mīrĭ

noun/adjective. precious, precious thing

ray

root. smile

mirion

noun. great jewel, Silmaril

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

mirion

great jewel

(i Virion), pl. Míryn (i Míryn). (LR:373 s.v. MIR lists the archaic ”Noldorin” plural Miruin.)

mair

adjective. precious

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, serving as a replacement for G. idra “dear, valued, precious” (GL/50) and inspired by ON. mirya “precious” (Ety/MIR); compare S. cair < ✶kiryā.

míriel

jewel-like

(lenited víriel, pl. míril) (sparkling like a jewel)

mîr

jewel

mîr (i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, treasure), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath. GREAT JEWEL (Silmaril) Mirion (i Virion), pl. Míryn (i Míryn). (LR:373 s.v. MIR lists the archaic ”Noldorin” plural Miruin.)

mírdan

noun. jewel-smith

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

mîr

noun. jewel

_ n. _jewel, precious thing. Q. míre, pl1. míri. >> advir

golovir

noldo-jewel

(i Ngolovir = i Ñolovir, o N’golovir = o Ñgolovir), no distinct pl. form except with article (in Golovir = i Ñgolovir). Adj.

mírdan

jewel-smith

(i vírdan), pl. mírdain (i mírdain)

mîr

jewel

(i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, treasure), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath.

rae

noun. smile

raeda-

verb. to smile

mírë

noun/adjective. jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious

A word first appearing with the gloss “jewel, precious thing, treasure” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√MIR (Ety/MIR). It appeared regularly in Tolkien’s later writings with the same etymology and glosses like “gem”, “jewel” and “precious thing”, and it was a common element in names. In one place Tolkien said it could also be used as an adjective “precious” (PE17/165).

ar hísië untúpa calaciryo míri oialë

and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya forever

End of the thirteenth and the fourteenth lines @@@

ar hísië untúpa calaciryo míri oialë

and mist covers (lit. down-roofs) Calacirya’s jewels forever

The 14th phrase in the prose Namárië, which is essentially the same as its poetic version, differing only in its more literal translation. There is nothing particularly notable about its word order.

mirwa

precious, valuable

mirwa adj. "precious, valuable" (PE17:37)

mírë

jewel

mírë noun "jewel" (MIR, SA:mîr), "a treasure, a precious thing" (PE17:37).Cf. Elemmírë; short form -mir in Tar-Atanamir (SA:mîr); see also Artamir.

raita-

verb. smile

raita- 3) vb. "smile", pa.t. rëantë (PE17:182)

raita-

verb. to smile

A verb for “smile” in notes probably from the late 1950s, base the root √RAY of similar meaning and having a half-strong past reante (PE17/182). It was connected to the name Gilraen.

Conceptual Development: In notes from the late 1960s Gilraen was still connected to √RAY, but the root’s gloss was changed to “net, knit”, and the verb raita- was translated “make network or lace; catch in a net” (VT42/11-12).

Neo-Quenya: Very likely these two meanings for the verb were not compatible in Tolkien’s mind. However, since we have no better words for “smile”, I would retain raita- “smile” for purpose of Neo-Quenya as a homonym of raita- “net or lace” with distinct past forms: half-strong reante “smiled” vs. strong raine “netted, laced, made net/lace”.

raila

noun. smile

rëo

noun. smile

zimra Reconstructed

noun. jewel

An element appearing in the names Zimraphel (UT/224) and Zimrathôn (UT/222) and also the Hadorian name Zimrahin (WJ/234). The corresponding Quenya names Q. Míriel and Q. Hostamir both seem to contain mírë “jewel”, so this is the likely meaning of the Adûnaic word as well, as suggested by most authors (AAD/25, AL/Adûnaic, EotAL/ZIM’R).