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'''''ve''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "as" or "like". | '''''ve''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "as" or "like". | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Obviously it comes from earlier [[PQ]] *''be'' or *''bê'' (see ''[[tambe]]'') | Obviously it comes from earlier [[PQ]] *''be'' or *''bê'' (see ''[[tambe]]''). | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
{{quote|Yéni únótimë '''ve''' rámar aldaron! ('long years numberless '''as''' the wings of trees!')|''[[Namárië]]''}} | {{quote|Yéni únótimë '''ve''' rámar aldaron! ('long years numberless '''as''' the wings of trees!')<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 2</ref>|''[[Namárië]]''}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[síve]]'' | *''[[síve]]'' | ||
*''[[tambe]]'' | *''[[tambe]]'' | ||
*''[[ben]]'' ([[Sindarin]]) | *''[[ben]]'' ([[Sindarin]]) | ||
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{{title|lowercase}} | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya words]] | [[Category:Quenya words]] | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 14 May 2015
ve is a Quenya word meaning "as" or "like".
Etymology
Obviously it comes from earlier PQ *be or *bê (see tambe).
Examples
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", line 2
