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Qenya 

ainu

noun. holy one, angelic spirit

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶aı̯an- “holy” ✧ Ety/AYAN
    • ᴹ√(A)YAN “*holy” ✧ Ety/AYAN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Aini “holy one, angelic spirit (f.), holy one, angelic spirit (f.); [ᴱQ.] (pagan) goddess”
  • ᴹQ. Ainulindale “Music of the Ainur” ✧ Ety/AYAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶aı̯an- > Ainu[ainu]✧ Ety/AYAN
Qenya [Ety/AYAN; LR/156; LRI/Ainur; SMI/Ainur] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aina

adjective. holy

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶aı̯an- “holy” ✧ Ety/AYAN
    • ᴹ√(A)YAN “*holy” ✧ Ety/AYAN

Element in

  • ᴹQ. talantie “they are holy, blessed, and beloved — save the dark one: he is fallen” ✧ LR/072

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶aı̯an- > aina[aina]✧ Ety/AYAN
Qenya [Ety/AYAN; LR/072] Group: Eldamo. Published by