Sindarin

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Etymology

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Modified from amrost (‘sunrise’) in Tolkien’s earlier conceptions of the language (‘Gnomish’ and later early ‘Noldorin’), from still earlier ambros, ambrost. Diegetically explained as am (up) +‎ rhûn (east, literally rising), and so cognate or formed in parallel to Quenya Ambaróna (Fangorn Forest, literally Eastern (Land)) and ambarónë (dawn).

Noun

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amrûn • t#7~M5

  1. sunrise
  2. east
    Synonym: rhûn

See also

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(compass points)

forod
dûn, annûn   rhûn, amrûn
harad

References

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  • Paul Strack (2008–2023) “amrûn”, in Eldamo – An Elvish Lexicon[1]