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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. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Annúminas]]'' | * ''[[Annúminas]]'' | ||
* ''[[Minas Morgul]]'' | * ''[[Minas Ithil]]'' aka ''[[Minas Morgul]]'' | ||
* ''[[Minas Tirith]]'' | * ''[[Minas Anor]]'' aka ''[[Minas Tirith]]'' | ||
*''[[Tar-Minastir]]'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[mindon]]'' | *''[[mindon]]'' | ||
*[[Noldorin]] ''[[minnas]]'' | *[[Noldorin]] ''[[minnas]]'' | ||
==Inspiration== | |||
As Tolkien's languages draw influence from semitic languages, chances are that the word ''Minas'' comes from ''minaret'', the europeanized version of the arabic ''minâra''. | |||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 15:34, 29 July 2014
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
Inspiration
As Tolkien's languages draw influence from semitic languages, chances are that the word Minas comes from minaret, the europeanized version of the arabic minâra.
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 41, 232