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''' | '''''azanul''''' is a [[Khuzdul]] word that can mean the adjective "of the shadows, dim", or the while name "Dim-rill" | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word has the stem ''azan'' the plural form of ''[[uzn]]''<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings: A | The word has the stem ''azan'' the plural form of ''[[uzn]]''<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' p. 269</ref> ([[Sundocarmë|Root]] Z-N). | ||
It is possible that the following is the adjectival ending ''[[-ul]]''. | It is possible that the following is the adjectival ending ''[[-ul]]''. | ||
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Tolkien intended the word ''Azanûl'' to be the full name of that valley, but settled on ''Azanulbizar''. The interpretation of the word, as well as that of the ''[[bizar]]'' have changed. Tolkien experimented with various interpretations of the different elements, though the whole was to somehow express "Dimrill Dale". | Tolkien intended the word ''Azanûl'' to be the full name of that valley, but settled on ''Azanulbizar''. The interpretation of the word, as well as that of the ''[[bizar]]'' have changed. Tolkien experimented with various interpretations of the different elements, though the whole was to somehow express "Dimrill Dale". | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 9 November 2012
azanul is a Khuzdul word that can mean the adjective "of the shadows, dim", or the while name "Dim-rill"
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word has the stem azan the plural form of uzn[1] (Root Z-N).
It is possible that the following is the adjectival ending -ul.
It is also possible that the full word is Azanûl meaning "Dim rill", containing the noun ûl "Stream, rill".[2]
Example[edit | edit source]
- It can be analyzed as (duban) Azanul-bizar "dim-rill (dale)" or Azan-ûl bizar "dim-rill dale"
Other versions[edit | edit source]
Tolkien intended the word Azanûl to be the full name of that valley, but settled on Azanulbizar. The interpretation of the word, as well as that of the bizar have changed. Tolkien experimented with various interpretations of the different elements, though the whole was to somehow express "Dimrill Dale".
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion p. 269
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, p. 466
