Eldamo : Neo-Sindarin : mab-

ᴺS. [ON.] ^mab- v. “to seize, take away by force, *grasp” (Category: to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of)

ᴺS. [ON.] ^mab-, v. “to seize, take away by force, *grasp” [created by David Salo, GS] (Category: to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of): G. naptha- “to seize”

A “neologism” proposed by David Salo in his Gateway to Sindarin (GS/271), a simple extrapolation of the Old Noldorin verb ON. map- “seize, take away by force” and its Quenya equivalent ᴹQ. mapa- “grasp, seize”, both based on ᴹ√MAP “lay hold of with hand, seize” in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/MAP). Based on the Old Noldorin glosses I would interpret this verb as having the connotation of forceful seizure, as opposed to ᴺS. nab- for simply taking something with or without force.

^mab- “to seize, take away by force, *grasp” vs. nab- “to take, lay hold of”

Derivations

< √MAP “take away, take hold of, grasp”

ON. map- v. “to seize, take away by force”

Reference ✧ Ety/MAP ✧ “seize, take away by force”

Cognates

ᴹQ. mapa- “to grasp, seize” ✧ Ety/MAP

Derivations

< ᴹ√MAP “lay hold of with hand, seize” ✧ Ety/MAP

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MAP > map-

[map-]

✧ Ety/MAP