dínen

adjective. silent

A word for “silent” (PE17/98) appearing in names like Dor Dínen (or Dor Dhínen) “Silent Land” (S/121; WJ/194, 333) and Rath Dínen “Silent Street” (LotR/826). It is an adjective form of dîn “silence”; see that entry for alternate forms and further discussion.

dínen

adjective. silent

See also dîn.1 for a discussion regarding this word

dínen

adjective. silent

adj. silent. >> dîn

tínen

adjective. silent

See also dîn.1 for a discussion regarding this word

tínen

adjective. silent

dor dínen

place name. Silent Land

An uninhabited land in Beleriand, translated “Silent Land” (S/121, WJ/194), a combination of dôr “land” and dínen “silent” (SA/dîn).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, Tolkien also used the form Dor Dhínen (WJ/333), reflecting uncertainty over the proper form of the adjective dínen.

Dor Dínen

noun. silent land

(n-)dôr(“land, dwelling-place”), dîn (“silence”) + en (adjective suffix) #The lack of lenition might be explained by Tolkien's dislike for “uncouth” digraph dh.

rath dínen

place name. Silent Street

A street in Minas Tirith translated “Silent Street” (LotR/826), a combination of rath “street” and (possibly lenited) dínen “silent” (RC/551).

Conceptual Development: When it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was already Rath Dínen (WR/288).

dínen

silent

dínen (lenited dhínen, pl. dínin). In certain sources, Tolkien seems to presuppose that the unlenited form is actually tínen, with dínen as the lenited form, but elsewhere it is implied that dínen is the basic form, hence dhínen as the lenited variant.

dínen

silent

(lenited dhínen, pl. dínin). In certain sources, Tolkien seems to presuppose that the unlenited form is actually tínen, with dínen as the lenited form, but elsewhere it is implied that dínen is the basic form, hence dhínen as the lenited variant.

Dor Dínen

place name. Silent land

tîn

adjective. silent, quiet

See also dîn.1 for a discussion regarding this word