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'''''imbë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "between".
'''''imbë''''' (or '''''imbe''''') is a word with two different meanings.


==Examples==
==Quenya==
{{quote|i falmalinnar '''imbë''' met, ar hísië ('on the foaming waves '''between''' us, and mist')|''[[Namárië]]''}}


[[Category:Quenya words]]
The [[Quenya]] word '''''imbë''''' (or '''''imbe''''') means "between".<ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|5}}, pp.</ref><ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref>
 
===Examples===
"''[[i]] falmalinnar '''imbë''' met, ar hísië''" ('on the foaming waves '''between''' us, and mist')<ref name=RGEO/>
 
==Elvish==
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===
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[IMÍ]]<ref name=VT/>
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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