Q. tumbalë n. “depth, deep valley” (Category: Deep)
A word appearing as an element in the Entish words Tumbalemorna “Deepvalleyblack” and Tumbaletaurëa “Deepvalleyforested” (LotR/1131), an elaboration of tumba. In Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings (WPP) from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien translated it as “depth, deep valley” (PE17/81). I think it means “depth” as in “a depth” rather than an abstract measure of “depth”, for which I would recommend ᴺQ. núrië.
References ✧ LotR/1131; PE17/81
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Elements
| tumba | “deep valley” |
| -lë | “abstract noun, adverb” |
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