Q. nuquerna adj. “reversed, inverted, *(lit.) under-turned” (Category: to Turn Around)
A word meaning “reversed” (LotR/1123) or “inverted” (PE22/49) in the names of the tengwar árë nuquerna and silmë nuquerna. It appears to be a combination of nu “under” and an adjectival form querna of the verb quer- “turn”, so more literally “*under-turned”. Thus it only means “reversed” in a vertical direction, and “inverted” is a more accurate translation.
References ✧ LotR/1123
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| nu | “under, beneath” | ✧ LotR/1123 (#nu) |
| #querna | “*turned” | ✧ LotR/1123 (#querna) |
Element In
ᴹQ. nuqerna adj. “inverted” (Category: to Turn Around)
Reference ✧ PE22/49 ✧ “inverted”