Q. tehta n. “(written) mark, sign, symbol, †written letter” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

Q. tehta, n. “(written) mark, sign, symbol, [ᴹQ.] diacritic, [Q.] †written letter” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

References ✧ LotR/1118, 1121; PE17/43, 122; PE22/149; VT39/8, 17

Glosses

• “a sign, symbol, mark” ✧ PE17/43
• “a written letter” ✧ PE22/149 (†tekta)
• “a written mark” ✧ PE17/43; PE17/122
• “mark” ✧ PE17/122

Variations

• tehta ✧ LotR/1121; PE17/43; PE17/43; PE17/122; PE17/122
• †tekta ✧ PE22/149

Inflections

tehtar	plural	“signs”	✧ LotR/1118
tehtar	plural		✧ LotR/1121; VT39/8
tehtar	plural	“marks”	✧ VT39/17

Element In

• Q. andatehta “long-mark”
• Q. #ómatehta “vowel-sign”

Cognates

• S. taith “sign, symbol, mark” ✧ PE17/43

Derivations

• < ✶tektā “sign, symbol, mark” ✧ PE17/43 (tek-tā); PE17/43; PE22/149 (tekda)
  • < √TEK “make a written mark, sign, write” ✧ PE22/149

Phonetic Developments

✶tek-tā > tehta	[tektā] > [textā] > [texta]	✧ PE17/43
✶tekda > †tekta	[tekda] > [tekta] > [texta]	✧ PE22/149

ᴹQ. tehta n. “mark (in writing), sign, diacritic” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

References ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/11, 63

Glosses

• “a mark (in writing), sign, diacritic” ✧ Ety/TEK
• “mark” ✧ PE22/63

Variations

• tehta ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/11; PE22/63

Inflections

tehtar

plural

“marks”

✧ PE22/11

Element In

• ᴹQ. andatehta “long mark” ✧ Ety/TEK; PE22/11
• ᴹQ. nengwetehta “nasal sign” ✧ PE22/11

Cognates

• N. teith “mark, stroke” ✧ Ety/TEK

Derivations

• < ᴹ√TEK “write or draw (signs or letters), make a mark” ✧ Ety/TEK

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√TEK > tehta

[tekta] > [texta]

✧ Ety/TEK

ᴱQ. tet (tekt-) n. “spot, mark” (Category: Letter of the Alphabet)

References ✧ QL/90

Glosses

• “spot, mark” ✧ QL/90

Variations

• tet ✧ QL/90

Inflections

tekt-

stem

✧ QL/90

Derivations

• < ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/90

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√TEKE > tet

[tekt] > [tet]

✧ QL/90