Ad. Nimriyê n. (weak-II neut) “Nimrian Tongue, *Elvish” (Category: Language)

Ad. Nimriyê n. (weak-II neut) “Nimrian Tongue, *Elvish” (Category: Language)

The Adûnaic word for the Elvish language (SD/414), most likely a combination of the word Nimir “Elf” (evidently with the Adûnaic syncope) and a suffix meaning “language”, perhaps -iyê.

References ✧ SD/414; SDI2/Nimrian

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Nimir “Elf, (lit.) Shining One” ✧ SD/414 (Nimīr)
*-iyê “language suffix”