númellótë

masculine name. Flower of the West

The secret Quenya birth-name of Inziladûn translated “Flower of the West”, later called Tar-Palantir when he became the 24th ruler of Númenor (UT/227). This name is a compound of númen “west” and lótë “flower”, with the final -n of númen assimilate to the l.

Cognates

• Ad. Inziladûn “Flower of the West” ✧ UT/227

Elements

Word	Gloss
númen	“west, direction or region of the sunset, occident, (lit.) going down”
lótë	“flower, single blossom, flower, single blossom; [ᴱQ.] bloom”