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Qenya 

líve

noun. sickness

A noun appearing as ᴹQ. líve “sickness” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶slīwē under the root ᴹ√SLIW “sickly” (Ety/SLIW). The ancient initial sl became voiceless hl, which was then voiced to l as was generally the case in The Etymologies. The root had a deleted variant ᴹ√LIW “be sickly, ill”, where líve appeared with the gloss “disease” (EtyAC/LIW).

Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writing, he usually retained hl- in spelling if not pronunciation; see the entry on how initial voiceless nasals and liquids were voiced for discussion. As such, most Neo-Quenya writers adapt this word as ᴺQ. hlívë. Given the gloss “disease” for its deleted form, I would further assume hlívë specifically refers to sickness by disease.

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had the word ᴱQ. leume “sickness” under the similar but earlier root ᴱ√LEẆE (QL/53).

Cognates

  • On. thlīwe “sickness” ✧ Ety/SLIW
  • N. fliw “sickness” ✧ Ety/SLIW; EtyAC/LIW

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶slīwē “sickness” ✧ Ety/SLIW
    • ᴹ√SLIW “sickly” ✧ Ety/SLIW
  • ᴹ√SLIW “sickly” ✧ EtyAC/LIW

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶slīwē > líve[slīwē] > [l̥īwē] > [līwē] > [līwe] > [līve]✧ Ety/SLIW

Variations

  • líwe ✧ EtyAC/LIW (líwe)
Qenya [Ety/SLIW; EtyAC/LIW] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qáme

noun. sickness, sickness, [ᴱQ.] nausea

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sickness” under the root ᴹ√KWAM (Ety/KWAM). ᴱQ. qáme also appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the glosses “sickness, nausea” under the early root ᴱ√QAMA (QL/76).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would assume this noun applies mainly to stomach illnesses and nausea, as opposed to general sickness which would be [ᴺQ.] hlívë.

Cognates

  • N. paw “sickness, sickness, *illness, ailment” ✧ Ety/KWAM
  • Ilk. côm “sickness” ✧ Ety/KWAM

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KWAM “*sick” ✧ Ety/KWAM

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KWAM > qáme[kwāme]✧ Ety/KWAM