imma

itself

imma *"itself", impersonal reflexive pronoun referring to the "same thing" (VT47:37) as the subject; compare immo.

imma

pronoun. same, self-same, same thing

A pronoun for the “same thing”, also usable as an impersonal reflexive pronoun meaning “same, self-same”, with a variant form imba (VT47/37-38). It is a combination of im- “same” and ma “thing”.

Conceptual Development: Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 had ᴹQ. ona “that identical fact” based on ᴹQ. on- “same”, usable only of abstract facts and notions rather than functioning as a true neutral pronoun; originally it was {alapa “the same thing”} (PE23/104 and note #56). Elsewhere in the document Tolkien initially said these forms could also be adjectives, before deciding the proper adjective form was ᴹQ. onya (PE23/104 and note #70).

immo

same one, self

immo, "same one, self" (VT49:33), general singular reflexive pronoun (covering both the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person sg.), except where the subject is impersonal, in which case imma is used instead (VT47:37). Hence *tirin immo* "I watch [my]self", tirilyë immo "you watch [your]self", tiris immo "(s)he watches [him/her]self" (but apparently tiris imma** "it watches [it]self").

imya

same, identical, selfsame

imya adj. "same, identical, selfsame" (VT47:37)

insa

itself

insa *"itself", 3rd person sg. impersonal reflexive pronoun, e.g. *tiris insa "it watches itself" (but apparently the general reflexive pronoun immo may also be used, and it may even be preferable since the cluster ns seems unusual for Quenya). Compare insë, the corresponding personal form.

insa

pronoun. itself