2.23 Male ᴹQ. hanu n. “male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷAN “male” (Ety/ƷAN). The first version of this entry gave it the gloss “male (of
Elvish Words – Mankind
Select Elvish Words 2.21-2.22: Man, Woman
2.21 Man Q. nér (ner-) n. “man, male person; [ᴹQ.] adult male; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] husband; warrior” The Quenya word for a “man”, or more specifically a person of male gender (WJ/393). This word is derived from the root √N(D)ER, and the é is long in Quenya as a remnant of the
Select Elvish Words 2.1: Human Being
Q. Atan n. “Man, (lit.) the Second (People)” This is the most common Quenya word for “Man” as a species, most frequently appearing in its plural form Atani (LotR/1034). In notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from The Lord of the Rings from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien
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