sanyë
rule, law
cunta
rule
cunta, also cunya, vb. (or less likely noun) "rule" (PE17:117)
heru-
to rule
heru- vb. "to rule" (LT1:272; rather tur- in LotR-style Quenya)
vala-
to rule
vala- (2) vb. "to rule", only with reference to the Valar (see Vala). Future tense valuva is attested (WJ:404)
vard-
rule, govern
vard- vb. "rule, govern" (LT1:273; hardly valid in Tolkien's later Quenya)
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sanye
noun. rule, law
Changes
sanya→ sanya “?name” ✧ EtyAC/STANsanya→ sanye “truth, fact” ✧ Ety/STANCognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√STAN “fix, indicate, decide” ✧ Ety/STAN
Element in
- ᴺQ. sányelóra “lawless”
- ᴺQ. sanyengolmo “lawyer”
- ᴺQ. sanyesta “law [as a scholarly discipline]”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√STAN > sanye [θanje] > [θanje] > [sanje] ✧ Ety/STAN Variations
- sanya ✧ EtyAC/STAN (
sanya); EtyAC/STAN (sanya)
saya-
verb. to be hungry
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
- G. saitha- “to have hunger”
Derivations
- ᴱ√SAẎA “hunger” ✧ QL/082
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SAẎA > saita [saðʲta-] > [sajta-] > [saita-] ✧ QL/082 Variations
- say- ✧ PE14/028
- saita ✧ QL/082
- saya- ✧ QL/082
sanyë (þ) noun "rule, law" (STAN)