Sindarin 

barad

noun. a great towering building

_ n. _a great towering building (fort, city, castle), tower. Q. taras, tarminas.   >> Barad-dûr

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:22:85] < BARAT. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

barad

noun. tower, great towering building, tower, great towering building, [N.] fort, fortress

Sindarin [LotR/1097; NM/228; PE17/022; PE17/065; PE17/066; PE17/085; RC/274; SA/barad] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barad

noun. tower, fortress

Sindarin [Ety/351, S/428, LotR/B] Group: SINDICT. Published by

barad

tower

1b n. tower.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:65] < BARAT/BARAD. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

barad

tower

1c n. tower. Q. marto.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:66] < BAR-AT/AD lofty, high. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Barad Nimras

noun. Barad Nimras

white-horn tower; barad (“tower”), nimp (“white”) + ras (“horn”) The original form of ras would probably be rass in TA S with the final s dropped at the end of a polysyllable [HKF].

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barad-dûr

place name. Dark Tower

Sauron’s fortress in Mordor, translated “Dark Tower” (LotR/555). It is a combination of barad “tower” and dûr “dark” (PE17/22, 85; RC/274; SA/barad, dûr).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was already N. Barad-dûr when it first appeared (TI/178).

Sindarin [LotR/0555; LotR/0564; LotRI/Barad-dûr; LotRI/Dark Tower; LT2I/Barad-dûr; MRI/Barad-dûr; PE17/012; PE17/022; PE17/031; PE17/085; PE17/086; PMI/Barad-dûr; RC/274; S/292; SA/barad; SA/dûr; SDI2/Barad-dûr; SI/Barad-dûr; UTI/Barad-dûr] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barad eithel

place name. Tower of the Well

A fortress on the river Sirion, translated “Tower of the Well” (S/191). It is a combination of barad “tower” and eithel “spring, (water) source” (SA/barad, eithel).

Sindarin [SA/barad; SA/eithel; SI/Barad Eithel; UTI/Barad Eithel; WJI/Barad Eithel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barad nimras

place name. White Horn Tower

A tower raised by Finrod on the cape of Eglarest, translated “White Horn Tower” (S/120, SI/Barad Nimras). It is a combination of barad “tower”, nim “white”, and ras(s) “horn” (SA/barad, nim, ras).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this tower was first named N. Tindobel (LR/129, 265). In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, Tolkien changed the name to the Tower of Ingildon (WJ/118, notes §90) and later to its final form Barad Nimras (WJ/197-8, notes §120).

Sindarin [SA/barad; SA/nim; SA/ras; SI/Barad Nimras; SMI/Barad Nimras; WJI/Barad Nimras; WJI/Ingildon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Barad-dûr

place name. 'Dark Tower'

topon. #'Dark Tower'. >> barad, dûr

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:31:85-6] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Barad-dûr

noun. dark tower

barad (“tower”) + dûr (“dark, somber”) #Dh could revert to d assimilated by the preceding d.

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Barad Eithel

noun. tower of [the] well

barad (“tower”) + eithel (“spring, well”)

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barad

doomed

barad (lenited marad), pl. beraid. Note: barad is also a noun "fortress, fort, tower", but this is derived from a stem in b- and would have different mutations. 1) fend (threshold), construct fen, pl. find, coll. pl. fennath, 2) fennas (gateway), pl. fennais, coll. pl. fennassath, 3) annon (great gate), pl. ennyn

barad

tower

  1. barad (fortress, fort) (i varad), pl. beraid (i meraid). Note: barad is also an adjective "doomed", but this is derived from a stem in mb- and would have different mutations. 2) (tower or city with citadel/central watchtower) minas (i vinas), pl. minais (i minais), coll. pl. minassath

barad

doomed

(lenited marad), pl. beraid. Note: barad is also a noun &quot;fortress, fort, tower&quot;, but this is derived from a stem in b- and would have different mutations.

barad

fort, fortress

(fortress, tower) (i varad), pl. beraid (i meraid). Note: barad is also an adjective &quot;doomed&quot;, but this is derived from a stem in mb- and would have different mutations.

barad

tower

(fortress, fort) (i varad), pl. beraid (i meraid). Note: barad is also an adjective &quot;doomed&quot;, but this is derived from a stem in mb- and would have different mutations.

Barad-dûr

Barad-dûr

Barad-Dûr translates from Sindarin as "Dark Tower". barad means "tower" and dûr means "dark". Lugbúrz was the name of Barad-dûr in the Black Speech, composed of of the Black Speech words lûg ("fortress, lock-up, prison") and búrz ("dark").

