Asëa
From Tolkien Gateway
asëa is a Quenya word derived from the root ATH "ease, comfort, heal". asëa constitutes the first element of the plant name asëa aranion. While no direct translation of asëa is given, the word is cognate to Sindarin athae (which means "to ease, assist").[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
