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'''Axan''' (pl. '''axani'''<ref>{{VT|39}} p.23</ref>) is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "law, rule, commandment, primarily proceeding from [[Eru]]< | '''Axan''' (pl. '''axani'''<ref>{{VT|39}} p.23</ref>) is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "law, rule, commandment, primarily proceeding from [[Eru]]<ref>{{VT|39}} p.30</ref>" | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is said to derive from [[Valarin]] ''[[akašân]]'' meaning "He says". | It is said to derive from [[Valarin]] ''[[akašân]]'' meaning "He says".<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Axantur]] | *[[Axantur]] | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
''axan'' is similar to the ancient Greek word ''ἄναξ'' (''wanakts, anax'') meaning "ruler, lord, king". The Valarin form ''akašân'' in the meantime resembles the word [[Wikipedia:akasha|akasha]], | ''axan'' is similar to the ancient Greek word ''ἄναξ'' (''wanakts, anax'') meaning "ruler, lord, king". The Valarin form ''akašân'', in the meantime, resembles the word [[Wikipedia:akasha|akasha]], the aether in Hindu cosmology and mysticism. | ||
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[[category:Quenya nouns]] | [[category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 18 March 2011
Axan (pl. axani[1]) is a Quenya noun meaning "law, rule, commandment, primarily proceeding from Eru[2]"
Etymology
It is said to derive from Valarin akašân meaning "He says".[3]
See also
Inspiration
axan is similar to the ancient Greek word ἄναξ (wanakts, anax) meaning "ruler, lord, king". The Valarin form akašân, in the meantime, resembles the word akasha, the aether in Hindu cosmology and mysticism.
References
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998 p.23
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998 p.30
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar"
