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* ''[[Aragorn#Etymology|'''Ara'''gorn]]'' = "Revered King"{{fact}}
* ''[[Aragorn#Etymology|'''Ara'''gorn]]'' = "Revered King"{{fact}}
* ''[[Arathorn#Etymology|'''Ara'''thorn]]'' = "Eagle King"
* ''[[Arathorn#Etymology|'''Ara'''thorn]]'' = "Eagle King"
* ''[[Arador#Etymology|'''Ara'''dor]] = "Royal Lord"
* ''[[Arador#Etymology|'''Ara'''dor]]'' = "Royal Lord"
* ''[[Malach#Etymology|'''Ara'''dan]] = "Noble Man"
* ''[[Malach#Etymology|'''Ara'''dan]]'' = "Noble Man"
* ''[[Arnor#Etymology|'''Ar'''nor]] = "Land of the King"
* ''[[Arnor#Etymology|'''Ar'''nor]]'' = "Land of the King"
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Revision as of 19:51, 1 December 2017

Ar- or ara- is a prefix in Quenya and Sindarin used to confer nobility or royalty.[1] It was a reduced form of Quenya/Sindarin aran, referring to a king.[source?]

Examples

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ar(a)-