Yanta

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yanta is a Quenya word meaning "bridge" or "yoke".[1][2]

Yanta.gifYanta is also the name of the thirty-fifth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[3]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 400 (entry YAT)
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E: Writing and Spelling