An adjective translated “humbled” (SD/247, 311), perhaps a participle of the verb ✱zabath- “to (be) humble” with the participle suffix -ân.
Quenya
nucumna
humbled
Adûnaic
zabathân
adjective. humbled
Element in
- Ad. kadô Zigûrun zabathân unakkha “and so [Sauron] he came humbled” ✧ SD/247
- Ad. Kadō zigūrun zabathān {hunekkū >>} unekkū “and so ‽ humbled he-came” ✧ SD/311
Elements
Word Gloss zabath- “to (be) humble” -ân “participle suffix” Variations
- zabathān ✧ SD/247; SD/311
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Qenya
nukumna
adjective. humbled
Element in
- ᴹQ. ar Sauron túle nukumna Númenórenna “and Sauron came humbled to Númenor” ✧ SD/246
Elements
Word Gloss NU/UNU “*down, under” KU(Ʒ) “bow”
nucumna ("k")adj. (or passive participle) "humbled" (SD:246). This probably contains a verbal stem #nucum- "to humble, humiliate"; compare naham- with passive participle nahamna (q.v.)