Artamir

noble jewel

Artamir masc. name *"Noble jewel" (Appendix A); cf. mírë.

artamir

masculine name. *Noble Jewel

Eldest son of the Gondorian king Ondoher, killed in battle before he could claim the throne (LotR/1049). His name is a compound of the prefixal form arta- of arata “noble” and mírë “jewel”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
arata	“high, noble, exalted, lofty”
mírë	“jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious”

mírë

jewel

mírë noun "jewel" (MIR, SA:mîr), "a treasure, a precious thing" (PE17:37).Cf. Elemmírë; short form -mir in Tar-Atanamir (SA:mîr); see also Artamir.