Ad. #Êruhin pn. (strong-I gendered common) “Child of God”
A title for the race of men as the children of Êru “God” (SD/247). It is only attested in the plural Êruhîn (SD/311, 358) and subjective plural Êruhînim (SD/247-8) forms “Children of God”. The suffix -hin seems to have been a general patronymic in Adûnaic used for lines of descent, also appearing in Indilzar Azrabêlôhin “*Line of Elros [son] of Earendil”.
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as Eruhil(di) (SD/341, 399), probably incorporating ᴹQ. hilde “men”. In these early appearances Tolkien may have conceived of this as a Quenya word before introducing its Adûnaic form Êruhîn. In its early appearances the latter name sometimes had a short initial E: Eruhîn (SD/358), possibly another transitional form resembling later Sindarin Eruchîn. In still later writings, Tolkien coined a Quenya word Q. Eruhin of the similar meaning, encompassing both Men and Elves.
References ✧ PMI/Eruhîn; SD/247-248, 311, 341, 358; SDI2/Eruhil, Eruhildi, Eruhîn
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| Eruhil | draft-plural | “Children of God” | ✧ SD/341 |
| ēruhīn | draft-plural | ✧ SD/311 | |
| Êru-hîn | plural | “Children of God” | ✧ SD/358 |
| ēruhīnim | plural subjective | ✧ SD/247 | |
| ēruhīnim | plural subjective | “Children of God” | ✧ SD/248 |
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| Êru | “God (the Omnipotent)” | ✧ SD/249 (Ēru) |
| *-hin | “child, patronymic” |
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