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'''Gabilân''' is the [[Khuzdul]] name for the river [[Sirion]].
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It probably means "Great River"
==Etymology==
The word obviously contains the word ''[[gabil]]'' "great".
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''ân'' is perhaps a word meaning "river" or just a nominal ending<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, p. 336</ref> (eg. "Great One")
 
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