S. #mírdan n. “jewel smith” (Category: Gem, Jewel)
A word for “jewel smith” appearing only in its plural form mirdain in the name Gwaith-i-Mírdain “People of the Jewel Smiths” (S/286). It is a combination of mîr “jewel” and the suffixal form -dan of tân “smith, wright”.
References ✧ UTI/Gwaith-i-Mírdain, Mírdain
Inflections
Mírdain | plural | “Jewel Smiths” | ✧ UTI/Gwaith-i-Mírdain |
Mírdain | plural | ✧ UTI/Mírdain |
Elements
mîr | “jewel, precious thing, treasure” | |
#tân | “builder, smith, wright, artificer” | soft-mutation |
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