Q. Firya pn. “Mortal”
A shorter variant of Fírima (WJ/219, 387). It is the adjectival form of the root √PHIR produced by the suffix -ya¹.
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies, the word ᴹQ. firya is glossed “human” and is derived from the same root ᴹ√PHIR (Ety/PHIR).
References ✧ WJ/219, 387; WJI/Feir
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Firyar | plural | “Mortals” | ✧ WJ/219; WJ/387; WJI/Feir |
Elements
| firya | “mortal; human” |
Cognates
Derivations
Derivatives
Phonetic Developments
| √PHIRI > Firyar | [pʰirja] > [ɸirja] > [firja] | ✧ WJ/387 |