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Any Sindarin expert here?

Nazgullu

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Hello fellow lotr/tolkien universe fans!
I am looking to have a tattoo in Sindarin (written in Tengwar) and I tried to learn the language, but I am faced with issues when it comes to the translation.

I would like to translate "Kindness and patience will light the way"

From what I have studied so far, I noticed that there's words and concepts that do not exist (or maybe I haven't looked correctly).
I would be verry thankfull if someone could help me. The sentence do not need to stay as it is as long as the meaning stay the same. I can work on the tengwar writting, but if you have any tips I am open to any constructive help !
Thank you so much for your help
 
Hello fellow lotr/tolkien universe fans!
I am looking to have a tattoo in Sindarin (written in Tengwar) and I tried to learn the language, but I am faced with issues when it comes to the translation.

I would like to translate "Kindness and patience will light the way"

One defensible translation suggestion would be "List ah andreth ce(i)liathar i ven" (or alternatively, i bâd)

The reconstructed verb *ce(i)lia- "to illuminate" is based on its Quenya synonym calya-.

An unattested longer synonym for "kindness" would be *miluias.
 
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One defensible translation suggestion would be "List ah andreth ce(i)liathar i ven" (or alternatively, i bâd)

The reconstructed verb *ce(i)lia- "to illuminate" is based on its Quenya synonym calya-.

An unattested longer synonym for "kindness" would be *miluias.
oh that's interresting, I also received this version:
List ah andreth pathathar gin i ven

would that work too? if not I am open to know
thank you for your help and replying to my post I appreciate !
 
oh that's interresting, I also received this version:
List ah andreth pathathar gin i ven

would that work too? if not I am open to know
thank you for your help and replying to my post I appreciate !

Pathathar means "(they) will reveal/show" according to Eldamo. Gin looks like the accusative pronoun "thee, you"; one would obviously expect the dative ("for thee") instead.
 
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