1.21 Earth, Land Q. cemen, n. “the Earth; earth, [ᴹQ.] soil” Tolkien often used this Elvish word for “the Earth”, but in notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from The Lord of the Rings from the late 1950s or early 1960s, he clarified that “kemen ‘the Earth’ [was] an apparent
Elvish Words – Physical World
Select Elvish Words 1.11-1.12: World, Universe
1.11 World Q. Ambar, n. “The World, Earth, (lit.) Habitation, Settlement” The word Ambar is probably the most common Quenya word for the “World”. Its more literal meaning is “Habitation” (MR/337; NM/226) or “Settlement” (PE17/163) in the sense that it is the realm in which the children of Eru (Elves