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'''''telluma''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "dome" or "vault". It was derived from the [[Valarin]] word ''delgūmā''.<ref>{{WJ| | '''''telluma''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "dome" or "vault". | ||
As a name, it referred to [[Ilmarin]], or the [[Dome of Varda]] above [[Valinor]].<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}, p. 399</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
It was derived from the [[Quenya]] word ''teluma'' with influence from the [[Valarin]] word ''delgūmā''.<ref>{{WJ|Author}}, note 15</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:52, 30 November 2014
telluma is a Quenya word meaning "dome" or "vault".
As a name, it referred to Ilmarin, or the Dome of Varda above Valinor.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It was derived from the Quenya word teluma with influence from the Valarin word delgūmā.[2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- "Andúnë pella, Vardo tellumar ('beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda')"
- ― Namárië
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix D. *Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language': Note on the 'Language of the Valar'", p. 399
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", note 15
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)"
