An old (Númenórean?) name for the region of Gondor attested only in its mutated form Challonnas (PE17/28). It is a compound of the prefixal form har- of harn “south” and lonnas “harbourage”.
Quenya
hyallondië
place name. South-harbourage
Cognates
- S. Hallonnas “South-harbourage” ✧ PE17/028
Element in
- Q. Turmen Hyallondiéva “Realm of the South-harbourage” ✧ PE17/028
Elements
Word Gloss hyar- “left-hand, south” londië “harbourage” Variations
- Hyaralondië ✧ PE17/028
An old (Númenórean?) name for the region of Gondor, also appearing in the longer forms Hyaralondië and Turmen Hyallondiéva (PE17/28). It is a compound of the prefix hyar- “south” and londië “harbourage”. In the short name, the r of hyar- is assimilated to the l of londië.