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'''''ëalar''''' is a [[Quenya]] word which referred to such [[spirits]] who did not require a body in order to be complete (like the [[Maiar]]). ''Eälar'' are contrasted with ''[[fëar]]'', which are the souls of beings whose natural state is to be incarnated in a body.<ref name=MR>{{MR|P3I3}}, p. 165 (commentary on §18)</ref> | '''''ëalar''''' is a [[Quenya]] word which referred to such [[Spirits (creatures)|spirits]] who did not require a body in order to be complete (like the [[Maiar]]). ''Eälar'' are contrasted with ''[[fëar]]'', which are the souls of beings whose natural state is to be incarnated in a body.<ref name=MR>{{MR|P3I3}}, p. 165 (commentary on §18)</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word is related to Quenya ''ëala'' ("being"),<ref name=MR/> and seems to be related to the Quenya verb ''[[Ea (verb)|ëa]]'' "be, exist". | The word is related to Quenya ''ëala'' ("being"),<ref name=MR/> and seems to be related to the Quenya verb ''[[Ea (verb)|ëa]]'' "be, exist". | ||
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ëalar is a Quenya word which referred to such spirits who did not require a body in order to be complete (like the Maiar). Eälar are contrasted with fëar, which are the souls of beings whose natural state is to be incarnated in a body.[1]
Etymology
The word is related to Quenya ëala ("being"),[1] and seems to be related to the Quenya verb ëa "be, exist".
It has been suggested that -la is the present participle ending of verbs (cf. "-ing"; but Quenya -la only forms adjectival participles)[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 3. Of the Coming of the Elves", p. 165 (commentary on §18)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "The Markirya Poem" (accessed 4 March 2011)
