Q. an(a) prep. “to, towards, to a point near, alongside” (Category: To, Towards)
A word meaning “to” or “towards”, the prepositional equivalent of allative suffix -nna. It dates back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s where ᴱQ. ana “to(wards)” appeared under the early root ᴱ√ANA (QL/31). In later writings it usually appeared as an or ana and had a similar derivation from √ANA (PE17/127; VT49/35; Ety/NĀ¹), but it also appeared as na (PE21/79; PE23/92; VT27/10). It is similar to but distinct from the conjunction/adverb an “for; furthermore”, because ana can serve a dative or allative function (PE17/147). For example: an i falmalī “upon the many waves” vs. more usual allative i falmalinna (PE17/127). In one place Tolkien said the inverted form na had the more precise meaning “towards, to a position near, alongside”, implying not only approach but arrival alongside (PE21/79).
References ✧ PE17/127, 147; PE21/79; VT49/35
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| √ANA/NĀ > ana | [ana] | ✧ PE17/147 |
| √ANA/NA > na | [na] | ✧ PE21/79 |
ᴹQ. an(a) prep. “to, towards” (Category: To, Towards)
References ✧ Ety/NĀ¹; EtyAC/NĀ¹; PE23/92; VT27/10
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| ᴹ√NĀ¹ > an/ana/na | [nā] > [na] | ✧ Ety/NĀ¹ |
ᴱQ. an(a) prep. “to(wards); until” (Category: To, Towards)
References ✧ LFC/30; PE15/32; QL/31
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| ᴱ√ANA > ana | [anā] > [ana] | ✧ QL/31 |