mirwa

precious, valuable

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

mirwa

adjective. precious, valuable

Cognates

• ᴺS. meru “valuable, worthy”

Derivations

• √MIR “precious; esteem, value” ✧ PE17/037

Element in

• ᴺQ. alamirwa “cheap, not precious, not expensive”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MIR > mirwa	[mirwa]	✧ PE17/037

maira

admirable, excellent, precious

maira adj. "admirable, excellent, precious"; "splendid, sublime" ("only of great, august or splendid things") (PE17:163, 172). Cf. Mairon.

melin

dear

melin adj. "dear" (MEL)

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.

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).

Cognates

• S. mîr “jewel, precious thing, treasure” ✧ PE17/024; PE17/037; PE17/073; PE17/165; SA/mîr

Derivations

• √MIR “precious; esteem, value” ✧ PE17/037; PE17/165
• ✶mīrĭ “precious, precious thing” ✧ PE17/165
  • √MIR “precious; esteem, value” ✧ PE17/165

Element in

• Q. Aldamir “*Tree Jewel”
• Q. Ardamir “*World-jewel”
• Q. Ardamírë “Jewel of the World”
• Q. ar hísië untúpa Calaciryo míri oialë “and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya forever” ✧ LotR/0377; RGEO/58
• Q. ar hísië untúpa Calaciryo míri oialë “and mist covers (lit. down-roofs) Calacirya’s jewels forever” ✧ RGEO/59
• Q. Artamir “*Noble Jewel”
• Q. atamir “heirloom” ✧ PE17/165
• Q. Atanamir “*Man Jewel” ✧ PE17/024; SA/mîr
• Q. Castamir
• ᴺQ. culmírë “sardius, carneol [carnelian], (lit.) orange-jewel”
• Q. Elemmírë “Elven-gem, Star-gem” ✧ PE19/096; SA/mîr
• Q. Elendilmir “Star of Elendil”
• ᴺQ. mirumírë “amethyst, (lit.) wine-jewel”
• Q. Hostamir “*Many Jewels”
• ᴺQ. laicelumir “malachite (lit.) green-flowing-jewel”
• ᴺQ. lairemírë “daisy, (lit.) meadow-jewel *(or summer-jewel)”
• ᴺQ. linquemir “hyacinth [jewel]”
• Q. mimírima “very beautiful” ✧ PE17/165
• Q. mírëa “jewelled, jewelled, *gemmed”
• Q. Míriel “*Jewel-daughter” ✧ PE17/024; SA/mîr
• Q. mírima “very valuable, very precious, very lovely” ✧ PE17/165
• ᴺQ. nambírë “jasper”
• ᴺQ. omírë “jewelry (collectively)”
• ᴺQ. orvamir “chrysoprase, (lit.) apple-jewel”
• ᴺQ. ostimmir “agate, (lit.) blend-jewel”
• ᴺQ. tinwírë “diamond, (lit.) sparkling gem”
• Q. Vardamir “*Varda-jewel”
• Q. yavannamírë “Jewel of Yavanna”
• S. Boromir “?Steadfast-jewel”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MIR > mírë	[mīre]	✧ PE17/037
✶mīrĭ > míre	[mīri] > [mīre]	✧ PE17/165
√MIR > mīre	[mīre]	✧ PE17/165

Variations

• míre ✧ PE17/024; PE17/073; PE17/165; PE19/096
• mīre ✧ PE17/165

mairon

masculine name. Admirable

The original name of Sauron before his corruption by Melkor (PE17/183). Even after his corruption, he still called himself Mairon or Tar-Mairon sometimes, at least until he lost his beautiful form after the fall of Númenor (PE17/183). This name seems to be a masculinized form of the adjective maira “admirable”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
maira	“admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime”

Variations

• Tar-mairon ✧ PE17/183

maira

adjective. admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime

Cognates

• S. maer “good, excellent, fair, good, excellent, fair; [N.] useful, fit, good (of things)” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/163; PE17/172

Derivations

• √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/163; PE17/172

Element in

• Q. Mairen
• ᴺQ. mairië “excellence, splendor, sublimity, ‘perfection’”
• Q. Mairon “Admirable”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MAY > maira	[maira]	✧ PE17/163
√MAY > maira	[maira]	✧ PE17/163
√(A)MAY > maira	[maira]	✧ PE17/172

sonda

dear, fond

[sonda adj. "dear, fond" (VT46:15)]

