arta

exalted, lofty

arta (1) adj. "exalted, lofty" (PM:354), "high, noble" (PE17:118, 147); cf. names like Artaher, Artanis.

arta

fort, fortress

arta (2) noun "fort, fortress" (GARAT under 3AR)

arta

etcetera

arta (3) adv. "etcetera" (PE17:71); see ta #4.

arta

across, athwart

arta (4) prep. "across, athwart" (LT2:335), perhaps rather olla in Tolkiens later Quenya.

arta

adjective. high, noble, exalted, lofty

arta

adverb. etcetera, etcetera, *and so forth

A Quenya equivalent of “etcetera, ✱and so forth”, a combination of ar “and” plus ta used in giving an addenda to lists: malta, tyelpe, míri, arta “gold, silver, jewels, etc.” (PE17/71). Sometimes it is simply give as ta or ta ta, especially in older language. See ta “also” for further discussion.

arata

adjective. high, noble, exalted, lofty

atta

across, over, lying from side to side

atta (ata-) (4) prep. "across, over, lying from side to side" (VT49:32; it is not quite clear whether this is a Quenya word or not)

minassë

fort, city, with a citadel and central watch-tower

minassë noun "fort, city, with a citadel and central watch-tower" (VT42:24)

ostirion

fort

ostirion noun "fort" (TI:423)