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''' | '''''nazg''''' means "(finger-)ring" or "magic-ring" in the [[Black Speech]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 11</ref><ref name=PE19>{{PE|19}}, pp. 17, 101</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''nazg'' was an early loan from [[Elvish]] words derived from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NASAG]].<ref name=PE19/> [[Helge Fauskanger]] has also noticed the similarity with [[Valarin]] ''naškâd'' ("ring"), which would probably be the original word, corrupted by Sauron.<ref>{{webcite|author=Helge Fauskanger|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/orkish.htm|articlename=Orkish and the Black Speech|website=Ardalambion|accessed=24 October 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Nazgûl]] | *''[[Nazgûl|'''Naz'''gûl]]'' = "Ringwraith" | ||
*[[Ash nazg durbatulûk]] | *''[[Ring-inscription|Ash '''nazg''' durbatulûk]]'' = "One Ring to rule them all" | ||
==Inspiration== | |||
''nazg'' was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word ''nasc'' (Scottish: ''nasg''), also meaning ring.<ref>{{L|297}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 12</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:55, 24 October 2020
nazg means "(finger-)ring" or "magic-ring" in the Black Speech.[1][2]
Etymology
nazg was an early loan from Elvish words derived from root NASAG.[2] Helge Fauskanger has also noticed the similarity with Valarin naškâd ("ring"), which would probably be the original word, corrupted by Sauron.[3]
Examples
- Nazgûl = "Ringwraith"
- Ash nazg durbatulûk = "One Ring to rule them all"
Inspiration
nazg was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word nasc (Scottish: nasg), also meaning ring.[4][5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 17, 101
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Orkish and the Black Speech", Ardalambion (accessed 24 October 2020)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 12