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*[[Quenya]]: ''[[mírë|míre/mírë]]''; ''mĭrya'' | *[[Quenya]]: ''[[mírë|míre/mírë]]''; ''[[mĭrya]]''; ''mírima'' ("very precious, very lovely (of works of art only)");<ref name=PE165/> ''mirwa'' ("precious, valuable")<ref name=PE37/> | ||
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[mîr]]'' | *[[Sindarin]]: ''[[mîr]]'' | ||
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MIR (MĬR-) is an Elvish root signifying "precious"[1] or "esteem, value"[2].
Derivatives
- Quenya: míre/mírë; mĭrya; mírima ("very precious, very lovely (of works of art only)");[1] mirwa ("precious, valuable")[2]
- Sindarin: mîr
Other versions of the Legendarium
In the Etymologies appears the root MIR-, given no direct signification but with the derivatives Quenya míre, Old Noldorin mîre and Noldorin mîr ("jewel, precious thing, treasure").[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 165
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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), p. 37
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 373
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003, p. 35