Eldamo : Quenya : emmë²

Q. emmë² n. “mummy, mother (familiar/family)”

⚠️Q. emmë², n. “mummy, mother (familiar/family)”: ᴺQ. ammë “mummy, mother”

This word appears only in the form emmë in later writings, but that conflicts with emmë¹ “we, us” and is not compatible with the better attested amil(lë) “mother” (though the latter may have also changed to emil(lë)). The older form ᴹQ. amme might be preferable. @@@

References ✧ VT47/10, 26; VT48/6, 19

Glosses

“mother” ✧ VT48/6
“mother (familiar/family)” ✧ VT48/19
“mummy” ✧ VT47/10

emmë² “mummy, mother (familiar/family)” is a hypocoristic (pet name) for amil(lë) “mother”

Cognates

S. emig “(little) mother, *mommy” ✧ VT48/6
T. emmë “mommy” ✧ VT48/6 (emme(ke))

Derivations

< √AM¹ “mother” ✧ VT48/19 (em)

Phonetic Developments

√em > emme

[emme]

✧ VT48/19

ᴹQ. amme n. “mother”

References ✧ Ety/AM¹; PE22/23

Glosses

“mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹; PE22/23

Cognates

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

Derivations

< ᴹ√AM¹ “mother” ✧ Ety/AM¹

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√AM¹ > amme

[amme]

✧ Ety/AM¹

ᴱQ. ama n. “mother”

References ✧ PME/30; QL/30

Glosses

“mother” ✧ PME/30; QL/30

Derivations

< ᴱ√AMA “*mother” ✧ QL/30

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√AMA > ama

[amā] > [ama]

✧ QL/30