Rómen

rómen (or Rōme(n)) is a noun meaning "east" in Quenya,^[1][2][3] and by extension "uprising" and "sunrise".^[source?]

Rómen is also the name of the twenty-fifth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.^[3]

[edit] Etymology

• Root: OR, ORO, RŌ ("rise, mount")^[2]

[edit] Examples

• Rómendacil = "East-victor"
• Rómenna = "Eastward"

[edit] Cognates

• Sindarin: rhûn

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 379
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 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. 63
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing"