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'''Nazg''' means "(finger-)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 | It has been suggested that ''nazg'' perhaps derived from [[Valarin]]. There is the word ''[[Mâchananaškad|Mâchana'''našk'''ad ]]'', "Ring of Doom".<ref>[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/valarin.htm Valarin - like the glitter of swords]" (accessed 16 December 2010)</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Nazgûl]] | *[[Nazgûl]] |
Revision as of 18:44, 16 December 2010
Nazg means "(finger-)ring" in the Black Speech.[1]
Etymology
It has been suggested that nazg perhaps derived from Valarin. There is the word Mâchananaškad , "Ring of Doom".[2]
Examples
Inspiration
nazg was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word nasc (Scottish: nasg), also meaning ring.[3][4]
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
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Valarin - like the glitter of swords" (accessed 16 December 2010)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
- ↑ 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. 12