fairë

phantom, disembodied spirit, when seen as a pale shape

fairë(1) noun "phantom, disembodied spirit, when seen as a pale shape" (pl. fairi in Markirya); compare ausa. The noun fairë was also used = "spirit (in general)", as a kind of being (MR:349, PE17:124). In VT43:37 and VT44:17, fairë refers to the Holy Spirit (fairë aista or Aina Fairë)

fairë

noun. spirit (disembodied), phantom; †radiance

Cognates

• S. faer “spirit (in general)” ✧ MR/349; MR/470

Derivations

• ✶phairi “spirit (general)” ✧ NM/237
  • √PHAY “spirit, spirit; [ᴹ√] radiate, send out rays of light” ✧ NM/237
  • √PHA “exhalations (as mists upon water or steams and the like)” ✧ NM/237

Element in

• Q. a Aina Fairë, Eru órava (o)messë “God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/17
• Q. alcar i Ataren ar i Yondon ar i Airefëan “glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit” ✧ VT43/37
• Q. i fairi nécë “the pale phantoms” ✧ MC/221; MC/222
• Q. Fairondi “Incarnates” ✧ PE17/124

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶phai-rĭ > fairë	[pʰairi] > [pʰaire] > [ɸaire] > [faire]	✧ NM/237

Variations

• faire ✧ VT43/37
• Faire ✧ VT44/17

químari

phantoms

químari ("q")noun in pl. "phantoms" (MC:213; in LotR-style Quenya rather fairi, sg. fairë)