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'''nimpi''' later '''nimbi'''<ref>[[Parma Eldalamberon 17]] p.49</ref> is a [[Common Telerin]] word for "white"
'''''nimbi''''' is a [[Telerin]] word for "white".<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 19, 49</ref>
==Etymology==
Derived from [[PQ]] ''[[ninkwi]]'' [[root]] [[NIK-W]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[Etymologies]]</ref>
==Derivation==
==Derivation==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[nim]]''
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[nim]]''
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 9 November 2012

nimbi is a Telerin word for "white".[1]

Derivation[edit | edit source]

References

  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), pp. 19, 49