In Númenor, Noirinan was a valley on the southern slopes of Meneltarma.
History
Within the rock of the mountain was a head-chamber where the bygone Kings and Queens of Númenor were entombed.[1][2]
The source of the river Siril lay in Noirinan.[1]
Etymology
Noirinan was a Quenya name meaning "Valley of the tombs". It came from the words noirë, meaning 'tomb', and nan, 'valley'.[citation needed]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኖሪናን |
| Arabic | نورينان |
| Armenian | Նոիրինան |
| Assamese | নোৰিনান |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Ноірынан |
| Bengali | নওরিনান |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Ноиринан |
| Burmese | နော်ရီနန် |
| Danish | Kongegravene (Noirinan) |
| Georgian | ნოირიანი |
| Gujarati | નોઇરીનન |
| Hebrew | נואירינאן |
| Hindi | नोइरीनान |
| Kannada | ನೋರಿನಾನ್ |
| Korean | 노리난 |
| Japanese | ノイリノナン |
| Laotian | ນໍຣິເນນ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Ноиринан |
| Maithili | नोरिनान |
| Marathi | नॉरिनान |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Норинан |
| Nepalese | नोइरिनान |
| Persian | نورینان |
| Russian | Нойринан |
| Serbian | Ноиринан (Cyrillic) Noirinan (Latin) |
| Sindhi | نورينان |
| Sinhalese | නෝරිනන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Норинан |
| Tamil | நொய்ரினன் |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Нуарінан |
| Urdu | نورینان |
| Yiddish | נאָירינאַן |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Númenor"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor"