Quenya 

moina

familiar, dear

moina (1) adj. "familiar, dear" (MOY (MUY) )

moina

safe, secure

moina (2) adj. "safe, secure" (GL:58; this "Qenya" word is evidently obsoleted by # 1 above. This second moina seems to reappear as muina "hidden, secret" in Tolkien's later Quenya.)

varna

safe, protected, secure

varna adj. "safe, protected, secure" (BAR)

Primitive elvish

moina

adjective. moina

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/MUY

Derivatives

  • On. muina “dear”
    • N. muin “dear” ✧ Ety/MOY
Primitive elvish [Ety/MUY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

moina

adjective. familiar, dear

Cognates

  • On. muina “dear” ✧ Ety/MOY
  • N. muin “dear” ✧ Ety/MOY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/MOY; Ety/TOR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MOY > moina[moina]✧ Ety/MOY
ᴹ√MOY > moina[moina]✧ Ety/TOR
Qenya [Ety/MOY; Ety/TOR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

muin

adjective. safe, secure

Cognates

  • Eq. moina “safe, secure” ✧ GL/58

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MOYO “*soft, gentle”

Element in

  • G. muinos “security” ✧ GL/58

Variations

  • muim ✧ GL/58 (muim)

Early Quenya

moina

adjective. safe, secure

Cognates

  • G. muin “safe, secure” ✧ GL/58

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MOYO “*soft, gentle”
Early Quenya [GL/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by