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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 |
Revision as of 05:48, 14 May 2015
ráma (pl. rámar, rámali) is a Quenya word meaning "wing" and poetically "branch" of a tree.
Etymology
Examples
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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry RAM
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", line 2