ëala
being, spirit
návë
being
návë "being", *"to be", infinitive (or gerund) of ná; see ná #1. (PE17:68)
návë
noun. being
Cognates
- ᴺS. nast “being (abstract); being (creature)”
Element in
- Q. colbanavië “gestation, *(lit.) womb-being”
Elements
Word Gloss ná- “to be, to be, [ᴱQ.] exist” -vë “abstract noun, adverb” Variations
- nāve ✧ PE17/068
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easte
noun. being, essence
Elements
Word Gloss ea- “to be; to exist, have being, be found extant in the real world” -ste “general action verbal suffix” Variations
- ëaste ✧ PE22/123
nanwa
adjective. being
Derivations
- ᴱ√NĀ “be, exist”
Element in
- Eq. penanwa “present, standing by, supporting, backing” ✧ QL/073
ëala noun "being, spirit" (pl. ëalar is attested), spirits whose natural state it is to exist without a physical body, like Balrogs (MR:165). The word apparently originates from the participle of ëa, q.v.