Eldamo : Early Quenya : qap-

ᴱQ. qap- v. “to throb, flutter” (Category: to Shake)

⚠️ᴱQ. quap-, v. “to throb, flutter” (Category: to Shake)

A verb appearing in the Early Qenya Phonology of the 1920s with glosses “throb, flutter”, derived from ᴱ✶ku̯ap- as an elaboration of ᴱ√kapa “leap” (PE14/66). Oddly, Tolkien gave it the primitive form ᴱ✶skapi̯a-. The verb qap- might be a later iteration of ᴱQ. papa- “tremble” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/72). Compare also the possibly related verb ᴱN. gobab- “shake” (PE13/132).

References ✧ PE13/132; PE14/66

Glosses

“throb, flutter” ✧ PE14/66

Variations

qap- ✧ PE14/66
qapa ✧ PE13/132

qapta- “to flap” vs. qap- “throb, flutter” ✧ PE14/66

Cognates

ᴱN. †pap- “[unglossed]” ✧ PE13/132

Derivations

< ᴱ✶kwap- ✧ PE14/66 (ku̯ap-)
- < ᴱ√KAPA “leap, spring” ✧ PE14/66