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* ''[[Malach#Etymology|'''Ara'''dan]]'' = "Noble Man"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''adan''</ref>
* ''[[Malach#Etymology|'''Ara'''dan]]'' = "Noble Man"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''adan''</ref>
* ''[[Arnor#Etymology|'''Ar'''nor]]'' = "Land of the King"<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 28</ref>
* ''[[Arnor#Etymology|'''Ar'''nor]]'' = "Land of the King"<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 28</ref>
* ''[[Araglas#Etymology|'''Ara'''glas]]'' = "Royal Joy"
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* ''[[Araglas#Etymology|'''Ara'''glas]]'' = "Royal Joy"


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[[Category:Quenya prefixes]]
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[[Category:Sindarin prefixes]]
[[Category:Sindarin prefixes]]

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Ar- or ara- is a prefix in Quenya and Sindarin used to confer nobility or royalty.[1] It was a prefixed form of the stem Quenya/Sindarin aran, referring to a king.[2]

Examples

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ar(a)-
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants", p. 344
  3. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 205
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 113
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972)
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants", p. 345
  7. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", adan
  8. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 28