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'''Nazg''' means "ring" in the [[Black Speech]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 11</ref> | '''Nazg''' means "(finger-)ring" in the [[Black Speech]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 11</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is perhaps derived from [[Valarin]]. There is the word ''[[Mâchananaškad|Mâchana'''našk'''ad ]]'', "Ring of Doom".<ref>Theory by [[Anthony Appleyard]]</ref> | It is perhaps derived from [[Valarin]]. There is the word ''[[Mâchananaškad|Mâchana'''našk'''ad ]]'', "Ring of Doom".<ref>Theory by [[Anthony Appleyard]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 28 August 2010
Nazg means "(finger-)ring" in the Black Speech.[1]
Etymology
It is perhaps derived from Valarin. There is the word Mâchananaškad , "Ring of Doom".[2]
Examples
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 11
- ↑ Theory by Anthony Appleyard
