mîr (“jewel, precious thing”) + on (#augmentative suffix)
Quenya
mírë
jewel
Sindarin
mirion
noun. great jewel (Silmaril)
mírdan
noun. jewel-smith
mîr
noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure
mîr
noun. jewel
_ n. _jewel, precious thing. Q. míre, pl1. míri. >> advir
mirion
great jewel
(i Virion), pl. Míryn (i Míryn). (LR:373 s.v. MIR lists the archaic ”Noldorin” plural Miruin.)
mírdan
jewel-smith
(i vírdan), pl. mírdain (i mírdain)
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.)
mîr
jewel
(i vîr, construct mir) (precious thing, treasure), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mîr), coll. pl. míriath.
silevril
silmaril
(i Hilevril), no distinct pl. form except with article (i Silevril), coll. pl. Silevrillath. See also
golovir
glittering white
(= ”Noldo-jewel”) (i Ngolovir = i Ñolovir, o N’golovir = o Ñgolovir), no distinct pl. form except with article (in Golovir = i Ñgolovir), 3) Mirion (i Virion), pl. Míryn (i Míryn). (LR:373 s.v. MIR lists the archaic ”Noldorin” plural Miruin.)
golovir
noldo-jewel
(i Ngolovir = i Ñolovir, o N’golovir = o Ñgolovir), no distinct pl. form except with article (in Golovir = i Ñgolovir). Adj.
Adûnaic
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).
Element in
Noldorin
mirion
noun. great jewel, Silmaril
mirion
proper name. Silmaril
A Noldorin name for the Silmarils appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/MIR), some kind of elaboration on mîr “jewel”.
mîr
noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure
silevril
proper name. Silmaril
Noldorin term for a Silmaril appearing in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s (LR/202; Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL). It is a combination of silef “silver, shining white” and the root ᴹ√RIL “glitter”.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish equivalent of Silmaril was Silubrilt (GL/67), a combination of Sil “Moon” and brithla “pearl” (LT1A/Silmarilli).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. Silmaril ✧ Ety/MIR; Ety/RIL; Ety/SIL; LRI/Silmaril
Derivations
- ᴹ✶silimarille ✧ Ety/RIL
Element in
- N. Pennas Silevril “History of the Silmarils” ✧ LR/202; LR/202
Elements
Word Gloss silef “silver, shining white” RIL “glitter” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶silima-rille > Silevril [?] ✧ Ety/RIL
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Qenya
ilumíre
proper name. Silmaril
Another name for a Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/IL), apparently a compound of ilu “world” and míre “jewel”.
Elements
Word Gloss ilu “universe, world” míre “jewel, precious thing, treasure”
noldomír(e)
proper name. Silmaril
Another name for a Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a compound of Noldo and míre “jewel” (Ety/ÑGOLOD).
Cognates
Elements
Word Gloss Noldo “one of the wise folk, Gnome” míre “jewel, precious thing, treasure” Variations
- Noldomíre ✧ EtyAC/ÑGOL
silmaril
proper name. Silmaril
Cognates
- N. Silevril “Silmaril” ✧ Ety/MIR; Ety/RIL; Ety/SIL; LRI/Silmaril
Derivations
- ᴹ✶silimarille ✧ Ety/RIL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶silima-rille > Silmarille [silimarille] > [silimarill] > [silmarill] > [silmaril] ✧ Ety/RIL Variations
- Silmarille ✧ Ety/RIL
Doriathrin
mîr Reconstructed
noun. jewel
A word for “jewel” attested only in compounds, probably of the same derivation and meaning as its Noldorin cognate N. mîr.
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√MIR “*precious”
Element in
- Ilk. Goldamir “Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel”
- Ilk.
mir(nang)eluið- Ilk. Nauglamír “Necklace of the Dwarves”
Early Noldorin
himp
noun. jewel
Cognates
- Eq. sinqe “jewel, gem”
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.