S. harad n. “south” (Category: South)
The Sindarin word for “south” based on the root ᴹ√KHYAR “left-hand” (LotR/1123; PE17/18; Ety/KHYAR). It was the “left-hand direction” since the Elves reckoned their directions while facing west, so that “south” was to the left (LotR/1123). It can also be used for “the South” as a region but without a definite article (PE23/133), that is just Harad rather than i Charad.
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s it was first given as haran (EtyAC/KHYAR).
References ✧ LotR/1115, 1123; PE17/18, 88; SA/hyarmen
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| harn | “southern, south” | prefix | ✧ PE17/18 (har-) |
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N. harad n. “south” (Category: South)
References ✧ Ety/KHYAR; EtyAC/KHYAR
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| ᴹ√KHYAR > harad | [kʰjarata] > [kʰarata] > [xarata] > [xarat] > [xarad] > [harad] | ✧ Ety/KHYAR |