Lord of Moria
The Lord of Moria (Sindarin: Aran Moria) is the title of the ruler of Moria such as the King of Khazad-dûm who was typically the King of Durin's Folk.
The title Aran Moria, translated as Lord of Moria, refers to Durin III and appears in the Doors of Durin.
The kingdom had been abandoned in Third Age 1980 but Balin, a Dwarf of the House of Durin, led a small colony to reclaim it. His rule lasted only briefly (Third Age 2989 - Third Age 2995) until his death. The Khuzdul phrase Uzbad Khazaddûmu meaning Lord of Moria was inscribed on his tomb.
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Etymology
The phrase is translated as "Lord of Moria"; uzbad seems to be translated as "Lord", however since Khuzdul words of three consonants normally don't begin with a vowel, Magnus Åberg proposes that the word is enclitic, and *u- is actually a prefix meaning "and".
If this is so, uzbad means "...and lord", the full phrase being "...son of Fundin and lord...". Åberg suggests that the basic form of "Lord" would be *zâbad and "Lord of Moria" would be *zəbad Khazaddûmu.
The ending -u in Khazaddûmu is probably "an ending that gives the noun an objective or locative meaning".
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