What are some words to express love and affection in Tolkien's Quenya?
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1. më (suffix), as in melmë "love" (cf. the verb mel-), #cilmë "choice" (possibly implying a verb *cil- "to choose"). According to PE17:68, primitive -mē (and -wē) were endings used to derive nouns denoting "a single action", which may fit the meaning of cilmë (but melmë "love" would normally be something lasting rather than "a single action").
2. meles, melessë (noun) "love" (LT1:262; rather melmë in Tolkien's later Quenya).
3. melmë (noun) "love" (MEL).
4. uiveleth (noun) "eternal love, love that will last for ever", the prefix ‘ui-’ that means eternal plus lenited form of meleth (love) ‘veleth’.
5. ndilā (verb) "love, be devoted to" (PE 22:134).

You can find some more at https://www.elfdict.com/w/love or https://www.elfdict.com/w/affection
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how do you say each of these words?
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