The Adûnaic name of Manwë (SD/376). According to Christopher Tolkien, the invention of this Adûnaic name preceded the use of Q. Aman as the name of the Blessed Realm, and was likely the inspiration for this Quenya name (SD/376). The later status of Ad. Amân as the name of Manwë is unclear, but it could be that the ancestors of the Númeróreans conflated the name of the Valar with the name of the land he ruled. Conceptual Development: The first Adûnaic name for Manwë was Manawē (SD/55).
Adûnaic
manawē
masculine name. Manwë
Changes
- Manawē → Amân “Manwë” ✧ SD/376
Cognates
- ᴹQ. Manwe “on Taniqetil” ✧ SDI2/Manwë
amân
masculine name. Manwë
Changes
- Amân → Aman “Manwë” ✧ SD/376
Cognates
- ᴹQ. Manwe “on Taniqetil” ✧ SDI2/Amân
Derivations
- ✶Ad. Amān “*Manwë”
Element in
- Ad. Amatthâni “Blessed Realm, (lit.) Land of Manwë” ✧ SD/435
- Ad. Zen’namân “Blessed Realm, Land of Amân”
- Ad. thâni’nAmân “Land of Aman” ✧ SD/435
Variations
- Aman ✧ MRI/Aman
- Amān ✧ SD/435
A draft version of the Adûnaic name for Manwë, later replaced by Amân (SD/376).