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[[Image:Silme nuquerna.gif|left]]'''''Silmë Nuquerna''''' is the name in [[Quenya]] of the thirtieth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref>{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref> In form it is an inversion of the twenty-ninth letter ([[Silmë]]). It is mostly used as a variation, especially in modes employing superimposed ''[[tehtar]]'',<ref>{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The additional letters''</ref> and it represents '''S'''. However, in the [[Mode of Beleriand]], as seen as in the inscription on the [[Doors of Durin|West-gate]] of [[Moria]],<ref>{{FR|II4}}</ref> ''Silmë Nuquerna'' represents vocalic '''Y'''.<ref>{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The vowels''</ref> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Ós'''''.<ref>See [[Westron Tengwar]]</ref> | |||
==See Also == | |||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | |||
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Revision as of 06:37, 28 July 2012
Silmë Nuquerna is the name in Quenya of the thirtieth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] In form it is an inversion of the twenty-ninth letter (Silmë). It is mostly used as a variation, especially in modes employing superimposed tehtar,[2] and it represents S. However, in the Mode of Beleriand, as seen as in the inscription on the West-gate of Moria,[3] Silmë Nuquerna represents vocalic Y.[4] The Westron name for this letter is Ós.[5]
See Also
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The additional letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The vowels
- ↑ See Westron Tengwar
