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'''''únat''''' (pl. '''''únati''''') is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "a thing impossible to be or to be done".<ref name=O>{{VT|39b}}</ref> The term refers to physical laws established by [[Ilúvatar]] that are impossible to break. The ''únati'' contrast with the ''[[axan]]i'', which are laws established by Ilúvatar that lesser beings should not, but can, disobey. [[Melkor]] refused to accept any ''axani'' as binding upon him, but much to his frustration, he was unable to violate the ''únati''.<ref name=O /> | '''''únat''''' (pl. '''''únati''''') is a [[Quenya]] noun meaning "a thing impossible to be or to be done".<ref name=O>{{VT|39b}}</ref> The term refers to physical laws established by [[Ilúvatar]] that are impossible to break. The ''únati'' contrast with the ''[[axan]]i'', which are laws established by Ilúvatar that lesser beings should not, but can, disobey. [[Melkor]] refused to accept any ''axani'' as binding upon him, but much to his frustration, he was unable to violate the ''únati''.<ref name=O /> | ||
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únat (pl. únati) is a Quenya noun meaning "a thing impossible to be or to be done".[1] The term refers to physical laws established by Ilúvatar that are impossible to break. The únati contrast with the axani, which are laws established by Ilúvatar that lesser beings should not, but can, disobey. Melkor refused to accept any axani as binding upon him, but much to his frustration, he was unable to violate the únati.[1]
Etymology
The word consists of the prefix ú, meaning "not, un-, in- (usually with bad sense)", and nat, meaning "thing".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Ósanwe-kenta: 'Enquiry into the Communication of Thought'" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998
