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Minas

From Tolkien Gateway

minas or minnas is a noun meaning "tower" in Sindarin, but often implying a citadel or a city with a watchtower. Compare with mindon in Quenya.

[edit] Examples

• Annúminas = "Tower of the West"
• Minas Tirith = "Tower of the Guard"

References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis