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'''''Úmaiar''''' (or ''Umaiar'') is a [[Quenya]] word referring to [[ | '''''Úmaiar''''' (or ''Umaiar'') is a [[Quenya]] word referring to the [[evil spirits]] corrupted by [[Morgoth]]. The chief among them were the [[Balrogs]].<ref name=MR>{{HM|MR}}, pp. 79 (commentary to §30), 165 (commentary to §18)</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*''[[ú-]]'' + ''[[maiar]]''<ref name=MR/> | *''[[ú-]]'' + ''[[maiar]]''<ref name=MR/> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Maiar]] | |||
*[[Demons]] | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Umaiar}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Umaiar}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya | [[Category:Quenya demonyms]] | ||
[[Category:Spirits]] | [[Category:Spirits]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:08, 12 October 2023
Úmaiar (or Umaiar) is a Quenya word referring to the evil spirits corrupted by Morgoth. The chief among them were the Balrogs.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, pp. 79 (commentary to §30), 165 (commentary to §18)
