Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : LĀ

√LĀ root. “interjection of pleasure/assent”

⚠️√LĀ root. “interjection of pleasure/assent”: √LA “no, not; negative; not to be”; √AL(A) “good (physically), blessed, fortunate, prosperous, health(y)”

A root appearing in 1959 notes as a variant of √AL(A) “good” with a single derivative: Q. lá or alá “yes” (PE17/158). A possible precursor is the rejected root ᴹ√LAƷ from The Etymologies of the 1930s, unglossed but with one derivative ᴹQ. lá whose gloss is difficult to read by might be “please” (EtyAC/LAƷ). I recommend against using this root for purposes of Neo-Eldarin, as it is easily confused with the negative root √LA.

References ✧ PE17/158; VT42/33

Glosses

“interjection of pleasure/assent” ✧ PE17/158; VT42/33

LĀ “interjection of pleasure/assent” possibly connected with ALA “good” ✧ PE17/158
lā “interjection of pleasure/assent” possibly connected with ala “good” ✧ VT42/33

Derivations

< √AL(A) “good (physically), blessed, fortunate, prosperous, health(y)”

Derivatives

> ᴺQ. !lana “no, not any, not (a); none”
> Q. (a)lá “yes” ✧ PE17/158; VT42/33