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'''Andor''' or '''Yôzâyan''' in [[Adûnaic]]<ref>{{SD|2d}}, pp. 241, 247}}</ref>, was a name for the island of [[Elenna]] or [[Númenor]], meaning 'The Land of Gift'.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>  
'''Andor''' or '''Yôzâyan''' in [[Adûnaic]],<ref>{{SD|2d}}, pp. 241, 247}}</ref> was a name for the island of [[Elenna]] or [[Númenor]], meaning 'The Land of Gift'.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>  


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Andor or Yôzâyan in Adûnaic,[1] was a name for the island of Elenna or Númenor, meaning 'The Land of Gift'.[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name is Quenya and contains the elements anna "gift" + dor "land".[3]

Similarly, the native name Yôzâyan seems to contain the Adûnaic word zâyan "land".[4]

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