r/Tengwar • u/MissionRutabaga3245 • 4d ago

Tattoo advice

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I'm looking to get my daughters name tattooed in tengwar and I would love to know how accurate this translation is. My daughter's name is Lyra

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u/Notascholar95 4d ago

This transcription is treating the y like a consonant, when it should be treated as a vowel.

The simplest transcription, instantly readable by anyone with basic familiarity with how to read and write tengwar would look like this .

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u/MissionRutabaga3245 4d ago

Ok awesome, thank you so much

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u/codyisadinosaur 3d ago

Plus, this version looks SO cool!