Valaróma

vala-horn

Valaróma noun "Vala-horn", Oromë's horn (Silm, MR:7)

valaróma

proper name. Horn of Oromë, *(lit.) Vala-horn

The name of Oromë’s horn (S/29), a compound of Vala and róma “horn”.

Conceptual Development: The first name given to this horn was Rombaras (MR/7).

Elements

Word	Gloss
Vala	“(Angelic) Power, ‘God’, Authority, (Angelic) Power, Authority, God”
róma	“horn, horn; [ᴹQ.] loud sound, trumpet-sound, *blare”

Variations

• Valarōma ✧ PE21/82

rombaras

proper name. Horn of Oromë

The earliest name of the Horn of Oromë (MR/7). The exact meaning is unclear, but is most likely some derivation of the root √ROM “horn noise”. It was soon changed to Valaróma.

Changes

• Rombaras → Valaróma “Horn of Oromë” ✧ MR/007
• Rombaras → Valaróma “Horn of Oromë” ✧ MRI/Rombaras

Derivations

• √ROM “horn noise, horn noise; [ᴹ√] loud noise”