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Istar (pl. Istari) A Quenya word meaning approximately "Wise One", translated as "Wizard",^[1] or "those who know".^[2]

Etymology

The word comes from the verb ista- ("to know"), and possibly the agentive ending -ro.^[3]

Other forms

Istarion: "of Wizards"^[1] (genitive plural)^[4]

Cognates

Sindarin ithron^[1]

Examples

Heren Istarion^[1]
Istar, the original, discarded, name of Tar-Míriel

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 156, (dated 4 November 1954)
↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quenya Affixes" at Ardalambion (accessed 15 December 2011)
↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)

[UT-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"

[L156-2] J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 156, (dated 4 November 1954)

[3] Helge Fauskanger, "Quenya Affixes" at Ardalambion (accessed 15 December 2011)

[4] Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)

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