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OM root. “of resonant sounds”

OM root. “of resonant sounds”

This root was the basis for the Quenya word for “voice”: Q. óma. The earliest derivation of this word was from the root ᴱ√OHO² “cry” along with ᴱQ. ohta- “shout” (QL/69); the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon likewise has derivatives like G. ûm “voice” and G. uptha- “shout” (GL/75). In The Etymologies of the 1930s, ᴹQ. óma “voice” was derived from unglossed ᴹ√OM, along with ᴹQ. óman “vowel” (Ety/OM). The root √OM appeared in a list of roots for sound words, used “of resonant sounds”, along with variant √TOM which was used for “briefer” sounds (PE17/138).

References ✧ PE17/138, 170

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ᴹ√OM root. “*sound”

See √OM for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/OM

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ᴱ√OHO² root. “cry”

See √OM for discussion.

Reference ✧ QL/69 ✧ “cry”

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