Eldamo : Early Quenya : saita-

ᴱQ. saita- v. “to be hungry (impersonal)” (Category: Hunger)

⚠️ᴱQ. saita-, v. “to be hungry (impersonal)” (Category: Hunger): Q. maita “hungry”

An impersonal verb appearing as ᴱQ. saita- “I am hungry” in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√SAẎA, alongside a variant form saya- (QL/82). The verb say- also appeared unglossed on page of Qenya Verb Forms from this same period (PE14/28).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would simply say nán maita “I am hungry”.

References ✧ PE14/28; QL/82

Glosses

“(impers.) I am hungry” ✧ QL/82

Variations

saita ✧ QL/82
say- ✧ PE14/28
saya- ✧ QL/82

Inflections

sanye	past	✧ QL/82
sāye	past	✧ QL/82

Cognates

G. saitha- “to have hunger”

Derivations

< ᴱ√SAẎA “hunger” ✧ QL/82

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√SAẎA > saita

[saðʲta-] > [sajta-] > [saita-]

✧ QL/82