To ease the finding of a language you are interested in, I've added links here: The linguist known as the Dwarrow Scholar has developed an extensive Khuzdul dictionary, from which most of the above terms are derived.This article now contains several languages and more will come. Much of the Dwarvish used in The Lord of the Rings Online is from this "neo-Khuzdul". Others have since expanded this, by building upon what "official" Khuzdul is available and drawing from real-life languages. Tolkien published very little Khuzdul vocabulary and syntax. The sound of Khuzdul and its triconsonantal root system are inspired by real-life Semitic languages. Places Anazârmekhem - Stewards Gate Azanulbizar - Dimrill Dale, Nanduhirion Azsâlul'abad - Lonely Mountain, Erebor Barazinbar - Caradhras, Redhorn Basnbizar, Bizar - Dale Bundushathûr - Cloudyhead, Fanuidhol Gabilshathûr - Great-clouds Hundshimrîn - "Hill-guard": Dunland Jazârgund - Underground Halls of Chains Khazad-dûm - "Dwarves' Mansions": Dwarrowdelf, Moria Khagal'abbad - Blue Mountains, Ered Luin Kibil-nâla - Silverlode, Celebrant Labamzarszudnu - "White Tree Land": Gondor Malasul'abbad - Misty Mountains, Hithaeglir Nalâ-dûm - Path Halls Nud-melek - East-half Naragzudnu, Nargûn - Black Land, Mordor Thikil-gundu - Steel Keep Thorinuldum - Thorin's Hall Kheled-zâram - "Glass-lake": Mirrormere Zabadgathol - Lord-fortress Zelem-melek - West-half Zigilgund - Silver-coloured Hall Zirakzigil - Silvertine, Celebdil 'urd'êk - halls under Erebor Background Phrases baruk Khazâd - axes of the Dwarves Khazâd ai-mênu - the Dwarves are upon you ul - (son) of Uzbad Khazaddûmu - Lord of Moria, King of Moria Uzbad undu 'Urd - King Under the Mountain Zantulbasân - "Hairy-foot": Hobbit Zelem'utn pl. Siginkanân - "Long-leg": Man (impolite) Sigin-targ pl. Sharbragân - "Bald-chin": Hobbit (impolite) Siginkann pl. Mebelkhagâs - "Stiff-neck": Elf (impolite) Rukhs pl. Khuthâz - "Enduring/Endurer": Elf Khuzd pl. Hundushmâr - "Hill-guardian": Dunlending Khûthuz pl. zirzâ - goldenĭirections faham - north farak - south nud - east zelem - west tarâg - beard thikil - steel -ul - of, 's (genitive suffix) ushmar pl. shathûr - cloud shimrîn - guarded place sigin- long targ pl. nulâ - path, course narag - black rugn pl. kanân - leg kibil - silver kheled - glass Khuzdul - Dwarvish language mals - mist malasul - misty mazarbul - "that which is written": records mebel - stiff melek pl. nibâr - horn Iglishmêk - Dwarvish sign language jazr pl. gunûd - delving, underground hall hund pl. felâk - chisel gabil - great gamil - old gathol pl gathôl - fortress gundu pl. basân - foot bin- without binakhrâm - nameless bizar - dale bund pl. Even to those familiar with Dwarves, mostly only common phrases and the names of major locations would be known.Īkhrâm pl. Also keep in mind that few of these would be known to non-Dwarves. Note that different cases of these words may be required for proper grammar, depending on their place in a sentence or phrase. Where applicable, plural forms are given. See External Links for many more definitions and details. The addition of prefixes and suffixes is used to form even more complex cases of a single word, such as mafallakûn, meaning "he who continues to hew rock again/excessively". Felak means "chisel (object)", afluk means "to chisel, to hew rock", "uflak" means "hewer/chiseller (person)", and iflêk means "the act of hewing rock". For example, the root FLK means "chisel, hew rock". The vowels between and surrounding these consonants determine the case and tense of the word. Ī highly inflected language, Khuzdul is based on word stems of three consonants, known as triconsonantal roots. Even on their tombs, Dwarves are recorded by these foreign names rather than their secret names. Dwarves do not go by their Khuzdul names in public, instead taking "outer" names from Northern Mannish. Khuzdul is carefully preserved and taught to young Dwarves. They share little of it with outsiders, even their friends among the other races. The Dwarves are very protective of their own language. Khuzdul, or Dwarvish is the secret language of the Dwarves.
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