Early Quenya
qitima
adjective. for knitting
Element in
- Eq. oa qitima “*wool for knitting” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. pirindi qitimar “*knitting needles” ✧ QL/078
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qitima
adjective. for knitting
Element in
- Eq. oa qitima “*wool for knitting” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. pirindi qitimar “*knitting needles” ✧ QL/078
An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. qitima “for knitting” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√QITYI (QL/78). It was followed by two phrase: oa qitima “✱knitting wool” and {pirinda qitima >>} pirindi qitimar “✱knitting rods/pins”, the latter presumably meaning “✱knitting needles” as suggested by the editors.
Neo-Quenya: I update the early root to ᴺ√KWIT “knit” to serve as the basis for Neo-Quenya “knitting” words, and would therefore retain ᴺQ. quitima “(for) knitting”. I’d update the two phrases as tó quitima and pirindi quitimë, to be compatible with (a) the later word [ᴹQ.] tó for “wool” and (b) the later pluralization rules for adjectives.