Haran: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
m (changed "neo-eldarin" to "Neo-Quenya")
m (Changed DISPLAYTITLE)
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''haran''' is a [[Quenya]] word. In ''[[The Etymologies]]'', its meaning is given as "chieftain", related to [[Sindarin]] ''[[Aran]]'',  'king". In later appearances, it seems to have been replaced by ''aran'', like in [[Aranwë]].
'''''haran''''' (pl. ''harni'') is a [[Quenya]] word. In ''[[The Etymologies]]'', its meaning is given as "king, chieftain", related to [[Noldorin]] ''[[aran]]'',  "king".<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 360</ref> In later appearances, it seems to have been replaced by ''aran'', like in [[Aranwë]].{{fact}}


In [[Neo-Quenya]] studies, '''haran''' is believed to be the Quenya word for the number one-hundred, see the quote below. Since the [[Númenóreans]] were the only to use decimal system, it is possibly a dialect word.
==Etymology==
{{quote|100 may be *'''haran''' - in LotR:1142, we find a reference to "the last [year] of a century (''haranyë'')". It is not clear from the wording if a '''haranyë''' is a century or just the last year of it, but the form of the word itself suggests the latter: If *'''haran''' is 100, *'''haranya''' would be "hundredth" and '''haranyë''' a nominalized form *"hundredth one".|[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/ Ardalambion], [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/numerals.htm Quenya numerals]}}


[[Category:Quenya numbers]]
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[ƷAR]]<ref name=Ety/>
 
{{references}}
 
{{title|lowercase}}
[[Category:Quenya numbers|100]]
[[Category:Quenya nouns]]
[[Category:Quenya nouns]]

Revision as of 20:41, 19 October 2012

haran (pl. harni) is a Quenya word. In The Etymologies, its meaning is given as "king, chieftain", related to Noldorin aran, "king".[1] In later appearances, it seems to have been replaced by aran, like in Aranwë.[source?]

Etymology

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 360
Retrieved from "https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Haran&oldid=216139"