Q. Manwë m. “Blessed Being”
The chief of the Valar, spouse of Varda (S/26). His name is an adaptation of his Valarin name or title: Val. Mānawenūz (WJ/399), with its final element influenced by the suffix -wë common in ancient names (PE17/189-190). Its initial element is related to root √MAN, also adapted from Valarin and seen in names like Aman (PM/357, SA/mān). An approximate translation of his name is “Blessed Being, Ruler or One” (Let/283, PE22/85, WJ/399).
Conceptual Development: The name ᴱQ. Manwe of the Lord of the Valar dates back to the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/52, QL/58). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the derivation of ᴹQ. Manwe from its Primitive Elvish elements √MAN and -we² was essentially the same as given above (Ety/MAN, WEG). At these earlier stages, however, “Primitive Elvish” was actually Valarin (LR/192), so the idea of a separate adaptation from Valarin came later (WJ/399).
References ✧ Let/283; LotRI; MRI; NM/239; PE17/162, 189-190; PE21/85; PM/357; PMI; SA/mān; SI; UTI; VT49/24; WJ/399, 404; WJI
Glosses
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Inflections
| Manwello | ablative | ✧ VT49/24 | |
| Manwëo | genitive | “of Manwë” | ✧ NM/239 |
Elements
| √MAN | “good (morally), blessed, holy, unmarred, free from evil” | ✧ PM/357 |
| -wë | “ancient name suffix (usually but not always masculine)” | ✧ PE17/189 (-we); PE17/189 (-nwe); PE17/190 (wĕ) |
Element In
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Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √MAN > Manwe | [manwe] | ✧ PE17/162 |
| √mān- > Manwë | [manwe] | ✧ SA/mān |
| Val. Mānawenūz > Mánwen > Manwe | [mānawen] > [mānwen] > [manwen] | ✧ WJ/399 |
ᴹQ. Manwe m.
References ✧ Ety/LEP, MAN, WEG; EtyAC/MAN; LR/56; LRI/Manwë; PE22/22, 50, 125; SDI2/Amân, Manwë; SMI/Manwë; TII/Manwë
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Manwen | genitive | ✧ Ety/LEP | |
| Taniqetildesse | locative | “on Taniqetil” | ✧ PE22/125 |
Elements
| ᴹ√MAN | “holy spirit” | ✧ Ety/MAN | |
| -we² | “abstract suffix” | ✧ Ety/WEG | |
| ᴹ√WEG | “(manly) vigour” | ✧ Ety/MAN | |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶Manwege > Manwe | [manwege] > [manweɣe] > [manwē] > [manwe] | ✧ EtyAC/MAN |
ᴱQ. Manwe m.
References ✧ GL/18; LBI/Manwë; LT1A/Mánir, Manwë; LT1I/Manwë; LT2I/Manwë; PE13/104; PE14/12; PE15/26; QL/58
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Elements
| -we² |
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