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== History == | == History == | ||
The original name of ''Aha'' was '''''[[Charma]]''''' and in Quenya it had the value "ch". Over time the "ch" in Quenya softened to "h" and the letter, now called ''Acha'', was only used when the "ch" sound was explicit. Still later the "ch" sound disappeared altogether and the letter was renamed ''Aha''. | The original name of ''Aha'' was '''''[[Charma]]''''' and in Quenya it had the value "ch". Over time the "ch" in Quenya softened to "h" and the letter, now called '''''Acha''''', was only used when the "ch" sound was explicit. Still later the "ch" sound disappeared altogether and the letter was renamed ''Aha''. | ||
In [[Sindarin]], ''Aha'' still refers to the "ch" sound. In [[Westron]] the letter | In [[Sindarin]], ''Aha'' still refers to the "ch" sound. In [[Westron]] the letter is called '''''Shé''''' and has the value of "sh". | ||
== References == | == References == |
Revision as of 19:20, 10 August 2006
aha is a noun meaning "rage" in Quenya. Compare with rûth in Sindarin.
Aha is also the name of the eleventh letter of the Tengwar alphabet.
History
The original name of Aha was Charma and in Quenya it had the value "ch". Over time the "ch" in Quenya softened to "h" and the letter, now called Acha, was only used when the "ch" sound was explicit. Still later the "ch" sound disappeared altogether and the letter was renamed Aha.
In Sindarin, Aha still refers to the "ch" sound. In Westron the letter is called Shé and has the value of "sh".