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nappa

claw, talon

nappa noun "claw, talon" (also namma) (VT47:20)

nappa

noun. claw, talon

A noun for “claw, talon” appearing rough notes on Elvish Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s based on the root √NAP “grasp, seize quickly” (VT47/20). In the margin Tolkien wrote a variant form namma with the same glosses, and the mm was clear despite the implausibility of its derivation from √NAP.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d stick to nappa.

Derivations

  • √NAP “take (hold), pick up, grasp, seize quickly (with fingers)” ✧ VT47/20

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√NAP > nappa[nappa]✧ VT47/20
√NAP > namma[napma] > [namma]✧ VT47/20

Variations

  • namma ✧ VT47/20

namma

claw, talon

namma noun "claw, talon" (also nappa) (VT47:20)

namma

noun. claw, talon