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'''''am''''' is a preposition meaning "up, upwards, upon" in [[Sindarin]]. It | '''''am''''' is a preposition meaning "up, upwards, upon" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]</ref> It derives from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[AM-|AM<sup>2</sup>-]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> | ||
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* [[Amroth]] = "Up-climber" | * [[Amroth]] = "Up-climber" | ||
* [[amloth]] = "Uprising Flowers" | * [[amloth]] = "Uprising Flowers" | ||
* ''[[amon|'''am'''on]]'' = "Hill" | |||
== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]]: ''[[amba]]'' | |||
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[[Category: Sindarin affixes]] | [[Category: Sindarin affixes]] |
Revision as of 17:32, 27 November 2010
am is a preposition meaning "up, upwards, upon" in Sindarin.[1] It derives from the Elvish root AM2-.[2]
Examples:
Cognates
References
- ↑ Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 348