Eldamo : Noldorin : rhafn

N. rhafn n. “wing (horn), extended point at side” (Category: Wing)

⚠️N. rhafn, n. “wing (horn), extended point at side” (Category: Wing): ᴺS. ^ravn “wing (horn), extended point at side”

A noun appearing as N. rhafn “wing (horn), extended point at side” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶ramna under the root ᴹ√RAM (Ety/RAM).

Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word as ᴺS. ravn for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, since (a) initial r did not become voiceless rh in Sindarin and (b) vn is more representative of the actual pronunciation; compare: S. tavn “thing made by handicraft” (PE17/107).

Reference ✧ Ety/RAM ✧ “wing (horn), extended point at side”

Cognates

ᴹQ. ráma “wing” ✧ Ety/RAM
ᴺQ. !ramna “wing (horn)”

Derivations

< ᴹ✶ramna “wing (horn), extended point at side” ✧ Ety/RAM
- < ᴹ√RAM “*wing, fly” ✧ Ety/RAM

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶ramna > rhafn

[ramna] > [ramn] > [r̥amn] > [r̥avn]

✧ Ety/RAM