arminalêth

proper name. *Royal Heaven (City)

The Adûnaic name for the capital of Númenor, whose Quenya name is Armenelos (SD/363, PM/145). The final element -êth seems to be a feminizing suffix, also seen in Ad. Akallabêth. The initial element Ar- is the same as that used in the name of kings and queens, and the middle element minal means “heaven”, so perhaps the literal meaning is something like ✱“Royal Heaven (City)”, similar in the sense to the Quenya name.

Changes

• Arminalêth → Armenelos ✧ SDI2/Arminalêth

Cognates

• Q. Armenelos “City of the Kings; *(lit.) Noble Heaven City” ✧ PM/145; PMI/Armenelos

Elements

Word	Gloss
Ar-	“king or queen”
minal	“the heavens, sky”
-êth	“feminine suffix”

Variations

• Ar-Minalêth ✧ SD/363; SDI2/Arminalêth