Q. Oromë m. “Horn-Blowing”
The Huntsman of the Valar, spouse of Vána (S/29). His Quenya name is derived from his name in Valarin: Val. Arǭmēz, of unknown meaning (WJ/400). Its initial vowel changed from A to O, probably by association with the Quenya root √ROM “noise of horns” (WJ/400). The Elves interpreted his name as meaning “Horn-Blowing” or “Sound of Horns” because of his use of the great horn Valaróma (WJ/400; PM/358; PE21/82, 85).
Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, when ᴱQ. Orome was derived from the root ᴱ√OŘO “dawn” or ᴱ√ORO¹ “steepness, rising” (QL/70-1). In The Etymologies, the name ᴹQ. Orome was derived directly from the primitive root ᴹ√(O)ROM “loud noise, horn blast” (Ety/ORÓM, ROM), though in a deleted entry it was derived instead from ᴹ√GOROM, an extension of ᴹ√GOR “violence, impetus, haste” (EtyAC/GÓROM).
In a list of roots written around 1959-60, Tolkien gave Arǭmēz as the primitive form of Oromë (PE17/138), though the idea that this was his Valarin name did not appear until the Quendi and Eldar essay from the same period (WJ/400).
References ✧ LotR/1039, 1116; LotRI/Béma, Oromë; MRI/Araw, Oromë; PE17/96, 99, 112, 138, 153; PE21/81, 85; PM/358; PMI/Araw, Oromë; S/29; SA/rom; SI; UTI; WJ/368-369, 400; WJI/Araw, Oromë
Glosses
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Oromëo | genitive | “coming from Orome” | ✧ WJ/368 |
| Oromëo | genitive | “of Oromë” | ✧ WJ/369 |
| Oroméva | possessive; prosodic-lengthening | “Orome’s” | ✧ WJ/368; WJ/368 |
| Oroméva | possessive; prosodic-lengthening | “of Oromë” | ✧ WJ/369 |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶Oromē > Orome | [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ PE17/99 |
| ✶Arǭmēz > Arome > Orome | [arǭmēz] ? [arǭmē] > [arōmē] > [aromē] > [arome] ? [orome] | ✧ PE17/138 |
| ✶Orǭmē > Orome | [orǭmē] > [orōmē] > [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ PE17/153 |
| ✶Oromē > Orome | [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ PE21/81 |
| Val. Arǭmēz > Arōmē > Arome > Orome | [arǭmēz] ? [arǭmē] > [arōmē] > [aromē] > [arome] ? [orome] | ✧ WJ/400 |
ᴹQ. Orome m.
References ✧ Ety/ORÓM, ROM; EtyAC/GÓROM; LRI/Oromë; PE19/58; PE21/41; PE22/37, 104, 116; SMI/Oromë; VT27/7; WRI/Oromë
Variations
Inflections
| Oromello | ablative | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]mellut | ablative dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Óromèa | accusative | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]met | accusative dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]mehta | allative dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]mehtau | allative dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Oromen | dative | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Óromèo | genitive | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]meu | genitive dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Oroménen | instrumental; prosodic-lengthening | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]mémet | instrumental dual; prosodic-lengthening | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Oromekse | locative; assimilated | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]mekset | locative dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Orome | nominative | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]ment | nominative dual | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Oromehta | partitive-plural | ✧ PE21/41 |
| [Oro]méli | plural; prosodic-lengthening | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Oroméva | possessive; prosodic-lengthening | ✧ PE21/41 |
| Oromendon | similative | ✧ PE21/41 |
| †[Orome]kson | similative | ✧ PE21/41 |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶Orǭmē > Orome | [orǭmē] > [orōmē] > [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ Ety/ORÓM |
| ᴹ√ORÓM > Orome | [orǭmē] > [orōmē] > [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ Ety/ROM |
| ᴹ✶Górōmē > Orōme | [gorōmē] > [ɣorōmē] > [ɣoromē] > [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ EtyAC/GÓROM |
| ᴹ✶Òrōmḗ > Oromḗ > Orome | [orǭmē] > [orōmē] > [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ PE19/58 |
| ᴹ✶Orǭmē > Orome | [orǭmē] > [orōmē] > [oromē] > [orome] | ✧ PE22/37 |
ᴱQ. Orome m.
References ✧ GL/18, 44, 63; LBI/Oromë; LT1A/Aldaron, Oromë; LT1I/Oromë; LT2I/Oromë; PE14/12; QL/71, 79
Variations
Related
Inflections
| Oromē- | stem | ✧ QL/71 |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√OŘO > Orome | [ōðomē] > [ōðome] > [ōzome] > [ōrome] | ✧ QL/71 |