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''' | '''nu''' is the [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]] word for "under" or "beneath".<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 66</ref> | ||
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* '''''nu''' luini yassen tintilar i eleni'' = "'''beneath''' the blue vaults of Varda wherein the stars tremble"<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 6</ref> ([[Quenya]]) | |||
[[Category:Sindarin | * ''[[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-'''nu'''-Fuin]]'' = "Forest-'''under'''-nightshade"<ref>{{S|Index}}, entry ''Taur-nu-Fuin''</ref> ([[Sindarin]]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 17 June 2021
nu is the Sindarin and Quenya word for "under" or "beneath".[1]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni = "beneath the blue vaults of Varda wherein the stars tremble"[2] (Quenya)
- Taur-nu-Fuin = "Forest-under-nightshade"[3] (Sindarin)
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 66
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", line 6
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry Taur-nu-Fuin
