tíria

verb. gaze

_v._gaze, look at, watch. >> tirith, tíro

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

tiria

gaze

(watch, guard, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar)

tir-

gaze

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

tir-

gaze

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

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

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