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*''nai elyë hiruva'' = "maybe even thou shalt find it"<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 17</ref> | *'''''nai''' elyë hiruva'' = "maybe even thou shalt find it"<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 17</ref> | ||
* ''nai | * '''''nai''' Eru tye mánata'' = "God bless you"<ref name=Eldarin></ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Latest revision as of 14:35, 11 September 2019
nai is a Quenya word. It can mean perhaps, "may", "maybe", "be it that".[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. 75
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", line 17