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'''''a''''' is a [[ | '''''a''''' is a [[Gnomish]] prefix, used to (1) cause an "initial consonant change; (2) form several adjectives and nouns.<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 17</ref> | ||
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Quenya[edit | edit source]
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Sindarin[edit | edit source]
a is Sindarin for "and"[1][2] as well as "O!"[2].
Cognates[edit | edit source]
Gnomish[edit | edit source]
a is a Gnomish prefix, used to (1) cause an "initial consonant change; (2) form several adjectives and nouns.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", (entry ar-)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 230, (dated 8 June 1961)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 17