Vilya (word)

• yan i wilyar antar miquelis = "to whom the air gives kisses"

Vilya is also the name for the twenty-fourth letter of the Tengwar alphabet. It is the fourth letter of the sixth grade or Tyellë, which contains "semi-vocalic" consonants and it is the sixth letter in the fourth series of consonants. In early written Quenya this letter represented W when the letter was called Wilya. Over time this letter ceased to have a clear function. However, in the Mode of Beleriand (as seen in the West-gate of Moria inscription) Vilya is used for a following W in the diphthong iw. The Westron name for this letter is 'Á.

In earlier Qenya, the word was wilma ("inner or lower air") and comes from the root WIL.

In the earlier Ambarkanta, there are different terms for the air of the atmosphere (Vista) and the sky (Ilmen).

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