Eldamo : Early Quenya : minya¹

ᴱQ. minya¹ adj. “fine, slender” (Category: Thin (in Dimension))

⚠️ᴱQ. minya¹, adj. “fine, slender” (Category: Thin (in Dimension)): Q. lelya “delicate, beautiful and fine, slender, lovely”

An adjective for “fine, slender” in Early Qenya word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/164). It also appeared in contemporaneous Early Noldorin word-lists as the cognate to ᴱN. minedh of similar meaning, all derived from primitive ᴱ✶miniyā (PE13/150, 164).

References ✧ PE13/150, 164; PE16/137

Glosses

“fine, slender” ✧ PE16/137
“slender” ✧ PE13/164

Cognates

ᴱN. minedh “fine, slender, thin, small” ✧ PE13/150; PE13/164

Derivations

< ᴱ✶miniyā “fine, slender” ✧ PE13/150 (miníya); PE13/164 (miníı̯ā)
- < ᴱ√MINI¹ “*small, less”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶miníya > minya	[minijā] > [minija] > [minja]	✧ PE13/150
ᴱ✶miníı̯ā > minya	[minijā] > [minija] > [minja]	✧ PE13/164