Q. lambë n. “language, tongue, dialect” (Category: Language)

Q. lambë, n. “language, tongue, dialect” (Category: Language)

References ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/46, 104, 123, 126; PE18/8, 71; PE22/151; PM/395; UT/304; VT39/15-16; WJ/368-369, 394, 397, 416

Glosses

• “language” ✧ PM/395; WJ/368; WJ/369; WJ/369; WJ/394
• “tongue” ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/46; PE17/104; PE17/123; PE22/151; VT39/15
• “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ PE17/126

Variations

• lambe ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/46; PE17/104; PE17/123; PE17/126; PE22/151; PM/395; UT/304; UT/304; VT39/15; VT39/16; WJ/368; WJ/369; WJ/369; WJ/394; WJ/394; WJ/397; WJ/416

Related

• lamba “(physical) tongue”

Inflections

lambenya	1st-sg-poss	“my tongue”	✧ PE17/46
Lambion	genitive plural	“of tongues”	✧ PE18/8
Lambion	genitive plural	“of Tongues”	✧ PE18/71

Element In

• ᴺQ. !lambelanga “translation”
• ᴺQ. !lambengolmë “linguistics”
• Q. lambelë “phonetics” ✧ VT39/16
• Q. Lambengolmor “Loremasters of Tongues”
• Q. Lambenyáre “Account of ... Languages”
• Q. lambina “of tongue, spoken with tongue” ✧ PE17/46
• Q. Lindalambë “Language of the Lindar”
• Q. Elda-lambë “Language of the Eldar” ✧ WJ/369
• Q. lambe Eldaiva “the language of the Eldar” ✧ WJ/369
• Q. lambe Eldaron “the language of the Eldar” ✧ WJ/368
• Q. #lambetengwë “consonant” ✧ VT39/16 (lambeteñgwi)
• Q. Lambë Valarinwa “Language of the Valar” ✧ WJ/397
• Q. manen lambë Quendion ahyanë “How did the language of the Elves change?” ✧ PM/395

Cognates

• Kh. aglâb “language” ✧ WJ/395
• S. lam¹ “(physical) tongue; language” ✧ PE17/46 (lammen); PE17/46; VT39/15 (lam(m)); WJ/394
• T. lambë “language” ✧ WJ/394

Derivations

• < √LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ PE22/151 (LABA)
• < ✶labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416 (lab-mē)
• < ✶lambē “tongue, language, dialect” ✧ PE17/126; VT39/15; WJ/394
  • < √LAB “lick, move the tongue” ✧ VT39/15
  • < ✶labmē “*language” ✧ WJ/416 (lab-mē)

Phonetic Developments

✶lambē > lambe	[lambē] > [lambe]	✧ PE17/126
√LABA > lambe	[labmē] > [lambē] > [lambe]	✧ PE22/151
✶lambē > lambe	[lambē] > [lambe]	✧ VT39/15
✶lambē > lambe	[lambē] > [lambe]	✧ WJ/394
✶lab-mē > lambe	[labmē] > [lambē] > [lambe]	✧ WJ/416

ᴹQ. lambe n. “language, tongue” (Category: Language)

References ✧ EtyAC/LAB; PE18/23; PE21/9; PE22/22, 50, 102

Glosses

• “language” ✧ EtyAC/LAB
• “tongue” ✧ PE22/22; PE22/50; PE22/102

Variations

• lambe ✧ EtyAC/LAB; PE21/9; PE22/22; PE22/50; PE22/102

Inflections

lambio	genitive		✧ PE21/9
Lambion	genitive plural	“of tongues”	✧ PE18/23
lambea	possessive		✧ PE21/9
lambeva	possessive		✧ PE21/9

Element In

• ᴹQ. Korolambe “Tongue of Kôr”
• ᴹQ. Parmalambe “Book-tongue”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√LAB “lick” ✧ Ety/LAB; PE22/102
• < ᴹ✶lambe ✧ PE21/9 (lamƀĭ-); PE21/9 (lamƀı̯o)
  • < ᴹ√LAB “lick” ✧ Ety/ÑGAL

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√LAB > lambe	[lambe]	✧ EtyAC/LAB
ᴹ✶lamƀĭ- > lambe	[lambi] > [lambio]	✧ PE21/9
ᴹ✶lamƀı̯o > lambio	[lambio]	✧ PE21/9

ᴱQ. lambe n. “tongue of body but also occasionally of land or even = speech” (Category: Language)

References ✧ LT2A/Eglamar; PE14/42, 71; PE16/136; PME/52; QL/52

Glosses

• “tongue” ✧ PE14/42; PE14/71; PE16/136
• “tongue of body but also occasionally of land or even = speech” ✧ QL/52
• “tongue of body but also of land or even = speech” ✧ LT2A/Eglamar
• “tongue of body, etc.” ✧ PME/52

Element In

• ᴱQ. i·lambe’n·noldolion “the tongue of the gnomes” ✧ PE14/42; PE14/71

Cognates

• G. lam “tongue, speech” ✧ LT2A/Eglamar

Derivations

• < ᴱ√LAVA “lick” ✧ LT2A/Eglamar; QL/52

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√LAVA > lambe

[lamβē] > [lamβe] > [lambe]

✧ QL/52