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asëa is a Quenya word derived from the root ATH "ease, comfort, heal". asëa constitutes the first element of the plant name asëa aranion.[1]
Etymology
The word derives from *athea, stem as- and ending -ea; the PQ form was athajâ root *ATH.Template:Or
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson) pp. 100, 148