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Barad-dûr

Dark Tower

Barad-Dûr translates from Sindarin as "Dark Tower". barad means "tower" and dûr means "dark". Lugbúrz was the name of Barad-dûr in the Black Speech from Lug meaning "tower" and búrz meaning "dark".

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garth

fort, fortress

  1. garth (i **arth) (stronghold), pl. gerth (i ngerth = i ñerth), 2) ost (city, stronghold), pl. yst (WJ:414). The word may appear as os- or oth- before certain consonants in compounds, e.g. Osgiliath ”Citadel (Fortress) of the Stars” (LotR), ostirion (q.v.), Othram ”fortress-wall” (WR:288). 3) barad (fortress, tower) (i varad), pl. beraid (i meraid). Note: barad** is also an adjective "doomed", but this is derived from a stem in mb- and would have different mutations.

minas

noun. tower

Sindarin [Ety/373, S/434, VT/42:24] Group: SINDICT. Published by

minas

noun. fort, city with a citadel and central watch-tower

Sindarin [Ety/373, S/434, VT/42:24] Group: SINDICT. Published by

garth

fort, fortress

(i ’arth) (stronghold), pl. gerth (i ngerth = i ñerth)

minas

tower

(i vinas), pl. minais (i minais), coll. pl. minassath

ost

fort, fortress

(city, stronghold), pl. yst (WJ:414). The word may appear as os- or oth- before certain consonants in compounds, e.g. Osgiliath ”Citadel (Fortress) of the Stars” (LotR), ostirion (q.v.), Othram ”fortress-wall” (WR:288).

ostirion

fortress with a watchtower

(pl. ostiryn).

Noldorin 

barad

adjective. doomed, *fated

Noldorin [Ety/MBARAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barad

noun. fort, tower, fortress

Noldorin [Ety/BARAT; EtyAC/BARAT; WR/326; WR/340] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barad

adjective. doomed

Noldorin [Ety/372] Group: SINDICT. Published by

barad

noun. tower, fortress

Noldorin [Ety/351, S/428, LotR/B] Group: SINDICT. Published by

barad amroth

place name. Castle Amroth

A transient name for Dol Amroth appearing in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/423), a combination of barad “tower” and the name Amroth.

Noldorin [WR/423; WRI/Barad Amroth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barad-dûr

place name. Dark Tower

Noldorin [SD/024; SDI1/Barad-dûr; TI/178; TII/Barad-dûr; WRI/Barad-dûr] Group: Eldamo. Published by

garth

noun. fort, fortress

Noldorin [Ety/ƷAR|GARAT; EtyAC/GAR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minnas

noun. tower

Noldorin [Ety/373, S/434, VT/42:24] Group: SINDICT. Published by

minnas

noun. fort, city with a citadel and central watch-tower

Noldorin [Ety/373, S/434, VT/42:24] Group: SINDICT. Published by

minnas

noun. tower

Noldorin [Ety/MINI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tirion

noun. tower

Noldorin [Ety/LUG²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Primitive elvish

barad

root. lofty, high, height combined with strength/size/majesty

Primitive elvish [PE17/022; PE17/065; PE17/066; PE17/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

barat

root. lofty, high, height combined with strength/size/majesty

Primitive elvish [PE17/022; PE17/065; PE17/066; PE17/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Quenya 

tarminas

tower

tarminas noun "tower" etc. (Sindarin barad); see taras (PE17:22)

turco

tower

turco ("k") (2) noun "tower". In Lúnaturco, Quenya name of Barad-dûr (Dark Tower). Tolkien changed the word turco from turma (PE17:22).

marto

noun. tower

Quenya [NM/228; PE17/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

marto

tower

marto (1) noun "tower" (PE17:66)

turma

tower

[turma] (2) noun "tower". Tolkien changed this word to turco (#2), q.v. (PE17:22)


Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Middle Primitive Elvish

barad

root. *lofty, noble

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BAR; Ety/BARÁD; Ety/BARATH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

mindon

noun. tower

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1A/Minethlos; LT2/291; PE13/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minthon

noun. tower

Early Quenya

tirin

place name. Tower

Name of Ingil’s tower in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/5), it is simply tirin “tower” used as a name (LT1A/Kortirion).

Early Quenya [LT2A/Tirin; LT2I/Tirin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

arta

noun. fort, fortress

Qenya [Ety/ƷAR|GARAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by