Q. finë (fini-) n. “(single) hair, filament” (Category: Hair)
A word for “a hair” appearing in The Shibboleth of Fëanor from 1968 (PM/340). In notes from around 1965 Tolkien also had fine (fini-) for “a hair” (PE17/17). In the 1965 notes derived Tolkien derived it from the root √SPIN, but in the 1968 notes from √PHIN. On a torn half-sheet from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien had Q. phin- derived from the root √SPIN “a single hair, filament”, though the ph indicates it was probably an archaic form (PE17/17). See the entry for findë for more suggestions on the application (Neo) Quenya hair words.
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien had ᴱQ. filma “fine hair, line” under the early root ᴱ√FILI “fine, thin” (QL/38), as well as ᴱQ. {tilme >>} til (tiln-) “a hair” under the early root ᴱ√TILI², with a variant form tila (QL/92). A similar word tile “a single hair” (pl. tili) appeared in a list of body parts from the 1920s (PE14/117).
References ✧ PE17/17; PM/340
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| fini- | stem | ✧ PE17/17 | |
| phin- | stem | “a single hair, filament” | ✧ PE17/17 |
Element In
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| √SPIN- > phin- | [spine] > [ɸine] > [fine] | ✧ PE17/17 |
| √SPIN- > fine | [spine] > [ɸine] > [fine] | ✧ PE17/17 |
| √PHIN > finë | [spine] > [ɸine] > [fine] | ✧ PM/340 |
ᴱQ. filma n. “fine hair, line” (Category: Hair)
Reference ✧ QL/38 ✧ “fine hair, line”
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√FILI > filma | [ɸilmā] > [ɸilma] > [filma] | ✧ QL/38 |
ᴱQ. til (tiln-) n. “(single) hair” (Category: Hair)
References ✧ PE14/117; QL/92, 97
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| tili | plural | ✧ PE14/117 |
| tiln- | stem | ✧ QL/92 |
| #tilla | suffix | ✧ QL/97 |
Element In
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| ᴱ√TILI² > tilnǝ > til² | [tilnǝ] > [tiln] > [til] | ✧ QL/92 |