S. Hadhodrond loc. “Dwarrowdelf, (lit.) Dwarrowvault”
The original Sindarin name and translation of Khazad-dûm (S/91, WJ/389), a compound of Hadhod “Dwarf” and rond “vault” (SA/hadhod, rond; WJ/414), changed to Moria after its fall into darkness.
Conceptual Development: Earlier Sindarin translations include Nornhabar (WJ/209) and Dornhabar (PE17/35).
References ✧ S/91; SA/hadhod, rond; SI/Dwarrowdelf, Hadhodrond; WJ/389, 414, 419; WJI/Hadhodrond, Khazad-dûm, Nornhabar
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| Hadhod | “Dwarf” | ✧ SA/hadhod; WJ/414 |
| rond | “(vaulted or arched) roof; vaulted chamber or cavern; heavens [as a roof of the world]” | ✧ SA/rond; WJ/414 |
Cognates
S. Nornhabar loc. “Dwarrowdelf”
An earlier Sindarin translation of Khazad-dûm, replaced by Hadhodrond (WJ/209). It is a compound of norn “hard”, which is sometimes used as a name for Dwarves, and the lenited form of *sabar “delving”. A variant Dornhabar appears in Tolkien’s Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings (PE17/35), changing the initial element to dorn of similar meaning. The form Domhabar that was originally published in PE17 is confirmed to have been an error; see the Parma Eldalamberon Errata (PEE).
References ✧ PE17/35; PEE/17; WJ/209; WJI/Hadhodrond, Khazad-dûm, Nornhabar
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| #norn | “hard; dwarf” | |
| #sabar | “delving” | soft-mutation |
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