. Apparently ana** was at one point considered as another imperative "give", but Tolkien rewrote the text in question (VT44:13), and the normal patterns would suggest *á anta with an independent imperative particle.

anta-

verb. to give, present; †to add to

Cognates

  • S. anna- “to give, †add to” ✧ PE17/093; PE17/147

Derivations

  • antā- “to give, cause a thing/person to go to an object, send, to give, cause a thing/person to go to an object, send, [ᴹ✶] present” ✧ PE17/091; PE22/163
    • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/091; PE22/163
  • amtā- “to enlarge, increase” ✧ PE17/091
    • AMA “addition, increase, plus” ✧ PE17/091
  • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/146

Derivatives

  • Q. anna “gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, *present” ✧ PE22/163

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
NA/ANA“to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus”
-ta“causative verb suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
an-tā > anta-[antā] > [antā]✧ PE17/091
am-tā > anta-[amtā] > [antā] > [antā]✧ PE17/091
ANA/NĀ > anta-[anta]✧ PE17/146
antā- > anta-[antā] > [antā]✧ PE22/163

Variations

  • anta ✧ PE17/090; PE17/093
Quenya [Minor-Doc/1955-CT; PE16/096; PE17/090; PE17/091; PE17/093; PE17/147; PE22/163; VT43/17; VT43/18; VT44/13; VT49/14] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anta-

verb. cause to go to, send; give

Quenya [PE 22:163] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

sana

that

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yana

that

yana demonstrative "that" (the former) (YA)

ta

that, it

ta (1) pron. "that, it" (TA); compare antaróta** "he gave it" (FS); see anta-. The forms tar/tara/tanna "thither", talo/ "thence" and tás/tassë* "there" are originally inflected forms of this pronoun: "to that", "from that" and "in that" (place), respectively. Compare "there" as one gloss of ta (see #4).

i

pronoun. that

Quenya [PE 22:124] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

i, antevokaliskt in

conjunction. that

Quenya [PE 22:118] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

ne

that

ne (2) conj. "that" (as in "I know that you are here") (PE14:54), evidently replaced by i in Tolkiens later Quenya (see i #3).

sa

conjunction. that

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savin elessar ar <u>i</u> nánë aran ondórëo

that

i (3) conj. "that". Savin Elessar ar i nánë aran Ondórëo "I believe that Elessar really existed and that [he] was a king of Gondor" (VT49:27), savin…i E[lesarno] quetië naitë *"I believe that Elessars speaking [is] true" (VT49:28) Also cf. nai, nái "be it that" (see nai #1), which may seem to incorporate this conjunction.

tana

that

tana (1) demonstrative "that" (said to be "anaphoric") (TA). According to VT49:11, tana is the adjective corresponding to ta, "that" as a pronoun.

tana

that

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
ta“that, there, that, there, [ᴹQ.] it”

Variations

  • tănā ✧ VT49/11

tanya

that

tanya demonstrative "that" (MC:215; this is "Qenya", perhaps corresponding to later tana)

ánë

ánë

ánë, see anta-

-ntyë

you

[-ntyë "you", abandonded pronominal ending for 2nd person pl. familiar (VT49:49)]

ánië

ánië

ánië, see anta-

tye

you, thou, thee

tye pron. "you, thou, thee", 2nd person intimate/familar (LR:61, 70, Arct, VT49:36, 55), corresponding to formal/polite lye. According to VT49:51, tye was used as an endearment especially between lovers, and (grand)parents and children also used it to address one another ("to use the adult lye was more stern"). Tyenya "my tye", used = "dear kinsman" (VT49:51). The pronoun tye is derived from kie, sc. an original stem ki with an added -e(VT49:50). Stressed tyé; dual tyet "the two of you" (VT49:51 another note reproduced on the same page however states that tye has no dual form, and VT49:52 likewise states that the 2nd person familiar "never deleloped" dual or plural forms). Compare the reflexive pronoun intyë "yourself". Possibly related to the pronominal stem KE (2nd person sg.), if tye represents earlier *kye.

-ldë

you

-ldë (1) pronominal suffix "you", 2nd person pl. (VT49:51; carildë *"you do", VT49:16). This ending Tolkien revised from -llë in earlier sources (VT49:48, cf. PE17:69).

-llo

you

[-llo (2) "you", dual; abandoned pronominal ending. Also written -illo. (VT49:49)]

-llë

you

-llë (2) abandoned pronominal ending "you", 2nd person pl. (VT49:48); Tolkien later revised this ending to -ldë.

-lyë

you, thou

-l or -lyë (VT49:48, 51), pronominal endings for 2nd person sg. polite/formal "you, thou": caril or carilyë *"you do" (VT49:16), hamil "you judge" (VT42:33), anel "you were" (see #1); see -lyë for further examples. These endings may also be added to pronouns (etel/etelyë or mil, milyë; see et, mi). In one source, -l is rather used as a reduced affix denoting plural "you"; see heca! (WJ:364)

-ndë

you

[#-ndë (2) pronominal suffix for dual "you", as in carindë *"you (two) do". Tolkien changed the ending to -stë (VT49:33)]

-stë

you

-stë "you", 2nd person dual pronominal ending (VT49:51, 53), e.g. caristë "the two of you do" (VT49:16). Tolkien first wrote carindë, but changed the ending (VT49:33). The ending -stë is derived from earlier -dde (VT49:46, 51). An archaic ending of similar form could also be the third person dual, "the two of them" (but see -ttë #1).

