ᴹQ. Ilma pn. “Starlight”
This name first appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the early 1930s as ᴹQ. Silma >> Ilma >> Ilmen as a name for the “Place of Light”, home of the stars (SM/240-1). It reappeared in the mid-30s as a word for “Starlight” (LR/205), and also appeared in The Etymologies as a derivative of ᴹ√GIL, alongside (and perhaps an element of) Ilmen “region above air where stars are” (Ety/GIL).
See Q. *Ilma for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/GIL; LR/205; LRI/Ilma, Silma; SM/240; SMI/Ilma, Ilmen, Silma
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| ᴹ√GIL > Ilma | [gilma] > [ɣilma] > [ilma] | ✧ Ety/GIL |
ᴱQ. ilma n. “air” (Category: Air, Ether)
A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).
Reference ✧ PE16/142 ✧ “air”
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| ᴱ√ILU | “ether, the slender airs among the stars” |