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'''''Enquië''''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''week''. The word derives from the Quenya word for "six", ''[[enquë]]'', because in the [[Reckoning of Rivendell]] the week had six | '''''Enquië''''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''week''. The word derives from the Quenya word for "six", ''[[enquë]]'', because in the [[Reckoning of Rivendell]] the week had six days. | ||
An Elvish [[yén]] (144 [[coranar|solar years]]) contains 8,766 enquier. The observation of the ''week'' was more for ritual than for practical purposes; the chief day was Valanya, the last day ordinally.<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> | An Elvish [[yén]] (144 [[coranar|solar years]]) contains 8,766 enquier. The observation of the ''week'' was more for ritual than for practical purposes; the chief day was Valanya, the last day ordinally.<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> |
Revision as of 16:14, 28 January 2021
Enquië is the Quenya word for week. The word derives from the Quenya word for "six", enquë, because in the Reckoning of Rivendell the week had six days.
An Elvish yén (144 solar years) contains 8,766 enquier. The observation of the week was more for ritual than for practical purposes; the chief day was Valanya, the last day ordinally.[1]
Quenya | Sindarin | Dedication |
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Elenya | Orgilion | Stars |
Anarya | Oranor | Sun |
Isilya | Orithil | Moon |
Aldúya | Orgaladhad | Two Trees |
Menelya | Ormenel | Heavens |
Valanya or Tárion | Orbelain or Rodyn | Valar or Powers |
The Days of the Week in Arda | |
Elvish week (Quenya): | 1. Elenya 2. Anarya 3. Isilya 4. Aldúya 5. Menelya 6. Valanya (Tárion) |
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Elvish week (Sindarin): | 1. Orgilion 2. Oranor 3. Orithil 4. Orgaladhad 5. Ormenel 6. Orbelain (Rodyn) |
Númenórean week (Quenya): | 1. Elenya 2. Anarya 3. Isilya 4. Aldëa 5. Menelya 6. Eärenya 7. Valanya |
Númenórean week (Sindarin): | 1. Orgilion 2. Oranor 3. Orithil 4. Orgaladh 5. Ormenel 6. Oraearon 7. Orbelain |
Hobbit week (archaic): | 1. Sterrendei 2. Sunnendei 3. Monendei 4. Trewesdei 5. Hevenesdei 6. Meresdei 7. Hihdei |
Hobbit week (late T.A.): | 1. Sterday 2. Sunday 3. Monday 4. Trewsday 5. Hevensday (Hensday) 6. Mersday 7. Highday |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"