Q. am(be)na adv. “nearer to” (Category: To, Towards)
A word appearing as amna or ambena “nearer to” in notes from around 1967, an allative form of ambë “more” and more precisely meaning “to a further point in the motion towards an object” (PE17/91). It might be contrasted with ambela “further still beyond” or (hypothetical) *ambelo “further away from”.
References ✧ PE17/91
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| ambë | “more” | ✧ PE17/91 | |
| -nna | “(movement) to, towards, onto, at (arriving at a point); allative suffix” | ||
| √NA/ANA | “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” | ✧ PE17/91 (ANA/NA) | |
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