Áre Nuquerna

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Áre Nuquerna is the name in Quenya of the thirty-second letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] In form it is the thirty-first letter (Áre) inverted. It is mostly used as a variation, especially in modes employing superimposed tehtar,[2] and it represents Z. The Westron name for this letter is Oza.[3]


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References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The additional letters
  3. See Westron Tengwar