Q. minya ordinal. and adj. “first; eminent, prominent” (Category: First)

Q. minya, ordinal. and adj. “first; eminent, prominent” (Category: First)

ᴹQ. enna² “first”

ᴹQ. essëa¹ “?primary”

ᴹQ. esta² “first”

References ✧ PE23/134; SA/minas; VT41/10; VT42/10, 24-25

Glosses

• “1st” ✧ VT42/25
• “first” ✧ PE23/134; SA/minas; VT42/10; VT41/10 (#minya)
• “first; eminent, prominent” ✧ VT42/24

Related

• minya “first” has the same root as S. minas “tower” ✧ SA/minas

Elements

min	“one”
-ya¹	“adjective suffix”
✶-ya	“adjectival suffix”	✧ VT42/25 (-yā)

Element In

• Q. Minalcar “?First Glory”
• Q. Minnónar “First-born”
• Q. Minohtar “*First Warrior”
• Q. Minyar “Firsts (original clan name of the Vanyar)”
• Q. Minyatur “First-ruler” ✧ SA/minas
• Q. Minyon “First-begotten”
• Q. eteminya “prominent” ✧ VT42/24
• Q. Minyarussa “First-russa” ✧ VT41/10
• Q. Oromë Valaron minya omennë ye Eldar “Orome first of (the) Valar met the Elves” ✧ PE23/134

Cognates

• S. †mein “first” ✧ VT42/10 (†mein)
• S. minui “first” ✧ VT42/25
• T. minya “first” ✧ VT42/25

Derivations

• < √MIN “one, first of a series” ✧ VT42/24

Phonetic Developments

√MIN > minya

[minja]

✧ VT42/24

ᴹQ. minya num. ord. “first” (Category: First)

References ✧ Ety/MINI; PE23/107

Glosses

• “first” ✧ Ety/MINI

Related

• inga “first”

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI (MINI)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MINI > minya

[minja]

✧ Ety/MINI

ᴱQ. minya² num. ord. “first” (Category: First)

References ✧ PE14/51, 82, 84

Glosses

• “1st” ✧ PE14/51
• “first” ✧ PE14/82

Elements

min²	“one (in a series); the first”	✧ PE14/49
-tya¹	“comparative”	✧ PE14/48

Element In

• ᴱQ. minya yukainen “twenty one”
• ᴱQ. minyallume “firstly” ✧ PE14/84