martan

dwelling-house

martan (1) noun "dwelling-house" (stem martam-), longer variant martanan (stem martamn- as in pl. martamni) (PE17:107)

martan

noun. dwelling-house

A word for “dwelling-house” in notes from the mid-1960s with forms martan (martam-) and longer martaman, a combination of √MBAR “dwell” and √TAM “construct” (PE17/107).

Cognates

• S. barthan “dwelling-house, large building of masonry used as a dwelling” ✧ PE17/109

Derivatives

• north S. bartham “large building of masonry used as a dwelling” ✧ PE17/109
• S. barthan “dwelling-house, large building of masonry used as a dwelling” ✧ PE17/109

Variations

• martaman ✧ PE17/107

martan

earth-smith

Martan (2), also Martano, noun "Earth-smith", "Earthbuilder", a surname of Aule (TAN, GAWA/GOWO the form _Martan_ō given under MBAR must be understood as a primitive form). LT1:266 refers to a "very late note" where a variant Quenya form "Martamo" is derived from ¤mbartanō**"world-artificer"; the stated primitive form (as well as the Sindarin cognate Barthan) would suggest that the Quenya form should be Martano; on the other hand, tamo (q.v.) does occur as a variant of tano** "smith".

martaman

noun. dwelling-house