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hala

(small) fish

hala (1) noun "(small) fish" (KHAL1, SKAL2, VT45:20)

hala

noun. cast shadow, cast shadow, *shade

A Quenya word meaning “a cast shadow” appearing in two forms, hala and (archaic) †ixal, both cognates to S. esgal and derived from the root √SKAL “cover, veil, cloak, conceal” (PE17/184). The form hala is the normal development from primitive ✶skalā where the initial sk eventually became h, whereas ixal shows a vowel i developing before syllabic ṣ and then the surviving sk undergoing metathesis to ks (x).

Neo-Quenya: Given that primitive ✶skalā is actually “the action or effect of overshadowing”, I think hala can mean both “(cast) shadow” and “✱shade” as in a shaded region beneath a screen of leaves or something similar. For the screen itself I’d use fanwa.

Cognates

  • S. esgal “cast shadow, shade; screen, hiding, veil, cast shadow, shade; screen, hiding; veil” ✧ PE17/184

Derivations

  • ✶skalā “a cast shadow; the action or effect of overshadowing” ✧ PE17/184
    • √SKAL “cover, veil, cloak, conceal, cover, veil, cloak, conceal, [ᴹ√] screen, hide (from light), overshadow” ✧ PE17/184

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶skalā > ixal[ṣkal] > [iskal] > [iksal]✧ PE17/184
✶skalā > hala[skalā] > [xalā] > [halā] > [hala]✧ PE17/184

Variations

  • ixal ✧ PE17/184 (ixal)

hala

cast shadow

hala (2) noun "a cast shadow" (PE17:184)

ixal

noun. cast shadow

ixal

cast shadow

†ixal noun "a cast shadow" (PE17:184)