hostamir

masculine name. *Many Jewels

Tar-Hostamir was the 21st ruler of Númenor, also known as Ar-Zimrathôn. The second element of his name is probably mírë “jewel”, and the initial element may be ᴹQ. hosta “a large number”, so that the name means: “✱Many Jewels”. Andreas Moehn instead suggested (EotAL/ZIM’R) that the initial element may be a form of the verb hosta- “to gather”, so meaning: “✱Gather Jewels”.

Cognates

• Ad. Zimrathôn “?Many-jewels” ✧ UTI/Ar-Zimrathôn

Elements

Word	Gloss
hosta	“large number”
mírë	“jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious”