Ilurambar
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| − | '''''Ilurambar''''' is a term mentioned in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]'' and is a Quenya name for the '''[[Walls of the World]]'''.<ref name="bolt">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]'', "The Hiding of Valinor"</ref> | + | '''''Ilurambar''''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˌiluˈrambar]}}) is a term mentioned in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]'' and is a [[Quenya]] name for the '''[[Walls of the World]]'''.<ref name="bolt">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]'', "The Hiding of Valinor"</ref> |
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Ilurambar'' derives from ''ilu-'' meaning "universe"<ref name="etymil">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ''IL-''</ref> and ''rambar'' (plural of ''[[ramba]]'') meaning "walls".<ref name="etymra">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ''RAMBÁ-''</ref> | ''Ilurambar'' derives from ''ilu-'' meaning "universe"<ref name="etymil">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ''IL-''</ref> and ''rambar'' (plural of ''[[ramba]]'') meaning "walls".<ref name="etymra">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ''RAMBÁ-''</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:13, 31 January 2010
Ilurambar (Q, pron. [ˌiluˈrambar]) is a term mentioned in The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 and is a Quenya name for the Walls of the World.[1]
Etymology
Ilurambar derives from ilu- meaning "universe"[2] and rambar (plural of ramba) meaning "walls".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part 1, "The Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry IL-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry RAMBÁ-