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''aire'' (''airē'') | '''''airë''''' (alt. '''''aira'''''<ref name=Shibb>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, pp. 363-4 (note 45)</ref>) is a [[Quenya]] adjective meaning "holy".<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 67</ref> | ||
It also appears as a noun: ''aire-'' is glossed as "holiness",<ref name=PE17/> ''aire'' (''airē'') is glossed as "sanctity, holiness",<ref name=Eldarin>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 149</ref> and ''airë'' is glossed as "sanctity".<ref name=Shibb/> | |||
It is said that the [[Eldar]] used the word ''Airë'' as a title of address to the [[Valar]] and greater [[Maiar]]. An example is [[Varda]], who was addressed as ''Airë [[Tári]]'', the "holy queen" (see also ''airetári'' in [[Namárië|Galadriel's Lament]]).<ref name=Shibb/> | |||
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*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[AYA]] | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[AYA]]<ref name=Eldarin/> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[ainur]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[ainur]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 14:53, 13 March 2014
airë (alt. aira[1]) is a Quenya adjective meaning "holy".[2]
It also appears as a noun: aire- is glossed as "holiness",[2] aire (airē) is glossed as "sanctity, holiness",[3] and airë is glossed as "sanctity".[1]
It is said that the Eldar used the word Airë as a title of address to the Valar and greater Maiar. An example is Varda, who was addressed as Airë Tári, the "holy queen" (see also airetári in Galadriel's Lament).[1]
Etymology
Cognates
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", pp. 363-4 (note 45)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 67
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
