Quenya 

írissë

desire

Írissë fem. name (PM:345), evidently connected to írë "desire".

írissë

feminine name. *Desirable Lady

The Quenya name of S. Aredhel (PM/345). Its second element is the feminine suffix -issë (PM/345) and its initial element seems to be írë “desire”, so perhaps the name means “✱Desirable Lady”. See S. Íreth and Aredhel for further discussion.

Quenya [PM/345; PMI/Íreth; PMI/Írissë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

írë

noun. desire, desire, [ᴹQ.] longing

írë

desire

írë (1) noun "desire". (ID). In the pre-classical Tengwar system presupposed in the Etymologies, írë was also the name of a long carrier with an i-tehta above it, denoting long í. (VT45:17).

-issë

-issë

-issë a feminine ending, as in Írissë (PM:345)

milmë

desire, greed

milmë noun "desire, greed" (MIL-IK)

yesta-

verb. desire

yesta- (1) vb. "desire" (YES, VT46:23; the latter source indicates that Tolkien did write yesta- with a final hyphen, indicating that this is "desire" as a verbal stem, not as a noun).

Noldorin 

îr

noun. sexual desire

Noldorin [VT/46:23] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Sindarin 

aníra-

verb. to desire

Sindarin [SD/129-31] an+*íra- or *níra- (?) OS *anîra-. Group: SINDICT. Published by

aníra

desire

(vb.) aníra- (i aníra, in anírar);

aníra

desire

(i aníra, in anírar);

îr

sexual desire

(VT46:23)


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

yes

root. desire

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “desire” with derivatives like ᴹQ. yesta- “desire” and N. iest “wish” (Ety/YES; EtyAC/YES).

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/YES] Group: Eldamo. Published by