Quenya 

málimë

wrist

málimë (stem *málimi-, given primitive form ¤mā-limi) noun "wrist", literally "hand-link" (má + #limë). (VT47:6)

málimë

noun. wrist, (lit.) hand-link

A word for “wrist” in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, a combination of má “hand” and limë “link”, hence “(lit.) hand-link” (VT47/6).

Conceptual Development: There was a similar word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s: ᴱQ. marikta “wrist”, a combination of suffixal ᴱQ. má “hand(s)” and some derivative of the early root ᴱ√RIKI “✱twist” (QL/57, 80), perhaps “✱hand-joint”.

Cognates

  • S. molif “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06

Derivations

  • ✶mā-limi “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶mā-limi > málime[mālimi] > [mālime]✧ VT47/06

Variations

  • málime ✧ VT47/06

Sindarin 

molif

noun. wrist

Sindarin [VT/47:6] "hand-link", maw+*lif. Group: SINDICT. Published by

molif

noun. wrist, (lit.) hand-link

A word for “wrist” in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, a combination of (archaic) †maw “hand” and lîf “link”, hence “(lit.) hand-link” (VT47/6).

Conceptual Development: There was a similar word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s: G. {mabrid >>} mabrin(d) “wrist”, a combination of G. mab “hand(s)” and G. grinn “ankle, wrist” (GL/42, 55).

Cognates

  • Q. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06
  • T. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06

Derivations

  • ✶mā-limi “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶mā-limi > molif[mālimi] > [mālime] > [mǭlime] > [maulime] > [maulim] > [molim] > [moliv]✧ VT47/06

molif

wrist

molif (i volif), no distinct pl. form except when article precedes (i molif), coll. pl. molivath

Telerin 

málimë

noun. wrist, (lit.) hand-link

Cognates

  • S. molif “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06

Derivations

  • ✶mā-limi “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06

Variations

  • málime ✧ VT47/06

Primitive elvish

mā-limi

noun. wrist, (lit.) hand-link

Derivatives

  • Q. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06
  • S. molif “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06
  • T. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/06
Primitive elvish [VT47/06] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

mabrin(d)

noun. wrist

Changes

  • mabrid → mabrin(d) ✧ GL/55

Cognates

Elements

WordGloss
mab“hand(s)”
grinn“ankle, wrist”

Variations

  • mabrin ✧ GL/42 (mabrin)
  • mabrid ✧ GL/55 (mabrid)
  • mabrind ✧ GL/69
Gnomish [GL/42; GL/55; GL/69; LT2A/Ermabwed] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

marikta

noun. wrist

Cognates

Variations

  • ma·rikta ✧ QL/080
Early Quenya [QL/057; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by