Q. Númellótë m. “Flower of the West”
The secret Quenya birth-name of Inziladûn translated “Flower of the West”, later called Tar-Palantir when he became the 24th ruler of Númenor (UT/227). This name is a compound of númen “west” and lótë “flower”, with the final -n of númen assimilate to the l.
References ✧ UT/227; UTI
Glosses
Elements
| númen | “west, direction or region of the sunset, occident, (lit.) going down” | assimilated |
| lótë | “flower, single blossom” |
Cognates