anwa is Quenya meaning "real, actual, true".[1][2] The word is derived from the Elvish root ANA2. Compare the near-synonym nanwa.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 348
- ↑ Although not given a language designation in The Etymologies, anwa is glossed as a Quenya word in Quettaparma Quenyallo (Quenya Wordlists) (accessed 29 November 2010)