At least according to notes on the Valarin language, the name Máhanaxar was a contraction of the original name used by the Valar themselves, which was said to be Máχananaškād. That word in turn derived from Máχallām 'throne' and akašān, 'law, commandment', so literally Máhanaxar meant 'thrones of the law' or 'thrones of doom', but it is universally translated as 'Ring of Doom' or 'Doom-ring' (where 'ring' describes the arrangement of the thrones of the Valar).
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