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umbar is a noun meaning "fate" in Quenya.[1]
Umbar is also the name in Quenya of the sixth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] It is the second letter of the second grade or Tyellë, which contains "voiced stops" and it is the second letter in the labial or p-series of consonants, the Parmatéma.[2] In the standard spelling of Quenya Umbar represents MB.[3] In all other modes this letter represents B.[2] The Westron name for this letter is Bí.[4]
Etymology
The word ambar ("doom") may be a variant. The word derives from the Primitive Quendian Root MBARAT[5] It is also possible that umbar contains the prefix u- (u + ambar), meaning that it has mainly negative and dark connotations compared to plain ambar, like Úmarth.
Examples
- Umbarto "The Fated"
Cognates
Notes
The Haven of Umbar is a Mannish name of unknown meaning and origin, and despite the coincidental similarity, it is not related to Quenya.[6]
See Also
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note
- ↑ See Westron Tengwar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", MBARAT-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of Men"
