arato noun "a noble" (PE17:147), in PE17:118 given as aratō and there glossed "lord" (often = "king"). Cf. aráto. The form cited in the latter source, aratō with a long final vowel, is evidently very archaic (compare Enderō under Ender); later the vowel would become short. (PE17:118)
Quenya
aráto
champion, eminent man
aráto
noun. champion, eminent man, noble, lord, king
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Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶árātō > aratō [arātō] > [aratō] > [arato] ✧ PE17/118 √ARAT > arato [arato] ✧ PE17/147 √arat- > aráto [arā́to] ✧ SA/ar(a) Variations
- aratō ✧ PE17/118
- arato ✧ PE17/147
arato
noble
Ara-
noble
Ara-, ar- a prefixed form of the stem Ara- "noble" (PM:344). In the masc. names Aracáno "high chieftain", mothername (amilessë, q.v.) of Fingolfin (PM:360, cf. 344), Arafinwë "Finarfin" (MR:230)
arquen
noble
arquen noun "a noble" (WJ:372), "knight" (PE17:147)
aráto noun "champion, eminent man" (SA:ar(a) )