Q. canta² n. “shape, framework” (Category: Form, Shape)
A word for “shape, frame(work)” mentioned in both the first (TQ1) and second (TQ2) versions of Tengwesta Qenderinwa from the 1940s and early 1950s (PE18/33, 90). It also appeared as an adjective and quasi-suffix ᴹQ. kanta “shaped” in the The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KAT “shape, make”, as in ᴹQ. lassekanta “leaf-shaped” (Ety/KAT). As a noun, canta appeared in the phrase Nasser ar Cenime Cantar Valaron ar Maiaron “The Natures and Visible Shapes of the Valar and Maiar” (PE17/175) and in Ambarkanta “Shape of the World” (SM/235), while in Tengwesta Qenderinwa it was used to describe the “shapes” of primitive roots that were the basis for forming words. As such, it seems this word is used both for the shapes of actual physical things as well as more abstract frameworks.
References ✧ PE17/175; PE18/84, 90
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| Kantar | plural | “Shapes” | ✧ PE17/175 |
| cantar | plural | “shapes” | ✧ PE18/84 |
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| √KAT > canta | [kanta] | ✧ PE18/90 |
ᴹQ. kanta² n. and adj. “shape, frame; shaped” (Category: Form, Shape)
References ✧ Ety/KAT; PE18/33; SM/235
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| ᴹ√KAT > kanta | [kanta] | ✧ Ety/KAT |