The southern regions of Middle-earth (LotR/248), it is simply harad “south” used as a name.
Conceptual Development: The name was already N. Harad when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/333).
harad
noun. south
harad
adjective. south
harad
noun. south
Cognates
- Q. hyarmen “south, (lit.) left-hand direction” ✧ LotR/1115; LotR/1123; PE17/018; PE17/088; SA/hyarmen; PE17/018
Element in
- S. Harad “The South”
- S. Haradrim “Southrons, (lit.) People of the Harad”
- S. Haradwaith “South-folk, the Harad”
Variations
- Harad ✧ LotR/1115
harad
place name. The South
The southern regions of Middle-earth (LotR/248), it is simply harad “south” used as a name.
Conceptual Development: The name was already N. Harad when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/333).
Elements
Word Gloss harad “south”
harad
south
1) (”the South” as an area) Harad (i Charad, o Charad, 2) hâr (i châr, o châr, construct har) (also = ”left”). 3) The word Harven (i Charven, o Charven) may refer primarily to ”south” as a direction; the final element -ven means ”way”. (VT45:23). Adj.
harad
south
(i Charad, o Charad
harad
Harad
haradren
south, southern
(lenited charadren; pl. heredrin), also harn (lenited charn, pl. hern). Note: a homophone of the latter means ”wounded”, and as noun harn also means ”helmet” (so haradren may be preferred for clarity).
haradrim
southerners, southrons
(a coll. pl., ”people of the south”)
hâr
south
(i châr, o châr, construct har) (also = ”left”).
harven
south
(i Charven, o Charven) may refer primarily to ”south” as a direction; the final element -ven means ”way”. (VT45:23). Adj.
_adj. _south, southern. Q. hyarmen, hyarna. >> har-