Q. Aratar coll. “High Ones, The Exalted, The Supreme”

Q. Aratar, coll. “High Ones, The Exalted, The Supreme”
A term used for the greatest of the Valar (S/29), it is the adjective arata “high, exalted” used as a plural name.

References ✧ LT1I; MRI; PE17/186; PM/363; PMI; S/29; SA/ar(a); SI; SMI; WJ/399, 402; WJI

Glosses

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Elements

arata “high, noble, exalted, lofty” plural
arātā “high, lofty, noble” ✧ PM/363 (arat-)

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

RAT > aratar [aratar] ✧ PE17/186
arat- > Aratar [aratar] ✧ SA/ar(a)