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'''Aimênu''' or '''Ai-mênu''' is [[Khuzdul]] for "upon you". ''Ai'' (short version of [[aya]]) meaning ''upon'', and '' | '''Aimênu''' or '''Ai-mênu''' is [[Khuzdul]] for "upon you".<ref>{{App|Other}}</ref> ''Ai'' (short version of [[aya]]) meaning ''upon'', and ''mênu'' meaning ''you'' in plural and object position.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 85</ref> | ||
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*''[[Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!|Khazâd '''ai-mênu'''!]]'' = "The Dwarves are upon you!" | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 14 August 2019
Aimênu or Ai-mênu is Khuzdul for "upon you".[1] Ai (short version of aya) meaning upon, and mênu meaning you in plural and object position.[2]
Example[edit | edit source]
- Khazâd ai-mênu! = "The Dwarves are upon you!"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of Other Races"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 85
