Depiction of the Aratar
The Aratar, also known as the Eight, or the Holy Ones of Arda, were the greatest of the Valar.
The Aratar were Manwë, Varda, Ulmo, Yavanna, Aulë, Mandos, Nienna, and Oromë. Melkor was removed from the order upon his rebellion. Although Tulkas was a Vala residing in Valinor, he was not counted among the Aratar.[1]
The Aratar were also called the Máhani.[2]
Etymology[]
Aratar is a Quenya word that meant 'the Exalted'.[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኣራታር |
| Arabic | اراتار |
| Armenian | Արատար |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Аратар |
| Bengali | অরাতার |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Аратар |
| Greek | Άραταρ |
| Gujarati | અવતાર |
| Hebrew | אראטאר |
| Hindi | अराटार |
| Japanese | アラタール |
| Kannada | ಅರತಾರ್ |
| Kazakh | Аратар (Cyrillic) Aratar (Latin) |
| Korean | 아라 타르 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Аратар |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Аратар |
| Marathi | अरातर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Аратар |
| Nepalese | अरतार |
| Persian | آراتار |
| Polish | Aratarowie |
| Punjabi | ਅਰਤਰ |
| Russian | Аратар |
| Serbian | Аратар (Cyrillic) Aratar (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | අරතාර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Аратар |
| Tamil | அரதர் |
| Telugu | అరతర్ |
| Yiddish | אַראַטאַר |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part 4, Index
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth