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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''. | 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 == | == Examples == | ||
*[[Banakil]] | *[[Banakil]] | ||
*[[Banazîr]] | *[[Banazîr]] | ||
*[[Bannâtha]] (probable) | *[[Bannâtha]] (probable) | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[perin]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[perin]]'' | ||
[[Category:Westron words]] | [[Category:Westron words]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 25 October 2009
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"
