Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : RAB²

ᴹ√RAB² root. “*wall”

ᴹ√RAB² root. “*wall”

In The Etymologies as published by Christopher Tolkien in The Lost Road, this “root” is given as RAMBĀ (Ety/RAMBĀ). However, Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne clarified that the root form was actually given as RAB⁽²⁾, and ᴹ✶rambā is simply the primitive form of ᴹQ. ramba/N. rham “wall” (EtyAC/RAMBĀ). The root form ᴹ√RAB² is consistent with other derivatives of the root: ᴹQ. ráva/N. rhaw “bank (especially of a river)”. Tolkien’s continued use of S. ram for “wall” in later writings (S/122; RC/512) indicates the ongoing validity of at least the strengthened form of this root.

References ✧ Ety/ÁNAD, TAL; EtyAC/RAMBĀ

Variations

RAB² ✧ EtyAC/RAMBĀ
RAMBĀ ✧ Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/TAL

Derivatives

> ᴹ✶rambā “wall” ✧ Ety/RAMBĀ
- > ᴹQ. ramba¹ “wall” ✧ Ety/RAMBĀ
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. Ilurambar “Walls of the World” ✧ Ety/RAMBĀ; SM/241
- > N. rham “wall” ✧ Ety/RAMBĀ
  - ⇒ 4 compounds
> ᴹQ. ráva² “bank (especially of a river)” ✧ Ety/RAMBĀ
⇒ N. Andram “Long Wall” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD
⇒ N. Rhamdal “Wall’s End” ✧ Ety/TAL
> N. rhaw² “bank (especially of a river)” ✧ Ety/RAMBĀ
- ⇒ N. duirro “*river-bank” ✧ EtyAC/RAMBĀ
> Q. ramba “wall”
- ⇒ Q. Eärambar “Walls of Eä”
> S. ram “wall”
- ⇒ 4 compounds