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''' | '''Ban(a)''' is a [[Westron]] word meaning ''half''. | ||
The element is seen in compounds. It usually is followed by an ''a'' but it is not known if it belongs to the full form of the word [[Asterisk|*]]''bana''. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The word seems to come from and [[Adûnaic]] element, like osme root *BAN. | |||
Ad. ''[[banâth]]'' "wife" means "the half of the couple" | |||
== Examples == | |||
*[[Banakil]] | |||
*[[Banazîr]] | |||
*[[Bannâtha]] (probable) | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[perin]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 22:40, 2 November 2012
Ban(a) is a Westron word meaning half.
The element is seen in compounds. It usually is followed by an a but it is not known if it belongs to the full form of the word *bana.
Etymology
The word seems to come from and Adûnaic element, like osme root *BAN.
Ad. banâth "wife" means "the half of the couple"
