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ainur

Ainur

The word Ainu is Quenya and is related to words for "holiness" such as aina; the female form (for beings like Melian or Árien, is given as Aini. Supposedly it is derived from the original Valarin word for Ainur which was Ayanûz. They are also referred to as Great Ones or Holy Ones.

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