ᴹQ. naire n. “lament, sorrow” (Category: Grief, Sorrow)

ᴹQ. nairë, n. “sorrow, *sadness, ⚠️lament” (Category: Grief, Sorrow)

ᴺQ. !nimbë “gloom, sadness”

References ✧ Ety/NAY; PE22/124

Glosses

• “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Variations

• naire ✧ Ety/NAY

Related

• Q. nainië “lament” vs. naire “lament, sorrow”

Inflections

nairenen

instrumental

“with sorrow”

✧ PE22/124

Element In

• ᴹQ. nairea “sorrowful”
• ᴺQ. !nairenyanna “unfortunately, (lit.) to my sadness”
• ᴹQ. ére nairea, ére lunga nairenen “existence (in this world) is sorrowful, is fraught with sorrow” ✧ PE22/124

Derivations

• < ᴹ√NAY “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NAY > naire

[naire]

✧ Ety/NAY

ᴱQ. nyenyele n. “lament, lamentation, weeping” (Category: Grief, Sorrow)

References ✧ PME/69; QL/69

Glosses

• “lament, lamentation” ✧ QL/69
• “weeping” ✧ PME/69

Variations

• nyenyele ✧ PME/69; QL/69
• nyenyesse ✧ PME/69; QL/69

Elements

nyenye	“weeping”	✧ QL/69
#-le	“abstract noun”	✧ QL/69 (#-le)