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==Quenya== | ==Quenya== | ||
The [[Quenya]] word ''imbë'' (or '''''imbe''''') means "between".<ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|5}}, pp.</ref><ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref> | The [[Quenya]] word '''''imbë''''' (or '''''imbe''''') means "between".<ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|5}}, pp.</ref><ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref> | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
"''[[i]] falmalinnar '''imbë''' met, ar hísië''" ('on the foaming waves '''between''' us, and mist')<ref name=RGEO/> | "''[[i]] falmalinnar '''imbë''' met, ar hísië''" ('on the foaming waves '''between''' us, and mist')<ref name=RGEO/> | ||
==Elvish== | ==Elvish== | ||
The word '''''imbe''''', in an unidentified [[Elvish]] language, is said to mean "in(wards)".<ref name=VT>{{VT|45a}}, p. 18</ref> | The word '''''imbe''''', in an unidentified [[Elvish]] language, is said to mean "in(wards)".<ref name=VT>{{VT|45a}}, p. 18</ref> | ||
[[ | [[Helge Fauskanger]] has suggested that the word likely is [[Quenya]].<ref>[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/wordlists.htm Quenya Wordlists]" at [http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/ Ardalambion] (accessed 16 June 2011)</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[IMÍ]]<ref name=VT/> | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[IMÍ]]<ref name=VT/> | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Imbe}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Imbe}} | ||
[[Category:Elvish words]] | [[Category:Elvish words]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya prepositions]] | [[Category:Quenya prepositions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:12, 8 November 2012
imbë (or imbe) is a word with two different meanings.
Quenya[edit | edit source]
The Quenya word imbë (or imbe) means "between".[1][2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
"i falmalinnar imbë met, ar hísië" ('on the foaming waves between us, and mist')[1]
Elvish[edit | edit source]
The word imbe, in an unidentified Elvish language, is said to mean "in(wards)".[3]
Helge Fauskanger has suggested that the word likely is Quenya.[4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", pp.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003, p. 18
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quenya Wordlists" at Ardalambion (accessed 16 June 2011)
