Q. calima adj. “bright, luminous” (Category: Bright)

Q. calima, adj. “bright, luminous” (Category: Bright)

ᴱQ. selca “bright”

References ✧ Let/278-279, 385; LotR/720, 915, 1116; PE17/56-57, 90-91, 101, 146, 153; PE22/137, 155-156

Glosses

• “[?likely] to shine, bright[?]” ✧ PE22/137 (cálima)
• “bright” ✧ PE17/90; PE17/90 (kalima); PE17/153
• “bright(er)” ✧ PE17/90 (kalima)
• “luminous” ✧ PE22/155 (kalima)
• “luminous (by nature always)” ✧ PE22/156 (kălima)
• “shining brilliant” ✧ Let/279 (kălĭma)

Variations

• calima ✧ PE17/57; PE17/90; PE17/153
• kălĭma ✧ Let/279
• kalima ✧ PE17/90; PE17/90; PE22/155
• cálima ✧ PE22/137
• kălima ✧ PE22/156

Inflections

Ancalima	intensive	“exceedingly bright”	✧ Let/278
Ancalima	intensive	“brightest”	✧ Let/385
Ancalima	intensive		✧ LotR/720
ancAlima	intensive		✧ LotR/1116
ancalima	intensive		✧ LotR/915; PE17/57; PE17/101; PE17/153
ancalima	intensive	“brightest”	✧ PE17/56
ancalima	intensive	“brighter”	✧ PE17/56
ancalima	intensive	“very bright”	✧ PE17/57; PE17/90; PE17/146
ancalima	intensive	“brightest, very bright”	✧ PE17/90
ancălĭma	intensive		✧ PE17/56
ankalima	intensive	“extremely bright”	✧ PE17/91: that is brighter than other bright things usually are
ar(i)calima	superlative		✧ PE17/57
arcalima	superlative	“brightest ... of all”	✧ PE17/56
arcalima	superlative		✧ PE17/56
arcalima	superlative	“preeminently bright”	✧ PE17/146
arcălĭma	superlative		✧ PE17/56

Elements

#cal-	“to shine”
-ima	“-able, possibility”	✧ PE22/137; PE22/155; PE22/156

Element In

• Q. aiya Eärendil elenion ancalima “hail Eärendil, brightest of stars” ✧ LotR/720; LotR/915; PE17/90; PE17/101
• Q. A (ná) calima lá B “A is brighter than B; (lit.) A is bright beyond B” ✧ PE17/90; PE17/90; PE17/91
• Q. Ancalimë “*Brightest (f.)”
• Q. Ancalimon “*Brightest (m.)”
• Q. Calimehtar “*Bright Warrior”
• Q. Calimmacil “*Bright Sword”
• Q. elenion ancalima “brightest of stars” ✧ PE17/56; PE17/56; PE17/56; PE17/57; PE17/91
• Q. Tar Calimos “*Royal Bright City”
• Q. A ancalima imb’ illi “A is brightest of all” ✧ PE17/91
• Q. ancalima ep’ eleni “brighter than stars” ✧ PE17/56
• Q. ancalima imbi eleni “brightest among stars” ✧ PE17/91
• Q. arcalima ar eleni “A is brightest of all” ✧ PE17/56
• Q. arcalima ep’ eleni “far and away brighter than stars” ✧ PE17/56
• Q. lacalima “not possible to be kindled (made to shine)” ✧ PE22/156 (lakalima)
• Q. úcalima “dim, murky” ✧ PE22/156 (úkalima)

Cognates

• S. calen “green; fresh, vigorous; †bright” ✧ PE17/153

Derivations

• < √KAL “light; shine, be bright” ✧ Let/278; PE17/153

Phonetic Developments

√kal > kălĭma	[kalima]	✧ Let/279
√KAL > calima	[kalima]	✧ PE17/153

ᴹQ. #kalima adj. “*bright” (Category: Bright)

References ✧ SD/51; WR/223

Inflections

Ankalima	intensive	✧ WR/223
ankalim’	intensive elided	✧ SD/51

Element In

• ᴹQ. alla Earendel elenion ankalima “*hail Earendel, brightest of stars” ✧ WR/223
• ᴹQ. kuivie, kuivie, ankalim’esselínen “*awake, awake, brighter by [their] names” ✧ SD/51