Q. minya ordinal. and adj. “first; eminent, prominent” (Category: First)
The usual Quenya word for “first” dating all the way back to the Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s, based on the word min “one” used when counting (PE14/51, 82; Ety/MINI; PE23/134; VT42/10). In notes from the late 1960s Tolkien said it could also mean “eminent, prominent” (VT42/24), but there are also more distinctive words for “prominent” such as eteminya or [ᴹQ.] minda.
References ✧ PE23/134; SA/minas; VT41/10; VT42/10, 24-25
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| min | “one” | ||
| -ya¹ | “adjective suffix” | ||
| ✶-ya | “adjectival suffix” | ✧ VT42/25 (-yā) | |
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| √MIN > minya | [minja] | ✧ VT42/24 |
ᴹQ. minya num. ord. “first” (Category: First)
References ✧ Ety/MINI; PE23/107
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| ᴹ√MINI > minya | [minja] | ✧ Ety/MINI |
ᴱQ. minya² num. ord. “first” (Category: First)
References ✧ PE14/51, 82, 84
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| min² | “one (in a series); the first” | ✧ PE14/49 |
| -tya¹ | “comparative” | ✧ PE14/48 |
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