Malta

malta is a noun meaning the metal "gold" in Quenya.

Malta is also the name in Quenya of the eighteenth letter of the Tengwar alphabet. It is the second letter of the fifth grade or Tyellë, which contains "nasal" consonants and it is the fifth letter in the labial or p-series of consonants, the Parmatéma. In most modes this letter represents M. However, in the Mode of Beleriand, Malta represents MM, a common occurrence in Sindarin. The Westron name for this letter is Mí.