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'''''atar''''' (pl. '''atari''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning ''father''. | '''''atar''''' (pl. '''atari''') is a [[Quenya]] word meaning ''father''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possibly [[PQ]] *''ataro'' from [[root]] [[ATA]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref> | Possibly [[PQ]] *''ataro'' from [[root]] [[ATA]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref> | ||
==Other forms== | |||
*''atarinya'' "my father"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, p. 70</ref> | |||
*''ataremma'' "Our father" | |||
*''ataren'' (dative) "To father"<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 43]]</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Atanatar]] | *[[Atanatar]] | ||
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Note also Turkish ''atto'' | Note also Turkish ''atto'' | ||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 17 February 2010
atar (pl. atari) is a Quenya word meaning father.
Etymology
Possibly PQ *ataro from root ATA[1]
Other forms
See also
Cognates
Inspiration
Atar can be compared to Greek/Latin pater.
In Gothic and Celtic branches the Indoeuropean initial p- was lost thence we have forms similar to atar, like Irish athair (from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr)
Note also Turkish atto
