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'''''iâ''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "void, abyss".<ref name=L>{{L|297}}, p. 383</ref><ref name=App>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Old Sindarin]] | The word is a descendant form of ''yagā'' (likely an [[Old Sindarin]] or [[Primitive Quendian]] word){{or}}, deriving from the [[Sundocarme|root]] YAG.<ref name=L/> | ||
== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Moria]] | *''[[Moria|Mor'''ia''']]''<ref name=L/><ref name=App/> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ia}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ia}} | ||
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[[category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 12:34, 20 July 2011
iâ is a Sindarin word meaning "void, abyss".[1][2]
Etymology
The word is a descendant form of yagā (likely an Old Sindarin or Primitive Quendian word)Template:Or, deriving from the root YAG.[1]
Examples
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967), p. 383
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"