A word Tolkien used to illustrate Adûnaic pronunciation (pronounced [azdi]) without giving its meaning (SD/421).
Adûnaic
yu
pronoun. they (masculine)
asdi
?. [unglossed]
Derivations
- √Ad. ASAD “?” ✧ SD/421
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √Ad. ASAD > Asdi [asdi] ✧ SD/421 Variations
- Asdi ✧ SD/421
sapda
?. [unglossed]
A word Tolkien used to illustrate Adûnaic pronunciation without giving its meaning (SD/421).
Derivations
- √Ad. SAPAD “?” ✧ SD/421
Variations
- Sapda ✧ SD/421
satta
noun. two
The Adûnaic number “two” (SD/428). It seems likely that it is related to Q. atta “two”, as suggested by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne (AAD/22), though it is unclear how the initial s- might have developed in the Adûnaic. It may also be related to the Adûnaic dual suffix -at, as suggested by Andreas Moehn (EotAL/SAT).
Cognates
- Q. atta “two”
Derivations
- √SATH “pair”
A pronominal prefix, most likely the masculine plural pronoun “they”, appearing in the verb yurahtam “[they] broke” in the sentence Bârim an-Adûn yurahtam dâira sâibêth-mâ Êruvô (SD/247). See the entry on pronominal-prefixes for more discussion.