barad

adjective. doomed

barad

noun. tower, fortress

barad

noun. fort, tower, fortress

Derivations

• ᴹ√BARAT “*tower” ✧ Ety/BARAT
  • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)”

Element in

• N. Barad-dûr “Dark Tower”
• N. Bered Ondrath “*Towers of the Stone Road” ✧ WR/340
• N. Tol Varad “Defended Isle” ✧ WR/326
• N. Barad Amroth “Castle Amroth”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√BARAT > barad	[barata] > [barat] > [barad]	✧ Ety/BARAT

Variations

• barad ✧ Ety/BARAT; EtyAC/BARAT

barad

adjective. doomed, *fated

Cognates

• ᴹQ. marta “fated, fey; fate” ✧ Ety/MBARAT

Derivations

• ᴹ√MBARAT “fate” ✧ Ety/MBARAT

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MBARAT > barad	[mbarata] > [barata] > [barat] > [barad]	✧ Ety/MBARAT

Variations

• barad ✧ Ety/MBARAT

brand

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

brand

adjective. high (in size)

brann

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

brann

adjective. high (in size)

garth

noun. fort, fortress

minnas

noun. tower

minnas

noun. tower

Cognates

• ᴹQ. mindon “(isolated) tower” ✧ Ety/MINI

Derivations

• ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI

Element in

• N. Minas Anor “Tower of the Sun”
• N. Minas Ithil “Tower of the Moon”
• N. Minas Morgol “Tower of Sorcery”
• N. Minnastirith “Watchtower”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MINI > minnas	[mindasse] > [mindass] > [minnass] > [minnas]	✧ Ety/MINI

tirion

noun. tower

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tirion “watch-tower, tower”

Element in

• N. Luindirien “Blue Towers” ✧ Ety/LUG²

minnas

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