Q. #móna n. “*womb” (Category: Womb)
A word for “womb” in Quenya prayers of the 1950s; the editors of the prayers suggested it is probably connected to √MŌ “labour” (VT43/31).
Conceptual Development: Earlier versions of the prayers had carva instead, possibly connected to √KAR “make” (VT43/31). In notes on Elvish growth from 1959, Tolkien had two different words for “gestation”: colbamarië (NM/91) and colbanavië (NM/120). The initial elements of these might be colba “*womb”, with meanings “*womb-dwelling” and “*womb-being” respectively.
Neo-Quenya: Giving the tentative nature of the interpretations of colba, I’d stick with móna for “womb” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
References ✧ VT43/31
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| mónalyo | 2nd-sg-polite-poss genitive | “*of thy womb” | ✧ VT43/31 |
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Q. #carva n. “*womb” (Category: Womb)
References ✧ VT43/31
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| carvalyo | 2nd-sg-polite-poss genitive | “*of thy womb” | ✧ VT43/31 |
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