bar
From Tolkien Gateway
bar (pl. *bair[1]) means "land, house" or "home, dwelling" in Sindarin.[2][3]
Etymology
PQ *mbar- from Root MBAR "dwelling, habitation"[4]
Examples
- Dimbar: "sad dwelling"
- Brithombar: "dwellings of Brithon"
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated pp.129-31
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", bar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, pp.379-80
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", MBAR