_(noun) _1) nîr (construct nir) (weeping). No distinct pl. form; coll. pl. níriath. Noun ”
Sindarin
nîn
noun. tear, tear; [ᴱN.] weeping
nî
once, at one time; was
nîr
tear
nî-
verb. was
A (very hypothetical) past form of na- “is”; see that entry for discussion.
nîr
tear
(construct nir) (weeping). No distinct pl. form; coll. pl. níriath. Noun ”
nínui
5~B5hJ adjective. tearful
Nîn (tear) + -ui (full, having that quality).
dî
beneath
dî, unstressed di (in, under) (VT45:37). Note: a homophone means ”bride, lady”.
dî
beneath
unstressed di (in, under) (VT45:37). Note: a homophone means ”bride, lady”.
nírnaeth
tear-gnashing
; no distinct pl. form. 2) nîn; no distinct pl. form; pl. níniath. Note: nîn is also used as a noun ”tear” and as the pl. form of nên ”water”; there is also the possessive pronoun nín ”my”.
adaneth
noun. (mortal) woman
arwen
noun. noble woman
bess
noun. (young) woman
bess
noun. wife
di-
prefix. beneath, under
The only known usage of this word is as prefix, but VT/45:37 lists it as a unitary word di
adaneth
mortal woman
(pl. edenith), also firieth (pl. firith).
bess
woman
bess (i vess, construct bes) (wife), pl. biss (i miss). The word etymologically means ”wife”, but the meaning was generalized.
bess
woman
(i vess, construct bes) (wife), pl. biss (i miss). The word etymologically means ”wife”, but the meaning was generalized.
dess
young woman
(i ness, o ndess, constuct des), pl. diss (i ndiss).
gwanur
kinsman
(i ’wanur) (brother), pl. gwenyr (in gwenyr). Note: a homophone of the sg. means ”pair of twins”.
A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, inspired by Q. néya “once, at one time”. I would also used nî/nîr as the past form “was/were” of the verb na- “to be” for statements about the past: Boromir nî orchal “Borormir was tall”, i rych nîr lim “the horses were swift”. Compare tho- “will be”. See the entry on na- for further discussion.