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Words with similar meaning are ''[[aran]]'' "king" and ''[[tar]]'' "high, lord". | Words with similar meaning are ''[[aran]]'' "king" and ''[[tar]]'' "high, lord". | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]]. | [[PQ]] ''[[kherû]]'' "master"<ref>{{L|282}}</ref> from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Ciryaher]] - "Ship Lord" | * [[Ciryaher]] - "Ship Lord" |
Revision as of 22:53, 20 October 2010
heru or hér means "lord" in Quenya. Words with similar meaning are aran "king" and tar "high, lord".
Etymology
PQ kherû "master"[1] from Root KHER.
See also
- Ciryaher - "Ship Lord"
- Herumor "Black Lord"
- Herunúmen - "Lord of the West"
- Ondoher - "Stone Lord"
- Ostoher - "Fortress Lord"
Cognates
Inspiration
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
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 282, (dated 18 December 1965)