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'''''ráma''''' (pl. '''rámar''', '''rámali''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "wing" and poetically "branch" of a tree.
'''''ráma''''' (pl. '''rámar''', '''rámali''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "wing" and poetically "branch" of a tree.
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[PQ]] ''[[râmâ]]'' from [[root]] [[RAM]]
[[PQ]] ''[[râmâ]]'' from [[root]] [[RAM]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry '''RAM'''</ref>
==Examples==
==Examples==
{{quote|Yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron! ('long years numberless as the wings of trees!')|''[[Namárië]]''}}
{{quote|Yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron! ('long years numberless as the wings of trees!')<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 2</ref>|''[[Namárië]]''}}
==Other forms==
==Other forms==
*rámainen
*rámainen

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ráma (pl. rámar, rámali) is a Quenya word meaning "wing" and poetically "branch" of a tree.

Etymology

PQ râmâ from root RAM[1]

Examples

"Yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron! ('long years numberless as the wings of trees!')[2]"
Namárië

Other forms

  • rámainen

See also

Cognates

Inspiration

In Latin, ramus means "branch" which mirrors the poetic usage of rámar as "wings (of trees)" > "branches" in Namárië

References