Nahar

nahar

Nahar noun the name of Oromë's horse, adopted and adapted from Valarin (WJ:401)

nahar

masculine name. Nahar

The name of Oromë’s horse (S/29), an adaptation of his Valarin name Næχærra of unknown meaning (WJ/401). In The Silmarillion index Christopher Tolkien said he was “so named on account of his voice” (SI/Nahar), but the source of this information is unclear.

Derivations

• Val. Næχærra “Nahar” ✧ WJ/401

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
Val. næχærra > Nahar	[naxarra] > [naxarr] > [naharr] > [nahar]	✧ WJ/401

Nahar

Nahar

The Quenya name Nahar (probably onomatopoeic, from the neighing) was adapted from Valarin næχærra.