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*''[[nanwen]]'' "return"<ref>[[Parma Eldalamber 17]] p.166</ref>
*''[[nanwen]]'' "return"<ref>[[Parma Eldalamber 17]] p.166</ref>
*''[[omentie]]/[[vomentie]]''
*''[[omentie]]/[[vomentie]]''
*''[[Cemen]]''
*''[[Menel]]
*''[[Menel]]
*''[[Ilmen]]
*''[[Ilmen]]

Revision as of 15:36, 5 December 2009

men is a Quenya word that means

  1. (noun) way, place, spot[1]
  2. (verb) to go (as far as), arrive[2]

Etymology

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

Other versions

Tolkien first noted the verb as ten, before mending the first consonant.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies
  2. ↑ Vinyar Tengwar 47 p.11
  3. ↑ Parma Eldalamber 17 p.166
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