S. bain adj. “fair, beautiful; good, wholesome, favorable; fair-haired” (Category: Beautiful)

S. bain, adj. “beautiful; good, wholesome, favorable; ⚠️fair, fair-haired” (Category: Beautiful)

S. gwân “pale, fair”

ᴱN. gwant “?beautiful”

S. #lind² “fair”

G. mani “good (of men and character only), holy”

References ✧ PE17/150, 154-155, 165, 191

Glosses

• “beautiful” ✧ PE17/165 (bain)
• “fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/191 (bain)
• “fair, good, wholesome, favorable” ✧ PE17/150 (bân)
• “fair-haired” ✧ PE17/154 (bain); PE17/155 (baen)

Variations

• bain ✧ PE17/150; PE17/154 (bain); PE17/165 (bain); PE17/191 (bain)
• bân ✧ PE17/150
• baen ✧ PE17/155

Element In

• ᴺS. !banath “beauty”
• ᴺS. !beinas “beauty”
• S. Finvain

Cognates

• Q. vaina “blonde, fair of hair” ✧ PE17/154 (vaina)
• Q. vanya “fair, beautiful, unmarred; fair-haired (yellow to golden)” ✧ PE17/150; PE17/154 (vanya); PE17/165 (vanya); PE17/165 (†wana)
• Q. wenya “fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/191 (wenya)

Derivations

• < √BAN “beauty (due to lack of fault or blemish); fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/150
• < ✶banya “beautiful” ✧ PE17/165 (banya)
  • < √BAN “beauty (due to lack of fault or blemish); fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/165 (BAN)
• < √(G)WAN “pale, fair” ✧ PE17/154 (GWAN)
• < √GWAY ✧ PE17/154 (GWAY)
• < ✶gwenyā “fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/191 (gwenyā)
  • < bein < gwenyā ✧ PE17/191
  • < √GWEN “fair, beautiful; (probably originally) fresh, fair, unblemished (especially of beauty of youth)” ✧ PE17/191 (GWEN)

Phonetic Developments

√BAN > bân	[ban] > [bān]	✧ PE17/150
√GWAN > bain	[gwanja] > [banja] > [bania] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein] > [bain]	✧ PE17/154
√GWAY > baen	[gwain] > [bain] > [baen]	✧ PE17/155
✶banya > bain	[banja] > [bania] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein] > [bain]	✧ PE17/165
✶gwenyā > bein > bain	[gwenjā] > [benjā] > [benja] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein] > [bain]	✧ PE17/191

N. bein adj. “fair, beautiful” (Category: Beautiful)

References ✧ Ety/BAN, GWEN

Glosses

• “beautiful” ✧ Ety/BAN
• “fair” ✧ Ety/GWEN

Related

• bein “fair” blended with ᴹ√BAN ✧ Ety/GWEN

Element In

• N. Banwen “Vana”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vanya “beautiful, fair” ✧ Ety/BAN

Derivations

• < ᴹ√GWEN “*fresh, green” ✧ Ety/GWEN
• < ᴹ✶bányā “beautiful” ✧ Ety/BAN
  • < ᴹ√BAN “*beauty” ✧ Ety/BAN

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶bányā > bein	[banjā] > [banja] > [bania] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein]	✧ Ety/BAN
ᴹ√GWEN > bein	[gwenja] > [benja] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein]	✧ Ety/GWEN

ᴱN. gwannen adj. “?beautiful” (Category: Beautiful)

References ✧ PE13/122

Variations

• gwannen ✧ PE13/122

Inflections

gwennin

plural

✧ PE13/122

G. gwandra adj. “beautiful” (Category: Beautiful)

References ✧ GG/9, 15-16; GL/44; LT1A/Vána

Glosses

• “beautiful” ✧ GG/15; GL/44; LT1A/Vána

Variations

• gwandra ✧ GG/15; GL/44; LT1A/Vána
• gwanin ✧ GL/44

Inflections

gwandron	plural	“beautiful”	✧ GG/9; GG/15
gwandronta	superlative	“exceedingly fair”	✧ GG/16

Elements

ᴱ√VANA	“*beauty”	✧ LT1A/Vána
#-ra¹	“adjective suffix”	✧ LT1A/Vána (#-ra)

Element In

• G. gwandreth “beauty” ✧ GL/44
• G. i·winin na gwandron “women are beautiful” ✧ GG/9
• G. talin i’lossi ar gwandron nan·Idril “the beautiful white feet of Idril” ✧ GG/15
• G. talwi i’loss ar gwandra nan·Idril “the beautiful white feet of Idril” ✧ GG/15

Cognates

• ᴱQ. vane “fair, lovely” ✧ LT1A/Vána