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'''Arat''' means 'high', 'noble', and 'royal' in [[Quenya]]
'''''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]].
 
==References==
* [[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]] by [[Ruth S. Noel]]


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

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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