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'''''Gabilān''''' is the [[Khuzdul]] name for the river [[Sirion]].<ref name=WJ>{{WJ|Maeglin}}, p. 336</ref>
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'''''Gabilān''''' is the [[Khuzdul]] name for the river [[Sirion]], meaning "great river".<ref name=WJ>{{WJ|Maeglin}}, p. 336</ref>  


It probably means "Great River".{{or}}
==See also==
==Etymology==
The word obviously contains the word ''[[gabil]]'' "great".{{or}}
 
The unattested element ''ân'' is perhaps a word meaning "river" or just a nominal ending<ref name=WJ/> (eg. "Great One").{{or}}


*[[Gabil]]
*[[Gabilgathol]]
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Gabilān is the Khuzdul name for the river Sirion, meaning "great river".[1]

See also

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: III. Maeglin", p. 336