peth

Peth is the Sindarin word for "word".

Etymology

Possible Old Sindarin *pettha (Root KWETE)

Examples

• Malbeth, where perhaps is used in the agentive sense, "speaker".
• athrabeth
• lasto beth lammen "Hear the word of my tongue"

Cognates

• Quenya quetta

• Adûnaic bêth (obviously a loanword)