Early Quenya
ma
preposition. *by
Cognates
- G. ma “with instrument or by agent”
Element in
- Eq. malto ísier i nosta – Qarda “*by those from whom this birth was known – less” ✧ PE15/32
- Eq. nalto fustúme ma Melkon i “*they can be smelled out by Melko whom” ✧ PE15/32
Variations
- ma ✧ PE15/32
ma
adverb. *interrogative particle
Derivations
- ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”
Element in
- Eq. ma kaire laiqen ondolissen kirya maita? “*does a ship lie maimed on green rocks?” ✧ PE16/077
Variations
- ma ✧ PE16/077
má
noun. hand
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” ✧ LT2A/Ermabwed; QL/057
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MAHA > maha > mā [maxa] > [maxǝ] > [max] > [maɣ] > [mā] ✧ QL/057 Variations
- mâ ✧ GL/55; PE15/73
- mā ✧ LT2A/Ermabwed; PE16/137; QL/057
makte
noun. hand
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” ✧ QL/057
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MAHA > makte [makti] > [makte] ✧ QL/057 Variations
- makte ✧ QL/057 (makte)
pelma
noun. pen
Derivations
- ᴱ√PELE “fence in” ✧ QL/073
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PELE¹ > pelma [pelma] ✧ QL/073
-(u)ma
suffix. a, an; some, certain
Derivations
- ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”
Variations
- -ma ✧ PE14/042; PE14/071
- -uma ✧ PE14/042; PE14/071; PE15/67
- ma ✧ PE15/67
-we
suffix. a, an
nekka
noun. pen
Element in
- Eq. sinda nekka ui sara ro sinda hyalin me sinda móro “*this pen is not writing on this paper with this ink” ✧ PE16/146
tenka
noun. pen
Derivations
- ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/090
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TEKE > tenka [teŋkā] > [teŋka] ✧ QL/090
An archaic word for “hand” in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” (QL/57). There are no signs of it in Tolkien’s later writings.