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Q. orwa adj. “high, lofty” (Category: High)

Q. orwa, adj. “high, lofty” (Category: High)

An adjective appearing as orwa or orna “high, lofty” in notes from the mid-1960s (PE17/186), clearly based on √ORO “rise”. The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s has ᴱQ. orwa or orda “lofty” under the early root ᴱ√ORO (QL/70). See also tára “lofty, tall, high”.

References ✧ PE17/186

Glosses

“high, lofty” ✧ PE17/186

Variations

orwa ✧ PE17/186
orna ✧ PE17/186

ornë “(tall) tree”

Derivations

< ✶ornā “uprising, tall”
- < √RŌ/ORO “up(wards); rise (up), go high, mount” ✧ PE17/112 (OR/RŌ)

ᴱQ. orwa adj. “lofty” (Category: High)

See Q. orwa for discussion.

References ✧ QL/70

Glosses

“lofty” ✧ QL/70

Variations

orwa ✧ QL/70
orda ✧ QL/70

Element In

ᴱQ. ordie “height, loftiness” ✧ QL/70

Derivations

< ᴱ√ORO¹ “steepness, rising” ✧ QL/70

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√ORO¹ > orwa

[orwā] > [orwa]

✧ QL/70