anyone know what daro means?

sorry for the slightly strange question, but i have a friend who is reading tolkien (in Hebrew) and she loves elvish. she's trying to translate as much as possible of the elvish in lotr and is doing quite well, i think! theres just one thing she hasn't managed to get, and that's what does Daro mean??? it doesn't appear in the silma or anywhere that she's managed to find. i promised to ask everyone here, but i doubt anyone will know
can anyone help?

It means to halt.

And here is where it was used:

"Daro!" it said in commanding tone, and Legolas dropped back to earth in surprise and fear. He shrank against the bole of the tree.

Fellowship, ch. Lothlorien

... I remeber that!

i knew where it was used where did you get 'to halt' from though?

From The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by R.S. Noel. Although I have been told that it is not the best source.....but it is all that I had.

The Etymologies in HoME V say much the same thing.

thanks

I have a Quenya/Sindarin/English list, Daro is Sindarin for 'Stop'.

Where'd you get the list? I'm trying to get a thing together of my own..

i'd like to i'm trying to get hold of the HoME book which apparently has some elvish in it.. so far my library doesn't have it

Daro ~ is the imperative form (dar- "stop halt") to add just a bit Daro!

I thought "daro" meant "boo !!"

Legolas starts to climb the tree, and the other Elf says "BOO!!", startling Legolas.