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'''Eä''' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈe.a]}}) is the [[Quenya]] name for the universe, as a realization of the vision of the [[Ainur]]. Thus, Eä is ''the World that Is'', as distinguished from ''the World that Is Not''. It may thus be assumed that everything outside Eä, including the [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]], has no material form. | '''Eä''' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈe.a]}}), the '''Created World''',<ref>{{PE|21}}, p. 85</ref> is the [[Quenya]] name for the universe, as a realization of the vision of the [[Ainur]]. Thus, Eä is ''the World that Is'', as distinguished from ''the World that Is Not''. It may thus be assumed that everything outside Eä, including the [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]], has no material form. | ||
The Ainur, angelic beings from the Timeless Halls beyond Eä, refer to Eä as "the Little Kingdom". | The Ainur, angelic beings from the Timeless Halls beyond Eä, refer to Eä as "the Little Kingdom". | ||
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''[[ea (verb)|Eä]]'' was the word spoken by Eru Ilúvatar by which he brought the universe into actuality. | ''[[ea (verb)|Eä]]'' was the word spoken by Eru Ilúvatar by which he brought the universe into actuality. | ||
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Eä (pronounced [ˈe.a]), the Created World,[1] is the Quenya name for the universe, as a realization of the vision of the Ainur. Thus, Eä is the World that Is, as distinguished from the World that Is Not. It may thus be assumed that everything outside Eä, including the Timeless Halls of Ilúvatar, has no material form.
The Ainur, angelic beings from the Timeless Halls beyond Eä, refer to Eä as "the Little Kingdom".
Etymology
Eä was the word spoken by Eru Ilúvatar by which he brought the universe into actuality.
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| Middle-earth Cosmology | |
| Constellations | Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin |
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| Stars | Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til |
| The Airs | Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista |
| Narsilion | Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion |
| See also | Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · Eä · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void |
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenya Noun Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne and Arden R. Smith), p. 85
