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* [[Silmaril]] = "Shining Light" | * ''[[Silmaril|'''Sil'''maril]]'' = "'''Shining''' Light" | ||
* [[Telperion#Names| | * ''[[Telperion#Names|'''Sil'''pion]]'' = "'''Shining''' Lights" (''Silpion'' is another name of [[Telperion]]) | ||
* | *''[[Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo|Elen '''síla''' lúmenn' omentielvo]]'' ("A star '''shines''' on the hour of our meeting") | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 17 August 2019
sil- means "shine" in Quenya.[1] It implies a white or silver light, often used when describing stars or the Moon.[2]
Etymology
The word derives from the root SIL/THIL "shine silver".[3][4]
- See also: Letter to Peter Alford (1956-58) (letter)
Forms
- síla ("3rd person singular present")[2]
Examples
- Silmaril = "Shining Light"
- Silpion = "Shining Lights" (Silpion is another name of Telperion)
- Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo ("A star shines on the hour of our meeting")
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", sil-
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 13
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 385, 392
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 425