ATH

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This article is about the Elvish root. For the Sindarin suffix, see -ath.

ATH, or ATHA, is a Primitive Quendian root signifying "ease, comfort, heal".[1][2]

Derivatives

  • Quenya: asya- ("to ease, assist, comfort"); asië ("ease, comfort")[2]
  • Quenya: asa-[2]
    • Quenya: ascene ("visible, easily seen"); ascénima, asalaste ("easily heard")[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 49
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 148