Tar
From Tolkien Gateway
Tar- was the Quenya title taken on by Númenórean rulers meaning "high" as in "royal" or "noble". The feminine form tári meant "queen".[1]
Examples
- Annatar - "Lord of Gifts"
- Elentári - "Star-Queen"
- Kementári - "Queen of the Earth"
- Tarcil - "High Man"
- Sorontar - "Lord of the Eagles"
Etymology
The Etymologies mention Primitive Quendian tāro ("king: only used of the legitimate kings of the whole tribes"), from root TĀ. The same root yields Noldorin/Sindarin taur.[2]=
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", tar-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 389
