Eldamo : Quenya : úva-

Q. úva- v. (irregular-verb) “to impend, be imminent, draw near [usually negative in sense]” (Category: to Approach)

Q. úva-, v. (irregular-verb) “to impend, be imminent, draw near [usually negative in sense]” (Category: to Approach)

A pseudo-verb meaning “impend, be imminent, draw near” related to the Quenya future suffix -uva, usually with a negative sense as Tolkien explained: “a strengthened form ūva was used ‘impend, be imminent’ nearly always in a bad sense: ‘threaten (to come)’ (PE22/167)”. This verb had only two forms: úva used for aorist, present and [near] future, and úvane used for the past (PE22/168). As an example of its use, Tolkien gave ulo úva “rain (unwelcome) is coming/threatens”, versus more ordinary future uluva “it is going to rain, it will rain”.

References ✧ PE22/167-168; VT49/14

Glosses

“impend, be imminent” ✧ VT49/14 (ūva)
“impend, be imminent; threaten (to come)” ✧ PE22/167 (ūva)

Variations

ūva ✧ PE22/167; PE22/168; VT49/14

ūva “impend, be imminent” is a cognate to -uva “future tense suffix” ✧ VT49/14

Inflections

úvane	past		✧ PE22/168
ūva	present	“(unwelcome) is coming/threatens”	✧ PE22/167
ūva	present	“is drawing near”	✧ PE22/167; VT49/14

Element In

Q. hrívë úva véna “winter is drawing near (to us)” ✧ PE22/167; VT49/14
Q. ulo úva “rain (unwelcome) is coming/threatens” ✧ PE22/167

Derivations

< √UB “have in mind, consider, ponder; impend, be imminent, approach, draw near”