Q. Tarcil (Tarcild-) pn. “High Man, Númenórean”
A term for the “high men”, those of Númenórean descent (LotR/1131). It is a compound of tar- “high” and a shortened form of Hildo “Man”.
Conceptual Development: In the early tales of Númenor from the 1930-40s, Tolkien used the term ᴹQ. Turkil “Great or Lordly Man” in the different versions of the Lament of Atalante (LR/47, SD/246). The initial element of this earlier term was derived from the root ᴹ√TUR “power, control, mastery, victory”, as indicated in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/TUR). The term ᴹQ. Tarkil also appeared in The Etymologies, and the two terms seemed to be equivalent (Ety/TĀ, TUR). In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, only the term ᴹQ. Tarkil appears (TI/8, 84; WR/310), so apparently Turkil became obsolete.
References ✧ LotR/1131; LotRI; PE17/18, 101; PMI/Tarkil
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Tarhildi | plural | “High-men, the Noble followers” | ✧ PE17/18 |
| tarkildi | plural | ✧ PE17/101 |
Elements
| tar-¹ | “high” | |
| Hildor | “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers” | ✧ PE17/18 (hildi); PE17/101 (hildi) |
Cognates
Derivations
Derivatives
Phonetic Developments
| ✶tarkhildī > tarkildi | [tarkʰildī] > [tarxildī] > [tarkildī] > [tarkildi] | ✧ PE17/101 |
ᴹQ. Tarkil (Tarkild-) pn. “High Man”
References ✧ Ety/KHIL, TUR; EtyAC/TĀ; SDI1/Tarkil; SDI2/Turkildi; TI/8, 84; TII; WR/310; WRI
Glosses
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Tarkildi | plural | ✧ EtyAC/TĀ | |
| Turkildi | plural | “Lordly Men” | ✧ SDI2/Turkildi |
| tarkil(di) | plural | “High-men” | ✧ EtyAC/TĀ |
Elements
| tar- | “high; king or queen (in compounds)” | ✧ EtyAC/TĀ | |
| Hildi | “Mortal Men, (lit.) Followers” | ✧ EtyAC/TĀ (†χild) | |
| ᴹ√KHIL | “follow” | ✧ Ety/TUR | |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶tāra-khil > Tarkil | [tarkʰil] > [tarxil] !!! [tarkil] | ✧ Ety/KHIL |
ᴹQ. Turkil (Turkild-) pn. “Great Man, Lordly Man, Númenórean”
References ✧ Ety/TUR; EtyAC/TĀ; LR/47, 56; SD/246, 248, 310
Glosses
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Turkildi | plural | ✧ LR/56 | |
| turkildi | plural | ✧ LR/47; LR/47; SD/246; SD/310; SD/310 | |
| turkildi | plural | “lordly men” | ✧ SD/248 |
Elements
| turo | “master, victor, lord” | ||
| Hildi | “Mortal Men, (lit.) Followers” | ||
| ᴹ√TUR | “power, control, mastery, victory” | ✧ Ety/TUR | |
| ᴹ√KHIL | “follow” | ✧ Ety/TUR | |
Element In