-tyë

you

-t (3) reduced pronominal affix of the 2. person, "you" (sg.), the long form being -tyë (both endings are listed in VT49:48). See heca regarding the example hecat (WJ:364). However, in a later source, Tolkien denies that -tyë has any short form (VT49:51, 57). The status of the ending -t is therefore doubtful.

-tyë

you, thou

-tyë pronominal ending "you, thou" (VT49:48, 51), 2nd person familiar/intimate: carityë *"you do" (VT49:16; the corresponding formal/polite ending is -l, -lyë, cf. PE17:135 where Tolkien states that hiruvalyë "thou shalt find" from Namárië would be hiruvatyë if the polite pronoun were replaced by the familiar one). Compare the independent pronoun tye. In VT49:51, Tolkien denies that the ending -tyë has any short form (see, however, -t # 3). Cf. natyë "you are"; see #1. Compare tye, -tya.

alyë

you

alyë imperative particle with ending -lyë "you"; see a #3.

incë

you

incë ("k") *"you", emphatic pronoun for 2nd person pl. familiar, apparently a form abandoned by Tolkien. It is listed as an alternative to ilcë in the source, a query appearing between the forms (VT49:48, 49). The word could also be read as intë (VT49:49)

ilcë

you

ilcë ("k") (2) *"you", emphatic pronoun of the 2nd person pl. familiar, apparently a form abandoned by Tolkien. An alternative form incë was also listed; a query appears between the forms (VT49:48).

le

you

le, pronominal element "you", (originally) the "reverential 2nd person sing" (RGEO:73, VT49:56). However, singular le was apparently altered to lye (q.v.), and le took on a plural significance (le for pl. "you" is apparently derived from de, the ancient 2nd person pl. stem, VT49:50-51). Stressed (VT49:51), dual let "the two of you" (ibid.). At certain points in Tolkiens conception, le was still sg. "thou" rather than pl. "you". It is attested as an ending in the imperative form antalë "give thou" (VT43:17); see anta-. The form ólë in VT43:29 apparently means *"with thee"; according to Tolkiens later system, it would rather mean "with you" (pl.) Compare aselyë "with thee" (sg.) in a later source (see as).

Sindarin 

anta-

verb. add to

_ v. _add to, give. pa.t. ónen (with pron. suff.).

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anta-

verb. to give, add to

anha-

verb. to give

anna-

verb. to give, †add to

Cognates

  • Q. anta- “to give, present; †to add to” ✧ PE17/093; PE17/147

Derivations

  • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/091; PE17/146
  • antā- “to give, cause a thing/person to go to an object, send, to give, cause a thing/person to go to an object, send, [ᴹ✶] present” ✧ PE17/093
    • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/091; PE22/163

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ANA > antha- > anha-[anta-] > [antʰa-] > [anθa-] > [anna-]✧ PE17/091
ānē- > ōn-[ānē] > [āne] > [ǭne] > [ōne] > [ōn]✧ PE17/093
ANA/NĀ > anta-[anta-] > [antʰa-] > [anθa-] > [anta-]✧ PE17/146

Variations

  • anha- ✧ PE17/093
  • anta- ✧ PE17/147
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han

that

pl1. hain _pron. _that, the thing previously mentioned. Tolkien notes "hain = heinn (< san-)" (PE17:42). Im Narvi hain echant 'I Narvi made them'.

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san

pronoun. that

Derivations

  • san- “that” ✧ PE17/042

Element in

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aned

give

Sindarin [PE 22:163] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

anno

verb. give!

Sindarin [VT/44:21,27] Group: SINDICT. Published by

-d

suffix. you

2nd du. pron. suff. #you (two). Q. -star.See paradigm PE17:132.

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-dh

suffix. you

{ð} 2nd du. pron. suff. #you (two). Q. -star.See paradigm PE17:132.

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-dh

suffix. you

{ð} 2nd sg. pron. suff. #you. Q. -tar.See paradigm PE17:132.

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-dhir

suffix. you

{ð} 2nd pl. pron. suff. #you. Q. -ltar.See paradigm PE17:132.

