Q. #manta- v. (talat-stem) “to bless” (Category: to Bless)
A verb for “bless” appearing only in its “pres. continuative” form mānata in the phrase nai Eru tye mānata “God bless you, (lit.) may God you bless” in notes from 1967 (PE17/75). Carl Hostetter suggested that mānata may be a variant present tense form for a TALAT-stem verb manta (VT49/52); compare present tense talātā- from talta- (PE22/133).
Neo-Quenya: Given this verb’s peculiar formation, I would recommend using manya- instead for “to bless”.
References ✧ PE17/75; VT49/52
Inflections
| *manta | aorist | “bless” | ✧ VT49/52 |
| mānata | present | “bless” | ✧ PE17/75 |
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