aita-

verb. to revere, worship

Cognates

• ᴺS. aeda- “to revere, worship”

Element in

• ᴺQ. aitalë “reverence, worship, religion”
• ᴺQ. aitamo “worshiper”

Elements

Word	Gloss
AYA(N)	“blessed; treat with awe/reverence, blessed; treat with awe/reverence; [ᴱ√] honour, revere”
-tă	“verb suffix (intransitive)”

aita-

verb. to astound, surprise, shock, (orig.) make aghast

@@@ Discord 2022-08-22, is a homonym of aita- “worship”, but is a causative (-tā) rather than a formative (-tă); given these associations, this verb in modern Quenya is probably used more for positive surprise than negative shock

Derivations

• √GAY(AR) “awe, dread; astound, make aghast; sea”