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'''''heru''''' or '''''hér''''' means "lord" in [[Quenya]].  
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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==
==Etymology==
[[PQ]] ''[[kherû]]'' "master"<ref>{{L|282}}</ref> from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]].
[[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 Númenórean)|Herumor]] "Black Lord"
* ''[[Herumor]]'' - "Black Lord"
* [[Tar-Herunúmen|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 ==
{{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 Kåre Fauskanger]]
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]


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[[Category: Quenya nouns]]
[[Category: Quenya nouns]]

Latest revision as of 22:42, 7 March 2023

heru or hér means "lord" in Quenya.[1] Words with similar meaning are aran "king" and tar "high, lord".

Etymology[edit | edit source]

PQ kherû "master"[2] from Root KHER.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

Cognates[edit | edit source]

Inspiration[edit | edit source]

Latin herus means "lord, owner"; German herr is a modern word meaning "sir, lord, master".

References