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Q. manen adv. “how” (Category: What)

Q. manen, adv. “how, [ᴹQ.] by what means” (Category: What)

A word for “how” in the question manen lambë Quendion ahyanë “How did the language of the Elves change?” (PM/395), a combination of interrogative ma² and the instrumental suffix -nen. Similarly formed ᴹQ. mainen or manainen “by what means” appeared in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/111).

Reference ✧ PM/395 ✧ Manen “how”

Related

Elements

ma² “interrogative particle” ✧ PM/395 (Manen)
-nen “instrumental”

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Cognates


ᴹQ. m(an)ainen adv. “by what means” (Category: What)

References ✧ PE23/111

Glosses

Variations

Elements

ma “interrogative particle”
-nen “instrumental”
mana “who, what, which” instrumental plural ✧ PE23/111 (manainen)