nan-

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This article is about the Quenya prefix. For the Sindarin noun, see nan.

nan- is a Quenya prefix meaning "backwards" or just "back".[1][2]

Etymology

Examples

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 375
  2. ↑ 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. 166
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