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'''''már''''' (pl. | '''''már''''' (pl. '''''mardi''''')<ref>{{VT|46}}, p. 13</ref><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p.64</ref> and its alternative forms '''''-mar, -bar''''', means "house, home, dwelling, family" in [[Quenya]]. | ||
It also refers to a "House" as in "family line, dynasty" (cf. [[Mardil]]). | It also refers to a "House" as in "family line, dynasty" (cf. [[Mardil|Mardil Voronwë]]), or poetically to the world (cf. [[Ambar]]). | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[ | From [[Sundocarme|root]] [[MBAR]] "dwelling, habitation".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | ||
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
*''Mardello'' "from home" (poet. "World") | *''Mardello'' "from home" (poet. "World") | ||
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*[[Ingwemar]] | *[[Ingwemar]] | ||
*''[[mar]]'' "dwell" | *''[[mar]]'' "dwell" | ||
*''[[oromar]]'' "high hall" | *''[[oromar]]'' "high hall"<ref name=PE17/> | ||
*''[[mardo]]'' "dweller" | *''[[mardo]]'' "dweller" | ||
*[[Mardil]] | *[[Mardil|Mardil Voronwë]] | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[Helge Fauskanger]] believes that ''már'' is unlikely to have the stem-form ''mard-'' and that the root resulted to '''two''' words: ''már (mar-)'' for "home, house", whereas ''mar (mard-)'' for "earth, world".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/quen-eng.htm|articlename=Quettaparma Quenyallo|dated=|website=Arda}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:35, 11 November 2014
már (pl. mardi)[1][2] and its alternative forms -mar, -bar, means "house, home, dwelling, family" in Quenya.
It also refers to a "House" as in "family line, dynasty" (cf. Mardil Voronwë), or poetically to the world (cf. Ambar).
Etymology
From root MBAR "dwelling, habitation".[3]
Other forms
- Mardello "from home" (poet. "World")
Cognates
See also
- Eldamar
- Eämbar = "Sea Home"
- Vinyamar = "New Home"
- Ingwemar
- mar "dwell"
- oromar "high hall"[2]
- mardo "dweller"
- Mardil Voronwë
References
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 13
- ↑ 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.64
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
Notes
Helge Fauskanger believes that már is unlikely to have the stem-form mard- and that the root resulted to two words: már (mar-) for "home, house", whereas mar (mard-) for "earth, world".[1]
References
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quettaparma Quenyallo", Ardalambion (accessed 19 April 2024)