amon
From Tolkien Gateway
amon is a noun meaning "hill" or "steep-sided mount" in Sindarin; the plural is emyn.[1] Compare with ambo in Quenya.
Examples
- Amon Hen = "Hill of the Eye"
- Amon Rûdh = "Bald Hill"
- Amon Sûl = Weathertop
- Emyn Muil = "Drear Hills"
External links
- Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", amon
