Appendix:Sindarin/carfa-

Sindarin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karfa/

Etymology

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

carfa- • z6Ee`C\

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

Synonyms

• ped-

References

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