Vairë (Quenya; IPA: [ˈvaɪre] or [ˈwaɪre] - "Weaver") is an Ainu and Vala who was responsible for the weaving of the story of Arda.[1]
Biography
Vairë is counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some. Her "storied webs" cover the Halls of Mandos, where she apparently lived.[1]
With the passage of time and its many ages, her woven tapestries are expanding and will clothe all of the walls of the Halls of the Dead.[1]
After the death of Finwë, Míriel returned to life and dwelt thereafter in the house of Vairë. She was given the task to record the deeds of the House of Finwë.[2]
Etymology
In Quenya, Vairë means "Weaver", and was derived from the Primitive Quendian weirē, which derives from the root wey ("weave, wind"). Her Ñoldorin name is Gwîr, from gwi ("net, web").[3]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ቫኢሬ |
| Arabic | الحائك (The Weaver) |
| Armenian | Վաիրը |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Ваірё |
| Bengali | বাইরে |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Ваире |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 薇瑞 |
| Georgian | ვაირე |
| Greek | Βάιρε |
| Gujarati | વ્ઐરે |
| Hebrew | וירה |
| Hindi | व्ऐरे |
| Japanese | ヴァイレ |
| Kannada | ವೈರೆ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Ваіре |
| Korean | 바이레 |
| Kurdish | Vayre (Kurmanji Kurdish) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Ваирэ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Ваире |
| Malayalam | വൈരെ |
| Marathi | व्ऐरे |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ваирё |
| Nepalese | व्ऐरे |
| Pashto | وایرې |
| Persian | وایره |
| Punjabi | ਵੈਰੇ |
| Russian | Вайрэ |
| Serbian | Ваире (Cyrillic) Vaire (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ව්ඓරෙ |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ваире |
| Tamil | வ்ஐரெ |
| Telugu | వైరె |
| Thai | วานา |
| Tigrinya | ቫኢሬ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ваіре |
| Urdu | وایرے ? |
| Uyghur | ۋاىرە |
| Uzbek | Ваире (Cyrillic) Vaire (Latin) |
| Yiddish | בֿאַירע |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, "Of the Valar"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The Second Phase, II: "The Earliest Version of the Story of Finwë and Míriel"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"