Q. Vása pn. “Consumer”

Q. Vása, pn. “Consumer”

Another name given to the Sun by the Noldor (S/99), translated as “Consumer” (MR/130). The etymology of this name is unclear, though it could conceivably be related to the root ᴹ√BARAS “heat” (Ety/BARAS). The usual Quenya word for the Sun is Anar.

Conceptual Development: The earliest Elvish name for the Sun was ᴱQ. Ûr “Fire” (LT1/187), changed to ᴹQ. Úrin “Fiery” in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/240). In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, Úrin changed to Naira and then Vása (MR/198), though Úr(in) still appeared in some late writings (PE17/148, MR/377).

References ✧ MR/130, 198; MRI; S/99; SI

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Q. Naira pn.

A transient name for the Sun, soon changed to Vása (MR/198). It is probably a derivative of √NAR “fire”.

References ✧ MR/198; MRI

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