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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> | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
* [[Amlach]] = "Uprising Flame" | * ''[[Amlach|'''Am'''lach]]'' = "Uprising Flame" | ||
* [[Amroth]] = "Up-climber" | * ''[[Amroth|'''Am'''roth]]'' = "Up-climber" | ||
* [[amloth]] = "Uprising Flowers" | * ''[[amloth|'''am'''loth]]'' = "Uprising Flowers" | ||
* ''[[amon|'''am'''on]]'' = "Hill" | |||
== | ==Cognates== | ||
* [ | *[[Quenya]]: ''[[amba]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:52, 14 May 2021
am is a preposition meaning "up, upwards, upon" in Sindarin.[1] It derives from the Elvish root AM2-.[2]
Examples:
Cognates[edit | edit source]
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