nanwa

From Tolkien Gateway

nanwa is Quenya meaning "existing, actual (true)".[1] The word is likely derived from the Elvish roots ANA2 and 2. Compare the near-synonym anwa.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Three" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, p. 30