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'''Nim''' means ''pale'' or ''white'' in [[Sindarin]].
'''Nim''' means ''pale'' or ''white'' in [[Sindarin]].<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 19</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''nim'' was historically derived from [[Telerin]] ''[[nimbi]]''.<ref name=PE17/>
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[[Category:Sindarin words]]
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Nim means pale or white in Sindarin.[1]

Etymology

nim was historically derived from Telerin nimbi.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 19