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'''''An''''' is a preposition meaning "to, towards, for" in [[Sindarin]]. In [[Quenya]] the preposition means "for" or "because".
'''''an''''' is a preposition meaning "to, towards, for" in [[Sindarin]]. In [[Quenya]] the preposition means "for" or "because".<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 9</ref>


When used as a prefix, '''''an-''''' means "by" or "with" in [[Sindarin]].
When used as a prefix, '''''an-''''' means "by" or "with" in [[Sindarin]].


In [[Adûnaic]] ''an-'' or '''n-'' means "of"
In [[Adûnaic]] ''an-'' or '''n-'' means "of"
== References ==
 
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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]
 
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an is a preposition meaning "to, towards, for" in Sindarin. In Quenya the preposition means "for" or "because".[1]

When used as a prefix, an- means "by" or "with" in Sindarin.

In Adûnaic an- or 'n- means "of"

References