S. Sirannon pn. “Gate-stream”
The stream flowing past the doors of Moria translated “Gate-stream” (LotR/300), a combination of sîr “river” and annon “gate” (SA/sîr, annon).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was already as N. Sirannon (RS/445).
References ✧ LotR/300; LotRI/Gate-stream, Sirannon; RC/276; SA/annon, sîr
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Elements
| sîr | “river, stream” | ✧ SA/sîr |
| annon | “(great) gate, door” | ✧ SA/annon |