Q. solma² n. “hall, chamber” (Category: Room)
A word in 1965 notes on the Lives of the Númenóreans, glossed as “hall” (NM/326) and “chamber” (NM/337). Based on the context where it appeared, it may not simply be an arbitrary chamber, but rather the main or entry chamber to a house. As Tolkien described it: “they were often welcomed to the central solma or hall, where the chief fire burned” (NM/326). For purposes of Neo-Quenya, this is my preferred reading, to make this word more distinct from [ᴹQ.] sambe “room, chamber” (Ety/STAB).
References ✧ NM/326, 337
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solmar | plural | “chambers” | ✧ NM/337 |