Sindarin
perhael
masculine name. Samwise, (lit.) Half-wise
Perhael
noun. 'half-wise'
Perhael
Perhael
From the Sindarin root per- "half" and sael meaning "wise".[source?]
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Westron
banazîr
masculine name. Samwise, (lit.) Half-wise
Sindarin name of Samwise (SD/126), literally “Half-wise” (PE17/102), appearing in its lenited form Berhael in the Praises of Cormallen (LotR/953). His name appears to be a combination of per- “half” and the lenited form of sael “wise”.
Conceptual Development: In unpublished epilogue to The Lord of the Rings, this name first appeared as N. Perhail “Halfwise” (SD/118), using an earlier word N. sail “wise” based on Noldorin phonology: see N. [[n|[ai] revised to [ae]]].