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'''Arata''' means "high", "noble", and "royal" in [[Quenya]]
'''arata''' is [[Quenya]] for "high, lofty, noble".<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 49</ref> The plural form is used for the '''[[Aratar]]''', the chief of the [[Valar]].


==References==
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* [[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]] by [[Ruth S. Noel]]


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arata is Quenya for "high, lofty, noble".[1] The plural form is used for the Aratar, the chief of the Valar.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 49