Ara

ar- or ara- is a prefix in Quenya and Sindarin used to confer nobility or royalty. It was a reduced form of Quenya/Sindarin aran, referring to a king.

Examples:

• Arwen = "Noble Maiden"
• Aragorn = "Revered King"

References

• Parma Eldalamberon 17
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist compiled by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis