tir-
watch, watch over, guard, heed
tiris
watch, vigil
tiris (tiriss-), also tirissë, noun "watch, vigil" (LT1:258, QL:93)
cenda-
watch
cenda- vb. "watch" (not "guard", but observe to gain information), also used = "read". Cenda = also noun "reading", as in sanwecenda "thought-inspection, thought-reading". (VT41:5, PE17:156)
tiria-
verb. to watch, gaze; to ward, guard
Element in
- S. menel-vîr síla díriel “*heaven-jewel shines having watched [for us]” ✧ LB/354
- S. na-chaered palan-díriel “to lands remote I have looked afar” ✧ LotR/0238; RGEO/63; RGEO/64
- S. o menel palan-diriel “from heaven gazing far” ✧ LotR/0729; RGEO/64
- S. palan-díriel “far-gazer” ✧ PE17/025
Variations
- tíria ✧ PE17/025
tirith
noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance
tirith
watch
{1st ĭ}_n._watch, ward, guard. >> tíria, Minas Tirith
tiria
watch
1) tiria- (guard, gaze, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar). 2)
tiria
watch
(guard, gaze, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar).
tir-
watch
(cited in the form tiri, a ”Noldorin” infinitive in -i) (i dîr, i thirir) (guard, gaze, look at, look towards). The imperative tiro and passive participle [t]irnen are attested, the latter in lenited form dirnen.
tirith
watch, watching
(i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, vigilance), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)
tiria-
verb. to watch, to gaze, look at
tiria-
verb. to watch
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR
Derivations
- ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√TIR > tirio [tirja-] > [tiria-] ✧ Ety/TIR
tir-
verb. to watch, to gaze, look at
tir-
verb. to watch
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR
Derivations
- ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
Element in
- N. a tiro’men Gilthoniel “*oh watch us, Gilthoniel” ✧ EtyAC/NDI
- N. heledir(n) “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”
- N. Dalath Dirnen “Guarded Plain” ✧ Ety/TIR
- N. tirith “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
- N. tirnen “guarded” ✧ Ety/TIR
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√TIR > tiri [tir-] ✧ Ety/TIR
tirith
noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance
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tir-
verb. to watch
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
Element in
- ᴹQ. halatir(no) “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”
- ᴹQ. tirion “watch-tower, tower”
- ᴹQ. tiriste “*watch, guard”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√TIR > tirin [tinwe] ✧ Ety/TIR
tir- vb. "watch, watch over, guard, heed", 1st pers. aorist tirin "I watch", pa.t. tirnë (TIR), imperative tira (VT47:31) or á tirë (PE17:94), future tense tiruva "shall heed" in Markirya (also MC:213, 214); also in CO with pronominal endings: tiruvantes "they will guard it" (tir-uva-nte-s "guard-will-they-it"). The stem also occurs in palantíri (q.v.), Tirion place-name "Great Watchtower", a city of the Elves (SA:tir; in MR:176 the translation is "Watchful City")