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'''inzil''' is | '''''inzil''''' is an [[Adûnaic]] word meaning "flower, lily".<ref>{{PE|19}}, p. 99</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''inzil'' is similar to [[Valarin]] ''[[iniðil]]'' "lily, or other large single flower" | ''inzil'' is similar to [[Valarin]] ''[[iniðil]]'' and [[Quenya]] ''[[indil]]'' ("lily, or other large single flower").<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, p. 399</ref> | ||
==Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Inziladûn]]'' | * ''[[Inziladûn|'''Inzil'''adûn]]'' = "Flower of the West" | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Inzilbêth|'''Inzil'''bêth]]'' = "Flower-word" | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Rothinzil|Roth'''inzil''']]'' = "Foam-flower" | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 12 October 2022
inzil is an Adûnaic word meaning "flower, lily".[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
inzil is similar to Valarin iniðil and Quenya indil ("lily, or other large single flower").[2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 99
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, p. 399