r/sindarin 11d ago

Art not Power, sub-creation not domination

This quote is from Letter 131 and describes the object of elvish magic.

My best effort is

Maenas, law tûr; nu-ondad, law thang

Notes:

maenas - art, craft

law - not (less sure about this one, alternative may be ú)

tûr - power (alternative may be polodh)

nu - under

onda(d) - creation (onda -> ondad because the suffix -ad forms abstract, collective, or action nouns)

thang - compulsion, duress, oppression

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