haradrim
noun. southerners, "Southrons"
haradrim
noun. South(ern) people
haradrim
collective name. Southrons, (lit.) People of the Harad
Sindarin name of the Southrons (LotR/245), a combination of harad “south” and the class-plural suffix -rim (Let/178).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Haradoth >> Haradhoth (WR/365), ending instead with hoth “host”.
Elements
Word Gloss harad “south” -rim “collective or group plural”
harad
noun. south
harad
adjective. south
_adj. _south, southern. Q. hyarmen, hyarna. >> har-
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
haradrim
southerners, southrons
(a coll. pl., ”people of the south”)
haradrim
people of the south
(southerners, southrons);
haradrim
Haradrim
Haradrim is a Sindarin name, consisting of the elements harad ("south") + rim ("host") thus meaning "South-people". Other names were Southerns, Southrons.
haradrim
people of the south
Haradrim (southerners, southrons);
haradrim
southerners, southrons
Haradrim (a coll. pl., ”people of the 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
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).
galadhrim
people of the trees
(Elves of Lórien)
hâr
south
(i châr, o châr, construct har) (also = ”left”).
iathrim
people of doriath
(”Fence-people”) (WJ:378);
rohirrim
people of rohan
(Gondorian pronunciation of Rochirrim; see
gwathuirim
people of dunland
(”shadowy people”) (PM:330);
harven
south
(i Charven, o Charven) may refer primarily to ”south” as a direction; the final element -ven means ”way”. (VT45:23). Adj.
gwaith
people
gwaith (i **waith) (manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, region; wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith**).
gwaith
people
(i ’waith) (manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, region; wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith).
denwaith
people of denwe
(WJ:385);
ilphen
noun. everyone
il- (every/all) + pen (someone/somebody).
harad (“south”) + rim (collective plural suffix)