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sinwa

known, certain, ascertained

sinwa passive participle "known, certain, ascertained" (PE17:68), connecting with ista- and sintë. Also sína.

sinwa

adjective. known, certain, ascertained

Element in

  • ᴺQ. maisinwa “well-known, notable, famous”

sína

known, certain, ascertained

sína passive participle "known, certain, ascertained" (PE17:68), connecting with ista- and sintë. Also sinwa.

istanwa

known, generally recognized

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ista

verb. know

Quenya [PE 22:104, 112; PE 22:158] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

ista-

know

ista- (2) vb. "know", pa.t. sintë (IS, LT2:339, VT48:25). This past tense Tolkien called "certainly irregular" (VT48:25, where an alternative pa.t. isintë is also mentioned, but sintë is said to be the older form; compare editorial notes in VT48:32. Ista- is also used for "can" in the sense of "know how to", as in istan quetë "I can speak (because I have learned (a) language)" (VT41:6) Passive participle sinwa "known, certain, ascertained" (VT49:68)

ista-

verb. to know

Derivations

  • IS “know” ✧ PE17/155; VT41/06; VT48/25

Element in

  • Q. iluisa “omniscient” ✧ VT39/20
  • ᴺQ. istalë “information”
  • ᴺQ. istanómë “school, academy”
  • Q. istan quetë “I can speak, I know how to speak” ✧ PE17/155; PE17/155
  • Q. Istar “Wizard, (lit.) One Who Knows”
  • Q. istima “wise (in sense knowing very much), knowledgeable, very well informed, learned”
  • Q. laista “ignorance, (lit.) not-knowing”
  • Q. lá istan “I suppose so, I don’t know” ✧ PE22/158
  • Q. sinwa “known, certain, ascertained” ✧ PE17/068
  • Q. sívë “knowing, knowledge”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ISI > istan[istan]✧ PE17/155
isi > istan[istan]✧ VT41/06
IS > is-ta[ista-]✧ VT48/25

Variations

  • ista ✧ PE17/052; PE22/164; VT49/16
  • istā ✧ PE22/148 (istā)
  • is-ta ✧ VT48/25
Quenya [PE17/052; PE17/068; PE17/077; PE17/155; PE22/148; PE22/156; PE22/157; PE22/158; PE22/159; PE22/164; VT39/20; VT41/06; VT48/25; VT49/16] Group: Eldamo. Published by