Heru
(Difference between revisions)
m (Change disambig template) |
|||
| (9 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''''heru''''' or '''''hér''''' means "lord" in [[Quenya]]. | + | __notoc__ |
| − | Words with similar meaning are ''[[aran]]'' "king" and ''[[tar]]'' "high, lord". | + | '''''heru''''' or '''''hér''''' means "lord" in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''heru''</ref> Words with similar meaning are ''[[aran]]'' "king" and ''[[tar]]'' "high, lord". |
| + | |||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | [[PQ]] ''[[kherû]]'' "master"<ref>{{L|282}}</ref> from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''KHER'''</ref> | ||
| + | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | * [[Ciryaher]] - "Ship Lord" | + | * ''[[Ciryaher]]'' - "Ship Lord" |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Herumor]]'' - "Black Lord" |
| − | * [[Herunúmen]] - "Lord of the West" | + | * ''[[Tar-Herunúmen|Herunúmen]]'' - "Lord of the West" |
| − | * [[Ondoher]] - "Stone Lord" | + | * ''[[Ondoher]]'' - "Stone Lord" |
| − | * [[Ostoher]] - "Fortress Lord" | + | * ''[[Ostoher]]'' - "Fortress Lord" |
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[hîr]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[hîr]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Sindarin]] ''híril'' - "Lady" | ||
| + | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
Latin ''herus'' means "lord, owner"; German ''herr'' is a modern word meaning "sir, lord, master". | Latin ''herus'' means "lord, owner"; German ''herr'' is a modern word meaning "sir, lord, master". | ||
| − | + | {{References}} | |
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
| − | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge | + | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] |
| + | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category: Quenya nouns]] | [[Category: Quenya nouns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:26, 1 November 2012
heru or hér means "lord" in Quenya.[1] Words with similar meaning are aran "king" and tar "high, lord".
[edit] Etymology
PQ kherû "master"[2] from Root KHER.[3]
[edit] See also
- Ciryaher - "Ship Lord"
- Herumor - "Black Lord"
- Herunúmen - "Lord of the West"
- Ondoher - "Stone Lord"
- Ostoher - "Fortress Lord"
[edit] Cognates
[edit] Inspiration
Latin herus means "lord, owner"; German herr is a modern word meaning "sir, lord, master".
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", heru
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 282, (dated 18 December 1965)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", KHER