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'''asea''' is a [[Quenya]] adjective meaning "beneficial, helpful, kindly" and is usually used to refer to the useful plant also known by its longer name ''[[Asea Aranion]]''<ref>{{PE|17}} p. 148</ref>. | '''asea''' is a [[Quenya]] adjective meaning "beneficial, helpful, kindly" and is usually used to refer to the useful plant also known by its longer name ''[[Asea Aranion]]''<ref>{{PE|17}} p. 148</ref>. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word derives from *''athea'', stem ''[[as-]]'' and ending ''[[ea]]''; the [[PQ]] form was ''[[athajâ]]'' [[root]] *ATH | The word derives from *''athea'', stem ''[[as-]]'' and ending ''[[-ea]]''; the [[PQ]] form was ''[[athajâ]]'' [[root]] *ATH | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[as-]]'' | *''[[as-]]'' | ||
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asea is a Quenya adjective meaning "beneficial, helpful, kindly" and is usually used to refer to the useful plant also known by its longer name Asea Aranion[1].
Etymology
The word derives from *athea, stem as- and ending -ea; the PQ form was athajâ root *ATH
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson) p. 148
