Eldamo : Quenya : amil(lë)

Q. amil(lë) n. “mother”

Q. amil(lë), 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 entry uses amillë because it is better attested.

References ✧ VT44/18; VT47/26

Glosses

“*Mother” ✧ VT44/18 (Amille)

Variations

Amille ✧ VT44/18

emmë² “mummy, mother (familiar/family)” is a hypocoristic (pet name) for amil(lë) “mother”
emya is a reduction of em(en)ya ✧ VT47/26
emya [is likely derived from] emil(inya) ✧ VT47/26

Inflections

em(en)ya	1st-sg-poss	✧ VT47/26
emil(inya)	1st-sg-poss	✧ VT47/26

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
Q. Amillë Hristo “Mother of Christ” ✧ VT44/12

Cognates

S. emel “mother”

Derivations

< ✶amal “mother”
- < √AM¹ “mother” ✧ VT48/19; VT48/19 (em); VT48/19 (em)

ᴹQ. amil n. “mother”

Reference ✧ Ety/AM¹ ✧ “mother”

Cognates

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

Derivations

< ᴹ√AM¹ “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹
< ᴹ✶amī̆l “mother”
- < ᴹ√AM¹ “mother”

ᴱQ. ambi n. “mother”

References ✧ PME/30; QL/30

Glosses

“mother” ✧ PME/30 (ammi); QL/30 (âmi)

Variations

ambi ✧ PME/30; QL/30
ammi ✧ PME/30
amaimi ✧ PME/30; QL/30
âmi ✧ QL/30

Derivations

< ᴱ√AMA “*mother” ✧ QL/30

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√AMA > âmi

[āmī] > [āmi]

✧ QL/30

ᴱQ. amis (amist-) n. “mother”

References ✧ PME/30; QL/30

Glosses

“mother” ✧ PME/30; QL/30

Variations

amis ✧ PME/30; QL/30

Inflections

amist-

stem

✧ PME/30; QL/30

Derivations

< ᴱ√AMA “*mother” ✧ QL/30

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√AMA > amis

[amist] > [amis]

✧ QL/30