arta

exalted, lofty

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

aratar

collective name. High Ones, The Exalted, The Supreme

A term used for the greatest of the Valar (S/29), it is the adjective arata “high, exalted” used as a plural name.

Derivations

• √RAT “tower up” ✧ PE17/186
• √ARAT “good, excellent, noble” ✧ SA/ar(a)

Elements

Word	Gloss
arata	“high, noble, exalted, lofty”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√RAT > aratar	[aratar]	✧ PE17/186
√arat- > Aratar	[aratar]	✧ SA/ar(a)

Variations

• aratar ✧ PE17/186

arth

exalted

1) arth (lofty, noble), pl. erth;

arth

exalted

(lofty, noble), pl. erth

hall

exalted

hall (high); lenited chall; pl. hail. Note: a homophone means ”veiled, hidden, shadowed, shady”.

hall

exalted

(high); lenited chall; pl. hail. Note: a homophone means ”veiled, hidden, shadowed, shady”.

hall

adjective. exalted, high