Eldamo : Middle Quenya : lemba

ᴹQ. lemba adj. “left behind” (Category: to Remain, be Left Over)

ᴹQ. lemba, adj. “left behind” (Category: to Remain, be Left Over): ᴺQ. !lemba “sad”

An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “left behind” derived from ᴹ✶lebnā under the root ᴹ√LEB “stay, stick, adhere, remain, tarry” (Ety/LEB).

Reference ✧ Ety/LEB ✧ “left behind”

Element In

Q. Lembi “Lingerers” ✧ Ety/LEB

Derivations

< ᴹ✶lebnā “left behind” ✧ Ety/LEB
- < ᴹ√LEM “stay, stick, adhere, remain, tarry” ✧ Ety/LEB (LEB)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶lebnā > lemba

[lebnā] > [lenbā] > [lembā] > [lemba]

✧ Ety/LEB