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#(verb) to go (as far as), arrive<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 47]] p.11</ref> | #(verb) to go (as far as), arrive<ref>[[Vinyar Tengwar 47]] p.11</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[PQ]] [[root]] [[MEN] | [[PQ]] [[root]] [[MEN] | ||
==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== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[nanwen]]'' "return"<ref>[[Parma Eldalamber 17]] p.166</ref> | *''[[nanwen]]'' "return"<ref>[[Parma Eldalamber 17]] p.166</ref> | ||
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*''[[Númen]]/[[Formen]]/[[Rómen]]/[[Hyarmen]] | *''[[Númen]]/[[Formen]]/[[Rómen]]/[[Hyarmen]] | ||
==Other versions== | ==Other versions== | ||
Tolkien first noted the verb as ''ten'', before | Tolkien first noted the verb as ''ten'', before mending the first consonant. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[category:Quenya nouns]] | [[category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[category:Quenya verbs]] | [[category:Quenya verbs]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 5 December 2009
men is a Quenya 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
Other versions
Tolkien first noted the verb as ten, before mending the first consonant.
