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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Annúminas]]'' | * ''[[Annúminas|Annú'''minas''']]'' = "West-tower" | ||
* ''[[Minas Morgul]]'' | * ''[[Minas Ithil|'''Minas''' Ithil]]'' aka ''[[Minas Morgul]]'' = "Tower of the Moon", "Tower of black sorcery" | ||
* ''[[Minas Tirith]]'' | * ''[[Minas Anor|'''Minas''' Anor]]'' aka ''[[Minas Tirith]]'' = "Tower of the Sun", "Tower of the Guard" | ||
*''[[Mindolluin|'''Min'''dolluin]]'' = "Towering-head-blue" | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[mindon]]'' | |||
*[[Noldorin]] ''[[minnas]]'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[ | *''[[barad]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:59, 1 November 2019
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[edit | edit source]
- Annúminas = "West-tower"
- Minas Ithil aka Minas Morgul = "Tower of the Moon", "Tower of black sorcery"
- Minas Anor aka Minas Tirith = "Tower of the Sun", "Tower of the Guard"
- Mindolluin = "Towering-head-blue"
Cognates[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pp. 41, 232
