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Race
A word from the language of the Elves, but also used by Men, especially among the Dúnedain
Culture
Any Elvish-speaking people
Family
The word could be used of any father, but both the recorded instances happened to involve descendants of the House of Elros
Pronunciation
atari'nya
Meaning
'My father'

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Atarinya

‘My father’

An Elvish term meaning 'my father'. It is recorded twice in Tolkien's work, used once by Elendur to his father Isildur, and also long before by Aldarion to his father Meneldur in Númenor. In both cases, the complementary form would be onya, 'my son'. The same word-ending could be used to create affectionate forms from personal names: for example, Aldarion's grandfather Vëantur called him Anardilya ('my Anardil' - with Anardil being Aldarion's original name).


See also...

Anardilya, Onya, Senya, Tarinya

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