April 2, 2003

To Be...
Brett C.

Turin, I have not been following this discussion topic, but I believe the closest Elvish for 'to be' is the word used by Eru at the beginning of the Silmarillion - "Ea!" which is translated as "Let these things be!" This is the word with which He [Eru] calls the visions of the Song of the Ainur into actual physical existence, and is also subsequently used as the name for everything encompassed within it's boundaries [literally: The World That Is].