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* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | ||
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[[Helge Fauskanger]] believes that '' | The above article suggests that ''már (mard-)'' is one word that refers to "home, family" and poetically to the "world" ([[Ambar]]) | ||
[[Helge Fauskanger]] believes that ''már'' is unlikely to have the stem-form ''mard-'' and that the above word is actually '''two''' words: ''már (mar-)'' for "home, house", whereas ''mar (mard-)'' for "earth, world". | |||
[[Category: Quenya nouns]] | [[Category: Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 27 August 2009
már (pl. *mardi)[1][2] and its alternative forms -mar, -bar, means "house" or "home" in Quenya.
Etymology
PQ *mbard- from root MBAR "dwelling, habitation"[3]
Examples
Cognates
See also
References
- The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
Notes
The above article suggests that már (mard-) is one word that refers to "home, family" and poetically to the "world" (Ambar)
Helge Fauskanger believes that már is unlikely to have the stem-form mard- and that the above word is actually two words: már (mar-) for "home, house", whereas mar (mard-) for "earth, world".
