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'''''-ien''''' or '''''-iën''''' is a [[Quenya]] suffix meaning "daughter".  
'''''-ien''''' or '''''-iën''''' is a [[Quenya]] suffix meaning "daughter".  
==Examples==
==Examples==
* ''[[Lúthien#Etymology|Lúth'''ien''']]'' = "Daughter of Flowers"
* ''[[Lúthien#Etymology|Lúth'''ien''']]'' = "Daughter of Spells", "Enchantress"
* ''[[Arien#Etymology|Ar'''ien''']]'' = "Maiden of Sunlight"
* ''[[Arien#Etymology|Ar'''ien''']]'' = "Maiden of Sunlight"
==See also==
==See also==
The unrelated toponymic ending ''[[-nd|-ien]]''.
The unrelated toponymic ending ''[[-nd|-ien]]''.
== References ==
== References ==
* [https://folk.uib.no/hnohf/doriath.htm Doriathrin Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]


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[[Category:Quenya suffixes]]
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Revision as of 03:37, 30 August 2019

-ien or -iën is a Quenya suffix meaning "daughter".

Examples

  • Lúthien = "Daughter of Spells", "Enchantress"
  • Arien = "Maiden of Sunlight"

See also

The unrelated toponymic ending -ien.

References