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Q. #únehta n. “*atom” (Category: Bit, Small Thing)

Q. #únehta, n. “*atom” (Category: Bit, Small Thing)
ᴺQ. !atomë “atom”
ᴺQ. !atomëa “atomic”

A word given only in its plural form {únexi >>} únehtar as term for “the smallest quantities possible” (NM/250 note #1; NM/265 note #6). It appeared in a discussion distinguishing the platonic ideal of IRON and GOLD from the tiny components making up such matter. As suggested by Carl Hostetter, it seems to be based on a negated form of the root √NEK “divide”, so more literally “*indivisible [thing]”. As such, it is probably the Elvish word for “*atom”, whose original meaning in ancient Greek was similar.

References ✧ NM/250, 265

Changes

Inflections

únehtar plural “the smallest quantities possible” ✧ NM/250
únexi plural “the smallest quantities possible” ✧ NM/265

Elements

ú- “no, not, un-, in-; hard, difficult, bad, uneasy; hardly, with difficulty, ‘badly’”
nehta- “to deprive”