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'''''Uzbad Khazaddûmu''''' was the [[Dwarvish]] word for "lord" or "king" of [[Khazad-dûm]].<ref>{{FR|Journey}}</ref> | '''''Uzbad Khazaddûmu''''' was the [[Dwarvish]] word for "lord" or "king" of [[Khazad-dûm]].<ref>{{FR|Journey}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology and analysis== | ==Etymology and analysis== | ||
The phrase is translated as "Lord of Moria"; ''uzbad'' seems to be translated as "Lord", however [[Magnus Åberg]] proposes the theory that the word is enclitic, having a prefix *''u-'' meaning "and". If this is so, ''uzbad'' is meaning "...and lord", the full phrase being "...son of [[Fundin]] ''and'' lord...". Åberg suggests that the basic form of "Lord" would be *''zâbad''.<ref>''[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_khuzdul.html An analysis of Dwarvish]'' by Magnus Åberg</ref> | The phrase is translated as "Lord of Moria"; ''uzbad'' seems to be translated as "Lord", however [[Magnus Åberg]] proposes the theory that the word is enclitic, having a prefix *''u-'' meaning "and". If this is so, ''uzbad'' is meaning "...and lord", the full phrase being "...son of [[Fundin]] ''and'' lord...". Åberg suggests that the basic form of "Lord" would be *''zâbad''.<ref name="magnus">''[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_khuzdul.html An analysis of Dwarvish]'' by Magnus Åberg</ref> | ||
The ending ''[[-u]]'' in ''Khazaddûmu'' is probably "an ending that gives the noun an objective or locative meaning"<ref | The ending ''[[-u]]'' in ''Khazaddûmu'' is probably "an ending that gives the noun an objective or locative meaning"<ref name="magnus"/>. | ||
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[[Category:Khuzdul words]] | [[Category:Khuzdul words]] | ||
[[Category:Dwarven Titles]] | [[Category:Dwarven Titles]] | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 18 May 2011
Uzbad Khazaddûmu was the Dwarvish word for "lord" or "king" of Khazad-dûm.[1]
Etymology and analysis
The phrase is translated as "Lord of Moria"; uzbad seems to be translated as "Lord", however Magnus Åberg proposes the theory that the word is enclitic, having a prefix *u- meaning "and". If this is so, uzbad is meaning "...and lord", the full phrase being "...son of Fundin and lord...". Åberg suggests that the basic form of "Lord" would be *zâbad.[2]
The ending -u in Khazaddûmu is probably "an ending that gives the noun an objective or locative meaning"[2].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 An analysis of Dwarvish by Magnus Åberg
