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'''Eä''' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈe.a]}}) is the [[Quenya]] name for the universe, as a realization of the vision of the [[Ainur]].   Thus, Eä is ''the World that Is'', as distinguished from ''the World that Is Not''.  It may thus be assumed that everything outside Eä, including the [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Eru Ilúvatar|Ilúvatar]], has no material form.
'''Eä''' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈe.a]}}), the '''Created World''',<ref>{{PE|21}}, p. 85</ref> is the [[Quenya]] name for the universe, as a realization of the vision of the [[Ainur]]. Thus, Eä is ''the World that Is'', as distinguished from the [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]] and the [[Void]], that have no material form.


The Ainur, angelic beings from the Timeless Halls beyond Eä, refer to it as "the Little Kingdom". This refers to the fact that within the mind of Eru Ilúvatar (God, in Tolkien's legendarium), all creation that human can see is really just a tiny thing in comparison.
Ea was conceived in the [[Music of the Ainur]] and then visualized in the beautiful [[Vision]] that Ilúvatar showed to the Ainur to see themselves what they sang. The Vision showed a World susteained inside the Void, but being not part of it, and developing as having life on its own. As the Ainur desired all this to become real, Ilúvatar brought all this into actuality by saying ''[[ea (verb)|Eä]]'' and he sent his [[Flame Imperishable]] into the Void to burn at the heart of the World.
==Etymology==
''[[ea (verb)|Eä]]'' was the word spoken by [[Eru Ilúvatar]] by which he brought the universe into actuality.


==Inspiration==
From the Timeless halls, Ea is described as being of "vast halls and spaces" burning with "wheeling fires" and histories unfolding amidst the "Deeps of [[Time]]", such as the waking of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] and the [[Dominion of Men]].<ref>{{S|Ainulindale}}</ref> However its shape, extent and size is not described. Of all Ea, only [[Arda]], the world inhabited by the Children is known.
This act of creation recalls the Biblical creation narrative, in which God began creating the world with the verbal command, "Let there be light." It also reminds of Egyptian myths of creation, in which Ptah, god of creation (Amun, or Amun-Re was the god of creation in ealier Egyptian mythology), creates the world by speaking his own name.


==Inflection==
==Etymology==
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''[[ea (verb)|Eä]]'' is the [[Quenya]] verb "to be", and was the word spoken by Eru Ilúvatar by which he created the universe.


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This article is about the universe. For the word, see Ea (verb), and for the games developer see EA.

(pronounced [ˈe.a]), the Created World,[1] is the Quenya name for the universe, as a realization of the vision of the Ainur. Thus, Eä is the World that Is, as distinguished from the Timeless Halls of Ilúvatar and the Void, that have no material form.

Ea was conceived in the Music of the Ainur and then visualized in the beautiful Vision that Ilúvatar showed to the Ainur to see themselves what they sang. The Vision showed a World susteained inside the Void, but being not part of it, and developing as having life on its own. As the Ainur desired all this to become real, Ilúvatar brought all this into actuality by saying and he sent his Flame Imperishable into the Void to burn at the heart of the World.

From the Timeless halls, Ea is described as being of "vast halls and spaces" burning with "wheeling fires" and histories unfolding amidst the "Deeps of Time", such as the waking of the Children of Ilúvatar and the Dominion of Men.[2] However its shape, extent and size is not described. Of all Ea, only Arda, the world inhabited by the Children is known.

Etymology

is the Quenya verb "to be", and was the word spoken by Eru Ilúvatar by which he created the universe.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenya Noun Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne and Arden R. Smith), p. 85
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