Q. Elenya n. “Saturday, *Star-day” (Category: Saturday)
The Quenya word for the first day of the Elvish six-day week enquië, an adjective based on elen “star” (LotR/1110; PM/130). By aligning the Númenórean seven-day week with the modern English week, this is the equivalent of “Saturday” (PM/133).
Conceptual Development: Notes from the 1910s had a variety of earlier words for “Saturday” taken from seven-day and 14-day reckonings: ᴱQ. Sainen, ᴱQ. Makarnisan, ᴱQ. Salmar, and ᴱQ. Omar; see those entries for discussion.
Reference ✧ LotR/1110 ✧ “first day of the Eldarin six-day week”
Related
Elements
| elenya | “adjective referring to the stars, *of the stars, stellar” |
Cognates
ᴹQ. Elenya n. “Saturday, *Star-day” (Category: Saturday)
References ✧ PM/130, 133
Glosses
Cognates
ᴱQ. Makarnisan n. “Saturday”
Name of the first Saturday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination of the name of the god Makar and sana “day”.
Reference ✧ PE14/22 ✧ “Saturday”
Elements
| Makar | “God of Battle” |
| sana | “day (24 hours)” |
ᴱQ. Omar n. “Saturday”
Alternate name of the second Saturday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22) of unclear derivation.
Reference ✧ PE14/22 ✧ “Saturday”
Elements
| Makar | “God of Battle” |
| sana | “day (24 hours)” |