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| [[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Balin's Tomb.jpg|thumb|<center>BALIN<br>FUNDINUL<br>'''UZBADKHAZADDUMU'''<br>BALINSONOVFUNDINLORDOVMORIA</center>]] | | #REDIRECT [[Lord of Moria#Etymology and analysis]] |
| '''''Uzbad Khazaddûmu''''' was the [[Dwarvish]] phrase meaning for "lord" or "king" of [[Khazad-dûm]]. It was inscribed on [[Balin's Tomb]].<ref>{{FR|Journey}}</ref>
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| ==Etymology and analysis==
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| The phrase is translated as "Lord of Moria"; ''uzbad'' seems to be translated as "Lord", however since Khuzdul words of three consonants normally don't begin with a vowel, [[Magnus Åberg]] proposes that the word is enclitic, and *''u-'' is actually a prefix meaning "and".<ref name="magnus">''[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_khuzdul.html An analysis of Dwarvish]'' by Magnus Åberg</ref>
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| 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'' and "Lord of Moria" would be *''zâbad Khazaddûmu''.<ref name="magnus"/>
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| 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]]
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