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'''''heru''''' or '''''hér''''' means "lord" in [[Quenya]]. | __notoc__ | ||
'''''heru''''' or '''''hér''''' means "lord" in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''heru''</ref> Words with similar meaning are ''[[aran]]'' "king" and ''[[tar]]'' "high, lord". | |||
==Etymology== | |||
[[PQ]] ''[[kherû]]'' "master"<ref>{{L|282}}</ref> from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[KHER]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''KHER'''</ref> | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
* ''[[Ciryaher]]'' - "Ship Lord" | |||
* ''[[Herumor]]'' - "Black Lord" | |||
* ''[[Tar-Herunúmen|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}} | |||
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
[[Category: Quenya | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category: Quenya nouns]] |
Revision as of 22:26, 1 November 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