Quenya
maptalë
ravishment, rape, seizure
maptalë
noun. seizure; robbery by violence; rape, ravishment, forcible seizure and carrying off
Sindarin
nabas
noun. seizure
Derivations
- √NAP “take (hold), pick up, grasp, seize quickly (with fingers)”
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Gnomish
naboth
noun. seizure
nabos
noun. seizure
Variations
- naboth ✧ GL/59
Early Quenya
maptale
noun. seizure; robbery by violence; rape, ravishment, forcible seizure and carrying off
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAPA “seize” ✧ QL/059
Element in
- Eq. maptale-lehesta “(robbing) raid” ✧ PE14/045; PE14/075; PE15/76
- Eq. maptalesse “rapine” ✧ PE15/76
Elements
Word Gloss mapta “ravishment, seizure, (usually =) rape” -le “abstract noun” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MAPA > maptale [maptalē] > [maptale] ✧ QL/059
maptalë noun "ravishment, rape, seizure" (PE13:163)