Gabilān

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Gabilān is the Khuzdul name for the river Sirion.[1]

It probably means "Great River".Template:Or

Etymology

The word obviously contains the word gabil "great".Template:Or

The unattested element ân is perhaps a word meaning "river" or just a nominal ending[1] (eg. "Great One").Template:Or

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: III. Maeglin", p. 336
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