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Early Quenya

mapta

noun. ravishment, seizure, (usually =) rape

Cognates

  • En. maith “ravishment; seizure” ✧ PE13/163

Element in

  • Eq. maptale “seizure; robbery by violence; rape, ravishment, forcible seizure and carrying off”

Elements

WordGloss
MAPA“seize”
Early Quenya [PE13/163] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mapta-

verb. to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly

amapta-

verb. to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly

Cognates

  • En. maitha- “to ravish, to ravish; [G.] to rule, govern, wield control, hold” ✧ PE13/163

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAPA “seize” ✧ QL/034; QL/059

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MAPA > amapta-[amapta-]✧ QL/034

Variations

  • mapta- ✧ PE13/163
Early Quenya [PE13/163; QL/034; QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mapa-

verb. to seize, take; to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly

Cognates

  • G. nab- “to take, lay hold of”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAPA “seize” ✧ LT2A/Ermabwed; QL/059
  • ᴱ✶mapa- “to seize” ✧ PE14/058
    • ᴱ√MAPA “seize”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MAPA > map-[map-]✧ QL/059

Variations

  • mapa ✧ GL/55 (mapa); LT2A/Ermabwed (mapa)
  • mapta ✧ PE15/76
  • map- ✧ PE16/133; QL/059
Early Quenya [GL/55; LT2A/Ermabwed; PE14/058; PE15/76; PE16/133; QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by