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'''Ban''' is a [[Westron]] word meaning ''half''. | '''Ban(a)''' is a [[Westron]] word meaning ''half''. | ||
The element is seen in compounds. It usually is followed by an ''a'' but it is not known if it belongs to the full form of the word [[Asterisk|*]]''bana''. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The word seems to come from and [[Adûnaic]] element, like some root *BAN. | |||
Cf. [[Adûnaic]] ''[[banâth]]'' "wife" that would mean "the half of the couple" | |||
== Examples == | |||
*[[Banakil]] | |||
*[[Banazîr]] | |||
*[[Bannâtha]] (probable) | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[perin]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Westron words]] | [[Category:Westron words]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:07, 15 March 2023
Ban(a) is a Westron word meaning half.
The element is seen in compounds. It usually is followed by an a but it is not known if it belongs to the full form of the word *bana.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word seems to come from and Adûnaic element, like some root *BAN.
Cf. Adûnaic banâth "wife" that would mean "the half of the couple"
