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'''Magân''' is an [[Adûnaic]] word, meaning ''wright, builder''. | '''Magân''' is an [[Adûnaic]] word, meaning ''wright, builder''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It derives from a possible verb *''mag'' "to | It derives from a possible verb *''mag'' "to build" and the agentive ending ''[[-ân]]'' | ||
Ultimately the stem must be related to [[Elvish]] [[ | Ultimately the stem must be related to [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[MAƷ]]/[[MAG]] "to handle, use" | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* | * [[Tar-Ciryatan|Balkumagân]] | ||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Mahtan]], [[tano]]'' | |||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[tan]]'' | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magan}} | |||
[[Category: Adûnaic words]] | [[Category: Adûnaic words]] | ||
