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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. | '''''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. | ||
==Origins== | |||
As Tolkiens created languages draw influence from semitic languages, chances are that the word ''Minas'' comes from the europeanized version of the arabic ''minâra'', namely ''Minaret''. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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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.
Origins
As Tolkiens created languages draw influence from semitic languages, chances are that the word Minas comes from the europeanized version of the arabic minâra, namely Minaret.
Examples
See also
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 41, 232