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

mírdan

noun. jewel-smith

mell

adjective. dear

_ adj. _dear, beloved. Q. melda.

mîr

noun. jewel

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

mair

adjective. precious

Cognates

• Q. mirya “beautiful, lovely (of works of art only)”

Derivations

• On. mirya “precious”
  • ᴹ√MIR “*precious” ✧ Ety/MIR

Element in

• ᴺS. meiras “value, preciousness”

mirion

great jewel

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

míriel

jewel-like

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

mírdan

jewel-smith

(i vírdan), pl. mírdain (i mírdain)

mail

dear

mail (lenited vail, pl. mîl), also mell (lenited vell; pl. mill), also muin (lenited vuin; no distinct pl. form)

mail

dear

(lenited vail, pl. mîl), also mell (lenited vell; pl. mill), also muin (lenited vuin; no distinct pl. form)

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.

golovir

noldo-jewel

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

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

• Ad. Zimraphel “*Jewel Daughter”
• Ad. Zimrathôn “?Many-jewels”
• Ed. Zimrahin “*Jewel-child”

mīrĭ

noun/adjective. precious, precious thing

Derivations

• √MIR “precious; esteem, value” ✧ PE17/165

Derivatives

• Q. mírë “jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious” ✧ PE17/165
• S. mîr “jewel, precious thing, treasure” ✧ PE17/165

mir

root. precious; esteem, value

The first appearance of this root was as ᴱ√MIRI “smile”, along with variant ᴱ√MṚT͡YṚ and derivatives like ᴱQ. mire “smile” and ᴱQ. mirmile “ripple of laughter” (QL/61). However, in The Etymologies of the 1930s unglossed ᴹ√MIR had derivatives like ᴹQ. míre/N. mîr “jewel, precious thing, treasure” (Ety/MIR), senses these words retained thereafter. The root √MIR appeared several times in Tolkien’s later writings with glosses like “esteem, value” (PE17/37) or “precious” (PE17/165).

Changes

• MIR → MIR “precious” ✧ PE17/037

Derivatives

• ✶mīrĭ “precious, precious thing” ✧ PE17/165
  • Q. mírë “jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious” ✧ PE17/165
  • S. mîr “jewel, precious thing, treasure” ✧ PE17/165
• Q. mimírima “very beautiful” ✧ PE17/165
• Q. mírë “jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure; precious” ✧ PE17/037; PE17/165
• Q. mírima “very valuable, very precious, very lovely” ✧ PE17/037
• ᴺQ. mirma “value, *price”
• Q. mirwa “precious, valuable” ✧ PE17/037
• Q. mirya “beautiful, lovely (of works of art only)” ✧ PE17/165; PE17/165
• ᴺS. meru “valuable, worthy”

Element in

• ✶miru̯(a)-wōrĭ “precious juice” ✧ PE17/037 (miru̯(a)-wōrĭ)
• ᴺQ. mirmairë “jewelry, (lit.) jewel-art”
• ᴺQ. mirta- “to value, esteem, treasure, cherish”
• Q. miruvórë “mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, [ᴱQ.] sweet drink” ✧ PE17/037
• S. mirith “jewelry”
• ᴺS. mirtha- “to value, esteem, treasure, cherish”

Variations

• MĬR ✧ PE17/150; PE17/165

mirion

noun. great jewel, Silmaril

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

mell

adjective. dear

mell

adjective. dear

Cognates

• ᴹQ. melda “beloved, dear, sweet” ✧ Ety/MEL

Derivations

• ᴹ√MEL “love (as friend)” ✧ Ety/MEL

Element in

• N. mellon “friend” ✧ Ety/MEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MEL > mell	[meldā] > [melda] > [melða] > [melð] > [mell]	✧ Ety/MEL

muin

adjective. dear

muin

adjective. dear

Cognates

• ᴹQ. moina “familiar, dear” ✧ Ety/MOY

Derivations

• On. muina “dear” ✧ Ety/MOY
  • ✶moina
  • ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/MUY
  • ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/MOY
• ᴹ√MOY “dear, dear; [ᴱ√] *soft, gentle” ✧ Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR

Element in

• N. muinthel “sister” ✧ Ety/THEL
• N. muindor “brother” ✧ Ety/TOR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. muina > muin	[muina] > [muin]	✧ Ety/MOY

Variations

• muin ✧ Ety/MOY; Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR