Q. Eldamar loc. “Elvenhome”
The home of the Elves within Valinor (S/59). This name is a compound of Elda “Elf” and már “home”. As noted by Tolkien, it must have been a late compound, otherwise the more primitive form ✶-mbar of the second element would have been preserved as **Eldambar (PE17/106).
Conceptual Development: This name dates back all the way to the earliest Lost Tales, where it had essentially the same form, meaning and etymology (LT1/19, LTA1/Eldamar).
References ✧ Let/204; LotRI; MR/176; MRI; PE17/20, 64, 106, 164; PE23/143; PMI; RC/217; S/59; SA/bar; SI/Eldamar, Elendë, Elvenhome; WJI
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| Elda | “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” | |
| már | “home, dwelling, habitation” | ✧ PE17/106 (†már); PE17/106; PE17/164 (-mar); SA/bar |
ᴹQ. Eldamar loc. “Elvenhome”
References ✧ Ety/ELED; LR/222; LRI; SDI1/Eldamar; SMI/Eglamar, Eldamar; TII; WRI
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Elements
| Elda | “Elf” | ✧ Ety/ELED |
| mar | “home, dwelling, house, habitation; earth” |
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ᴱQ. Eldamar loc. “Elfhome, Elfland”
References ✧ GL/32; LBI/Eglamar, Eldamar; LT1A/Eldamar; LT1I; LT2I; PE15/71; PME/35; QL/35; VT40/8
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| Elda | “Elf; beach-fay” | ✧ LT1A/Eldamar; PE15/71; QL/35 |
| mar¹ | “house, home, dwelling (of men); -land, the Earth” | ✧ LT1A/Eldamar |
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