zîrân

adjective. beloved

An adjective translated “(the) beloved” (SD/247), apparently formed from the verb zîr- “to love, desire” with the participle suffix -ân. Its placement in the sentence Anadûnê zîrân hikalba “Númenor beloved fell (down)” is unusual, since according to Tolkien adjectives normally precede the nouns they modify (SD/428). It is possible that the adjective here is being used as a noun “the beloved”, an idea supported by the translation of this sentence in the final manuscript: “Anadune the beloved she fell” (VT24/12). See the entry for the Adûnaic participle for further discussion.

Element in

• Ad. Anadûnê zîrân hikalba “Númenor the beloved she fell (down)” ✧ SD/247; VT24/12

Elements

Word	Gloss
zîr-	“*to love, desire”
-ân	“participle suffix”

Variations

• zīrān ✧ SD/247; VT24/12