Q. tára¹ adj. “lofty, tall, high” (Category: High)
A word for “lofty, tall, high” appearing regularly in Tolkien’s writings throughout his life, usually derived from √TĀ/TAƷ “high” (PE17/186; Ety/TĀ), but sometimes for √TAR “stand” (PE17/186; WJ/417). This word dates back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s where ᴱQ. tāra “lofty” appeared under the early root ᴱ√TAHA (QL/87).
In the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, Tolkien said this word was used “of objects that stand high or tall, not of those merely in lofty position” (PE15/74). For “up high” I would instead use adverb [ᴹQ.] orro and adjective orwa from √OR “up; rise”.
References ✧ PE17/186; SA/tar; WJ/417
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| tar-¹ | “high” | ✧ SA/tar |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √TAG/Tā- > tāra | [tagra] > [taɣra] > [tāra] | ✧ PE17/186 |
| √TĂR > tāra | [tāra] | ✧ PE17/186 |
| ✶tagra > tāra | [tagra] > [taɣra] > [tāra] | ✧ PE17/186 |
| √TAR > tára | [tāra] | ✧ WJ/417 |
ᴹQ. tára adj. “lofty, high” (Category: High)
References ✧ Ety/TĀ, TÁWAR; EtyAC/A, N, TĀ
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| antara | intensive | “very high” | ✧ EtyAC/A |
| antara | intensive | “very lofty” | ✧ EtyAC/N |
| antara | intensive | “lofty” | ✧ EtyAC/TĀ |
Elements
| an- | “intensive prefix” | ✧ EtyAC/N |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶tārā > tára | [tārā] > [tāra] | ✧ Ety/TĀ |
| ᴹ✶tārā > tára | [tārā] > [tāra] | ✧ Ety/TÁWAR |
ᴱQ. tára adj. “lofty, high, tall” (Category: High)
References ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári; PE12/21; PE14/46, 48, 78, 81; PE15/74, 78; PME/88; QL/87
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Inflections
| taralda | augmentative | “tallest” | ✧ PE14/81 |
| táralda | augmentative | “tallest” | ✧ PE14/48 |
| tare | plural | ✧ PE14/78 |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√TAHA > tāra | [daxrā] > [daxra] > [daɣra] > [dāra] > [tāra] | ✧ QL/87 |