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This website is dedicated to Tolkien's languages, with an emphasis on the elvish languages of his legendarium. Our dictionary consists of imported glosses from a variety of quality dictionaries, categorised and searchable by sense, conjugation and more. You can read more on our about page.

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santha-

verb. to show, declare, point out, make known or clear

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SANA “*know”

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 ⸱    ⸱          ⸱       ⸱        :        ⸱        (    )    ⸱     ⸱   ⸱  ⸱  ⸱     ⸱   ⸱  ⸱  ⸱   ⸱   :               :

Elessar Telcontar: Aragorn Arathornion Edhelharn, aran Gondor ar Arnor ar Hîr i Mbair Annui, anglennatha i Varanduiniant erin dolothen Ethuil, egor ben genediad Drannail erin Gwirith edwen. Ar e aníra ennas suilannad mhellyn în phain: edregol e aníra tírad i Cherdir Perhael (i sennui Panthael estathar aen) Condir i Drann, ar Meril bess dîn, ar Elanor, Meril, Glorfinniel, ar Eirien sellath dîn; ar Iorhael, Gelir, Cordof, ar Baravorn, ionnath dîn. A Pherhael ar am Meril suilad uin aran o Minas Tirith nelchaenen ned Echuir.

A letter from Aragorn to Sam, informing him of the king’s impending visit.

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