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'''''minas''''' is a noun meaning "tower" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 41, 232</ref> The noun often appeared in compound names, where it implied a citadel or a city with a watchtower. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Annúminas]] | * ''[[Annúminas]]'' | ||
* [[Minas Tirith]] | * ''[[Minas Morgul]]'' | ||
* ''[[Minas Tirith]]'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[mindon]]'' | *''[[mindon]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:minas}} | |||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 11:41, 18 July 2011
minas is a noun meaning "tower" in Sindarin.[1] The noun often appeared in compound names, where it implied a citadel or a city with a watchtower.
Examples
See also
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 41, 232