hyana adj. "other", cf. hya (VT49:14)
Quenya
hya
or
hya
conjunction. or
Derivations
- √KHY- “other”
Element in
- Q. epetai i hyarma ú ten ulca símaryassen “consequently the left hand was not to them evil in their imaginations” ✧ VT49/14
Variations
- hya ✧ VT49/14
hya
pronoun. other thing
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶khyā̆ > hya [kʰja] > [xja] > [j̊a] ✧ VT49/14 Variations
- hya ✧ VT49/14
hyana
other
hyana
adjective. other
Derivations
- ✶khyana “other” ✧ VT49/14
Element in
- ᴺQ. hyano “rather”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶khyana > hyana [kʰjana] > [xjana] > [j̊ana] ✧ VT49/14
hela
or
hela conj. "or", apparently an ephemeral form, replaced by hya (VT49:14-15). The editor theorizes that hela literally meant "other than" (VT49:15)
exa
other
exa adj.? "other" (apparently as adjective) (VT47:10, VT49:33). Also eces ("k"), unless this is intended as the stem underlying exa (the root KES with prefixed stem-vowel) rather than a Quenya word (VT49:33).
exa
adjective. other
Derivations
- √KES “other” ✧ VT47/40
Element in
- ᴺQ. exanen “otherwise, in an other way”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √ekes > exa [eksa] ✧ VT47/40
var
or
var (1) conj. "or" (QL:100). In Tolkiens later Quenya, the word hya appears for "or". A phrase involving a double var…var may mean "either…or" in one early (untranslated) text, according to Christopher Gilsons interpretation (PE15:32, 39)
herca
conjunction. or
Cognates
- S. egor “or”
ecar
conjunction. or
Cognates
- S. egor “or”
hya conj. "or" or noun "other thing" (VT49:14)