Q. öa adv. “away (of movement)” (Category: From, Away)
An adverb meaning “away” derived from √AWA of the same meaning (PE17/24). In Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) written in 1959, öa meant “away of movement” and was contrasted with au “off, away, not here, of pos[ition]” (PE17/144). In the Quendi and Eldar essay of 1959-60, Tolkien said “the [primitive] form awā appears originally to have been used either of rest or motion, and öa can still be so used in Q.”; it was contrasted with öar for motion away (WJ/366).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would assume adverbial öa is a generic “away” usable either for being or moving away, while au is only being away and öar is only moving away.
References ✧ PE17/24, 144; PE22/168; VT39/6; WJ/366
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| √awa > öa | [awa] > [oa] | ✧ PE17/24 |
| ✶awā > öa | [awā] > [oa] | ✧ WJ/366 |