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'''''tharni''''' is a [[Westron]] word | '''''tharni''''' is a [[Westron]] word which means "quarter". Dependant on where it was spoken, it has two meanings: | ||
* A division of [[the Shire]]. It was translated ''[[Farthings|Farthing]]'' in the text. | * A division of [[the Shire]]. It was translated ''[[Farthings|Farthing]]'' in the text.<ref name="PM">{{PM|Languages}}, p. 45</ref> | ||
* In [[Gondor]], it was a silver coin ([[Sindarin]] ''canath''), worth one fourth of a [[ | * In [[Gondor]], it was a silver coin ([[Sindarin]] ''[[canath]]''), worth one fourth of a [[Castar]], or ''Mirian''.<ref name="PM"/> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
It has an older form ''[[tharantīn]]'',<ref name="PM"/> from possible [[Adûnaic]] *''tharan'' "four".{{fact}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 18 March 2020
tharni is a Westron word which means "quarter". Dependant on where it was spoken, it has two meanings:
- A division of the Shire. It was translated Farthing in the text.[1]
- In Gondor, it was a silver coin (Sindarin canath), worth one fourth of a Castar, or Mirian.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It has an older form tharantīn,[1] from possible Adûnaic *tharan "four".[source?]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", p. 45