Q. maira adj. “admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime” (Category: Good)

Q. maira, adj. “admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime” (Category: Good)

References ✧ PE17/163, 172

Glosses

• “admirable, excellent, precious” ✧ PE17/163
• “admirable, splendid, sublime” ✧ PE17/163
• “excellent” ✧ PE17/172 (maira)

Related

• maira “excellent” is distinct from mára “good, proper” ✧ PE17/172

Element In

• ᴺQ. !mairië “excellence, splendor, sublimity, ‘perfection’”
• Q. Mairen
• Q. Mairon “Admirable”

Cognates

• S. maer “good, excellent, fair” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/163; PE17/172 (maer)

Derivations

• < √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/163; PE17/172 ((A)MAY)

Phonetic Developments

√MAY > maira	[maira]	✧ PE17/163
√MAY > maira	[maira]	✧ PE17/163
√(A)MAY > maira	[maira]	✧ PE17/172

ᴱQ. maira adj. “excessive, strong” (Category: Comparative, Intensive)

Reference ✧ QL/60 ✧ “excessive, strong”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√MAẎA “*excessive” ✧ QL/60

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√MAẎA > maira

[maðʲrā] > [maðʲra] > [majra] > [maira]

✧ QL/60