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'''''ar-''''' or '''''ara-''''' is a prefix in [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]] used to confer nobility or royalty. | '''''ar-''''' or '''''ara-''''' is a prefix in [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]] used to confer nobility or royalty.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''ar(a)-''</ref> It was a reduced form of Quenya/Sindarin ''[[aran]]'', referring to a king.{{fact}} | ||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Arwen]] = "Noble Maiden" | * ''[[Arwen]]'' = "Noble Maiden"{{fact}} | ||
* [[Aragorn]] = " | * ''[[Aragorn]]'' = "Revered King"{{fact}} | ||
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[[Category: Quenya | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category: Sindarin | [[Category:Quenya prefixes]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:12, 19 August 2015
ar- or ara- is a prefix in Quenya and Sindarin used to confer nobility or royalty.[1] It was a reduced form of Quenya/Sindarin aran, referring to a king.[source?]
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ar(a)-