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Q. #móna n. “*womb” (Category: Womb)

Q. #móna, n. “*womb” (Category: Womb)
Q. #colba “*womb”

A word for “womb” in Quenya prayers of the 1950s; the editors of the prayers suggested it is probably connected to √ “labour” (VT43/31).

Conceptual Development: Earlier versions of the prayers had carva instead, possibly connected to √KAR “make” (VT43/31). In notes on Elvish growth from 1959, Tolkien had two different words for “gestation”: colbamarië (NM/91) and colbanavië (NM/120). The initial elements of these might be colba “*womb”, with meanings “*womb-dwelling” and “*womb-being” respectively.

Neo-Quenya: Giving the tentative nature of the interpretations of colba, I’d stick with móna for “womb” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

References ✧ VT43/31

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Inflections

mónalyo 2nd-sg-polite-poss genitive “*of thy womb” ✧ VT43/31

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Q. #carva n. “*womb” (Category: Womb)

See Q. #móna for discussion.

References ✧ VT43/31

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Inflections

carvalyo 2nd-sg-polite-poss genitive “*of thy womb” ✧ VT43/31

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