ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] mal- v. “to crush, squeeze; to hurt, pain (cause pain to)” (Category: to Press)
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ᴱQ. mal- v. “to crush, squeeze” (Category: to Press)
The verb ᴱQ. mal- “to crush” and mala- “crush, squeeze” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√MALA¹ (QL/58, 63). Tolkien also had a distinct but related verb ᴱQ. mala- “hurt, pain” from a related root ᴱ√MBALA (QL/58, 63).
Neo-Quenya: In The Etymologies of the 1930s, Tolkien had a root ᴹ√MBAL which was the basis for the word ᴹQ. malle “street”, which in the 1910s was derived from ᴱ√MALA¹ “crush”. On this foundation, I would retain ᴺQ. mal- “to crush, squeeze”. For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would further assume that this verb can also mean “to hurt, pain (cause pain to)” as an extended meaning, usable metaphorically for both physical and emotional hurt; Helge Fauskanger used mal- for “hurt” in his Neo-Quenya New Testament (NQNT).
References ✧ QL/58, 63
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| māle | past | ✧ QL/58 |
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| ᴱ√MALA¹ > mal- | [mal-] | ✧ QL/58 |
ᴱQ. mala-¹ v. “to hurt, pain” (Category: to Harm, Injure, Damage)
Reference ✧ QL/63 ✧ mala- “hurt, pain”
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