Editing Tengwar (section)

=== Ómatehtar ===

In some modes, called ''ómatehtar'' (or ''vowel tehtar'') modes, the vowels are represented with [[diacritic]]s called ''[[tehta]]r'' (Quenya for 'signs'; corresponding [[Grammatical number|singular]]: ''tehta'', 'sign'). These ómatehtar modes can be considered [[abugida]]s rather than true [[alphabet]]s.<ref>{{cite conference |last1=Martínez |first1=Helios De Rosario |chapter=A Methodological Study of the Elvish Writing Systems |title=Proceedings of the Third International Conference on JRR Tolkien's Invented Languages, Omentielva Nelya, Whitehaven, 6-9 August 2009 |series=Arda Philology |year=2011 |volume=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cq2QRcYySHIC&pg=PA1 |publisher=The Arda Society |pages=1–25 |isbn=978-91-973500-3-7}}</ref> In some ómatehtar modes, the consonant signs feature an inherent vowel.

''Ómatehtar'' modes can vary in that the vowel stroke can be placed either on top of the consonant preceding it, as in [[Quenya]], or on the consonant following, as in [[Sindarin]], English, and the notorious Black Speech inscription on the One Ring.