díriel

masculine name. Díriel

Earlier name for Amras appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/15, LR/223). The form Diriel (with a short i) appeared in The Etymologies as a derivative of ON. Dirghel (Ety/DER, GYEL), perhaps meaning “✱Man-joy”.

Changes

• Díriel → Amras ✧ LT2/251
• Díriel → Amras ✧ LT2I/Amras
• Díriel → Amras ✧ MRI/Amrod
• Díriel → Amras ✧ SMI/Amras
• Díriel → Amras ✧ SMI/Díriel
• Díriel → Amras ✧ WJ/197

Derivations

• On. Dirghel ✧ Ety/DER

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. Dirghel > Diriel	[dirgel] > [dirɣel] > [diriel]	✧ Ety/DER

Variations

• Diriel ✧ Ety/DER; Ety/GYEL; WJI/Díriel
• Diriol ✧ WJI/Díriel

tiria-

verb. to watch

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TIR > tirio	[tirja-] > [tiria-]	✧ Ety/TIR

tir-

verb. to watch

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR

Element in

• N. a tiro’men Gilthoniel “*oh watch us, Gilthoniel” ✧ EtyAC/NDI
• N. heledir(n) “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”
• N. Dalath Dirnen “Guarded Plain” ✧ Ety/TIR
• N. tirith “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
• N. tirnen “guarded” ✧ Ety/TIR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TIR > tiri	[tir-]	✧ Ety/TIR