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Lembi is a Quenya word meaning "Lingerers". Early in Tolkien's writings, it was used as a collective term for the Avari, Elves who stayed in Middle-earth.[1]
It is likely derived from the earlier Quenya adjective lemba, which means "left behind".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "LEB"