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#(noun) way, place, spot<ref>{{HM|LR}}, ''[[The Etymologies]]''</ref> | #(noun) way, place, spot<ref>{{HM|LR}}, ''[[The Etymologies]]''</ref> | ||
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*''[[omentie]]/[[vomentie]]'' | *''[[omentie]]/[[vomentie]]'' | ||
*''[[Cemen]]'' | *''[[Cemen]]'' | ||
*''[[Ilmen]] | *''[[Ilmen]] | ||
*''[[Númen]]/[[Formen]]/[[Rómen]]/[[Hyarmen]] | *''[[Númen]]/[[Formen]]/[[Rómen]]/[[Hyarmen]] | ||
*''[[Menel]] (both Quenya and Sindarin) | |||
*[[Men-i-Naugrim]] ([[Sindarin]]) | |||
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Revision as of 05:28, 18 March 2011
men is an Elvish word that means
Etymology
Other forms
- mene (aorist) "goes"
- menin (aorist) "I go"
- ména (present) "is coming to an end"
- menne (past + locative) "arrived, reached"
- menuva (future) will arrive
- eménie (perfect) "has just arrived"
Examples
- nanwen "return"[3]
- omentie/vomentie
- Cemen
- Ilmen
- Númen/Formen/Rómen/Hyarmen
- Menel (both Quenya and Sindarin)
See also
Other versions
Tolkien first noted the verb as ten, before mending the first consonant.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, p.11
- ↑ 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.166
