hyarmen
hyarmen is a noun meaning "south" in Quenya.[1]
Hyarmen is also the name in Quenya of the thirty-third letter of the Tengwar alphabet.[1] In origin it was a variation on Harma (letter 11) and represented HY,[2] but by the Third Age its most frequently represents H.[3] It was one of the most widely known and used of all the Tengwar since it indicated "south" even in languages that used a very different term.[1] The Westron name for this letter is Há.[4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the West-lands of Middle-earth the four cardinal directions were Númen, Hyarmen, Rómen, and Formen, and they were named in this order, beginning with (and facing) west. Hyarmen meant a left-hand region and Formen meant a right-hand region.[1] Thus the word for "south" derives from the Primitive Quendian root KHYAR, meaning "left hand", plus MEN indicating direction.[5]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Hyarmentir = South Watch
- Hyarmendacil = South-victor
See also[edit | edit source]
- Quenya Formen ("north")
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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 names of the letters, Footnote 1
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The additional letters
- ↑ See Westron Tengwar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", KHYAR-
