parmaitë

masculine name. *Book Handy

Another name of Tar-Elendil, so called because he made many books with his own hand (UT/219). This name seems to be a compound parma “book” and maitë “handy, handed”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
parma	“book, writing, composition, written document of some size, book, writing, composition, written document of some size; [ᴱQ.] skin, bark; parchment”
maitë	“handy, skillful; having a hand, handed; shapely, handy, skillful, [ᴹQ.] skilled; [Q.] shapely, well-shaped; (as suffix) having a hand, handed”