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Q. nai adv. “maybe; be it that, may it be that; perhaps, it may be, there is a chance or possibility” (Category: Guess, Suppose)

Q. nai, adv. “maybe; be it that, may it be that; perhaps, it may be, there is a chance or possibility; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] remoter possibility” (Category: Guess, Suppose)
ᴹQ. nai “alas”

References ✧ LotR/378; Minor-Doc/1963-12-18; PE17/75; PE22/151; RGEO/58-60; UT/305, 317; VT49/19, 28, 38-39, 41, 44, 47

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ná- “to be” ✧ RGEO/60 (); VT49/28 ()
“who, what, which, that” ✧ RGEO/60

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nayi > nai [naji] !!! [nai] ✧ PE22/151

ᴹQ. nai² adv. “*may it be” (Category: Guess, Suppose)

Reference ✧ VT24/5 ✧ Nai

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ᴱQ. nai particle. “remoter possibility, might” (Category: Guess, Suppose)

References ✧ PE14/59; PE15/32

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ᴱQ. naike² adv. “would [that]” (Category: to Will, Wish)

References ✧ PE14/59

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nai “remoter possibility, might” ✧ PE14/59
ki “may; particle of uncertainty” ✧ PE14/59

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