Appendix:Sindarin/carfa-

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Sindarin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology

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Diegetically explained as derived from a Primitive Elvish root *karap- (‘talk, speech’), and so cognate to Quenya carpa-. However, in the early 1960s Tolkien apparently abandoned this root in favor of *pakat-, which would be expected to yield Sindarin paetha-, Quenya pahta-, replacing these words.

Verb

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carfa- • z6Ee`C\

  1. (intransitive) to talk, to speak, to use one’s tongue
  2. (transitive) to speak, to say

Synonyms

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References

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  • Paul Strack (2008–2023) “carfa-”, in Eldamo – An Elvish Lexicon[1]