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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[PQ]] *''mbar'' from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[MBAR]] "dwelling, habitation"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]"</ref> | [[PQ]] *''mbar'' from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[MBAR]] "dwelling, habitation"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]"</ref> | ||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Dimbar]]: "sad dwelling" | |||
* [[Brithombar]]: "dwellings of [[Brithon]]" | |||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]], ''[[már]]'' | *[[Quenya]], ''[[már]]'' |
Revision as of 15:47, 29 July 2010
bar (pl. *bair[1]) means "land, house" or "home" in Sindarin.[2][3]
Etymology
PQ *mbar from Root MBAR "dwelling, habitation"[4]
Examples
- Dimbar: "sad dwelling"
- Brithombar: "dwellings of Brithon"
Cognates
- The words could not be direct cognates since the a of the Sindarin form is not long as that of the Quenya form.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated pp.129-31
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, p.428
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, pp.379-80
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies"