lúne

adjective. blue, deep blue

Cognates

• G. luim “blue” ✧ LT1A/Nielluin

Element in

• Eq. Nielluin “Bee of Azure, Blue Bee, Sirius” ✧ LT1A/Nielluin
• Eq. laivarisse lúnelinqe talalínen tinwelindon? “*in the blue-flowing sea with sails like stars?” ✧ PE16/077
• Eq. lúnelinqe “flowing; *blue-water” ✧ MC/213
• Eq. lutsilya lúne veasse “*sailing on a blue sea” ✧ PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060
• Eq. veasse lúnelinqe “upon the blue streams of the sea” ✧ MC/220; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074

Variations

• lúnë ✧ LT1A/Nielluin
• luune ✧ PE16/072; PE16/077
• lūne ✧ PME/041; QL/057

ninda

adjective. blue

ninwa

adjective. blue

Changes

• ninya → ninda ✧ PE16/138

Cognates

• En. nainn “blue” ✧ PE13/164

Derivations

• ᴱ✶nindyā “blue” ✧ PE13/164
  • ᴱ√NINI “*blue”
• ᴱ√NINI “*blue” ✧ QL/066

Element in

• Eq. Nierninwa “Sirius, Blue bee” ✧ LT1A/Nielluin
• Eq. sinqitalla laiqaninwa “*sparkling green and blue” ✧ VT40/08

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ✶nindyā > ninya	[nindʲā] > [nindʲa] > [ninja]	✧ PE13/164
ᴱ√NINI > ninwa	[ninwā] > [ninwa]	✧ QL/066

Variations

• ninya ✧ PE13/164; PE16/138 (ninya)

ninya

adjective. blue