My question is pretty simple, what does the -ine stand for in words like Shezzarine and Nerevarine? Also, are there any other terms that use it?

Thanks.

My initial guess without giving too much thought is like "incarnate"

Shezzar Incatnate, Nerevar Incarnate, etc

Nazarene much?

Jesus?

So if it refers to an incarnate of that person (Nerevar, Shezzar), you just took the funny ending from him being called Nazarene (which meant of Nazereth). So Nerevarine means something along the lines of "of Nerevar"? So Pelinal would be Pelinal Shezzarine, or Pelinal of Shezzar?

As if Jesus were the only Nazarene.

Nazarene means From Nazareth.

Therefore Neravarine = From Neravar and Shezzarine = From Shezzar.

One follows the other, I imagine.

Essentially the same thing, but thank you for clarifying. From makes more sense than of, I suppose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazarene_%28sect%29#Etymology gives a handfull of other definitions besides just being "from" or "of" Nazareth... :lightbulb:

Other interpretations seem to include (apart from being from/of Nazareth):
-being separate (holy?)
-Truth, as in gnosticism (rather likely considering other gnostic relations in TES)
-"one who keeps (guard over)"
-an offshoot (as the branch of an olive tree)


Granted, I'd guess he was just referring to Nazarene in terms of relating to him being an incarnation. :sadvaultboy:

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Perhaps, but we're just talking linguistics here. We know they're all incarnations. All names (or in this case titles) have a meaning behind them.