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'''Banazîr''' is a [[Hobbitish]] name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to '''Ban'''. | '''Banazîr''' is a [[Hobbitish]] name meaning "simple minded". It was sometimes shortened to '''Ban'''. | ||
It was the first name of [[ | It was the first name of [[Samwise Gamgee|Ban Galpsi]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ | It comes from the [[Westron]] element ''[[ban(a)]]'' meaning "half" and ''[[zîr]]'' meaning "wise" | ||
==Translations== | ==Translations== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perhael]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perhael]]'' | ||
The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam. | The name was translated as "Samwise", and Ban as Sam. | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Westron words]] | [[Category:Westron words]] | ||
[[de:Samweis Gamdschie#Namen_und_Titel]] | [[de:Samweis Gamdschie#Namen_und_Titel]] | ||
[[fi:Banazîr]] | [[fi:Banazîr]] |