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'''Sacha''' was the name of a "fire-[[fay]]", according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] associated with ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''.<ref name="Say">{{PE|11}}, p. 66</ref> | |||
While nothing else is known about the character specifically, in an addendum to the text ''[[The Creatures of the Earth]]'', the fays/spirits associated with the greater [[Valar]] are broken down into four elemental groups<ref>{{PE|14}}, ''[[The Creatures of the Earth]]'', ''Valar'', p. 10</ref>: | |||
*Air (consisting of [[manir]] and [[súruli]]) | |||
*Earth (consisting of [[tavari]], [[nermir]], [[nandini]], [[pelloini]] and [[alandri]]) | |||
*Water (consisting of [[wingildi]], [[oarni]], [[nenuvar]], [[aïlior]], [[ektelarni]] and [[capalini]]) | |||
*'''Fire''' - for which no group of spirits is given in the text | |||
Possibly alluding to the fact that Sacha belonged to some category of fays/spirits associated with the above mentioned '''''Fire''''' group.<ref>{{PE|14}}, ''[[The Creatures of the Earth]]'', p. 7</ref> | |||
== Etymology == | |||
The name '''''Sacha''''' is in [[Gnomish]]. According to ''[[Eldamo]]'', it is probably a derivative of the root [[SAH(Y)A]] ("be hot").<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Paul Strack]]|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-553271831.html|articlename=G. ''Sacha'' m.|website=Eldamo|accessed=2 April 2022}}</ref> Its [[Qenya]] cognate is '''''Sāya'''''.<ref name="Say"/> | |||
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Revision as of 22:20, 1 April 2022
Sacha was the name of a "fire-fay", according to the early version of the legendarium associated with The Book of Lost Tales.[1]
While nothing else is known about the character specifically, in an addendum to the text The Creatures of the Earth, the fays/spirits associated with the greater Valar are broken down into four elemental groups[2]:
- Air (consisting of manir and súruli)
- Earth (consisting of tavari, nermir, nandini, pelloini and alandri)
- Water (consisting of wingildi, oarni, nenuvar, aïlior, ektelarni and capalini)
- Fire - for which no group of spirits is given in the text
Possibly alluding to the fact that Sacha belonged to some category of fays/spirits associated with the above mentioned Fire group.[3]
Etymology
The name Sacha is in Gnomish. According to Eldamo, it is probably a derivative of the root SAH(Y)A ("be hot").[4] Its Qenya cognate is Sāya.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 66
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), The Creatures of the Earth, Valar, p. 10
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), The Creatures of the Earth, p. 7
- ↑ Paul Strack, "G. Sacha m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 2 April 2022)
