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'''''Pilinehtar''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a plant.<ref>{{HM|PT}}, | [[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Pilinehtar.jpg|thumb|''Pilinehtar'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]] | ||
'''''Pilinehtar''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a plant. The name only appears on a drawing of the plant; [[Christopher Tolkien]] describes the physical appearance of the plant as a "''slender rushlike or grasslike [plant]''".<ref>{{HM|PT}}, no. 45 (the drawing first appeared in the ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979]]'')</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It has been suggested that ''pilinehtar'' consists of [[Quenya]] ''[[pilin]]'' "arrow" + ''[[ehtar]]'' "spearman", features that describe "the shape of [the plant's] stems".<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 199 (note 34)</ref> | It has been suggested that ''pilinehtar'' consists of [[Quenya]] ''[[pilin]]'' ("arrow") + ''[[ehtar]]'' ("spearman"), features that describe "the shape of [the plant's] stems".<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, p. 199 (note 34)</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[linquë súrisse]]'' | *''[[linquë súrisse]]'' | ||
*''[[súriquessë]]'' | *''[[súriquessë]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Plants]] | [[Category:Plants]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:54, 30 January 2021
Pilinehtar by J.R.R. Tolkien
Pilinehtar is the Elvish name of a plant. The name only appears on a drawing of the plant; Christopher Tolkien describes the physical appearance of the plant as a "slender rushlike or grasslike [plant]".[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It has been suggested that pilinehtar consists of Quenya pilin ("arrow") + ehtar ("spearman"), features that describe "the shape of [the plant's] stems".[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien, no. 45 (the drawing first appeared in the J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, p. 199 (note 34)
