Finarfin

noun. Finarfin

the name probably has no meaning in S and is constructed in the way similar to Fingolfin; fin (reduced Finwë - his father's name) + ar (prefix “noble, royal”) + fin (reduced Arafinwë - his Quenya name)

finarfin

masculine name. Finarfin

Sindarin name of the youngest son of Finwë (S/60), an adaptation of his father-name Q. Arafinwë (PM/344, 360). Finarfin did not leave Valinor with the other Noldor, and was the only Noldo who did not go into exile that received a Sindarin name (PM/360). The fin appearing at the beginning of his name is the same element fin appearing at the end, a Sindarin adaption of his father’s name Finwë (VT41/10). The middle element ar(a)- is a prefix meaning “noble”, so his name could be loosely interpreted as “Finwë, Noble Finwë”. His name was sometimes written Finarphin (MR/128, WJ/179), but the pronunciation would be the same.

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this character was named N. Finrod (LR/113), a name that was later reassigned to his eldest son.

Cognates

• Q. Arafinwë “*Noble Finwë” ✧ PM/360; PMI/Finarfin; MRI/Arafinwë

Element in

• S. Nost Finarfin “House of Finarfin” ✧ PM/360

Elements

Word	Gloss
fin	“Finwë”
ar(a)-	“noble, royal, high”
fin	“Finwë”

Variations

• Finarphin ✧ LRI/Finarphin; MRI/Finarfin; WJI/Finarfin
• Arfin ✧ PMI/Finarfin

arphen

noun. a noble

arod

adjective. noble

arod

noble

1b _adj._noble. >> raud

arod

adjective. noble

adj. #noble.

arod

adjective. noble

d adj. noble. Q. arata. >> raud

arod

adjective. noble

Cognates

• Q. arata “high, noble, exalted, lofty” ✧ PE17/049; PE17/186
• T. aráta “noble” ✧ PM/363

Derivations

• ✶arātā “high, lofty, noble” ✧ PE17/039; PE17/186; PM/363; VT41/09
  • √RĀ/ARA “noble, high, royal” ✧ PE17/118; PM/363
  • √RAT “tower up” ✧ PE17/186
• ✶rāta “lofty, high, noble” ✧ PE17/049
  • √RĀ/ARA “noble, high, royal” ✧ PE17/118
  • √RAT “tower up” ✧ PE17/186
• √ARAT “good, excellent, noble” ✧ PE17/147

Element in

• S. Arodreth “Noble Endurance” ✧ PE17/182
• S. Arothir “Noble Lord”
• S. Finrod ✧ VT41/09
• S. Thinrod “noble member of the Thindrim” ✧ VT41/09

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶arātā > arod	[arātā] > [arāta] > [arǭta] > [arauta] > [araut] > [araud] > [arod]	✧ PM/363

arth

adjective. (unknown meaning, perhaps (?) noble, lofty, exalted)

Finarfin

Noble [son of] Finwë

Finarfin's father-name was Arafinwë (Q: "Noble [son of] Finwë". His mother-name was Ingalaurë ("Inga-gold").

The name Finarfin is the Sindarin version of his father-name.

Finarfin is rare among the High Elves of the Undying Lands who did not leave and fall under the Doom of Mandos, in that he is known primarily by his name in Sindarin, a language indigenous to Middle-earth and not though to have been known or studied in Aman until after the Exiles were allowed to return at the end of the First Age, save the possibility that Sindarin was learned from the Elves of Beleriand who died and went to sojourn in the Halls of Mandos. Other such Amanya High Elves who stayed behind are primarily known by their Quenya or Telerin names. But both of Finarfin's brothers went into Exile, with the result that both were largely remembered by Sindarin names, and also Finarfin's name is structured very similarly to that of his brother Fingolfin. It is probably unlikely that Fëanor and Amras had the time to learn Sindarin before they died so soon after reaching Beleriand, but they fell under the Doom of Mandos nevertheless, making Finarfin the only known Amanya never under the Doom whose name is primarily known in its Sindarin form.

Finarfin

Finarfin

Finarfin's father-name was Arafinwë (Q:"Noble [son of] Finwë", pron. N [ˌaraˈfinwe],V [ˌaraˈɸinwe]). His mother-name was Ingoldo, changed from the earlier Ingalaurë ("Inga-gold", pron.[ˌiŋɡaˈla͡ʊre]). The name Finarfin is the Sindarin version of his father-name. Finarfin is rare among the High Elves of the Undying Lands who did not leave and fall under the Doom of Mandos, in that he is known primarily by his name in Sindarin, a language indigenous to Middle-earth and not thought to have been known or studied in Aman until after the Exiles were allowed to return at the end of the First Age, save the possibility that Sindarin was learned from the Elves of Beleriand who died and went to sojourn in the Halls of Mandos. Other such Amanya High Elves who stayed behind are primarily known by their Quenya or Telerin names. But both of Finarfin's brothers went into Exile, with the result that both were largely remembered by Sindarin names, and also Finarfin's name is structured very similarly to that of his brother Fingolfin. It is probably unlikely that Fëanor and Amras had the time to learn Sindarin before they died so soon after reaching Beleriand, but they fell under the Doom of Mandos nevertheless, making Finarfin the only known Amanya never under the Doom whose name is primarily known in its Sindarin form.

arn

noble

(adjective) 1) arn (royal), pl. ern, also arth (lofty, exalted), pl. erth, or arod (archaic *araud), pl. aroed. 2) brand (high, lofty, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind; 3) raud (eminent, high), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”. Also used as noun ”a noble”; see below.

arn

noble

(royal), pl. ern, also arth (lofty, exalted), pl. erth, or arod (archaic ✱araud), pl. aroed.

arwen

noble woman

(pl. erwin).****

arphen

noble

(noun, "a noble") 1) arphen, pl. erphin; 2) raud (eminent man, champion), pl.roed (idh roed), coll. pl. rodath.

arphen

noble

pl. erphin

ar

noble

(adjectival prefix) ar- (high, royal). In the form ar(a)- this is an element in the names of the kings of Arnor and Arthedain.

ar

noble

(high, royal). In the form ar(a)- this is an element in the names of the kings of Arnor and Arthedain.

brand

noble

(high, lofty, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind

raud

noble

(eminent, high), in compounds -rod,  pl. roed.  4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”. Also used as noun ”a noble”; see below.