S. na¹ prep. “to, towards, at” (Category: To, Towards)

S. na¹, prep. “to, towards, at” (Category: To, Towards)

References ✧ LotR/209, 238; PE17/16, 25, 147; RGEO/63-64; VT50/21

Glosses

• “*to” ✧ VT50/21
• “at (a point of time or place)” ✧ PE17/16
• “to” ✧ PE17/25; PE17/25; PE17/147; RGEO/63; RGEO/64
• “to, towards” ✧ PE17/147
• “towards place” ✧ PE17/147 (na)

Related

• an “to, for”
• na “to” before vowels and [b,d,g,p,t,c,m,s] is distinct from [due to soft vs nasal mutation] na “with” ✧ PE17/147

Element In

• ᴺS. !nabant “almost, (lit.) towards full”
• ᴺS. !navan “where, whither, to where, (lit.) at/to what”
• S. ai na vedui Dúnadan “Ah! at last, Dúnadan!” ✧ LotR/209; PE17/16
• S. na-chaered palan-díriel “to lands remote I have looked afar” ✧ LotR/238; PE17/20; PE17/147; RGEO/63; RGEO/64
• S. ar·phent Rían Tuor·na: man agorech? “*and said Rían to Tuor: what have we done?” ✧ VT50/5

Derivations

• < √NA/ANA “to, towards; at side of, alongside, besides; moreover, in addition, plus” ✧ PE17/146 (ANA/NĀ)
  • < nā < ANA/NĀ ✧ PE17/146

Phonetic Developments

√ANA/NĀ > nā > na

[na]

✧ PE17/147