Q. finwa adj. “clever, fine, delicate; dexterous” (Category: Light, Nimble)

Q. finwa, adj. “dexterous, clever; fine, delicate; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] acute, sagacious” (Category: Light, Nimble)

References ✧ PE17/119, 181

Glosses

• “clever, fine, delicate” ✧ PE17/181
• “dexterous” ✧ PE17/119

Derivations

• < √PHIN¹ “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity” ✧ PE17/119 (PHINĪ); PE17/181 (PHĬN)

Phonetic Developments

√PHINĪ > finwa	[pʰinwa] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa]	✧ PE17/119
√PHĬN > finwa	[pʰinwa] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa]	✧ PE17/181

ᴱQ. finwa adj. “acute, sagacious” (Category: Reason, Intelligence)

References ✧ LT1A/Finwë; QL/38

Glosses

• “acute, sagacious” ✧ QL/38
• “sagacious” ✧ LT1A/Finwë

Derivations

• < ᴱ√FINI “*cunning” ✧ LT1A/Finwë; QL/38

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√FINI > finwa

[ɸinwā] > [ɸinwa] > [finwa]

✧ QL/38