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'''Amrûn''' is [[Sindarin]] for 'east' or 'sunrise'.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref><ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]''</ref> The first element of the word is ''[[am]]''.
==Sindarin==
'''''amrûn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "east".<ref>{{App|E2i}}</ref>
===See also===
*Sindarin ''[[rhûn]]''
 
==Noldorin==
 
'''''amrûn''''' is a [[Noldorin]] word meaning "uprising, sunrise, Orient".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref>  
===Etymology===
 
The first element of the word is ''[[am]]'', deriving from root [[AM|AM<sup>2</sup>]] ("up").<ref name=LR/>
 
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Sindarin[edit | edit source]

amrûn is a Sindarin word meaning "east".[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

Noldorin[edit | edit source]

amrûn is a Noldorin word meaning "uprising, sunrise, Orient".[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The first element of the word is am, deriving from root AM2 ("up").[2]

References