Mazarbul means "written documents, records" in Khuzdul.
Etymology
The word has a probable root *ZRB, "write, inscribe".[1]
If so, it also contains a prefix ma- which perhaps denotes perfect tense, and the suffix -ul.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 47
- ↑ Magnus Auberg, An analysis of Dwarvish