minul-târik

place name. Pillar of Heaven

The Adûnaic name of the Pillar of Heaven (Q. Meneltarma), the great and holy mountain at the center of Númenor (SD/249). The first element is the objective form of minal “the heavens”. The second element târik “pillar” is normally a noun, but in this case it behaves verbally with the sense “that which supports”, since the objective case requires a second verbal element (SD/429). Therefore, the literal translation of the name is “That Which Supports the Heavens”. Conceptual Development: The first Adûnaic name for this mountain was Menel-tūbil or Menel-Tûbal (SD/305, SD/363).

Cognates

• Q. Meneltarma “Pillar of Heaven”

Elements

Word	Gloss
minal	“the heavens, sky”
târik	“pillar, that which supports”

Variations

• Minul-tārik ✧ SD/241; SD/429
• Minul-Tārik ✧ SD/249
• Minul-Târik ✧ SD/388; SDI2/Menelmin