Q. Noirinan loc. “Valley of Tombs”

Q. Noirinan, loc. “Valley of Tombs”

A shallow valley at the base of Meneltarma housing the tombs of the kings and queens of Númenor, translated “Valley of Tombs” (UT/166). This name seems to be a compound of the plural of noirë “tomb” and the suffix of -nan “valley”.

References ✧ UT/166; UTI

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#noirë “tomb” plural ✧ UT/166 (#Noiri)
nan(do) “(wide) valley, vale” suffix ✧ UT/166 (-nan)