Q. firya adj. “mortal; human” (Category: Human Being)
An adjective translated as “mortal” appearing only in the proper name Firya “Mortal” used of Men in the Quendi and Eldar essay of 1959-60 (WJ/387). ᴹQ. firya was instead translated as “human” in The Etymologies of the 1930s where it was derived from the root ᴹ√PHIR (Ety/PHIR). I would use firya primarily in this second sense “human”, and for “mortal” would use Q. fírima (WJ/387).
Reference ✧ WJ/387 ✧ Firya
Elements
| √PHIR | “exhale, expire, breathe out” |
| -ya¹ | “adjective suffix” |
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