Eldamo : Quenya : ma²

Q. ma² adv. “interrogative particle” (Category: What)

Q. ma², adv. “interrogative particle” (Category: What): ᴹQ. má² “what; when”

The base element for Quenya interrogatives, used to form questions. Add ma at the beginning of a declarative statement turns it into a question: carnelyes “you did it” becomes ma carnelyes “did you do it?”. See the entry on interrogative pronouns for more details.

References ✧ PE17/68; PE22/160-161, 166; PM/357, 395

Glosses

“interrogative element” ✧ PM/357
“stem of interrogatives” ✧ PE17/68

Variations

ma- ✧ PE17/68; PE22/160; PE22/161; PE22/161; PE22/166; PM/357

man- “stem of interrogatives” beside ma- “stem of interrogatives” ✧ PE17/68

Inflections

manye	1st-sg	“what? me?”	✧ PE22/160
Manen	instrumental	“how”	✧ PM/395

Element In

ᴺQ. !malumë¹ “when”
ᴺQ. !manaurë “on what day”
ᴺQ. !manotë “how many, (lit.) what number”
ᴺQ. !mava “whose”
Q. mamo “who, what person”
Q. man “who” ✧ PE17/68; PM/357
Q. mana “what”
Q. manen “how” ✧ PM/395
Q. ma caruvalwë ohta “shall we make war” ✧ PE22/161
Q. ma Varda enquantuva i yulma nin sí “will Varda now refill the cup for me?” ✧ PE22/161
Q. roccor i Erulingaron márë nár (ma naitë)? “the horses of the Rohirrim are good (are they not, lit. is it true)” ✧ PE22/166

Derivations

< √MA “interrogative base”

ᴹQ. ma adv. “interrogative particle” (Category: What)

See Q. ma² for discussion.

References ✧ PE22/124; PE23/35, 80, 99, 101-102, 104, 107, 111-112

Glosses

“interrogative” ✧ PE23/101 (ma)
“interrogative particle” ✧ PE23/35
“interrogative, who, what, which” ✧ PE23/99
“who, what, etc.” ✧ PE23/102 (ma)

Variations

ma ✧ PE23/35; PE23/80; PE23/99; PE23/104; PE23/101 (ma); PE23/102 (ma)
mă ✧ PE23/104
măn ✧ PE23/104
ma(n) ✧ PE23/107

măn [is the form] before [a] vowel mă ✧ PE23/104

Inflections

Mallo	ablative	“whence”	✧ PE22/124
mallo	ablative	“whence”	✧ PE23/112
Manna	allative	“whither”	✧ PE22/124
manna	allative	“whither”	✧ PE23/112
main/maina	dative plural		✧ PE23/112
masse	locative	“where”	✧ PE23/111

Element In

ᴹQ. má² “what; when”
ᴹQ. mal(de) “how, in what manner”
ᴹQ. malka “how great, how much”
ᴹQ. malli(ni) “how many”
ᴹQ. mallume “at what time”
ᴹQ. mámen “why, aiming at what”
ᴹQ. man “what”
ᴹQ. m(an)ainen “by what means”
ᴹQ. man(an) “when”
ᴹQ. manárea “how old, how long lasting, (lit.) lasting or living how many days”
ᴹQ. manar(yas) “on what day”
ᴹQ. man(de) “how (to what degree, extent), how great, how far”
ᴹQ. mane “who”
ᴹQ. manikka “how small”
ᴹQ. manima “of what kind, of what sort, what kind of”
ᴹQ. manomello “*from what place”
ᴹQ. manome(s) “in what place”
ᴹQ. maro “why, for what reason”
ᴹQ. masse¹ “where” ✧ PE23/111
ᴹQ. matwa “whether, which of two”
ᴹQ. matwe “whether, which of two”
ᴹQ. e·kestane ma leqente tana “he asked if you (had) said that” ✧ PE23/104
ᴹQ. ma le·qente tana “did you say that?” ✧ PE23/104
ᴹQ. mallo “whence” ✧ PE22/124; PE23/112
ᴹQ. mana “who, what, which” ✧ PE23/99
ᴹQ. manna “whither” ✧ PE22/124; PE23/112

Derivations

< √MA “interrogative base”

ᴱQ. ma² adv. “*interrogative particle” (Category: What)

See Q. ma² for discussion.

Reference ✧ PE16/77 ✧ ma

Element In

ᴱQ. ma kaire laiqen ondolissen kirya maita? “*does a ship lie maimed on green rocks?” ✧ PE16/77

Derivations

< ‽ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”

ᴱQ. mai² adv. “if; do?” (Category: Guess, Suppose)

See Q. ma² for discussion.

References ✧ PE14/53, 59

Glosses

“do?” ✧ PE14/53
“if” ✧ PE14/59

ki “may; particle of uncertainty” versus mai² “if; do?”

Element In

ᴱQ. mai ni·tuluva tu·tuluval ki “if I come (fut.), they will come” ✧ PE14/59
ᴱQ. mai ke·tule “do you come?” ✧ PE14/53
ᴱQ. mai ni·tule na tu·tulil nai “*if I come then they might come” ✧ PE14/59
ᴱQ. mai ni·tule tu·tulil “if I come (generic), they come (generic)” ✧ PE14/59
ᴱQ. mai ni·túlie tu·túliel “*if I had come, they would have come” ✧ PE14/59
ᴱQ. mai ni·tuluva tu·tuluval “whenever I come, they will come” ✧ PE14/59

Derivations

< ‽ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”