Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : mā

✶mā n. “hand”

✶mā n. “hand”

References ✧ PE19/74, 102; PE21/70; VT47/6-7, 18, 34-35

Glosses

“hand” ✧ PE19/102 (māh); PE21/70; VT47/6; VT47/35

Variations

mā ✧ PE19/74; PE21/70; VT47/6; VT47/7; VT47/35
māh ✧ PE19/102
mâ ✧ VT47/18; VT47/34 (mâ)

mâ is not from maʒ ✧ VT47/18

Element In

✶makwā “a hand-full, complete hand with all five fingers” ✧ VT47/7
✶mā-limi “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6

Derivations

< †✶maha “hand, the manager” ✧ PE19/74 (mā̆ha); PE19/102; VT47/6 (maʒa); VT47/7 (maʒa); VT47/35 (maʒa)
- < maʒa, perhaps ✧ VT47/35
- < √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ VT47/18
- < √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ VT47/18 (maʒ); VT47/18 (maʒ)
< √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ VT47/18
< √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ PE21/70

Derivatives

> Q. má “hand” ✧ PE19/102; VT47/6
- ⇒ 13 compounds
> S. †maw “hand” ✧ VT47/6
- ⇒ 5 compounds
> T. †má¹ “hand” ✧ VT47/6
- ⇒ T. forma “right-hand” ✧ VT47/6
- ⇒ T. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6
- ⇒ T. þarma “left-hand” ✧ VT47/6

Phonetic Developments

✶maʒa > mā

[maɣa] > [mā]

✧ VT47/6

ᴹ✶māʒ n. “hand”

References ✧ Ety/DAL, MAƷ; PE18/35; PE21/58

Glosses

“hand” ✧ Ety/DAL (mā); Ety/MAƷ; PE18/35 (mā̆ʒ)

Variations

māʒ ✧ Ety/MAƷ; PE21/58 (māʒ)
mā ✧ Ety/DAL; PE18/35
mā̆ʒ ✧ PE18/35

Inflections

mā	objective	“hand”	✧ PE21/58
maʒ-	stem		✧ Ety/MAƷ
maht	subjective		✧ PE21/58

Element In

ON. dalma “palm of hand” ✧ Ety/DAL

Derivations

< ᴹ✶māʒ “hand” ✧ PE18/35 (mā̆ʒ)
< ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ

Derivatives

> ᴹ✶māʒ “hand” ✧ PE18/35
> ᴹQ. má¹ “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; PE18/35
- ⇒ ᴹQ. Lunguma “Heavy Hand”
- ⇒ ᴹQ. maite “handy, skilled”
  - ⇒ ᴱQ. maisilanda “sycamore”
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. formaite “righthanded, dexterous”
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. hyarmaite “left-handed”
> ON. mō “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; PE18/35

ᴹ✶magā n. “hand”

Reference ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ ✧ “hand”

Derivations

< ᴹ√MAG “use, handle” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (MAG)

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. má¹ “hand” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ
- ⇒ ᴹQ. Lunguma “Heavy Hand”
- ⇒ ᴹQ. maite “handy, skilled”
  - ⇒ ᴱQ. maisilanda “sycamore”
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. formaite “righthanded, dexterous”
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. hyarmaite “left-handed”
> ON. maga “hand” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ

†✶maha n. “hand, the manager”

References ✧ PE19/74, 102, 106; VT47/6-7, 18, 35

Glosses

“hand” ✧ PE19/106 (māʒ); VT47/6 (maʒa)
“the manager‽” ✧ VT47/18 (māʒ(ă)); VT47/18 (māʒa)

Variations

maha ✧ PE19/102
mā̆ha ✧ PE19/74
māʒ ✧ PE19/106
maʒa ✧ VT47/6; VT47/7; VT47/35
māʒ(ă) ✧ VT47/18
māʒa ✧ VT47/18
māga ✧ VT47/18

maʒa “hand” may have been related to MAGA “good” ✧ VT47/6

Changes

māʒa “the manager‽” >> māga ✧ VT47/18

Derivations

< √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ VT47/18
< √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use” ✧ VT47/18 (maʒ); VT47/18 (maʒ)

Derivatives

> ✶mā “hand” ✧ PE19/74; PE19/102; VT47/6; VT47/7; VT47/35
- ⇒ ✶makwā “a hand-full, complete hand with all five fingers” ✧ VT47/7
  - > Q. maqua “hand-full, group of five (similar) things; hand (colloquial); closing or closed [hand] (facing down) for taking” ✧ PE23/144; VT47/6; VT47/7; VT47/19
    - ⇒ Q. Lungumaqua “Heavyhand” ✧ PE23/144
    - ⇒ Q. maquanotië “decimal system”
  - > S. mâb “hand” ✧ PE23/144; VT47/6; VT47/7; VT47/19
    - ⇒ ᴺS. ^mablanthos “sycamore”
    - ⇒ ᴺS. ^mabren “handed, having hands, dextrous”
      - ⇒ ᴺS. ^mabrenas “dexterity”
    - ⇒ S. Mablung “Heavy Hand” ✧ VT47/8
  - > T. mapa “hand” ✧ PE23/144; VT47/6; VT47/7; VT47/19
    - > T. mapa- “to take hold of, grasp” ✧ VT47/7
- ⇒ ✶mā-limi “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6
  - > Q. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6
  - > S. molif “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6
  - > T. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6
- > Q. má “hand” ✧ PE19/102; VT47/6
  - ⇒ 13 compounds
- > S. †maw “hand” ✧ VT47/6
  - ⇒ 5 compounds
- > T. †má¹ “hand” ✧ VT47/6
  - ⇒ T. forma “right-hand” ✧ VT47/6
  - ⇒ T. málimë “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” ✧ VT47/6
  - ⇒ T. þarma “left-hand” ✧ VT47/6
> Q. má “hand” ✧ PE19/106; VT47/18
- ⇒ 13 compounds
> Q. mahta- “to handle, wield, use, make use of; to manage, deal with, treat, control” ✧ PE19/74
- ⇒ 5 compounds
> Q. massë² “handful, portion, share, capacity; the personal measure or capacity of a man, a talent” ✧ PE19/74