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'''Baruk''' is a [[Khuzdul]] word which means 'axes'.
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'''''Bark''''' pl. '''''baruk''''' is a [[Khuzdul]] word which means "axe".  
  
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==References==
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It is another example of "broken plurals" in Khuzdul, similar to "khuzd" and "khazâd".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 85</ref>
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* ''[[The Langauges of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
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==Etymology==
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[[Root]] *B-R-K
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It is possible that "baruk" is also a genitive case, meaning "axes of <something>" rather than just "axes". The phrase "baruk Khazâd" can be compared to a "construct pair" in Semitic languages, such as Hebrew and Arabic.<ref>Magnus Åberg, ''[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_khuzdul.html Mellonath Daeron: An analysis of Dwarvish]'', as of 6 September 2010</ref>
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==Example==
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* ''Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!'' - "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, p. 296</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:53, 2 November 2012

Bark pl. baruk is a Khuzdul word which means "axe".

It is another example of "broken plurals" in Khuzdul, similar to "khuzd" and "khazâd".[1]

[edit] Etymology

Root *B-R-K

It is possible that "baruk" is also a genitive case, meaning "axes of <something>" rather than just "axes". The phrase "baruk Khazâd" can be compared to a "construct pair" in Semitic languages, such as Hebrew and Arabic.[2]

[edit] Example

  • Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! - "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"[3]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 85
  2. ↑ Magnus Åberg, Mellonath Daeron: An analysis of Dwarvish, as of 6 September 2010
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 296
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