A Quenya translation of Minas Tirith in linguistic notes from the 1940s (PE22/125). Its final element is clearly mindon “tower”, so its initial element tiriste most likely means, “watch, guard” as an abstraction of the verb tir- “to watch”.
Qenya
min
cardinal. one
minda
adjective. prominent, conspicuous
mintye
noun. peak
mindon
noun. (isolated) tower
minqe
cardinal. eleven
minya
ordinal. first
minna
preposition/adverb. into, to the inside
minqetyarme
noun. accentuation
minyen
proper name. first day [of year]
mindo
noun. (isolated) tower
mine
cardinal. one
minta
preposition/adverb. inwards, (?into)
tiristemindon
place name. Minas Tirith
tiristemindon hame ondoresse
Minas Tirith is/stands/is situated in Gondor
menelmin(do)
place name. Pillar of Heaven
nikse
noun. minnow, little fish
A word appearing in the Declension of Noun from the early 1930s as nis (niks-) or nikse “minnow, little fish” (PE21/20, 27). It reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System from the 1940s in the phrase ᴹQ. niksi koitar nenesse “fish live in water” (PE22/125). It might be related to the root √NIK “small”.
qenso
noun. minstrel
nis
noun. minnow, ‘little fish’
to
preposition. in
qentaro
noun. narrator, reciter, minstrel
inya
pronoun. *mine
mitsa
adjective. small
mitta
preposition/adverb. inwards, (?into)
inga
adjective. first
intyale
noun. imagination
-el
suffix. friend
-rasta
suffix. twelve
-ser
suffix. friend
a
preposition. [unglossed]
aikale
noun. peak
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a peak”, an abstract noun formation of ᴹQ. aika “sharp” (Ety/AYAK).
alama
noun. [unglossed]
amaldume
noun. [unglossed]
ambo
noun. hill
anaristya
noun. [unglossed]
arin
noun. morning
@@@ may be reconceived as a derivative of AS.
assa
pronoun. [unglossed]
asse
pronoun. [unglossed]
asso
pronoun. [unglossed]
elda
noun. Elf
engwa
?. [unglossed]
enna
adjective. first
ente
pronoun. [unglossed]
ento
pronoun. [unglossed]
ereáma
?. [unglossed]
es
[unglossed]
esta
adjective. first
felya
noun. cave
helde
noun. friend
heldo
noun. friend
helmo
noun. friend
hont
adverb. inwards
hyelma
?. [unglossed]
ilduma
noun. heaven
kaltua
?. [unglossed]
kanda
noun. [unglossed]
karpalimaite
noun. [unglossed]
laqe[t]-
verb. [unglossed]
lau(w)e
?. [unglossed]
mahtya
?. [unglossed]
mai(y)a
noun. [unglossed]
maldo
noun. [unglossed]
mat-
verb. to eat
miqilis
noun. kiss
málo
noun. friend
nandakka-
verb. [unglossed]
nause
noun. imagination
nerno
?. [unglossed]
nilmo
noun. friend
niule
?. [unglossed]
olta-
verb. [unglossed]
ostirion
noun. fort
qen
noun. Elf
qende
noun. Elf
rampa
?. [unglossed]
ríe
noun. crown
sahte
noun. [unglossed]
sarya
noun. [unglossed]
sermo
noun. friend
seron
noun. friend
sisíria-
verb. [unglossed]
sondo
noun. friend
séra
?. [unglossed]
sóla
?. [unglossed]
tante
noun. [unglossed]
tatalta-
verb. [unglossed]
teuka
?. [unglossed]
thar-
verb. [unglossed]
timpana
noun. [unglossed]
toina
adjective. [unglossed]
tol
noun. island
toróma
noun. [unglossed]
tyue
noun. [unglossed]
varinye
noun. [unglossed]
yelme
noun. [unglossed]
yuale
noun. twilight
yúkale
noun. twilight
éma
?. [unglossed]
A word in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s glossed “peak” given as an example for the Quenya declension of nouns ending in -ye (PE22/44). It is probably a derivative of ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out”.