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'''An''' is [[Quenya]] for 'for' or 'because'. It is also [[Sindarin]] for 'long'.
'''''an''''' is a preposition meaning "to, towards, for" in [[Sindarin]]. In [[Quenya]] the preposition means "for" or "because".


When used as a prefix, '''''an-''''' means "by" or "with" in [[Sindarin]].


==References==
 
* [[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]
== References ==
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]


[[Category:Quenya words]]
[[Category:Quenya words]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]

Revision as of 06:08, 5 July 2006

an is a preposition meaning "to, towards, for" in Sindarin. In Quenya the preposition means "for" or "because".

When used as a prefix, an- means "by" or "with" in Sindarin.


References