Q. Turambar m. “Master of Doom, Master of Fate”
A sobriquet adopted by Túrin in defiance of the curse set upon him by Morgoth translated “Master of Doom” (S/217). The first element of this name is tur “master”. The second element resembles the variant form ambar of umbar seen in the phrase a Túrin Turambar turún’ ambartanen “O master of doom by doom mastered”. Elsewhere, however, Tolkien stated that the second element was derived directly from the primitive form ✶ṃbart(ă), with the middle vowel a originally associated with the verbal element tur-: ✶tura-mbar (PE17/104, 124).
Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/70). The name ᴱQ. Turambar appeared in the Qenya Lexicon beside a variant form Turamarto (QL/95), but in all the narratives it consistently appeared as Turambar. At the earliest stage, this name was likely a compound of the root ᴱ√TURU (LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi, QL/95) and ᴱQ. ambar¹ “fate” (LTA2/Turambar, QL/34).
In The Etymologies from the 1930s, ᴹQ. Turambar appeared as a derivative of the roots ᴹ√TUR and ᴹ√MBARAT (Ety/TUR, MBARAT), but Tolkien revised the Quenya word for “fate” to ᴹQ. umbar, so that it could no longer be a direct element of this name. Tolkien considered but rejected a new form ᴹQ. Turumbar (Ety/TUR). Hereafter, Tolkien probably considered the name to be an older compound assembled from its primitive elements.
Tolkien did gradually alter the translation of this name, from ᴱQ. “Conqueror of Fate” (LT2/86) >> ᴹQ. “Master of Fate” (Ety/TUR) >> Q. “Master of Doom” (S/217).
References ✧ LotRI; MRI/Túrin; PE17/104, 124, 164; PMI; S/217, 223, 226; SA/amarth, tur; SI; UT/138; UTI; WJI/Turambar, Turumarth
Glosses
Elements
| -tur | “master, lord, ruler” | ✧ SA/tur | |
| ✶ṃbart(ă) | “fate, doom; (orig.) permanent establishment” | ✧ PE17/124 (ṃbar(t)) | |
| tur- | “to master, conquer, dominate, win” | ✧ PE17/124 | |
| √MBAR | “settle, dwell; establish, fix, decide, determine, make a decision” | ✧ PE17/163 (MBAR) | |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶tura-mbar > Turambar | [turambar] | ✧ PE17/104 |
ᴹQ. Turambar m. “Master of Fate, Conqueror of Fate”
References ✧ Ety/MBARAT, TUR; LR/140; LRI; SM/127, 305; SMI/Turambar, Turumarth
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| ᴹ√TUR | “power, control, mastery, victory” | ✧ Ety/TUR | |
| ᴹ√MBARAT | “fate” | ✧ Ety/MBARAT | |
| umbar | “fate, doom” | ✧ Ety/MBARAT | |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Turambar m. “Conqueror of Fate”
References ✧ LBI/Turambar, Turumart; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; LT2/70, 86; LT2A/Turambar; LT2I/Turambar, Turumart; PE15/61; PME/96; QL/95; SM/30
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Turambart- | stem | ✧ QL/95 |
| [Turamb]art- | stem | ✧ PE15/61 |
Elements
| ᴱ√TURU | “am strong” | ✧ LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; QL/95 |
| ambar¹ | “fate, lot” | ✧ LT2A/Turambar |
Cognates