melin adj. "dear" (MEL)
Quenya
melindo
lover
melin
dear
melda
adjective. dear, beloved, beloved, dear, [ᴹQ.] sweet
Cognates
- S. mell “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/041
Derivations
Element in
- Q. A anamelda na ar ilyan “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/057
- Q. A anamelda na epë B “A is dear before B” ✧ PE17/057
- Q. A anamelda na ep’ ilya “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/057
- Q.
A arimelda na epe B“A is (very much) [dearer] than B” ✧ PE17/056 (A arimelda na epe B)- Q. A arimelda na ilyaron “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/056
- Q. nessamelda “species of tree in Númenor, (lit.) beloved of Nessa”
- Q. vanimelda “beautiful and beloved, elven-fair” ✧ PE17/056; PE17/057
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶melnā > meldā > melda [melnā] > [meldā] > [melda] ✧ PE17/041 ✶mel-nā > melda [melnā] > [meldā] > [melda] ✧ PE17/056
melissë
lover
melissë noun "lover" (f.) (MEL)
sonda
dear, fond
[sonda adj. "dear, fond" (VT46:15)]
melindo noun "lover" (m.) (MEL)