Ilk. tim n. “spark, star” (Category: Star)
A noun for “star”, more literally meaning “spark” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tinmē (Ety/TIN). As suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/tim), probably the primitive [nm] became [mm] in Ilkorin to produce the final form.
Conceptual Development: Edward Kloczko suggested that Tolkien later reused this word as North Sindarin tim with the same meaning (Tyalië Tyelelliéva #9).
Reference ✧ Ety/TIN ✧ “spark, star”
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| ᴹ✶tinmē > tim | [tinmē] > [tinme] > [timme] > [timm] > [tim] | ✧ Ety/TIN |