yanta is a noun meaning "bridge" or "yoke" in Quenya.[1]
Yanta is the name in Quenya of the thirty-fifth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] In most modes it is used as a consonant and represents Y.[2] However, in the Mode of Beleriand, as seen as in the inscription on the West-gate of Moria, Yanta represents E.[3] The Westron name for this letter is Ai.[4]
Etymology
The word derives from the Primitive Quendian root YAT.[5]
See Also
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The additional letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ See Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", YAT -