Q. amillë n. “mother”

This word is sometimes reduced to amil, especially in compounds, as is often the case with words ending in -llë.

In later writing, Tolkien may have altered this to emil(lë) < *EM, perhaps to distinguish it from AM² “up”. As evidence of this, the related hypocoristic (pet names) ammë and amya “mummy” appeared in later writings as emmë and emya, the second one derived from emilinya “my mother”. This lexicon uses amillë because it is better attested.

References ✧ VT44/18.2801; VT47/26.1905; VT47/26.2701

Glosses

• “*Mother” ✧ VT44/18.2801

Variations

• Amille ✧ VT44/18.2801

Related

• ammë “mommy, mummy” is a hypocoristic (pet name) for amillë “mother”
• emya is a reduction of em(en)ya ✧ VT47/26.1904
• emya [is likely derived from] emil(inya) ✧ VT47/26.2702

Inflections

em(en)ya	1st-sg-poss	✧ VT47/26.1905
emil(inya)	1st-sg-poss	✧ VT47/26.2701

Element In

• ⇒ Q. #amilessë “mother-name”
• ⇒ Q. amya “mummy, (orig.) my mother”
• ⇒ Q. Eruamillë “*Mother of God”
• ⇒ Q. Amillë Eruva lissëo “Mother of divine grace” ✧ VT44/12.1800
• ⇒ Q. Amillë Hristo “Mother of Christ” ✧ VT44/12.1700

Cognates

• S. emel “mother”

Derivations

• < √AM¹ “mother”

ᴹQ. amil n. “mother”

Reference ✧ Ety/AM¹.004 ✧ “mother”

Cognates

• Ilk. aman “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹.009
• N. †emil “mother” ✧ EtyAC/AM¹.009 (†emil)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√AM¹ “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹.001

ᴱQ. amis n. “mother”

References ✧ PME/030.3504; PME/030.3507; PME/030.3508; QL/030.3401; QL/030.3404; QL/030.3405

Glosses

• “mother” ✧ PME/030.3504 (ammi/ambi/amaimi); PME/030.3507; QL/030.3401 (âmi/ambi/amaimi); QL/030.3404

Variations

• amis ✧ PME/030.3507; QL/030.3404
• ammi/ambi/amaimi ✧ PME/030.3504
• âmi/ambi/amaimi ✧ QL/030.3401

Inflections

amist-

stem

✧ PME/030.3508; QL/030.3405

Derivations

• < ᴱ√AMA ✧ QL/030.3201; QL/030.3201