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Early Quenya

saita-

verb. to be hungry (impersonal)

An impersonal verb appearing as ᴱQ. saita- “I am hungry” in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√SAẎA, alongside a variant form saya- (QL/82). The verb say- also appeared unglossed on page of Qenya Verb Forms from this same period (PE14/28).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would simply say nán maita “I am hungry”.

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAẎA “hunger” ✧ QL/082

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SAẎA > saita[saðʲta-] > [sajta-] > [saita-]✧ QL/082

Variations

  • say- ✧ PE14/028
  • saita ✧ QL/082
  • saya- ✧ QL/082
Early Quenya [PE14/028; QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saya-

verb. to be hungry