tamna

noun/adjective. artificial; artifact

A word for “artificial”, an adjectival form of the root √TAM “construct” in notes from the late 1960s (PE17/107). Tolkien indicated it could be used as a noun “artifact” as well.

taman

noun. thing made by handicraft

A noun glossed “a thing made by handicraft” derived from primitive ✶taman- (PE17/107), with a deleted variant tamna (PE17/108).