tar-

affix. high; king or queen (in compounds)

Cognates

• Ad. Ar- “king or queen” ✧ SD/248

Derivations

• ᴹ✶tārā “lofty” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
  • ᴹ√TĀ/TAƷ “high, lofty; noble” ✧ Ety/AYAK; Ety/TĀ

Element in

• ᴹQ. Tar-kulu “*High Gold”
• ᴹQ. Tinwerontar “Queen of Stars” ✧ Ety/TĀ
• ᴹQ. Tinwetári “Queen of Stars” ✧ Ety/TĀ
• ᴹQ. Sorontar “King of Eagles” ✧ Ety/TĀ
• ᴹQ. Tarkil “High Man” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
• ᴹQ. Tarmenel “High Heaven”
• ᴹQ. Tarqendi “High-elves”
• ᴹQ. Tarqesta “High Speech, High Language”
• ᴹQ. Valatar “Vala-king” ✧ Ety/TĀ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶tārā > tar	[tar]	✧ EtyAC/TĀ

Variations

• -tar ✧ Ety/TĀ
• tar ✧ EtyAC/TĀ; SD/248

thar-

verb. to stand

Derivations

• ᴹ√THAR “stand” ✧ PE22/126

Element in

• ᴹQ. Taras Mindolluin thāra Ondoresse “Mt. Mindolluin stands in Gondor” ✧ PE22/126

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√THAR > thar-	[tʰar-] > [θar-] > [sar-]	✧ PE22/126

Variations

• thar- ✧ PE22/126

tarya

adjective. tough, stiff

Cognates

• On. targa “tough, stiff” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG
• N. tara “tough, stiff” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG
• Ilk. targ “tough, stiff” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG

Derivations

• ᴹ✶targā “tough, stiff” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG
  • ᴹ√TARAG “*tough, stiff” ✧ Ety/TÁRAG

Element in

• ᴺQ. taryalangova “stiff-necked, obstinate”
• ᴺQ. taryassë “stiffness, toughness, difficulty”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶targā > tarya	[targā] > [tarɣā] > [tarjā] > [tarja]	✧ Ety/TÁRAG

tol-

verb. to stand