Ad. Azrubêl m. “Sea-lover, Friend of the Sea”

Ad. Azrubêl m. “Sea-lover, Friend of the Sea”

The Adûnaic name of Q. Eärendil, having a similar meaning “Friend of the Sea” (SD/359). The first element is the objective form of azra “sea” and the second is an agental-formation for the verb stem bêl- (PM/373). An earlier version of this name, Azrabêl, predates Tolkien’s invention the objective case for Adûnaic (SD/359).

Conceptual Development: The first Adûnaic name given to this character was Pharazîr (SD/305).

References ✧ PM/373; PMI; SD/241, 305, 359, 364, 382, 388, 427, 429; SDI2/Azrubêl

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Elements

azra objective ✧ PM/373 (#Azru); SD/305 (#Azru); SD/429 (azru)
#bêl- agental-formation ✧ PM/373 (#-bêl); SD/305 (#-bēl)

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Ad. Pharazîr m. “*Sea-lover”

The first version of the Adûnaic name of Q. Eärendil (SD/305), quickly rejected and replaced by Azrabêl, later Azrubêl. Its rejected elements have the same meaning as Azrubêl. Interestingly, the suffix -zîr “-lover” reappeared in the later names Aphanuzîr and Nimruzîr, though as derivations of zîr- instead of iri-. The word pharaz also reappeared later with the meaning “gold”.

References ✧ SD/305; SDI2/Azrubêl

Changes

Elements

pharaz² “sea” ✧ SD/305 (pharaz)
√Ad. IR “*love” ✧ SD/305 (iri-)