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de

pronoun. you

Sindarin [PE17/026] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anna

give

anna- (i anna, in annar), pa.t. ?aun (with endings one-)

anna

give

(i anna, in annar), pa.t. ?aun (with endings one-)

taw

that

(demonstrative pronoun) ?taw. _Only the ”Old Noldorin” form is actually given in LR:389 s.v. _

taw

pronoun. that

Derivations

  • TA “that, there, then; demonstrative”
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taw

that

. Only the ”Old Noldorin” form is actually given in LR:389 s.v.

i

that

(+ soft mutation), basically in in the plural, but often loses the n which is then replaced by nasal mutation of the next consonant (e.g. gyrth i chuinar ”dead that live [cuinar]”, Letters:417). Sometimes i (+ soft mutation) is used in the singular as well. – The form ai (following by lenition) occurs in the phrase di ai gerir ✱”those who do” (VT44:23). Possibly it is a form of the relative pronoun that is used when the previous word ends in -i. Whether ai is both sg. and pl. is unclear; in its one attestation it is followed by a plural verb that is lenited.

sa

pronoun. that

Derivations

  • sa “3 sg. neuter [it], the thing, impersonal; this by me, [ᴱ√] demonstrative”
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Telerin 

han-

verb. to give

Derivations

  • HAN “add to, increase, enhance, enrich, honour (especially by gift); give” ✧ PE22/163

de

pronoun. you

Derivations

  • le “you (sg.)” ✧ VT49/50

Primitive elvish

antā-

verb. to give, cause a thing/person to go to an object, send, to give, cause a thing/person to go to an object, send, [ᴹ✶] present

Derivations

  • NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/091; PE22/163

Derivatives

  • Q. anta- “to give, present; †to add to” ✧ PE17/091; PE22/163
    • Q. anna “gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, gift, (orig.) thing handed, brought or sent to a person, *present” ✧ PE22/163
  • S. anna- “to give, †add to” ✧ PE17/093

Variations

  • an-tā ✧ PE17/091
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san-

noun. that

Derivatives

  • S. san “that” ✧ PE17/042
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Noldorin 

anna-

verb. to give

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anna-

verb. to give

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. anta- “to give” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NĀ/ANA “to, towards” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ANA¹ > anno[anta-] > [antʰa-] > [anθa-] > [anna-]✧ Ety/ANA¹
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Qenya 

anta-

verb. to give

Cognates

  • N. anna- “to give” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶anta- “to give, present” ✧ Ety/ANA¹
    • ᴹ√NĀ/ANA “to, towards” ✧ Ety/ANA¹
  • ᴹ√YAN “give” ✧ EtyAC/YAN²

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶anta- > anta-[anta]✧ Ety/ANA¹
ᴹ√YAN² > anta[janta] > [anta]✧ EtyAC/YAN²

Variations

  • anta ✧ EtyAC/YAN² (anta)
Qenya [Ety/ANA¹; EtyAC/YAN²; LR/063; LR/072; PE22/044; PE22/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sana

adjective. that

Element in

i

pronoun. that

Element in

Variations

  • i ✧ PE22/118; PE22/124; PE22/124; VT27/07
  • in ✧ PE22/118
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in

pronoun. that

sa

pronoun. that

Element in

le

pronoun. you

Element in

Variations

  • le ✧ PE22/106; PE22/118; PE22/119; PE22/120; PE22/124; PE22/127
  • ✧ PE22/124
Qenya [PE22/106; PE22/118; PE22/119; PE22/120; PE22/123; PE22/124; PE22/127] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

yanta-

verb. to give

Derivations

  • ᴹ√YAN “give” ✧ EtyAC/YAN²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√YAN² > yanta-[janta]✧ EtyAC/YAN²
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Middle Primitive Elvish

anta-

verb. to give, present

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NĀ/ANA “to, towards” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. anta- “to give” ✧ Ety/ANA¹

Element in

  • ᴹ✶kabinjē antāsa “I can give it” ✧ PE22/092 (ni-kabi antā-t(ĕ)); PE22/092

Variations

  • antā ✧ PE22/092
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ta

root. that

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶tad “thither” ✧ Ety/TA
    • ᴹQ. tar “thither, beyond” ✧ Ety/TA; PE19/052; PE21/58
    • On. “thither” ✧ PE19/052; PE21/58
  • ᴹQ. ta “that, it” ✧ Ety/TA
  • ᴹQ. tana “that (anaphoric)” ✧ Ety/TA
  • On. “thither” ✧ Ety/TA

Element in

  • ᴹ√TAN “*show” ✧ PE18/033; PE18/060
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yan

root. give

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “give” with derivatives ON. yanta- “give” and ᴹQ. Ariante “Day-bringer” (EtyAC/YAN²). Tolkien marked this entry with a “?”, and elsewhere in The Etymologies he derived ᴹQ. anta-/N. anna- “give” from ᴹ√ANA (Ety/ANA¹), so I suspect this root was a transient idea.

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. anta- “to give” ✧ EtyAC/YAN²
  • On. yanta- “to give” ✧ EtyAC/YAN²

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Aryante “Day-bringer” ✧ EtyAC/YAN²
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Early Quenya

anta-

verb. to give

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards” ✧ QL/031

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ANA > anta-[anta-]✧ QL/031
Early Quenya [MC/215; MC/221; PE12/027; PE14/053; PE14/086; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/090; PE16/092; QL/031; QL/072] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sanda

adjective. that

Changes

  • santasanda ✧ PE14/055

Element in

Variations

  • santa ✧ PE14/055 (santa)
  • tanda ✧ PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/060
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santo

pronoun. that

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ne

conjunction. that

Element in

Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/054; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanya

adjective. that

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/215; PE16/090; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tye

pronoun. you

Element in

Variations

  • tye ✧ LFC/030
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