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noun
*nejatán
[꜔jɐ ꜔nɛ͡ɪ ꜒tʰɐn]
soul
[꜔jɐ ꜔nɛ͡ɪ ꜒tʰɐn]
soul
Etymology
< nej ["song"] + ja [group] + tán ["person"] (lit. "the song that is of the group of the person", so "the song that makes up a person") Notes
The Thanians believed that the universe was made out of Music (or Songs), which was ordered according to Logic. Thus, the soul of a person (their personality and behaviour) would be a Song that had the traits a person has.
< nej ["song"] + ja [group] + tán ["person"] (lit. "the song that is of the group of the person", so "the song that makes up a person") Notes
The Thanians believed that the universe was made out of Music (or Songs), which was ordered according to Logic. Thus, the soul of a person (their personality and behaviour) would be a Song that had the traits a person has.
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Inflection of 'nejatán' (1 table)
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