Q. melda adj. “dear, beloved” (Category: Dear)

Q. melda, adj. “beloved, dear, [ᴹQ.] sweet” (Category: Dear)

ᴱQ. santa “dear, beloved”

ᴹQ. sonda “dear, fond”

References ✧ PE17/41, 56-57, 109

Glosses

• “dear” ✧ PE17/109
• “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/41; PE17/56

Variations

• melda ✧ PE17/41; PE17/56; PE17/57; PE17/57; PE17/109

Related

• ᴹQ. melin “dear” vs. melda “dear, beloved”

Inflections

ammelda	intensive		✧ PE17/57
an(a)melda	intensive		✧ PE17/57
anamelda	intensive		✧ PE17/56; PE17/57
arimelda	superlative		✧ PE17/56; PE17/56
arimelda	superlative	“exceeding dear”	✧ PE17/57
armemelda	superlative		✧ PE17/56
ĕrĕmelda	superlative	“sole dear, dearest of all”	✧ PE17/57

Element In

• Q. nessamelda “species of tree in Númenor, (lit.) beloved of Nessa”
• Q. vanimelda “beautiful and beloved, elven-fair” ✧ PE17/56; PE17/57
• Q. A anamelda na ar ilyan “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/57
• Q. A anamelda na epë B “A is dear before B” ✧ PE17/57
• Q. A anamelda na ep’ ilya “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/57
• Q. A arimelda na epe B “A is (very much) [dearer] than B” ✧ PE17/57
• Q. A arimelda na ilyaron “A is dearest of all” ✧ PE17/57

Cognates

• S. mell “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/41

Derivations

• < ✶melnā “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/41; PE17/56 (mel-nā)
  • < meldā < melnā ✧ PE17/41
  • < √MEL “love” ✧ PE17/41

Phonetic Developments

✶melnā > meldā > melda	[melnā] > [meldā] > [melda]	✧ PE17/41
✶mel-nā > melda	[melnā] > [meldā] > [melda]	✧ PE17/56

ᴹQ. melda adj. “beloved, dear, sweet” (Category: Dear)

References ✧ Ety/MEL; EtyAC/MEL; LR/72

Glosses

• “beloved, dear, sweet” ✧ Ety/MEL

Variations

• melda ✧ Ety/MEL

Changes

• melda “beloved, dear” »» melda “beloved, dear, sweet” ✧ EtyAC/MEL

Inflections

meldielto

stative 3rd-pl

“They are ... beloved”

✧ LR/72

Element In

• ᴹQ. toi aina, mána, meldielto — enga morion: talantie “they are holy, blessed, and beloved — save the dark one: he is fallen” ✧ LR/72

Cognates

• N. mell “dear” ✧ Ety/MEL

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MEL “love (as friend)” ✧ Ety/MEL

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MEL > melda

[melnā] > [meldā] > [melda]

✧ Ety/MEL

ᴱQ. melitsa adj. “beloved, favourite” (Category: Dear)

Reference ✧ QL/60 ✧ “beloved, favourite”

Elements

melitse	“darling, sweetheart”	✧ QL/60
#-a	“adjectival suffix”	✧ QL/60 (#-a)

ᴹQ. helda² adj. “friendly, having love (for)” (Category: Friendship)

Reference ✧ EtyAC/ÑEL ✧ helda “friendly, having love (for)”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√ÑEL “friendship” ✧ EtyAC/ÑEL (ÑEL)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√ÑEL > helda

[ŋelda] > [ɣelda] > [helda]

✧ EtyAC/ÑEL

ᴹQ. yelda adj. “friendly, dear as friend” (Category: Dear)

Reference ✧ Ety/YEL ✧ “friendly, dear as friend”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√YEL² “friend” ✧ Ety/YEL (YEL)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√YEL > yelda

[jelda]

✧ Ety/YEL