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ring | '''''nazg''''' means "(finger-)ring" or "magic-ring" in the [[Black Speech]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 11</ref><ref name=PE19>{{PE|19}}, pp. 17, 101</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''nazg'' was an early loan from [[Elvish]] words derived from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NASAG]].<ref name=PE19/> | |||
==Examples== | |||
*[[Nazgûl]] (compound: ''nazg'' + ''[[gûl|(g)ûl]]'')<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 79</ref> | |||
==Inspiration== | |||
''nazg'' was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word ''nasc'' (Scottish: ''nasg''), also meaning ring.<ref>{{L|297}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 12</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:42, 10 February 2013
nazg means "(finger-)ring" or "magic-ring" in the Black Speech.[1][2]
Etymology
nazg was an early loan from Elvish words derived from root NASAG.[2]
Examples
Inspiration
nazg was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word nasc (Scottish: nasg), also meaning ring.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 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. 11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 17, 101
- ↑ 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. 79
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
- ↑ 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. 12
