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'''''bar''''' (pl. *'''''bair'''''<ref>{{HM|SD}} pp.129-31</ref>) means "land, house" or "home" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|S}}, p.428</ref><ref>{{HM|WR}}, pp.379-80</ref> | '''''bar''''' (pl. *'''''bair'''''<ref>{{HM|SD}} pp.129-31</ref>) means "land, house" or "home" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|S}}, p.428</ref><ref>{{HM|WR}}, pp.379-80</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[PQ]] *'' | [[PQ]] *''mbar'' from [[root]] [[MBAR]] "dwelling, habitation"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]"</ref> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]], ''[[már]]'' | *[[Quenya]], ''[[már]]'' | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 16 July 2009
bar (pl. *bair[1]) means "land, house" or "home" in Sindarin.[2][3]
Etymology
PQ *mbar from root MBAR "dwelling, habitation"[4]
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"
