Umbar (word)

umbar is a noun meaning "fate" in Quenya.

Umbar is also the name of the sixth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.

Etymology

The word ambar ("doom") may be a variant. It's also possible that umbar contains the prefix u- (u + ambar), meaning that it has mainly negative and dark connotations compared to plain ambar.

Examples

• Umbarto "The Fated"

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.

References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger