Adûnaic

bên Reconstructed

noun. servant, ?person

A noun attested only in its plural form bênî “servants” as an element in the term Êru-bênî “Servants of God” (SD/341, 357). This noun resembles the Sindarin word pen “person”, especially in the Sindarin lenited form -ben. The Adûnaic noun may be related, having undergone phonetic development similar to that discussed for Ad. bêth “word”, so that bên is ultimately derived from Primitive Elvish ✶kwēn “person”, which could be its archaic meaning. Andreas Moehn instead suggested (EotAL/BIN) that it is derived from a root ✱BIN, possibly related to Ed. Bëor “Vassal, Servant”.

Derivations

  • kwēn “person, one, (some)body”
    • KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ WJ/360; WJ/392
    • KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Element in

  • Ad. Êru-bênî “Servants of God” ✧ SD/341; SD/357
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