Quenya 

naica

bitterly painful or grievous

naica (1) adj. "bitterly painful or grievous" (PE17:151)

naica

adjective. bitterly painful or grievous

Derivations

  • √NAY “cause bitter grief or pain, cause bitter grief or pain, [ᴹ√] lament” ✧ PE17/151

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√NAY > naica[naika]✧ PE17/151

naica

dagger

naica (2) noun "dagger" (GL:37)

sicil

dagger, knife

sicil ("k")noun "dagger, knife" (SIK)

Sindarin 

sigil

dagger

sigil (i higil, o sigil) (knife), no distinct pl. form except with article (i sigil), coll. pl. sigiliath. Note: a homophone means ”necklace”.

sigil

dagger

(i higil, o sigil) (knife), no distinct pl. form except with article (i sigil), coll. pl. sigiliath. Note: a homophone means ”necklace”.

Noldorin 

sigil

noun. dagger, knife

Noldorin [Ety/385] Q sicil. Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Early Quenya

naika

noun. dagger

Cognates

  • G. gaig “weapon, tool” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve”

Variations

  • naika ✧ GL/37
Early Quenya [GL/37] Group: Eldamo. Published by