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'''''Karma''''' is a [[Quenya]] word for "helm".<ref>{{PM|Ai}}, p. 260</ref> | '''''Karma''''' is a [[Quenya]] word for "helm".<ref>{{PM|Ai}}, p. 260</ref><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 114</ref> In the orthography used in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''karma'' would probably be written ''carma'', since Tolkien usually represented the [k]-sound with the letter "c". | ||
It often appears as ''-car'' (or ''-kar'') in compounds.<ref name=PE17/> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 11 March 2014
Karma is a Quenya word for "helm".[1][2] In the orthography used in The Lord of the Rings, karma would probably be written carma, since Tolkien usually represented the [k]-sound with the letter "c".
It often appears as -car (or -kar) in compounds.[2]
Examples
- Karma-kundo "Helm-guardian"
- Eldacar "Elf-helm"
- Valacar
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "IX. The Making of Appendix A": (i) "The Realms in Exile", p. 260
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 114
