The 11th chieftain of the Dúnedain (LotR/1038). The initial element of his name is ar(a)- “noble” and but the meaning of its final element is unclear.
Conceptual Development: In the draft of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, his name was first given as Arasuil, revised to Arassuil (PM/211).
A word in the name Cabed-en-Aras “Deer’s Leap” (S/224; UT/150). Its primitive form ✶aras(sō) was translated “hart” (PE21/82), so this word probably refers to a male deer.