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'''Aiya''' is [[ | [[Image:Tengwar Aiya.gif|right|150px]] | ||
'''Aiya''' is [[Quenya]] for ''hail''. According to a late note, it is related to ''[[Ainu]]'', and used only for "great or holy persons as the Valar, or to Earendil". | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
* "''Aiya [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] [[Elen]]ion [[Ancalima]]!''", "Hail, Eärendil, brightest of stars" | |||
* "''Aiya [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] [[Elen]]ion [[Ancalima]]!''" | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [[The | * ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 297]] (dated August, [[1967]]) | ||
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Words, phrases and passages in The Lord of the Rings]]", published in [[Parma Eldalamberon]] 17, see especially page 149. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Quenya words]] | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 22 June 2008
Aiya is Quenya for hail. According to a late note, it is related to Ainu, and used only for "great or holy persons as the Valar, or to Earendil".
Examples
References
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297 (dated August, 1967)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, phrases and passages in The Lord of the Rings", published in Parma Eldalamberon 17, see especially page 149.
