bark

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Bark, pl. baruk, is a Khuzdul word which means "axe".

It is another example of "broken plurals" in Khuzdul, similar to "khuzd" and "khazâd".[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Root *B-R-K

It is possible that baruk is also a genitive case, meaning "axes of <something>" rather than just "axes". The phrase baruk Khazâd can be compared to a "construct pair" in Semitic languages, such as Hebrew and Arabic.[2]

Example[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 85
  2. Magnus Åberg, Mellonath Daeron: An analysis of Dwarvish, as of 6 September 2010
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 296