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'''Shain'''


==Out of Universe==
==Out of Universe==
{{Canonicity|canonical}}
{{Canon|canonical|show=yes|books=yes|companion=yes}}


==Age of Legends Old Tongue==
==Old Tongue==


===Noun===
===Noun===
'''shain'''
'''shain'''


# Dedication
# Peace
# Dedicated one


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
'''shain'''
'''shain'''


# Dedicated
# Peaceful


===Related terms===
===Derived terms===
* [[shai]]
* [[gai'shain]] — "battle-peace", i.e. "those sworn to peace in battle"


==New Era Old Tongue==
=== Use in Canon ===
In New Era Old Tongue, the meaning switched with ''[[aiel]]'', spurred by the Aiel people's abandoning of the [[Way of the Leaf]].
'''Scenes'''
* [[Rhodric Speaks to Latra]] (Season 3, Episode 4)


===Noun===
'''Songs'''
'''shain'''
* [[Song:Makitai|Makitai]]


# Peace
'''On-screen text'''
# Peaceful one
* [[Beilaimon Aman]] (Season 3)


===Adjective===
'''Books'''
'''shain'''
* ''The Fires of Heaven''
* ''Lord of Chaos''
* ''A Crown of Swords''


# Peaceful
[[Category:Old Tongue words]]


===Derived terms===
* [[gai'shain]] — "battle-peace", i.e. "those sworn to peace in battle"<ref>It is unknown if the term originated before or after the change in meaning. If it originated before, it would instead translate as "battle-dedicated" or "battle-sworn", with presumably the intended meaning "sworn against battle" or "sworn against fighting".</ref>
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Old Tongue words]]
[[Category:Semantic shift]]

Latest revision as of 02:11, 18 October 2026

Shain

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in: Show, Books, Companion

Old Tongue

Noun

shain

  1. Peace

Adjective

shain

  1. Peaceful

Derived terms

  • gai'shain — "battle-peace", i.e. "those sworn to peace in battle"

Use in Canon

Scenes

Songs

On-screen text

Books

  • The Fires of Heaven
  • Lord of Chaos
  • A Crown of Swords