Q. Isilya [þ] n. “*Monday, Moon-day” (Category: Monday)
The Quenya word for “Moonday” (Monday), an adjectival form of Isil “Moon” and third day of the Elvish six-day week enquië (LotR/1110; PM/130).
Conceptual Development: Notes from the 1910s had a variety of earlier words for “Monday” taken from seven-day and 14-day reckonings: ᴱQ. Múrien, ᴱQ. Ulmosan, ᴱQ. Vaisan, ᴱQ. Vardasan, and ᴱQ. Tinwesan; see those entries for discussion.
Reference ✧ LotR/1110 ✧ “third day of the Eldarin six-day week”
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| Isil | “Moon, (lit.) Sheen” |
| -ya¹ | “adjective suffix” |
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ᴹQ. Isilya [þ] n. “*Monday, Moon-day” (Category: Monday)
Reference ✧ PM/130
Cognates
ᴱQ. Múrien n. “Monday”
Name of Monday in the seven-day week of the Elves (otsola) in an early word list (PE14/21). The day was related to sleep and dreams, and was probably derived from ᴱ√MURU having to do with sleep. The name was first given as (rejected) Olōrien, probably derived from the root ᴱ√LORO, also related to sleep.
References ✧ PE14/21
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ᴱQ. Tinwesan n. “Monday”
Alternate name of the second Monday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination of tinwe “star” and sana “day”.
Reference ✧ PE14/22 ✧ “Monday”
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| tinwe | “star” |
| sana | “day (24 hours)” |
ᴱQ. Ulmosan n. “Monday”
Name of the first Monday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination of the name of the god Ulmo and sana “day”.
Reference ✧ PE14/22 ✧ “Monday”
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| Ulmo | “Valon of the Seas” |
| sana | “day (24 hours)” |
ᴱQ. Vaisan n. “Monday”
Alternate name of the first Monday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination Vai “Outer Ocean” and sana “day”.
Reference ✧ PE14/22 ✧ “Monday”
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| Vai | “Outer Ocean” |
| sana | “day (24 hours)” |