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''' | '''''arata''''' or '''''arta''''' 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]]. | ||
==Examples== | |||
== | *''[[Artaher|'''Arta'''her]]'' = "Noble Lord" | ||
* [[ | *''[[Artanis|'''Arta'''nis]]'' = "Noble Woman" | ||
*''[[Varda|Varda '''Arata'''rya]]'' = "Varda in her sublimity" | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[aráto]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 20 September 2021
arata or arta is Quenya for "high, lofty, noble".[1] The plural form is used for the Aratar, the chief of the Valar.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Artaher = "Noble Lord"
- Artanis = "Noble Woman"
- Varda Aratarya = "Varda in her sublimity"
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 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
