hosta is a Quenya word with two different meanings depending if used as a noun or a verb.
hosta1
Noun “large number”[1]
hosta-2
Example
- Tar-Hostamir = can be interpreted as "Many Jewels" or "Collector of Jewels".[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays, "A Secret Vice", p. 223
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 39
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Hostamir m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 4 May 2019