Eldamo : Middle Quenya : uma-

ᴹQ. uma- pref. “some, a, a certain” (Category: Some, Several)

ᴹQ. uma-, pref. “some, a, a certain” (Category: Some, Several)

The prefix for singular “some” in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/99), used in formations like ᴹQ. umallume “some time” and ᴹQ. umas(se) “*somewhere”. It is probably related to the interrogative root √MA, which is also the based for (later) ma “something”. See the entry on correlatives for further discussion.

References ✧ PE23/99, 101-102

Glosses

“some (known or discoverable but not specified, or believed to be particular)” ✧ PE23/101 (uma); PE23/101 (ima-)
“some (sc. a certain, not specified but believed, even if unknown, to be particular)” ✧ PE23/102 (uma-)
“some, a, a certain” ✧ PE23/99

Variations

uma- ✧ PE23/99; PE23/101 (uma); PE23/102 (uma-)
ima- ✧ PE23/101

Changes

ima- >> uma ✧ PE23/101

Element In

ᴹQ. uma “some (when the identity is unknown); something or other”
ᴹQ. umainen “*by some means”
ᴹQ. umalde “somehow, *in some way”
ᴹQ. umalka “*of some amount”
ᴹQ. umallo “*from somewhere”
ᴹQ. umallume “some time”
ᴹQ. umámen “*aiming at something”
ᴹQ. uman(an) “sometime, at some time, at one time”
ᴹQ. umanar(yas) “someday; in a certain day”
ᴹQ. uman(de) “somewhat, *to some degree”
ᴹQ. umandon “*like something”
ᴹQ. umanima “of some kind”
ᴹQ. umanna “*to somewhere”
ᴹQ. umanome “*some place”
ᴹQ. umaro “*for some reason”
ᴹQ. umas(se) “*somewhere”
ᴺQ. !umaitë “of some kind”
ᴺQ. !umallë “somehow, in some way”
ᴺQ. ^umanen “by some means”
ᴺQ. !umaurë “someday”