tuc- ("k")noun "draw" (1st pers. aorist tucin "I draw") (TUK)
Quenya
saca-
draw, pull
tuc-
draw
Sindarin
teitha
draw
teitha- (i deitha, i theithar) (write)
teitha
draw
(i deitha, i theithar) (write)
Primitive elvish
sak
root. draw, pull
The root ᴱ√SAKA first appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives having to do with “search” (QL/81). The root ᴹ√SAK also appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s with no gloss or derivatives (EtyAC/SAK). However, as pointed out by Lokyt in a Discord chat on 2019-07-26, the words ᴹQ. sak- “to be hurt” from Quendian & Common Eldarin Verbal Structure (EVS1) of the 1940s and Q. sahta “marred” (< ✶saknā?) from notes written in the late 1950s (MR/405) might be related.
The root appeared as √SAK “draw, pull” in notes associated with Quenya prayers from the 1950s as part of an alternate derivation of Q. úsahtië “inducement to do wrong, ✱temptation” (VT43/23); elsewhere this word was given as a derivative of √THAG “press” (VT43/22). The Sindarin cognate úthaes (VT44/30) is hard to explain as a derivative of √SAK, so it is likely that this was only a transient idea, especially since Tolkien indicates that the older form of the verb sahta- “to induce” was †þahta- (VT43/23).
Neo-Eldarin: For Neo-Eldarin writing, it is probably better to ignore this root and assume its later derivatives are from √THAG. For the senses “draw” and “pull” I recommend using the roots √LUK or ᴹ√TUK instead. In place of ᴱ√SAKA “✱search”, it is probably better to use derivatives of √KETH “examine, ✱seek”.
Derivatives
- Q. sahta- “to induce” ✧ VT43/23
Variations
- saka ✧ VT43/23
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Middle Primitive Elvish
sāba
noun. *juice
Derivations
- ᴹ√SAB “juice”
Variations
- sāka ✧ TMME/053
pas
root. *juice
Derivatives
- ᴹQ. apsa “juice” ✧ PE22/050
pis
root. *juice
This root was one of a surprisingly large number of roots Tolkien used for “juice”, appearing unglossed in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. pirya/peich “juice, syrup” and N. pichen “juicy” (Ety/PIS). A similar primitive form ᴱ✶pisye appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists from the 1920s, with derivatives ᴱQ. pihye/ᴱN. hí “sap, juice” (PE13/147). This in turn might have been a later iteration of unglossed root ᴱ√PḶQḶ from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with a single derivative: ᴱQ. pulqe “juice”.
Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I would assume this root refers mainly to syrup and tree sap, as opposed to fruit juice which would be derived from ᴹ√SAB.
Derivatives
Early Primitive Elvish
saka
root. *search
Derivatives
pḷqḷ
root. *juice
Derivatives
- Eq. pulqe “juice” ✧ QL/074
mṛkṛ
root. *juice
An unglossed root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives ᴱQ. mark “ripe juice, sap, ooze, moisture” and ᴱQ. marqa “oozy, juicy, moist” (QL/63); Tolkien marked the root with a “?”. There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.
Derivatives
Early Quenya
tuktalla
noun. *search
Element in
- Eq. i limbelu tuktalla nai mára “*the long search may be good” ✧ PE15/32
Elements
Word Gloss tuku- “to go in search of, look for, fetch”
saca- (þ) ("k") (2) vb. "draw, pull" (VT43:23; this word must come from older *þaca- because it is said to be related to sahta-, older þahta-, "induce", q.v.)