Q. tengwa n. “(written) letter; sign, token, indicator” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

Q. tengwa, n. “(written) letter; sign, token, indicator; ⚠️[ᴹQ.] writing, grammar” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

References ✧ Let/223; LotR/1117; LotRI/Tengwar; MRI/tengwar; PE17/43-44, 122; PE18/104; PE19/97; PE22/149; RSI/Tengwar; VT39/17; VT49/48; WJ/396

Glosses

• “a written letter” ✧ VT49/48
• “letter” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44
• “sign, indicator[?], letter” ✧ PE19/97 (teñgwa)
• “sign, token” ✧ PE22/149

Variations

• tengwa ✧ PE17/43; PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/122; PE18/104; PE22/149; VT49/48; WJ/396
• teñgwa ✧ PE19/97; VT39/17

Related

• tengwar should not be used simply of the Feanorian System; this should be Fëanoreva Tengwasse “Feanorian Alphabet” ✧ PE22/149
• tengwa is a written representation of a spoken tengwe ✧ WJ/396
• sarat “letter” is the previous name of tengwa ✧ WJ/396

Inflections

Tengwar	plural	“letters”	✧ LotR/1117
Tengwar	plural		✧ LotRI/Tengwar; RSI/Tengwar
tengwar	plural	“letters”	✧ Let/223; MRI/tengwar
tengwar	plural		✧ PE17/122; PE22/149; WJ/396; WJ/396
tengwar	plural		✧ PE22/149
teñgwar	plural		✧ VT39/17

Element In

• ᴺQ. !tengwalóra “unlettered”
• Q. #óma-tengwë “vowel-sign”
• Q. tengwassë “alphabet”
• Q. tengwa- “to read written matter” ✧ VT49/48
• Q. tengwacilmë “spelling” ✧ PE22/149 (tengwakilme)

Cognates

• S. têw “letter” ✧ LotR/1117 (Tîw); PE17/43 (tēw); PE17/44 (tew); PE17/44 (tew); PE17/44 (tēw); PE17/122 (tēw); PE17/122 (tîw); WJ/396

Derivations

• < ✶teñwā “letter, sign, token” ✧ PE17/44 (teñwa); PE17/44 (teñma); PE17/44 (teñwa); PE19/97 (teñ-wā); PE22/149 (teŋmā)
  • < √TEÑ “indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at” ✧ PE17/44; PE17/44; PE17/44 (TEWE); PE19/97; PE22/149 (TEŊ)
• < ✶tekmā “letter” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/44 (tek-mā); PE18/104 (tekma)
  • < teñma < tegmā < tekmā ✧ PE17/43
  • < √TEK “make a written mark, sign, write” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/44

Phonetic Developments

✶tekmā > tegmā > teñma > tengwa	[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE17/43
✶tek-mā > tengwa	[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE17/44
✶teñwa > tengwa	[teŋwa] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE17/44
✶teñma > tengwa	[teŋwa] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE17/44
✶teñwa > tengwa	[teŋwa] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE17/44
✶tekma > tengwa	[tekma] > [tegma] > [teŋma] > [teŋgwa] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE18/104
✶teñ-wā > teñgwa	[teŋwā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE19/97
✶teŋmā > tengwa	[teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE22/149

ᴹQ. tengwa n. “letter; writing, grammar” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

References ✧ Ety/TEK; EtyAC/TEK; PE19/43; PE22/31; SDI2/tengwar; TII/Tengwar

Glosses

• “letter” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/31
• “writing, grammar” ✧ PE19/43 (teñgwa)

Variations

• tengwa ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/31
• tengwe ✧ EtyAC/TEK
• teñgwa ✧ PE19/43

Changes

• tengwe >> tengwa “letter” ✧ EtyAC/TEK
• tengwa »» tengwa “letter”; derivation corrected from tekmē to tekma ✧ EtyAC/TEK

Inflections

Tengwar	plural	✧ TII/Tengwar
tengwar	plural	✧ SDI2/tengwar

Element In

• ᴹQ. tengwanda “alphabet” ✧ Ety/TEK

Cognates

• N. tew “letter” ✧ Ety/TEK (tîw); PE22/31
• ON. tegma “letter” ✧ PE22/31

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶tekmā “writing, grammar” ✧ EtyAC/TEK (tekma); PE19/43
  • < teñma < tegmā < tekmā ✧ PE19/43
  • < ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE19/43

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶tekma > tengwa	[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]	✧ Ety/TEK
ᴹ✶tekmā > tegmā > teñma > teñgwa	[tekmā] > [tegmā] > [teŋmā] > [teŋgwā] > [teŋgwa]	✧ PE19/43

ᴱQ. teket (tekett-) n. “letter” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

References ✧ QL/90

Glosses

• “letter” ✧ QL/90

Variations

• teket ✧ QL/90
• teketta ✧ QL/90

Inflections

tekett-

stem

✧ QL/90

Derivations

• < ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/90

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√TEKE > teket

[tekett] > [teket]

✧ QL/90