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

Etymology

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

See also

Ciryaher - "Ship Lord"
Herumor - "Black Lord"
Herunúmen - "Lord of the West"
Ondoher - "Stone Lord"
Ostoher - "Fortress Lord"

Cognates

Sindarin hîr
Sindarin híril - "Lady"

Inspiration

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

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

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger

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Quenya nouns