senya

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senya or senwa in Quenya means "usual".[1]

Etymology

The etymology of senya/senwa is unknown. Patrick H. Wynne has suggested that it contains the verbal stem sen "let loose, free, let go".[1]

See also

Other versions of the legendarium

senya also appears in the chapter The Disaster of the Gladden Fields, although unglossed.[2] Fans have suggested that it could mean "my son", which seems likely in this case, as it is spoken by Isildur in response to his som's use of the word 'atarinya', or "my father".[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Three" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, pp. 5, 22
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
  3. "(Untitled page)" dated 6 September 2013, University of Arda (accessed 10 July 2015)