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'''''atar''''' (pl. | '''''atar''''' (pl. ''atari'') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "father".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''atar''</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*[[CE]] ''atar'', from possibly earlier *''ataro''{{fact}} | *[[CE]] ''atar'', from possibly earlier *''ataro''{{fact}} | ||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[ATA]] | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[ATA]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, ''ATA</ref> | ||
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Atanatári|Atanatar]] | *''[[Atanatári|Atanatar]]'' | ||
*[[Ilúvatar]] | *''[[Ilúvatar]]'' | ||
*[[atto]]/[[atya]] | *''[[atto]]/[[atya]]'' | ||
*[[atarince]] "little father" | *''[[atarince]]'' "little father" | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[adar]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[adar]]'' | ||
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Note also Turkish ''atto''. | Note also Turkish ''atto''. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
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atar (pl. atari) is a Quenya word meaning "father".[1]
Etymology
Other forms
See also
Cognates
Inspiration
Atar can be compared to Greek/Latin pater.
In Gothic and Celtic branches the Indoeuropean initial p- was lost thence we have forms similar to atar, like Irish athair (from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr) and Gothic atta.
Note also Turkish atto.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", atar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", ATA
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, p. 70
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 43, January 2002, p. 8
