Quenya 

tiris

watch, vigil

tiris (tiriss-), also tirissë, noun "watch, vigil" (LT1:258, QL:93)

tir-

watch, watch over, guard, heed

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")

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)

Sindarin 

tirith

noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance

Sindarin [Ety/394, S/437, Letters/158, VT/42:11] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tirith

watch

{1st ĭ}_n._watch, ward, guard. >> tíria, Minas Tirith

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:25:31] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

tirith

noun. watching, guarding, watch, ward, guard

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
TIR“watch (over), look at, observe, gaze at, watch (over), look at, observe, gaze at; [ᴹ√] guard”
-th“abstract noun”

Variations

  • tĭrith ✧ PE17/025; PE17/031
  • Tirith ✧ RC/772
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tirith

watch, watching

(i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, vigilance), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)

tirith

guard, guarding

(i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, vigilance), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)

tirith

vigilance

(noun) tirith (i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, watch, watching), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)

tirith

vigilance

(i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, watch, watching), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)

tirith

guard, guarding

(abstract noun) tirith (i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, vigilance), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)

tirith

watch, watching

(abstract noun) tirith (i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, vigilance), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)

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.

tir-

guard

_(verb) 1) tir- (cited in the form _tiri, a ”Noldorin” infinitive in -i) (i dîr, i thirir) (watch over, gaze, look at, look towards). The imperative tiro and passive participle [t]irnen are attested, the latter in lenited form dirnen. 2) tiria- (watch, gaze, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar)

tir-

guard

(cited in the form tiri, a ”Noldorin” infinitive in -i) (i dîr, i thirir) (watch over, gaze, look at, look towards). The imperative tiro and passive participle [t]irnen are attested, the latter in lenited form dirnen. 2) tiria- (watch, gaze, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar)

Noldorin 

tirith

noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance

Noldorin [Ety/394, S/437, Letters/158, VT/42:11] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tirith

noun. watch, guard

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tiriste “*watch, guard” ✧ PE22/125

Element in

Variations

  • Tirith ✧ PE22/125
Noldorin [Ety/TIR; PE22/125] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tiria-

verb. to watch, to gaze, look at

Noldorin [Ety/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tir-

verb. to watch, to gaze, look at

Noldorin [Ety/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Westron

tud

root. watch, guard

Element in

tunas

noun. guard

Derivations

Edain

hal(a)

verb. watch, guard

Element in

  • Ed. halad “warden” ✧ WJ/270
  • Ed. Haldad “Watchdog” ✧ WJ/270

Middle Primitive Elvish

tir

root. watch, guard

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶tirnō̆ “watcher”
  • ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR
  • ᴹQ. tirion “watch-tower, tower” ✧ Ety/TIR
  • N. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR
  • N. tiria- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR

Element in

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