salmar

masculine name. Salmar

A Maia who served Ulmo and made his horns, the Ulumúri (S/40). The meaning of this name is unclear.

Conceptual Development: Even in the earliest Lost Tales, ᴱQ. Salmar was listed among the companions of Ulmo (LT1/58). At this stage, he was also known as Lirillo or Noldorin, the “Valar of Song” (QL/54, 67), and he had a larger role in the stories. As suggested by Christopher Tolkien, the early form of this name was probably a derivative of the root ᴱ√SALA “✱harp(ing), lyre” (LT1A/Salmar) since it was said he played the harp and lyre (LT1/75), but there is no evidence that this root remained valid in Tolkien’s later writing.

Salmar

salmar

Salmar masc. name; etymology unclear - cf. salma? (Silm)

salma

lyre

salma noun "lyre" (LT1:265)

Salmar

Salmar

The Q(u)enya name Salmar is derived from salma ("lyre, small harp"). Lirillo is a Qenya name meaning "Valu of the Song" (containing either glîr "a song, poem" or lir- "sing" + masculine ending -illo).