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'''minas''' or '''minnas''' was a [[Sindarin]] word meaning ''tower''.  It could also refer to a fort or a city with a citadel and central watchtower.
'''''minas''''' or '''''minnas''''' is a noun meaning "tower" in [[Sindarin]], but often implying a citadel or a city with a watchtower. Compare with ''[[mindon]]'' in [[Quenya]].


===Examples and Instances===
Examples:
* ''[[Minas Tirith]]''
* [[Annúminas]] = "Tower of the West"
* ''[[Annúminas]]
* [[Minas Tirith]] = "Tower of the Guard"


[[Category:Sindarin words]]
== References ==
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]
 
[[Category: Sindarin words]]

Revision as of 22:16, 13 July 2006

minas or minnas is a noun meaning "tower" in Sindarin, but often implying a citadel or a city with a watchtower. Compare with mindon in Quenya.

Examples:

References