The word ar or âr can have various meanings:
Root
Adûnaic
Etymology
It means "king" and is a prefixal form of ârû ("king") or derived from the same root. Obviously from Elvish.[2]
Quenya
Etymology
Sindarin
Noldorin
Tolkien apparently used the word ar to translate "and" in a Noldorin phrase inscribed on a draft of Thrór's Map.[5][6][7]
Examples
Westron
- The name of the twenty-first Tengwa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ar(a)-
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Ad. Ar- pref.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 12 January 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 70
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ar-
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, pp. 92, 150 (note 6)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party" (translation by Gandalf of the Old English runes on the map)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Thrór's map inscription at Jrrvf.com (accessed 27 June 2011)
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist at Ardalambion
- Adûnaic at Ardalambion
- Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis
- Jim Allan, Report from Marquette