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'''''iach''''' is a noun meaning "ford" or "crossing" in [[Sindarin]]. | '''''iach''''' is a noun meaning "ford" or "crossing" in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
Examples | Possibly ancient [[OS]] form *''yakkha'' < [[PQ]] *''jakkā'' ([[root]] [[YAK]]) | ||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Arossiach]] = "Ford of Aros" | * [[Arossiach]] = "Ford of Aros" | ||
* [[Cirith Ninniach]] = "Pass of the | * [[Cirith Ninniach]] = "Pass of the Rainbow" | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[athrad]]'' | *''[[athrad]]'' | ||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[yatta]]'' | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
