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namárië! nai hiruvalyë valimar

farewell! maybe thou shalt find Valimar

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Elements

WordGloss
namárië“farewell, (lit.) be well, let it be well (to you)”
nai“maybe; be it that, may it be that; perhaps, it may be, there is a chance or possibility, maybe; be it that, may it be that; perhaps, it may be, there is a chance or possibility; [ᴱQ.] remoter possibility”
hir-“to find”
Valimar“Dwelling of the Valar”

Variations

  • Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar ✧ LotR/0378
  • Namā́rië́! Nai híruválye Válimàr ✧ RGEO/58
Quenya [LotR/0378; RGEO/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

namárië! nai hiruvalyë valimar

farewell! be-it-that you will find Valimar

The 16th phrase in the prose Namárië, which is essentially the same as its poetic version, differing only in its more literal translation. This is nothing particularly notable about its word order.

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Variations

  • Namārië! Nai hir-uva-lye Valimar ✧ RGEO/59