A word for “sand” from Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear, and none of the words from this period with similar forms seem to be related.
Early Quenya
marma
noun. sand
Derivations
- ᴱ√MṚÐṚ “grind” ✧ QL/063
Element in
- Eq. marmale “beach” ✧ QL/063
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MṚŘṚ > marma [mṛðmā] > [mṛðma] > [marðma] > [mardma] > [marma] ✧ QL/063
tyusse
noun. sand
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sand”, a derivative of the root ᴱ√MṚŘṚ [MṚÐṚ] (QL/63). The word was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/63). In later writings, ᴹQ. litse was used for “sand” (Ety/LIT).