úrin

proper name. Sun, (lit.) Fiery

An earlier Quenya name for the Sun appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s and glossed “Fiery” (LR/240). It was sometimes used in combination with its other name Anar: Úr-anar “Red Sun” (LR/72). In a deleted entry in The Etymologies, it was given as a derivative of the root ᴹ√UR “be hot” (Ety/UR).

Derivations

• ᴹ√UR “be hot” ✧ Ety/UR

Element in

• ᴹQ. Úrien “Sun-maiden” ✧ SM/097
• ᴹQ. en kárielto eldain Isil, hildin Úr-anar; toi írimar “for Elves they made the Moon, but for Men the red Sun; which are beautiful” ✧ LR/072; LR/072

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√UR > Úrin	[ūrin]	✧ Ety/UR

Variations

• Úr-anar ✧ LR/072; LR/072; LRI/Ûr
• Ûr ✧ SM/097