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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> | ||
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*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[AYA]] | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[AYA]]<ref name=Eldarin/> | ||
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*[[Quenya]] ''[[ainur]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[ainur]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 19:32, 4 February 2011
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
