Q. nappa n. “claw, talon” (Category: Nail, Claw)
A noun for “claw, talon” appearing rough notes on Elvish Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s based on the root √NAP “grasp, seize quickly” (VT47/20). In the margin Tolkien wrote a variant form namma with the same glosses, and the mm was clear despite the implausibility of its derivation from √NAP.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d stick to nappa.
References ✧ VT47/20
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Phonetic Developments
√NAP > nappa | [nappa] | ✧ VT47/20 |
√NAP > namma | [napma] ? [namma] | ✧ VT47/20 |