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| + | '''''mírë''''' (or ''míre'', ''mīre'') is a [[Quenya]] word. As a noun, it means "a treasure, a beautiful (precious) thing, especially (but not solely) a gem, jewel";<ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, pp. 37, 73, 165</ref> plural form '''''míri'''''.<ref>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 66-7 (the form also appearing as ''mīri'')</ref> As an adjective, it means "precious".<ref name=PE/> | ||
| − | + | It is also shortened to ''[[-mir|mir]]''.{{fact}} | |
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| − | [[Category:Quenya | + | ==Etymology== |
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| + | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[MIR]] | ||
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| + | ==Cognates== | ||
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| + | *[[Quenya]] ''[[mĭrya]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Sindarin]] ''[[mîr]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Other versions of the Legendarium== | ||
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| + | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] appears Quenya ''míre'' ("jewel, precious thing, treasure").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 373</ref> | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Mire}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 19 October 2012
mírë (or míre, mīre) is a Quenya word. As a noun, it means "a treasure, a beautiful (precious) thing, especially (but not solely) a gem, jewel";[1] plural form míri.[2] As an adjective, it means "precious".[1]
It is also shortened to mir.[source?]
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Cognates
[edit] Other versions of the Legendarium
In the Etymologies appears Quenya míre ("jewel, precious thing, treasure").[3]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), pp. 37, 73, 165
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 66-7 (the form also appearing as mīri)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 373