Aino noun "god", within Tolkien's mythos a synonym of Ainu (but since Aino is basically only a personalized form of aina "holy", hence "holy one", it could be used as a general word for "god") (PE15:72)
Quenya
aina
holy
aina
adjective. holy, revered, numinous, holy, revered, numinous, *divine, [ᴱQ.] worshipful
Changes
- aina → Aire “*holy” ✧ VT43/32
Aini→ aina “*holy” ✧ VT43/32Aini→ Aina ✧ VT44/07Derivations
- √AYA(N) “blessed; treat with awe/reverence, blessed; treat with awe/reverence; [ᴱ√] honour, revere” ✧ PE17/149; PE17/149; VT43/14
Derivatives
- Q. Ainu “holy one, spirit, holy one, angelic spirit (m.); [ᴱQ.] (pagan) god” ✧ PE17/149
Element in
- Q. a Aina Fairë, Eru órava (o)messë “God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/17
- Q. a Aina Maria arca atarmë “Holy Mary, pray for us” ✧ VT44/17
- Q. a Aina Neldië Eru Er órava (o)messë “Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/17
- Q. Aina Eruontarië “Holy Mother of God” ✧ VT44/17
- Q. Aina Wendë mi Wenderon “Holy Virgin of virgins” ✧ VT44/17
- ᴺQ. aino “god”
- Q. Ainu “holy one, spirit, holy one, angelic spirit (m.); [ᴱQ.] (pagan) god” ✧ SA/aina
- Q. Ainulindalë “Music of the Ainur” ✧ SA/aina
- Q. Airë María Eruo ontaril “Holy Mary, Mother of God” ✧ VT43/32
- Q. ortírielyanna rucimmë, Aina Eruontari “we fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God” ✧ VT44/07
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √AYA-N > aina [ajna] > [aina] ✧ PE17/149 √AYA > aina [ajna] > [aina] ✧ PE17/149 √aya-n > aina [ajna] > [aina] ✧ VT43/14 Variations
- Aini ✧ VT43/32 (
Aini); VT44/05 (Aini)- Aina ✧ VT44/07; VT44/17
aina-
verb. to hallow, bless, treat as holy
Derivations
Element in
- Q. ainima “blessed, holy (of things)” ✧ PE17/149
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶ayanā > aina [ájana-] > [ajna-] > [aina-] ✧ PE17/149 Variations
- aina ✧ PE17/149
-ina
suffix. adjective suffix; passive participle
Derivations
- ✶-inā “adjective; passive participle”
Element in
Aino
god
aira
holy
aira (2) adj. "holy"; see airë #1
inya
small
inya (2) adj. "small" (LT1:256; this "Qenya" word may be obsoleted by # 1 above)
airëa
holy
airëa adj. "holy"; see airë.
aista
holy
aista (1) adj. "holy" (VT43:37)
cinta
small
cinta adj. "small" (PE17:157)
cinta
adjective. small
Cognates
- S. cidinn “[unglossed]” ✧ PE17/157
Derivations
- √KIT “*small” ✧ PE17/157
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √KIT > cinta [kinta] ✧ PE17/157
sinar
noun. today, today, [ᴹQ.] this morning
Element in
- Q.
ai tulinye sinar (entan)“I may come today (tomorrow)” ✧ PE22/139 (ai tulinye sinar (entan))Elements
Word Gloss sina “this” árë “sunlight, warmth (especially of the sun); day”
airita-
verb. to hallow
pinilya
small
pinilya adj. "small" (MC:220; this is "Qenya")
airë
holy
airë (1) adj. "holy", #Airefëa "the Holy Spirit" (VT43:37, dative airefëan on the previous page), airetári or Airë Tári "holy queen" (a title of Varda, PM:363), genitive aire-tário "holy-queen's" (Nam, RGEO:67). However, according to PM:363, airë is the noun "sanctity", while aira is the adjective "holy". VT43:14 refers to an etymological note of "Sept.-Oct. 1957" where airë is said to be a noun "sanctity, holiness", and the adjective "holy" is given as airëa. However, the verb #airita- "hallow" seems to be formed from an adjective airë, airi- "holy". Evidently airë can function as both adjective ("holy") and noun ("holiness"); if so airë as adj. could represent a primitive adjective gaisi, whereas airë as noun may descend from gaisē. The former but not the latter would have the stem airi- (as observed in the derived verb #airita-), and compounds like airetári (rather than *airitári) would seem to contain properly the noun "holiness".
mintë
small
mintë adj. "small" (VT45:35)
mitsa
small
mitsa adj. "small" (VT45:35) Another synonym from the same source, mitra, looks unusual for a Quenya word (because of the medial cluster tr)
nincë
small
*nincë (ninci*-) ("k")adj. "small". The form is given as "ninki" with the last vowel marked as short; this is probably the etymological form that would underlie Quenya nincë. The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa**, *nimpë. (VT48:18)
nitya
small
#nitya adj. "small" (VT48:15, PM:365)
níca
small
níca ("k")adj. "small". The word is said to mean "small" with "good senses"; contrast nípa, *nimpë. (VT47:26, VT48:18)
-ya
suffix. adjective suffix
Derivations
- ✶-yā “present participle” ✧ PE17/068
Element in
- Q. Aldúya “*Tuesday, Day of the Two Trees”
- Q. Amanyar “Those of Aman”
- Q. Anarya “Sunday, (lit.) Sun-day”
- Q. apacenya “of foresight”
- Q. attalya “biped, *(lit.) two-footed”
- ᴺQ. cantalya “four-legged, quadruped, (lit.) four-footed”
- Q. -carya “doing” ✧ PE17/068
- Q. Eärenya “Sea-day, *Thursday”
- Q. elenya “adjective referring to the stars, *of the stars, stellar”
- Q. entya “central, middle”
- Q. firya “mortal; human, [ᴹQ.] human; [Q.] mortal”
- Q. Isilya “*Monday, Moon-day”
- Q. -matya “-eating” ✧ PE17/068
- Q. Menelya “*Wednesday, Heavens-day”
- Q. minya “first; eminent, prominent”
- Q. Narya “(Ring) of Fire”
- Q. Nenya “(Ring) of Water”
- ᴺQ. ruimenya “fireside, by the fire”
- Q. tatya “second”
- Q. tercenya “of insight”
- Q. Valanya “*Friday, Vala-day”
- Q. Vilya “(Ring) of Air”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶-ı̯ā > -ya [-jā] > [-ja] ✧ PE17/068 Variations
- -ya ✧ PE17/068 (-ya)
aino
noun. god
Cognates
- ᴺS. aenor “god”
Derivations
- √AYA(N) “blessed; treat with awe/reverence, blessed; treat with awe/reverence; [ᴱ√] honour, revere”
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss aina “holy, revered, numinous, holy, revered, numinous, *divine, [ᴱQ.] worshipful”
aina (2) adj "holy" (AYAN), derived from Ainu. Adopted and adapted from Valarin. According to VT43:32, the word is "obsolete, except in Ainur", apparently suggesting that airë or airëa (q.v.) was the normal term for "holy" in later Quenya. However, Tolkien repeatedly used aina in his translation of the Litany of Loreto: Aina Fairë "Holy Spirit", Aina Neldië "Holy Trinity", Aina Maria "Holy Mary", Aina Wendë "Holy Virgin". He also used Aina Eruontari for "holy Mother" in his rendering of the Sub Tuum Praesidium(WJ:399, FS, SA, VT43:32, VT44:5, 12, 17-18)