Eldamo : Quenya : mai-²

Q. mai-² v. (irregular-verb) “to have, possess” (Category: to Have)

⚠️Q. mai-², v. (irregular-verb) “to have, possess” (Category: to Have): Q. #sam- “to have”; Q. öa- “to possess, own, keep”

An irregular verb for “have, possessive” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 (PE22/148). The section where it appeared was struck through (PE22/148 note #24). It may have been supplanted by öa- “possess, own, keep” from the same bundle of documents (PE22/151).

References ✧ PE22/148

Changes

mán(ye) >> main(ye) ✧ PE22/148

Inflections

maita	?	✧ PE22/148: part[iciple]
mai	aorist	✧ PE22/148
mai(l)me	aorist 1st-pl-exclusive	✧ PE22/148
mai(l)ve	aorist 1st-pl-inclusive	✧ PE22/148
mai(l)we	aorist 1st-pl-inclusive	✧ PE22/148
main(ye)	aorist 1st-sg	✧ PE22/148
mán(ye)	aorist 1st-sg	✧ PE22/148
mail(de)	aorist 2nd-pl	✧ PE22/148
mailtye	aorist 2nd-sg-familiar	✧ PE22/148
mait(ye)	aorist 2nd-sg-familiar	✧ PE22/148
mainte	aorist 3rd-pl	✧ PE22/148
maise	aorist 3rd-sg	✧ PE22/148
mauva	future	✧ PE22/148
manna	passive-participle	✧ PE22/148: part[iciple]
maine	past	✧ PE22/148
mange	past	✧ PE22/148
manne	past	✧ PE22/148
amáye	perfect	✧ PE22/148

Derivations

< √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ PE22/148 (MAGA)

Phonetic Developments

√MAGA > mai

[magi] > [maɣi] > [mai]

✧ PE22/148