#anyára (attested with dative ending: anyáran), see an-, yára
Quenya
yára
ancient, belonging to or descending from former times
yára
adjective. old, ancient, old, ancient, [ᴹQ.] belonging to or descending from former times
Cognates
- S. iaur “old, old; [N.] ancient, olden” ✧ RC/579
Derivations
- √YA “*there, over there; (of time) back, ago, [ᴹ√] there, over there; (of time) back, ago”
Element in
- ᴺQ. amyára “elder”
- ᴺQ. anyára “elder, *senior”
- Q. Elainen tárin Periandion ar meldenya anyáran “*to Elaine, queen of Hobbits and my very old friend” ✧ VT49/40
- Q. Yáranoldorin “Ancient Noldorin” ✧ PE18/076
- ᴺQ. yáraquetta “archaism, archaic word”
- ᴺQ. yarië “antiquity”
Variations
- Yára ✧ PE18/076 (Yára)
- yāra ✧ RC/579
anyára
anyára
aira
old
aira (3) adj. "old" (MC:214; this is "Qenya")
yerna
old, worn
yerna adj. "old, worn" (GYER)
linyenwa
old, having many years
linyenwa adj. "old, having many years" (YEN)
enwina
old
enwina adj. "old" (Markirya)
enwina
adjective. old
Element in
- Q. enwina lúmë “the old darkness” ✧ MC/222
yára adj. "ancient, belonging to or descending from former times" (YA); evidently it can also simply mean "old", since Tolkien used the intensive/superlative form #anyára to describe Elaine Griffiths as his "oldest" or "very old" friend in a book dedication (see an-).