Q. tar-¹ affix. “high” (Category: High)
A prefix (and sometimes suffix) meaning “high” as in Tarcil “High Man” or Tarmenel “High Heaven”. It is often used in reference to royalty and nobility, as in Tarumbar “King of the World” or Sorontar “Lord of Eagles”, as well as the names of Númenorean kings and queens. It is related to the adjective tára “high” based on the root √TĀ/TAƷ of similar meaning (Ety/TĀ).
References ✧ PE22/148; SA/tar
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ᴹQ. tar- affix. “high; king or queen (in compounds)” (Category: High)
References ✧ Ety/TĀ; EtyAC/TĀ; SD/248
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| †tár | “king, lord” | suffix | ✧ Ety/TĀ |
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| ᴹ✶tārā > tar | [tar] | ✧ EtyAC/TĀ |