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''aina'' (''ayanā'') means | '''''aina''''' ('''''ayanā''''') means "to hallow, bless, treat as holy" in [[Quenya]]. ''airi-'' or ''aina'' means "holy, revered, numinous", also in Quenya.<ref name=Eldarin>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 149</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[AYA]] | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[AYA]]<ref name=Eldarin/> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[ainur]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[ainur]]'' | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[aire]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[aire]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Quenya verbs]] | [[Category:Quenya verbs]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:22, 21 October 2012
aina (ayanā) means "to hallow, bless, treat as holy" in Quenya. airi- or aina means "holy, revered, numinous", also in Quenya.[1]
Etymology
Cognates
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. 149
