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| Semantic tension exists with [[Road to Tar Valon Naomi Todd Interview|Naomi Joy Todd's interview]]. See [[shain]] for details on the proposed semantic flip.
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| ==Age of Legends Old Tongue==
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| # Peace | | # Dedicated one (plural: ''Aiel'', the Dedicated People) |
| # Peaceful one
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| * [[Da'shain Aiel]] — "people dedicated to peace"
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| ==New Era Old Tongue== | | === Adjective === |
| In New Era Old Tongue, the meaning switched with ''[[shain]]'', spurred by the Aiel people's abandoning of the [[Way of the Leaf]].
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| # Dedicated | | # Dedicated |
| # Dedicated one (plural: ''Aiel'', the Dedicated People)
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| * [[Jenn Aiel]] — "true aiel", i.e. "truly dedicated"<ref>It is unknown whether the meaning of ''aiel'' had yet semantically shifted when this term was first used. It seems likely that it was coincident with the shift in meaning and perhaps reflected the reason for the change in meaning. | | * [[Jenn Aiel]] — "true aiel", i.e. "truly dedicated" |
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| If the meaning of ''Jenn Aiel'' was "truly peaceful", this would clearly reflect the intent of the term—to distinguish those calling themselves peaceful but willing to fight, from those who still follow the [[Way of the Leaf]].
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| However, the reason for the split in the Aiel was encountering people who were not peaceful and wanted to fight and kill the Aiel, taking advantage of their pacifism. Those who abandoned the Way of the Leaf were faced with either ''practicing'' peace but not living it, or ''fighting'' to preserve living in peace.
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| This may have influenced the shift in ''aiel'' to mean "dedicated," reflecting their dedication to actually being able to live in peace (and protect those of their ranks who still held to the Way of the Leaf)—dedication to peace as a reality versus a practice. The Jenn, on the other hand, saw their understanding of peace as "true."</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| * [[shain]] — the word whose meaning ''aiel'' swapped with
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| * [[Da'shain Aiel]] — the original Aiel, servants of the Aes Sedai | |
| * [[Jenn Aiel]] — the "True Aiel" who maintained the Way of the Leaf
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| * [[Way of the Leaf]] — the pacifist philosophy
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Old Tongue words]] | | [[Category:Old Tongue words]] |
| [[Category:Semantic shift]] | | [[Category:Old Tongue nouns]] |
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aiel
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Noun
aiel
- Dedicated one (plural: Aiel, the Dedicated People)
Adjective
aiel
- Dedicated
Derived terms