zahar appears to be a Khuzdul word, only attested in the compound name Tumunzahar. The whole name is translated "Hollowbold",[1] and Magnus Åberg has suggested that the element zahar means "hollow".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
- ↑ Magnus Åberg, "An analysis of Dwarvish" at Forodrim.org (accessed 5 November 2011)