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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[PQ]] ''[[kherû]]'' "master"<ref>{{L|282}}</ref> from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''KHER'''</ | [[PQ]] ''[[kherû]]'' "master"<ref>{{L|282}}</ref> from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''KHER'''</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Ciryaher]] - "Ship Lord" | * ''[[Ciryaher]]'' - "Ship Lord" | ||
* [[Herumor (Black Númenórean)|Herumor]] - "Black Lord" | * ''[[Herumor (Black Númenórean)|Herumor]]'' - "Black Lord" | ||
* [[Tar-Herunúmen|Herunúmen]] - "Lord of the West" | * ''[[Tar-Herunúmen|Herunúmen]]'' - "Lord of the West" | ||
* [[Ondoher]] - "Stone Lord" | * ''[[Ondoher]]'' - "Stone Lord" | ||
* [[Ostoher]] - "Fortress Lord" | * ''[[Ostoher]]'' - "Fortress Lord" | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[hîr]]'' | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[hîr]]'' | ||
*[[Sindarin]] ''híril'' - "Lady" | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
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* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
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[[Category: Quenya nouns]] | [[Category: Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 21 October 2012
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
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
