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'''''nai''''' is a [[Quenya]] word. It | '''''nai''''' is a [[Quenya]] word. It can mean perhaps, "may", "maybe", "be it that".<ref name=Eldarin>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 75</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Verb ''[[na]]'' and article ''[[i]]''. | Verb ''[[na]]'' and article ''[[i]]''. | ||
==Example== | |||
*''nai elyë hiruva'' = "maybe even thou shalt find it"<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 17</ref> | |||
* ''nai eru tye mánata'' = "God bless you"<ref name=Eldarin></ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[aen]]'' | *''[[aen]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{title|lowercase}} | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya | [[Category:Quenya adverbs]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya verbs]] | |||
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Revision as of 17:53, 21 August 2019
nai is a Quenya word. It can mean perhaps, "may", "maybe", "be it that".[1]
Etymology
Example
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 75
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", line 17
