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''''' | '''''okamnar''''' is a [[Qenya]] word meaning "diphthongs".<ref>{{PE|18}}, p. 32</ref> | ||
The singular form "diphthong" is ''okamna''.<ref name=VT44>{{VT|44a}}, p. 13</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word comes from a | The word comes from a [[PQ]] [[Sundocarmë|Root]] KAM "bind, join"<ref name=VT44/> and contains the prefix ''[[o-]]''.<ref>{{VT|44a}}, p. 14</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Other versions== | ==Other versions== | ||
Earlier versions of the word in different sources are ''osamnar'' (sg.) or ''samnar'' (pl.) from a root [[SAM]] "unite, join".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''SAM'''</ref> Both ''osamnar/samnar'' and revised ''okamnar'' date from the late 1930s,<ref name=VT44/> with [[Quenya]] ''[[ohlon]]'' "diphthong" (pl. ''ohloni'') from c. 1959-60.<ref>{{VT|39a}}, p. 9</ref><ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 29</ref> Tolkien created ''okamna'' in a note where he decided to delete SAM (and therefore ''osamnar''), replacing it with KAM.<ref name=VT44/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 13 July 2015
okamnar is a Qenya word meaning "diphthongs".[1]
The singular form "diphthong" is okamna.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word comes from a PQ Root KAM "bind, join"[2] and contains the prefix o-.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
Other versions[edit | edit source]
Earlier versions of the word in different sources are osamnar (sg.) or samnar (pl.) from a root SAM "unite, join".[4] Both osamnar/samnar and revised okamnar date from the late 1930s,[2] with Quenya ohlon "diphthong" (pl. ohloni) from c. 1959-60.[5][6] Tolkien created okamna in a note where he decided to delete SAM (and therefore osamnar), replacing it with KAM.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2", in Parma Eldalamberon XVIII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 32
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 44, June 2002, p. 13
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 44, June 2002, p. 14
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", SAM
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "From Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998, p. 9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 29
