Q. Úmaiar coll. “Evil Spirits”
A term for the corrupted Maiar who served Morgoth (MR/79, 165). It is a combination of the negative prefix ú- and the plural of Maia.
References ✧ MR/79, 165; MRI
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| ú- | “no, not, un-, in-; hard, difficult, bad, uneasy; hardly, with difficulty, ‘badly’” | |
| Maia | “(angelic) spirit, the Beautiful” | plural |