istar
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Istar (pl. Istari) A Quenya word meaning approximately "Wise One", translated as "Wizard",[1] or "those who know".[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word comes from the verb ista- ("to know"), and possibly the agentive ending -ro.[3]
Other forms[edit | edit source]
- Istarion: "of Wizards"[1] (genitive plural)[4]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
Examples[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 156, (dated 4 November 1954)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quenya Affixes" at Ardalambion (accessed 15 December 2011)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)
