Q. ve tauri lillassië “like leaves of forests”
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The fifteenth line of the Markirya poem (MC/222). The first word is ve¹ “like”, followed the plural of taurë “forest” and the plural of the adjective lillassëa “having many leaves”, in agreement with the noun.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ve taur-i lillass-ië = “*like forest-(plural) manyleaved-(plural)”
Reference ✧ MC/222 ✧ “like leaves of forests”
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| ve¹ | “as, like, similar, after the manner [of]” | ✧ MC/222 | |
| taurë | “forest, (great) wood” | plural | ✧ MC/222 (tauri) |
| lillassëa | “having many leaves” | plural | ✧ MC/222 (lillassië) |
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ᴱQ. taurelasselindon “like leaves of forests”
The fourteenth phrase of the Oilima Markirya poem (second version) (MC/213), and the tenth phrase of the first version of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/220). It is a compound word, a combination of taure “forest” and the adverbial plural form of lasse “leaf”.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
taure-lasse-li-ndon = “*forest-leaf-(plural)-like”
Conceptual Development: This phrase first appeared in the fourth draft of the first version of this poem (OM1d: PE16/62) and remained the same thereafter.
References ✧ MC/213, 220; PE16/62, 72, 74
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| taure | “forest” | ✧ MC/213; MC/220; PE16/62; PE16/72; PE16/74 | |
| lasse | “leaf; petal” | similative plural | ✧ MC/213 (lasselindon); MC/220 (lasselindon); PE16/62 (lasselindon); PE16/72 (lässelindon); PE16/74 (lasselindon) |
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ᴱQ. taurelasselindon² “with noise like leaves of forests”
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