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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== | ==Other forms== | ||
*''mene'' (aorist) "goes" | *''mene'' (aorist) "goes" | ||
*''menin'' (aorist) "I go" | **''menin'' (aorist) "I go" | ||
*''ména'' (present) "is coming to an end" | *''ména'' (present) "is coming to an end" | ||
*''menne'' (past + locative) "arrived, reached" | *''menne'' (past + locative) "arrived, reached" | ||
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*''eménie'' (perfect) "has just arrived" | *''eménie'' (perfect) "has just arrived" | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[nanwen]]'' "return"<ref>[[Parma | *''[[nanwen]]'' "return"<ref>[[Parma Eldalamberon 17]] p.166</ref> | ||
*''[[omentie]]/[[vomentie]]'' | *''[[omentie]]/[[vomentie]]'' | ||
*''[[Cemen]]'' | *''[[Cemen]]'' | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 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.
