Eldamo : Quenya : tanna¹

Q. tanna¹ n. “sign, token” (Category: Sign)

Q. tanna¹, n. “sign, token” (Category: Sign): ᴹQ. narwë “sign, token”

A noun for a “sign, token” in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957, based on the root √TAN “indicate, show” (PE17/186). The word tanna “sign” also appeared in notes from the late 1950s as an element in Tannacolli “Signifer”, and based on √tana “show, indicate” (MR/385 note #19).

References ✧ MR/385, 471; PE17/186

Glosses

“sign” ✧ MR/385; MR/471
“sign, token” ✧ PE17/186; PE17/186 (‽tanwa)

Variations

tanna ✧ MR/385; MR/471; PE17/186
‽tanwa ✧ PE17/186

Element In

ᴺQ. !lantanna “banner, standard”
ᴺQ. !vératanna “signature, (lit.) personal token”
Q. Tannacolli “Signifer” ✧ MR/385

Derivations

< √TAN² “indicate, show” ✧ MR/385 (tana); PE17/186
< ✶tanma “sign, token” ✧ PE17/186
- < √TAN² “indicate, show” ✧ PE17/186

Phonetic Developments

√tana > tanna	[tanna]	✧ MR/385
√TAN > tanna	[tanna]	✧ PE17/186
✶tanma > ‽tanwa	[tanma] > [tanwa]	✧ PE17/186