Ad. dâira n. (strong-II neut) “Earth” (Category: Earth, Land)

Ad. dâira n. (strong-II neut) “Earth” (Category: Earth, Land)

A noun translated as “Earth” in the final version of the Lament of Akallabêth (SD/247). It may be related to S. dôr “land”, as suggested by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynn (AAD/13).

Conceptual Development: In the Lament of Akallabêth (first draft), this noun appeared as kamāt (SD/311).

Reference ✧ SD/247 ✧ dāira “Earth”

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Ad. kamāt n. “earth (draft)” (Category: Earth, Land)

The noun for “Earth” in the first draft version of the Lament of Akallabêth (SD/311), later replaced by dâira (SD/247). Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne suggested (AAD/17) that it may be related to the Elvish root ᴹ√KEM “soil, earth”.

Reference ✧ SD/311 ✧ “earth”

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