adûnakhôr

masculine name. Lord of the West

Son of Ar-Abattârik and the 20th ruler of Númenor, whose Quenya name was Herunúmen. In both languages, his name (somewhat heretically) means “Lord of the West” (LotR/1036, S/267). Its first element adûn means “west”, which implies that its second element means “lord”, but it isn’t clear whether this element is ✱akhôr or ✱khôr. I think that khôr is more likely, because it resembles the Primitive Elvish root √KHER “rule, govern, possess”, to which it may be related.

Cognates

• Q. Herunúmen “Lord of the West” ✧ PMI/Herunúmen; S/267; SI/Adûnakhôr; UTI/Ar-Adûnakhôr

Elements

Word	Gloss
adûn	“west, westward”
khôr	“lord”