arta

adjective. high, noble, exalted, lofty

arata

high, lofty, noble

arata adj. "high, lofty, noble" (PE17:49, 186). Also used as a a noun with nominal pl. form Aratar "the Supreme", the chief Valar, translation of the foreign word Máhani adopted and adapted from Valarin (WJ:402). Aratarya "her sublimity"; Varda Aratarya "Varda the lofty, Varda in her sublimity" (WJ:369). In one source, Aratar is translated as a singular: "High One" (PE17:186)

arata

adjective. high, noble, exalted, lofty

Cognates

• S. raud “noble, eminent; lofty, high, tall; excellent” ✧ PE17/049; PE17/118; PE17/147
• S. arod “noble” ✧ PE17/049; PE17/186
• T. aráto “*noble” ✧ PM/346

Derivations

• ✶rāta “lofty, high, noble” ✧ PE17/049
  • √RĀ/ARA “noble, high, royal” ✧ PE17/118
  • √RAT “tower up” ✧ PE17/186
• ✶arātā “high, lofty, noble” ✧ PE17/118; PE17/186; PE17/186
  • √RĀ/ARA “noble, high, royal” ✧ PE17/118; PM/363
  • √RAT “tower up” ✧ PE17/186
• √ARAT “good, excellent, noble” ✧ PE17/147

Element in

• Q. Ambarto “*High and Lofty” ✧ PM/354
• Q. Artanga “*Noble Iron” ✧ PM/346
• Q. Aratar “High Ones, The Exalted, The Supreme”
• Q. Artaher “Noble Lord” ✧ PM/346
• Q. Artaresto
• Q. Artamir “*Noble Jewel”
• Q. Artanáro “*Noble Fire”
• Q. Artanis “Noble Woman” ✧ PM/346
• ᴺQ. artapano “chessboard”
• ᴺQ. artatúrë “government”
• Q. Artafindë “*Noble [Golden] Hair” ✧ PM/346
• Q. Varda Aratarya “Varda the lofty, Varda in her sublimity” ✧ WJ/369

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶(a)rātā > arata	[arātā] > [aratā] > [arata]	✧ PE17/049
✶áratā > arta	[aratā] > [artā] > [arta]	✧ PE17/118
√ARAT > arta	[arata] > [arta]	✧ PE17/147
✶arāta > arata	[arāta] > [arata]	✧ PE17/186
✶arăta > arta-	[arata-] > [arta-]	✧ PE17/186

Variations

• arta ✧ PE17/118; PE17/147; PM/354
• arta- ✧ PE17/186
• aráta- ✧ PM/346

tar-

affix. high, high; [ᴹQ.] king or queen (in compounds)

Cognates

• S. -dor “*king, lord”

Derivations

• √TĀ/TAƷ “high, high, [ᴹ√] lofty; noble”

Element in

• Q. Alatar
• Q. Annatar “Lord of Gifts” ✧ SA/tar
• Q. Arantar “*High King”
• Q. Tar Calimos “*Royal Bright City”
• Q. Hyarantar “?Southern Height”
• Q. Sorontar “King of Eagles”
• Q. Taniquetil “High White Peak”
• Q. tára “lofty, tall, high” ✧ SA/tar
• Q. Tarannon
• Q. Tarcil “High Man, Númenórean”
• Q. Tarciryan
• Q. Tareldar “High-elves”
• Q. tarhanwa “throne, (lit.) high seat” ✧ PE22/148
• Q. tári “queen, queen, [ᴱQ.] mistress, lady” ✧ SA/tar
• Q. Tarindor “*High minded one”
• Q. tarma “pillar” ✧ SA/tar
• Q. Tarmenel “High Heaven”
• Q. tarminas “great towering building (fort/city/castle), tower”
• ᴺQ. tarolwen “sceptre, (lit.) royal branch”
• Q. Tarondor “?King of Stones”
• Q. Tarostar “?King of the Lands”
• Q. Tarquesta “High Speech, High Language”
• Q. Tarumbar “King of the World”
• S. Tarmund “Noble Bull”

Variations

• tar- ✧ PE22/148; SA/tar

tá

high

tá 2) adj. "high" (LT1:264; there spelt tâ. This is hardly a valid word in Tolkien's later Quenya, but cf. tára "lofty".)

halda

adjective. high, tall

tána

high, lofty, noble

tána (meaning unclear, probably adj. "high, lofty, noble") (TĀ/TA3). Compare tára.

arata

high, lofty, noble

arata adj. "high, lofty, noble" (PE17:49, 186). Also used as a a noun with nominal pl. form Aratar "the Supreme", the chief Valar, translation of the foreign word Máhani adopted and adapted from Valarin (WJ:402). Aratarya "her sublimity"; Varda Aratarya "Varda the lofty, Varda in her sublimity" (WJ:369). In one source, Aratar is translated as a singular: "High One" (PE17:186)