arma
ray of sunlight
arma
noun. ray of sunlight
A word for “a ray of sunlight” in Quenya Notes from 1957 (QN) derived from √AS “warmth” (PE17/148). I think it is a ray of light that is also warm, as opposed to alca which is merely bright but not warm.
Derivations
- √AS “warmth” ✧ PE17/148
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √AS > arma [asma] > [azma] > [arma] ✧ PE17/148
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augla
noun. ray of sunlight, sunbeam
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “ray of sunlight, sunbeam” (GL/20), likely a derivative of the early root ᴱ√AWA “burn; be parched, yellow, warm” (QL/33).
Derivations
- ᴱ√AWA “burn; be parched, yellow, warm”
Element in
arma (1) noun "a ray of sunlight" (PE17:148)